vintagesteel82

That national has to be the find of the century.. so amazing!!

vintagesteel82

put white tires on my 86 dx4000

vintagesteel82

that is a beautiful bike my friend.. wow

OutnBack

Here is an 85 Touring Deluxe I just scored. The sale included a vintage Jim Blackburn front rack & a set of Deore derailleurs for updating the bike.

vintagesteel82

wow.. great score. drivetrain is in great shape and the new derailleurs are a major plus. nice job

robertj298 

bargo68 

Just finished putting the final tweaks on this 57 cm 1986 DX-5000 this weekend. Grape dust!!!



Got this from CList a couple months back and it was pretty much ready to go. Had a Brooks B-17 narrow on it that was probably the most uncomfortable saddle I have tried in my recent foray into vintage bike hobbysim. Did a full tear down and maintenance check and rebuild with all original parts. New Cinelli white bar tape and generic hoods. The fit could be better on the hoods, a little loose. New Soma Supple Vitesse 28's and some cheapo SPD's from the co-op.
It's a sweet ride! Gonna use it on my commute this week and get a feel for it.

casanewt

I was lucky enough to land a pair of 25" 1986 Pro Touring bikes. Father & son set with a lot of history.

rustystrings61 

I scored this 1988 DX3000 yesterday for $40. Now that I have it at home, I find it is a 56 x 56 [edit: I re-measured and it's a 58 cm to top with 56 cm top tube!], and I normally ride about 2 cm bigger in each direction, but still, we'll see. For that matter, being a little smaller might be helpful on a trainer ... anyway, as found save for some air in the tires and straightened handlebars and saddle shoved back on its rails and chain put back on ...

saias

I acquired this DX-6000 earlier this year. Just finished building it up with 9 speed STI. It's a fun, fast, responsive rider.

vintagesteel82

scored this off craiglists for 300 bucks. I might have overpaid but the chrome frame has always been a unicorn bike for me. Im thinking of putting it all back to original stock. What do you all think?

Hobbiano 

I think the saddle needs adjusting.

vintagesteel82

yeah, that pic was from the craigslist add.. will post an update once i have done some mods to the bike.

vintagesteel82

Finished the mods to the chrome dx2000.. what do you all think? I even found a vintage panasonic saddle. I tried to keep her all original to the 1979 specs..

fabiofarelli

My son's drop bar conversion ( and a little more)

Thunderlips

Tundra_Man 

^ Interesting that the robot has the suicide brakes.

attylah

I’ve been wanting a Panasonic for a while. Just brought this home, got a great deal. It’s filthy and needs overhauled, but has a double butted frame, Shimano Deerhead Deore drivetrain, and I LOVE the color. I’ll just use it for an around town ride so will just keep the 27” wheels on it, and other than a Brooks Saddle, may not change a thing.

vintagesteel82

upgraded my DX2000 to period correct dura ace.

79pmooney

I believe those brakes are the same as came on my Miyata 610 of roughly the same time. I did one ride on them, took them off and used them to replace the Mafacs that came on my Peter Mooney. Those Shimanos were simply too good to hang out on my "B" bike; And have served on that Mooney ever since. Got reminded how good they are last week at the very hilly Cycle Oregon. (The original Mafacs were nothing to sneeze at as stoppers. I one and two fingered the 2000' in 4 miles descent of Alba Road above Santa Cruz in a January Pacific rain storm. Inch deep rivers running across the road. Had to brake the entire time because any speed at all and I wasn't making the next turn. Had to go to two fingers because in addition to braking, my fingers were staying very wet and getting cold. The Mafacs finished their life on the 610.)

I have believed a long time that Mafac pegged it with the geometry. Shimano copied them virtually exactly. If the Deores are significantly different geometry, I wouldn't switch. The move away from the Mafac near horizontal arms was governed by cyclocross and racers tired of catching their skin and tights on the protruding arms on flying mounts and dismounts, not improvements in braking.

Rotten

Picked this up the other day, 1986 DX-3000 almost all original except for seat, tires, pedals and bar tape. Even though it's a mid level C&V bikes in my size above BSO level are few and far between in my area.
Took the wheels off to grease the hub and true and found the rear axle was broken but was able to pick up an axle complete with races and qr off the bay for basically shipping that fit perfectly. Wheels were basically true and 36h which at my weight are a definite plus. Paint is in really good shape for the age and will only need a little touchup. Ordered a Pasela to match the rear tire, just need to order some yellow housing and then I should have everything else to upgrade to 7 speed.

This is before any work but I will update when finished.

Writenride 

This one's mine. I got it from Yellow Jersey.

t2p

DX 3000 I got at a flea market ... sometime in the early 2000's (?)

sat untouched in the basement for around 20 years until this past weekend

appears to be in great shape with original 105 components

georges1

Nice bike and fixed with dura ace 7700, there is nothing better

georges1

gorgeous bike and the 7401-7402 dura ace is one of the very best and most reliable groups ever made