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So @Narhay let me keep my bike in the contest even though I had it mainly fixed up shortly before the contest started. It's amazing what a bit of flattery can do when it comes to this contest. I bought this bike earlier this year thinking I'd enter it into the clunker 100 contest. Plus I'm a fan of UO 10s as my first good bike was a red UO 10.
I had three issues with this bike. I couldn't salvage the shifters as the cable wouldn't come out. The head on most derailleur cables is a little too large for a simplex shifter and this was unfixable.
The second issue was that the plastic dust cup had melted permanently into the threads of the crank arm. A few small tools and a heat gun took care of that.
The third is that the saddle was just terrible. I don't plan to do what Andy_K did which is to try to win the award for riding 100 KM with the worst possible saddle. So that will need to be replaced.
Other than that, I overhauled the bike and replaced all the ball bearings plus the consumables (cable housing, cables). I used old but good quality brake shoes and old but decent 27 inch tires. I'll have to figure out the costs for all of this but since I only paid $40 for the bike, I'm under $100 unless I go crazy with the saddle or tires. All the bearing surfaces were nice and smooth and the wheels remarkably true for a 40 plus year old bike that clearly has seen some action.
I had three issues with this bike. I couldn't salvage the shifters as the cable wouldn't come out. The head on most derailleur cables is a little too large for a simplex shifter and this was unfixable.
The second issue was that the plastic dust cup had melted permanently into the threads of the crank arm. A few small tools and a heat gun took care of that.
The third is that the saddle was just terrible. I don't plan to do what Andy_K did which is to try to win the award for riding 100 KM with the worst possible saddle. So that will need to be replaced.
Other than that, I overhauled the bike and replaced all the ball bearings plus the consumables (cable housing, cables). I used old but good quality brake shoes and old but decent 27 inch tires. I'll have to figure out the costs for all of this but since I only paid $40 for the bike, I'm under $100 unless I go crazy with the saddle or tires. All the bearing surfaces were nice and smooth and the wheels remarkably true for a 40 plus year old bike that clearly has seen some action.
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So @Narhay let me keep my bike in the contest even though I had it mainly fixed up shortly before the contest started. It's amazing what a bit of flattery can do when it comes to this contest. I bought this bike earlier this year thinking I'd enter it into the clunker 100 contest. Plus I'm a fan of UO 10s as my first good bike was a red UO 10.
I had three issues with this bike. I couldn't salvage the shifters as the cable wouldn't come out. The head on most derailleur cables is a little too large for a simplex shifter and this was unfixable.
The second issue was that the plastic dust cup had melted permanently into the threads of the crank arm. A few small tools and a heat gun took care of that.
The third is that the saddle was just terrible. I don't plan to do what Andy_K did which is to try to win the award for riding 100 KM with the worst possible saddle. So that will need to be replaced.
Other than that, I overhauled the bike and replaced all the ball bearings plus the consumables (cable housing, cables). I used old but good quality brake shoes and old but decent 27 inch tires. I'll have to figure out the costs for all of this but since I only paid $40 for the bike, I'm under $100 unless I go crazy with the saddle or tires. All the bearing surfaces were nice and smooth and the wheels remarkably true for a 40 plus year old bike that clearly has seen some action.
I had three issues with this bike. I couldn't salvage the shifters as the cable wouldn't come out. The head on most derailleur cables is a little too large for a simplex shifter and this was unfixable.
The second issue was that the plastic dust cup had melted permanently into the threads of the crank arm. A few small tools and a heat gun took care of that.
The third is that the saddle was just terrible. I don't plan to do what Andy_K did which is to try to win the award for riding 100 KM with the worst possible saddle. So that will need to be replaced.
Other than that, I overhauled the bike and replaced all the ball bearings plus the consumables (cable housing, cables). I used old but good quality brake shoes and old but decent 27 inch tires. I'll have to figure out the costs for all of this but since I only paid $40 for the bike, I'm under $100 unless I go crazy with the saddle or tires. All the bearing surfaces were nice and smooth and the wheels remarkably true for a 40 plus year old bike that clearly has seen some action.
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They're good shifters and specific to that braze on but yeah they're toast. So replacement time.
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Here is my entry Araya it has a high tensile frame with Shimano 600 derailleurs and brakes. The township north of me has a Recycling / trash compactor site, the old guy that runs it sets things out the he thinks may sell. I got this bike for 2.00 it is all here other than the seat and post. It obviously has spent a lot of time out side but all break and shift cables still work.
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Here is my entry Araya it has a high tensile frame with Shimano 600 derailleurs and brakes. The township north of me has a Recycling / trash compactor site, the old guy that runs it sets things out the he thinks may sell. I got this bike for 2.00 it is all here other than the seat and post. It obviously has spent a lot of time out side but all break and shift cables still work.
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I spent the afternoon disassembling the France Sport. Given all the rust and the fact that it was used as a garden ornament, things went reasonably well.
The original color seems to have been a rather vibrant orange (the phone pic doesn't do it justice):
I had broken the spindle of my vise a while back removing a cotter pin from another bike , so today seemed a good day to get a new vise. I am glad I did, as it enabled me to get the pins out of this bike with little fuss. Those cranks and chain rings should clean up reasonably well:
The MAFAC brakes will be OK, but the chrome on that cute little front rack is gone. What to do? I may have some orange paint left over from a previous project:
I managed to get the bottom bracket out. Looks to be a REG (?). Stamped "135 54":
EDIT: second thought: it might also be RFG ...
The original color seems to have been a rather vibrant orange (the phone pic doesn't do it justice):
I had broken the spindle of my vise a while back removing a cotter pin from another bike , so today seemed a good day to get a new vise. I am glad I did, as it enabled me to get the pins out of this bike with little fuss. Those cranks and chain rings should clean up reasonably well:
The MAFAC brakes will be OK, but the chrome on that cute little front rack is gone. What to do? I may have some orange paint left over from a previous project:
I managed to get the bottom bracket out. Looks to be a REG (?). Stamped "135 54":
EDIT: second thought: it might also be RFG ...
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Here is my entry Araya it has a high tensile frame with Shimano 600 derailleurs and brakes. The township north of me has a Recycling / trash compactor site, the old guy that runs it sets things out the he thinks may sell. I got this bike for 2.00 it is all here other than the seat and post. It obviously has spent a lot of time out side but all break and shift cables still work.
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I’ve never entered a Clunker challenge before but have decided to try. I submit this Peugeot... PGN10 (I think).. My buddy picked it from his neighbor’s trash. It appears to be at least two sizes smaller than I ride.
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The things you see on Klunker challenges.....
I knew you could crack a headset, but I hadn't seen one before. This puts my Raleigh at 1 cracked seatpost and 1 cracked headset cup, along with a crescent wrench-straightened derailleur hanger.
I knew you could crack a headset, but I hadn't seen one before. This puts my Raleigh at 1 cracked seatpost and 1 cracked headset cup, along with a crescent wrench-straightened derailleur hanger.
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Hmm, might have found my entry:
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bi...314270084.html
Now I need to come up with a concept. Fake Confente?
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bi...314270084.html
Now I need to come up with a concept. Fake Confente?
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Hmm, might have found my entry:
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bi...314270084.html
Now I need to come up with a concept. Fake Confente?
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bi...314270084.html
Now I need to come up with a concept. Fake Confente?
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Hmm, might have found my entry:
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bi...314270084.html
Now I need to come up with a concept. Fake Confente?
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bi...314270084.html
Now I need to come up with a concept. Fake Confente?
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i am quite tempted to enter my 40$ purchase from today..
i got it for 40CAD, so 32.50USD.. off to a good start, except it needs tires riiight now, and the rims are not happy at all..that alone could put me over budget. Hopefully i can find a sweet deal before the deadline. Ill ride it as is anyway though hah i just gotta adjust the derailleurs and stuff
i got it for 40CAD, so 32.50USD.. off to a good start, except it needs tires riiight now, and the rims are not happy at all..that alone could put me over budget. Hopefully i can find a sweet deal before the deadline. Ill ride it as is anyway though hah i just gotta adjust the derailleurs and stuff
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It is a SR Royal stem, I don't know much about better parts , if the flutes are on the part down in side it is not fluted. I had the bike out for a 18 mile ride today it rides nice even with the rough looking tires.
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Oh my! Alas, THE coolest clunker in town got away from me - there as a roughly 23-in framed old UJB that had hung above the front porch of the LBS for about 25 years, and when the shop changed hands I did my best to nab it. The new owners moved the location, though, and the bike remained the property of the old owner, who wanted way too much for it. Then the other day I see he's sold the building and the bike (and the porch it hung above!) are both gone. Dang. A bike that had been a sign would have been an excellent clunker candidate.
I write this knowing full well that my time is limited; I still have a Liberia, a Mercier 200 and a Raleigh Gran Sport from previous Clunker Challenge 100s sitting in my workshop; I have assorted bikes and frames kicking around cluttering the place; it would be far better for me to spend more time with my family.
On the other hand, I know where there's a UO-10 in my size that I bet I could get cheap ...
I write this knowing full well that my time is limited; I still have a Liberia, a Mercier 200 and a Raleigh Gran Sport from previous Clunker Challenge 100s sitting in my workshop; I have assorted bikes and frames kicking around cluttering the place; it would be far better for me to spend more time with my family.
On the other hand, I know where there's a UO-10 in my size that I bet I could get cheap ...
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Well dang, I have a frozen seatpost. I have it clamped in the bench vise with WD40 sprayed down the weep hole in the bottom bracket. I will test this afternoon to see if it budges.
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Good thing that seatpost has an integrated head. I learned the hard way about bonded-in seatpost heads having a weaker connection than the stuck part.
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snip . . .
I write this knowing full well that my time is limited; I still have a Liberia, a Mercier 200 and a Raleigh Gran Sport from previous Clunker Challenge 100s sitting in my workshop; I have assorted bikes and frames kicking around cluttering the place; it would be far better for me to spend more time with my family.
On the other hand, I know where there's a UO-10 in my size that I bet I could get cheap ...
I write this knowing full well that my time is limited; I still have a Liberia, a Mercier 200 and a Raleigh Gran Sport from previous Clunker Challenge 100s sitting in my workshop; I have assorted bikes and frames kicking around cluttering the place; it would be far better for me to spend more time with my family.
On the other hand, I know where there's a UO-10 in my size that I bet I could get cheap ...
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You're right, it is easily worth the money in parts. But that is not the main reason I like it. It's the brand and this shop sticker:
The Van Schendel brothers, Albert and Antoon, were Dutch professional riders who lived in France and were part of the first Dutch team to participate in the TdF in 1936. Their careers were cut short by WWII, and after that they opened a bike shop in Toulouse, France. During their careers they've always ridden for France Sport.
Apparently this bike came from their shop.
Antoon & Albert van Schendel:
The Van Schendel brothers, Albert and Antoon, were Dutch professional riders who lived in France and were part of the first Dutch team to participate in the TdF in 1936. Their careers were cut short by WWII, and after that they opened a bike shop in Toulouse, France. During their careers they've always ridden for France Sport.
Apparently this bike came from their shop.
Antoon & Albert van Schendel:
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AND it has a vertically drilled brake bridge = bonus points
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After soaking in penetrative oil put the seatpost head into a sewer grate and twist. Sometimes this is enough to break it free and start the slow extraction out.
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If anyone in the Bay Area, Pinole, needs a clunker project I have some trash saves to get you started. Free admission. Local pickup.
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After soaking in penetrative oil put the seatpost head into a sewer grate and twist. Sometimes this is enough to break it free and start the slow extraction out.[/QUOTE]
@Narhay, Seems like it would make more sense to remove the sewer grate, drop the bike in, replace the grate, then walk away..
@Narhay, Seems like it would make more sense to remove the sewer grate, drop the bike in, replace the grate, then walk away..
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My France Sport seems to have suffered more from just sitting outside than from actual use. Everything is rusty, but the bearings and races are surprisingly clean and smooth.