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Old 12-10-21, 02:40 PM
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A couple of Minoura SwingGrips.

I have spent a week's worth of evenings thinking of a way to build a decaleur that I can easily move from bike to bike, that will work on frames from 50cm up to 65cm, and doesn't look too obnoxious. I had already looked at hundreds of parts that I might be able to use, when I came across these. All they need is for the tube to be replaced by a longer one.

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Old 12-11-21, 04:47 PM
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A nice pair of vintage Shimano spd’s PD-6500 for $10 plus shipping off eBay arrived today to replace my worn out Welgo spd’s.
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Old 12-11-21, 05:43 PM
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Selle Italia Flite saddle from @Brewsmith. Here it is installed on my '83 Allez.

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Old 12-20-21, 10:00 AM
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After years of searching, yes!



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Old 12-20-21, 10:21 AM
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My hubs, Athena brakes and seatpost arrived. Also some cool vintage caps for my collection. Starting to feel a lot like Christmas!


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Old 12-20-21, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Dean51
Selle Italia Flite saddle from @Brewsmith. Here it is installed on my '83 Allez.

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Great looking Allez! I’ve got an ‘87 Team Allez.
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Old 12-20-21, 10:33 AM
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I've really been wanting to 'upgrade' my Koga-Miyata GentsRacer's shifters from the kinda beat friction-only Shimano 600 6207 that are on there, to something a little more 'modern' and with the possibility of indexed shifting should I decide to go down that road in the future. The Koga, be it fortunately or unfortunately, has a top mount shifter boss, and I really did not want to go with a clamp-on shifter set up. However, finding a top mount boss, with friction/indexing shifter capability seemed to be a pipe dream. I'd only seen a couple very random pics of them, and even velobase has them listed as 'legendary' status.
Happened to be doing an eBay search, and saw an NOS one. Almost couldn't believe my eyes, so I asked for a few more detail pics, hoping nobody else would do the 'buy it now' in the meantime. Got a quick reply from the seller, he accepted my offer, and it arrived today. Super excited about this, as now I can move forward with a few changes I've been wanting to make to the Koga.

The elusive #6439807 shifter mount:






Test fitting, just to confirm it would fit. It does!
Cool! I’ve never seen one of those before. I’ve got a PRO Miyata with that same upper mounting point. I’ve still got the original SunTour 6-speed friction shifters but good to know there is a solution should someone need it, even if seemingly rare.
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Old 12-20-21, 09:28 PM
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English one-inch head tube die from some guy named Merz in California.
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Old 12-23-21, 08:07 AM
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A cool tool for those days when lunch means buying a baguette, some fromage and a saucisse along the way.

Folding cutlery, containing a knife, a spork and bottle and a can opener.

At less than 2 oz (52 grams) it shouldn't slow me down too much:



It's small, but not too small:



It looks and feels well made, too:

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Old 12-23-21, 08:50 AM
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And it holds a pen!

Originally Posted by non-fixie
A cool tool for those days when lunch means buying a baguette, some fromage and a saucisse along the way.

Folding cutlery, containing a knife, a spork and bottle and a can opener.

At less than 2 oz (52 grams) it shouldn't slow me down too much:



It's small, but not too small:



It looks and feels well made, too:

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Old 12-23-21, 09:29 AM
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I got the 110mm Nitto Pearl in for my Calfee Tetra Pro build. And sorta cycling related, the VA sent me a BP machine to track my blood pressure with. You know it's too high when the docs want you checking it 3 times a day, LOL! This is forcing me to reconsider putting a winter bike back together because I hate and suck at riding inside during the winter.
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Old 12-23-21, 10:34 AM
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It's the little things that count. Found these for a great price from the Bike Recyclery in Portland, to go on the Specialties TA cranks on my Motobecane Grand Record.

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Old 12-23-21, 10:55 AM
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Last mail call before Christmas. Athena shifters, Fizik saddle and Velo Orange headset.


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Old 12-23-21, 11:10 AM
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Some nice SunTour Superbe stuff
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Old 12-24-21, 12:13 PM
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Shimano freehub body for the Reynolds wheels




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Old 12-24-21, 02:40 PM
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I love my 130. Has everything I need. I don't need the other do-dads. lol
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Old 12-27-21, 07:12 AM
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A copy of H H England, Cycling Manual, 24th edition (London: Temple Press, 1960)




(Not my copy; instead, a photo that I nicked from Amazon. But my copy's the same.)

Fascinating stuff. (Well, moderately fascinating: unfortunately there's no mention of the Rough Stuff Fellowship or anything like it. But fair enough, for a book aimed at newcomers.)

According to the copyright page, the first edition came out in 1917. Googling doesn't turn up any sign of a 25th (or 26th) edition; certainly none is listed at Worldcat.
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Old 12-28-21, 06:00 AM
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A Brooks Swift with just the right amount of wear:

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Old 12-28-21, 09:54 AM
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Wiggle LifeLine Essential Track Pump in blue:https://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-essential-track-pump
Ordered on 25th, for the massive sum of £9.99 + £3 postage

It actually works, and it seems my thumb wasn't reading the pressure correctly.
(Yes I have a gauge or two, but they're a pain to use).
My first track pump, and a lot faster than my Bluemels 3 frame pump.

The wheels roll noticably better at the correct pressure.
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Old 12-28-21, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by hazetguy
Some searching on eBay resulted in great deals on the wheel bearings needed to rebuild (a few times) my Mavic Ksyrium wheels.

You have a lot of wheels.
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A C&V pocket knife:

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Vintage pump clips for my 1940s Ciclo Piave.


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Not C&V at all, but I just got one of these to play with. I've gone down a rabbit hole of finding a minimalist battery taillight to act as a backup to the dyno-powered taillight on my rando bike. Here, absolute brightness isn't as important as something that can last for a whole 1200km brevet without intervention:



The Cygolite Dice TL is about a cubic inch in size and weighs about an ounce, so it won't be very intrusive. But its "Group Mode" is claimed to last up to 65 hours(!) Modern lighting is amazing.
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Old 12-29-21, 09:21 AM
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All the parts I need to rebuild the rear wheel of the SilverAce. A Sturmey Archer RXL-RD5 5-speed drum brake hub.
And a 36H Sturmey Archer Dynohub for the Gazelle A because the 28H and 32H I already had wouldn't fit a 36H rim.



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