In praise of gugie
02-25-23, 02:32 PM
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In praise of gugie
This bike is nowhere near done but I will probably tour a bit with it like this... Plus bottle cages. Thing is it's going to be the lightest touring rig I've ever had. Gugie 650b-a-fied my Austro Daimler and it feels wonderful!
So light I don't mind using a flyer!
The ancient mirror is excellent.
Campy front mech was the only thing that worked up here, that I had.
Was going to use a Vx but I had this in the stash.
An ancient tail light with a peter white conversion bulb.
So light I don't mind using a flyer!
The ancient mirror is excellent.
Campy front mech was the only thing that worked up here, that I had.
Was going to use a Vx but I had this in the stash.
An ancient tail light with a peter white conversion bulb.
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02-25-23, 05:08 PM
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Beautiful bike! Would love to find one locally.
02-25-23, 05:33 PM
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02-25-23, 06:09 PM
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so I'm assuming that Gugie added the braze-on's for the brakes, the Tubus Tara front rack (great rack! I've got one too), and the mini-rack up front? Looks like there might have been a right rear drop-out replaced too?
Love the Stronglight crank arms.. that old logo is just so classic!
What the heck is that big sprocket in back? 52T?
You're in central Illinois, and everyone knows that there aren't any hills. (just river valleys, though).
... unless you count "rolling hills", like Jubilee-Brimfield road... which, on a light bike, is almost like riding a roller coaster!
Steve in Peoria
Love the Stronglight crank arms.. that old logo is just so classic!
What the heck is that big sprocket in back? 52T?
You're in central Illinois, and everyone knows that there aren't any hills. (just river valleys, though).
... unless you count "rolling hills", like Jubilee-Brimfield road... which, on a light bike, is almost like riding a roller coaster!
Steve in Peoria
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02-25-23, 06:21 PM
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02-25-23, 06:31 PM
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I must not have received a modification as extensive as you; your bike is now obviously leagues faster than my 'Gugificazione', judging by the way your chainstay decal is being blown of bit by bit 
Perhaps some clearcoat is in order? But then you'd lose braggin' rights...
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Perhaps some clearcoat is in order? But then you'd lose braggin' rights...
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02-25-23, 07:04 PM
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I was excited when Russell told me he was planning on taking a trip that included a stop in Portlandia to drop off his frame and get a ride in last summer. Also honored that he'd trust the Bike Butcher of Portland do a 659b conversion.
Here's the Flickr album that shows all the mods.
Here's the Flickr album that shows all the mods.
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02-25-23, 07:11 PM
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The (self confessed) Bike Butcher of Portland?
an Italian, butchering British and Austrian and other fine brands.....
must be a conspiracy, to raise the status of Italian racers.
'Communing' with steel
an Italian, butchering British and Austrian and other fine brands.....
must be a conspiracy, to raise the status of Italian racers.
'Communing' with steel
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Hit me up for some bolts if you don't have any, or a source local to you. If you do need some, please measure one of your existing spacers for me. They came in a number of different thicknesses. A measurement to the nearest half-millimeter is good enough, no micrometer required.
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02-25-23, 08:03 PM
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Could it be that adding 3 more chainring bolts is part of the work that's scheduled?Lots of chainrings do fine with only 3 bolts, but TA rings are built pretty light, might be best to fill all 6 of the holes if "heavy pedaling" is expected. I actually managed to crunch a TA inner that was attached at only 3 points once, but that was mountain biking. Fairly extreme pedaling at the time, trying "with all my might" to clear some obstacle. Maybe more sedate road riding would be 100% fine.
Hit me up for some bolts if you don't have any, or a source local to you. If you do need some, please measure one of your existing spacers for me. They came in a number of different thicknesses. A measurement to the nearest half-millimeter is good enough, no micrometer required.
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Hit me up for some bolts if you don't have any, or a source local to you. If you do need some, please measure one of your existing spacers for me. They came in a number of different thicknesses. A measurement to the nearest half-millimeter is good enough, no micrometer required.
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02-25-23, 08:10 PM
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02-25-23, 08:19 PM
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gugie how many Gugificazione 650b conversions populate the world these days?
Well, nine is greater than zero, so it's gotta be faster.
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In that case, I suppose the next question will be obvious: can you make it go to 6511b?
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Snow, Ice, and Salt oh my
Man, where I live snow = salt, and that photo is just going to give me nightmares! Heck, it warmed and dried up enough a week or so ago I managed to get in some riding- but now the 2 bikes I took out have a fine layer of salty sand-dust all over them. The OCD is screaming at me that I have to completely dismantle, clean & relube everything now! Has to happen to one of them to paint the frame- I'm hoping that scratches the itch. But man, road salt is a sin on so many levels.
Because of its rarity, I'm counting on this bike becoming a valuable commodity that I can cash in and buy that grass hut in Tahiti when I retire ( gugie )
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02-25-23, 09:56 PM
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so I'm assuming that Gugie added the braze-on's for the brakes, the Tubus Tara front rack (great rack! I've got one too), and the mini-rack up front? Looks like there might have been a right rear drop-out replaced too?
Love the Stronglight crank arms.. that old logo is just so classic!
What the heck is that big sprocket in back? 52T?
You're in central Illinois, and everyone knows that there aren't any hills. (just river valleys, though).
... unless you count "rolling hills", like Jubilee-Brimfield road... which, on a light bike, is almost like riding a roller coaster!
Steve in Peoria
Love the Stronglight crank arms.. that old logo is just so classic!
What the heck is that big sprocket in back? 52T?
You're in central Illinois, and everyone knows that there aren't any hills. (just river valleys, though).
... unless you count "rolling hills", like Jubilee-Brimfield road... which, on a light bike, is almost like riding a roller coaster!
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02-25-23, 10:00 PM
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Could it be that adding 3 more chainring bolts is part of the work that's scheduled?Lots of chainrings do fine with only 3 bolts, but TA rings are built pretty light, might be best to fill all 6 of the holes if "heavy pedaling" is expected. I actually managed to crunch a TA inner that was attached at only 3 points once, but that was mountain biking. Fairly extreme pedaling at the time, trying "with all my might" to clear some obstacle. Maybe more sedate road riding would be 100% fine.
Hit me up for some bolts if you don't have any, or a source local to you. If you do need some, please measure one of your existing spacers for me. They came in a number of different thicknesses. A measurement to the nearest half-millimeter is good enough, no micrometer required.
Mark B in Seattle
Hit me up for some bolts if you don't have any, or a source local to you. If you do need some, please measure one of your existing spacers for me. They came in a number of different thicknesses. A measurement to the nearest half-millimeter is good enough, no micrometer required.
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02-25-23, 10:03 PM
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I was excited when Russell told me he was planning on taking a trip that included a stop in Portlandia to drop off his frame and get a ride in last summer. Also honored that he'd trust the Bike Butcher of Portland do a 659b conversion.
Here's the Flickr album that shows all the mods.
Here's the Flickr album that shows all the mods.
02-26-23, 06:17 AM
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gugie's work
Trial built
As I built it!
Mafac and Dura-Ace.
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Gugie had a hand in this one, an '87 Schwinn Voyageur brought back from the rusty dead. Nicknamed Schwinderella, circa 2017.
650b Voy right side by Doc Mertes, on Flickr
650b Voy right side by Doc Mertes, on Flickr
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Since this appears to have become a 'Share Your Gugificazione' thread, I'll make a small contribution.
Mark added a second set of bottle cage bosses on the seat tube, filled in the internal brake cable guide holes on the top tube and added external guides (note they're offset to 11 o'clock). He also filled in the holes for the internally-routed gear cables, adding external gear lever bosses and a pair of Campy guides on top of the shell as well as a diver's helmet stop on the chainstay for good measure:
After the torch-work, he took the frame and fork to be media blasted, resulting a beautiful, even matte finish. I wanted to keep that look, so clear-coated the frame with matte Krylon clear.
In this close-up, you can see the clean brazing around the edges of the Campy guide, and just make out the plugged hole the FD cable used to emerge from in the original, internally routed configuration:
Of course it carries the 'Seal of Approval'; note the exclamation point is absent - the tiny dent wouldn't allow it to lay flat and stay stuck. Oh, well:
Apres-Cino, 2021 - exactly the type of ride I had in mind when pitching my vision to Mark:
The bike currently resides in his garage, patiently awaiting the next Cino. Fingers crossed, that will be July of this year; it'll be nice to get reacquainted with this bike - and get a gander at how the patina is developing!
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Mark added a second set of bottle cage bosses on the seat tube, filled in the internal brake cable guide holes on the top tube and added external guides (note they're offset to 11 o'clock). He also filled in the holes for the internally-routed gear cables, adding external gear lever bosses and a pair of Campy guides on top of the shell as well as a diver's helmet stop on the chainstay for good measure:
After the torch-work, he took the frame and fork to be media blasted, resulting a beautiful, even matte finish. I wanted to keep that look, so clear-coated the frame with matte Krylon clear.
In this close-up, you can see the clean brazing around the edges of the Campy guide, and just make out the plugged hole the FD cable used to emerge from in the original, internally routed configuration:
Of course it carries the 'Seal of Approval'; note the exclamation point is absent - the tiny dent wouldn't allow it to lay flat and stay stuck. Oh, well:
Apres-Cino, 2021 - exactly the type of ride I had in mind when pitching my vision to Mark:
The bike currently resides in his garage, patiently awaiting the next Cino. Fingers crossed, that will be July of this year; it'll be nice to get reacquainted with this bike - and get a gander at how the patina is developing!
DD
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02-26-23, 10:26 PM
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Apres-Cino, 2021 - exactly the type of ride I had in mind when pitching my vision to Mark:
The bike currently resides in his garage, patiently awaiting the next Cino. Fingers crossed, that will be July of this year; it'll be nice to get reacquainted with this bike - and get a gander at how the patina is developing!
DD
The bike currently resides in his garage, patiently awaiting the next Cino. Fingers crossed, that will be July of this year; it'll be nice to get reacquainted with this bike - and get a gander at how the patina is developing!
DD
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