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11-30-09, 06:25 AM
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11-30-09, 07:20 AM
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Found this Raleigh Rapide mixte yesterday - amazingly enough, as it sits, the seat only needs to go up about 1/2" to make it fit! Can't believe I found a mixte in my size. I was driving home from my parents' house yesterday, and I see a whole bunch of bikes at the side of the road with a sign that says "for sale $10-15" so I start rummaging through. Lots of Varsinentals (some in perfect shape), a couple other Schwinns, and a bunch of garbage huffys and murrays. There was a Huffy Team USA bike on the pile...but it's still a huffy. So I'm talking to the guy, and he takes me behind his garage, and there is a row of bikes. And when I mean row, I mean 200 feet of bikes, bike parts, and frames. It was absolutely nuts. He said that the next time I'm through I should come and start scrounging for parts, because they're going to be cut up for lightweight go-kart frames (!). I'm thinking around Christmas time I'm going to go hunting for any paramounts, internationals, professionals, etc. to see if there is anything. MOstly looked pretty low end though. Anyway, he wanted $20 for this Raleigh, I talked him down to $10, and think I got a pretty good deal. 27" wheels, 10 speeds, cottered cranks and stem shifters. This thing is obviously lower end. Has suntour parts, etc. It's not bad looking, but when I hit the co-op tonight, it's getting 700c rims and downtube shifters. I also have all the parts from a Nishiki Sport that I'm going to swap over (better brakes, derailleurs, etc). A question on that note though - since this is a Taiwan bike, the parts should be standard thread and sizes right? they wouldn't be Raleigh proprietary anymore? if so, it's getting a Sugino double crank as well... I'm also feeling a repaint - green with a cream head tube or something equally pretty...hmm...
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11-30-09, 08:10 AM
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About ~4ish months and many falls ago I came to be the rescuer of my first bike since I started tying my own shoes. I don't know much but apparently this is a pretty good find for what I paid for it. Also with the exception of lights, a new seat, and needing to tune the screws/position of the front derailer and removing the toe clips the bike is in the exact same condition as when I walked out of the thrift store with it. Whoever had it before me had respect for this thing.
According to the forum search function and a once-over when the local bike shop set up a tent at my apt complex it's what it says on the tin, a Kuwahara Aries:
Personally I'm going to strap one of these sunlite racks on the back and turn it into my cross-campus bike. The only downside I can think of is that I'm pretty sure it's incompatible with any form of front suspension, which would be nice to help with the potholes down here.
According to the forum search function and a once-over when the local bike shop set up a tent at my apt complex it's what it says on the tin, a Kuwahara Aries:
Personally I'm going to strap one of these sunlite racks on the back and turn it into my cross-campus bike. The only downside I can think of is that I'm pretty sure it's incompatible with any form of front suspension, which would be nice to help with the potholes down here.
11-30-09, 04:32 PM
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? I meant I thought the frame itself wouldn't fit a front suspension fork properly. My rack is a nice adjustable sunlite that goes over the top of the rear wheel.
11-30-09, 05:33 PM
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Hey Matt/mickey 85, why I was just sifting though the same pile of bikes on Friday! Definitely noticed the same Raleigh mixte. I had just returned from scoring a Raleigh Technium Tri Lite Prestige full of Suntour Cyclone 7000 parts in cherry condition from a nearby LBS, so I was reluctant to try to pile more into my tiny Honda. But I wanted to!
AFAIK that should have regular British threading, at least based on my experience with Taiwanese Schwinns, Treks, Fujis, etc. Should be able to swap parts freely from other Japanese or Taiwanese bikes. That thing will be a bad motor scooter when you get it built up!
AFAIK that should have regular British threading, at least based on my experience with Taiwanese Schwinns, Treks, Fujis, etc. Should be able to swap parts freely from other Japanese or Taiwanese bikes. That thing will be a bad motor scooter when you get it built up!
11-30-09, 06:02 PM
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11-30-09, 09:18 PM
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Hey Matt/mickey 85, why I was just sifting though the same pile of bikes on Friday! Definitely noticed the same Raleigh mixte. I had just returned from scoring a Raleigh Technium Tri Lite Prestige full of Suntour Cyclone 7000 parts in cherry condition from a nearby LBS, so I was reluctant to try to pile more into my tiny Honda. But I wanted to!
AFAIK that should have regular British threading, at least based on my experience with Taiwanese Schwinns, Treks, Fujis, etc. Should be able to swap parts freely from other Japanese or Taiwanese bikes. That thing will be a bad motor scooter when you get it built up!
AFAIK that should have regular British threading, at least based on my experience with Taiwanese Schwinns, Treks, Fujis, etc. Should be able to swap parts freely from other Japanese or Taiwanese bikes. That thing will be a bad motor scooter when you get it built up!
I'm in the middle of throwing cables on it. Put aluminum rims and a six speed freewheel on it - kept stem shifters and went with a North Roads bar and some crappy brake levers I had sitting around. It looks good built up like this. With some black SKS fenders, it'll look like the Darth Vader edition of the Raleigh Sprite.
I'm having some trouble though (and I'm going to make a post in the C&V forum about it) that the chain rubs the frame in sixth gear...
12-01-09, 02:33 PM
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Picked up a 1983 Peugeot PFN10 today. If I can come up with the right fork for this bike, I will flip it. If not, I will be parting it out as it has some decent components: Stonglight crankset, midgrade Simplex derailleurs and levers, and decent 700c wheelset. Frame other than the fork is in really good shape. The chrome fork has canti braze-ons, ouch.
12-01-09, 04:00 PM
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Nice catch, Bill. It's just like mine. 
Well, mostly just like mine.
Shin.
Well, mostly just like mine.Shin.
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12-01-09, 04:11 PM
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12-02-09, 07:27 PM
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Attachment 127368I picked up a 1984 Fuji Touring Series V today. I believe it's all original except for the missing bar tape. A few scuffs and srapes but in generally good shape. It also needs a new rear tube obviously. The gum tires and hoods are in really good shape. A little cracking at the edges on the hoods, but very little on the gum walls.
A little small for me, so it will most likely be cleaned, tuned and sold.
A little small for me, so it will most likely be cleaned, tuned and sold.
12-02-09, 07:56 PM
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Popped into the co-op tonight and happened upon a mid seventies Peugeot A08 in not too bad condition but wasn't after that... will be going home with a nice set of white Bluemel Populars and a Norex 39 saddle that has already received a new rivet, been drilled, and laced to restore it's shape.
The saddle looks much like an Ideale and even had an Ideale clamp... I have never been able to find much info on these saddles but suspect they were perhaps a sub brand of Ideale much like Wrights was a sub brand of Brooks and they were stock equipment on many mid seventies Peugeots.
Judging by the rarity of sightings (Ideales are easier to find here) and the fact it came on an entry level Peugeot I suspect that few have survived the past three and a half decades.
Real pics when I get home... here's a few pictures of another and much less pretty Norex 39.
Well... there is another set of Bluemels here I need go take a look at as you can never have too many of these and who knows what other goodies might be found in the pile o' bikes tonight.
The saddle looks much like an Ideale and even had an Ideale clamp... I have never been able to find much info on these saddles but suspect they were perhaps a sub brand of Ideale much like Wrights was a sub brand of Brooks and they were stock equipment on many mid seventies Peugeots.
Judging by the rarity of sightings (Ideales are easier to find here) and the fact it came on an entry level Peugeot I suspect that few have survived the past three and a half decades.
Real pics when I get home... here's a few pictures of another and much less pretty Norex 39.
Well... there is another set of Bluemels here I need go take a look at as you can never have too many of these and who knows what other goodies might be found in the pile o' bikes tonight.
12-02-09, 08:39 PM
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That saddle was common on Peugeots for years.
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12-02-09, 08:45 PM
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I know these were standard on a ton of Peugeots although I see more of those accursed AGDA saddles here... I would like to know more about who made them and would like to confirm whether or not they were a sub brand for Ideale.
We'll how this saddle fares after it gets a good cleaning and oiling... my old winter saddle bought the farm (a decrepit Lycette) and I have been looking for a replacement.
We'll how this saddle fares after it gets a good cleaning and oiling... my old winter saddle bought the farm (a decrepit Lycette) and I have been looking for a replacement.
12-02-09, 08:55 PM
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Well, I really tried to thin the heard but when I was throwing the remants of a damaged frame into the recycle bin I just had to take a look inside. There I found this mid-80's Stumpjumper. It's in fine shape with one small exception. The cranks were loose when I found it and it turns out the fixed cup was broken. After about 10 minutes with a dead blow hammer I got it out. Even though it had 1.37x24 stamped on it I had to check the direction several times - it just didn't want to turn. Finally, it started to come out but it didn't turn freely until there was about 1 thread of engagement left. Turns out the cup itself was cracked. The threads are slightly munged up but not bad and it looks like a simple re-tap will make it good as new. I think it's been broken for some time as the wear on the cups and spindle showed a funny one-sided pattern.
Included in the deal is a nice set of (180mm) Specialized cranks with rings in very good shape, a pair of XT cantilevers and a Deerhead FD. The Specialized label BB is obviously toast.
The frame is surprisingly light for a mtb this size and is double-butted CrMo with lugs and horizontal dropouts. This one might be fun.
Included in the deal is a nice set of (180mm) Specialized cranks with rings in very good shape, a pair of XT cantilevers and a Deerhead FD. The Specialized label BB is obviously toast.
The frame is surprisingly light for a mtb this size and is double-butted CrMo with lugs and horizontal dropouts. This one might be fun.
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12-02-09, 09:08 PM
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Lugged Stumpy's are very early production as they went to TIG welded frames shortly after their release... if you had the fork one could pin down the year just by looking.
And they are gorgeous frames.
And they are gorgeous frames.
12-02-09, 11:08 PM
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I picked up a 1984 Fuji Touring Series V today. I believe it's all original except for the missing bar tape. A few scuffs and srapes but in generally good shape. It also needs a new rear tube obviously. The gum tires and hoods are in really good shape. A little cracking at the edges on the hoods, but very little on the gum walls.
A little small for me, so it will most likely be cleaned, tuned and sold.
A little small for me, so it will most likely be cleaned, tuned and sold.
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12-03-09, 12:05 AM
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12-03-09, 12:07 AM
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Bicycle Repair Man !!!
dued - thinking that the Stumpy might date back to 84-85... the Deore "Stag's Head" group fits in that era.
12-03-09, 07:58 AM
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Miyata 312, '88 I think. I found it left for pickup on the roadside, owner confirmed it was free. Even my size, I'm thinking fixie or 650b conversion for a city ride.
12-03-09, 11:07 AM
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OK, now you got me reading everything there is to read about 650B. I don't get it. And I probably don't need another diversion/obsession.
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12-03-09, 11:12 AM
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Since my parents live in Maui, I check their local CL bike listings every once in a while. Not a lot comes up, but every once in a while some rich guy sells off all his old stuff in the garage and a deal pops up. Saw this listing last week and had my dad run out there and pick it up-
"Peugot bicycle - Reynolds frame- Chrome Hubs. Peddling frame included.Can be revamped and used as bicycle or stand in place exercise unit- As is..
This is a vintage Peugot frame. Exercise pedestal handy for indoor..
808-572-6686"
Saw the chrome stays, read Reynolds frame and assumed it was an early-mid 70s PX-10 of some flavor. Looked a little neglected, but well worth the $35. Here are few pictures my dad took after picking it up.
Looks like they added bar-ends and some point and changed out the rear derailler for a Cyclone. Also came attached to an old Novara trainer. Either way, I'm pretty stoked and am looking forward to fixing it up.
"Peugot bicycle - Reynolds frame- Chrome Hubs. Peddling frame included.Can be revamped and used as bicycle or stand in place exercise unit- As is..
This is a vintage Peugot frame. Exercise pedestal handy for indoor..
808-572-6686"
Saw the chrome stays, read Reynolds frame and assumed it was an early-mid 70s PX-10 of some flavor. Looked a little neglected, but well worth the $35. Here are few pictures my dad took after picking it up.
Looks like they added bar-ends and some point and changed out the rear derailler for a Cyclone. Also came attached to an old Novara trainer. Either way, I'm pretty stoked and am looking forward to fixing it up.
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12-03-09, 01:55 PM
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I haven't ridden one, but they say,(and after obsessing for months, I agree) it is the best size for city and randoneuring. Not as small as 26", not as big as 700c, they create a very cushy, fast ride and provide enough clearance for fenders on these neat old road frames.
Marc
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