10 Wheels

So So Nice

mazr

That's right up the street from my house. I stop in there every week to see what's available. I looked at that exact bike. passed up an old Puch about a month ago.

bhchdh 

Well done dgodave.

metehan

I saved a Nishiki Continental! I don't know how "vintage" these are but definitely a fun project bike.

Some pics tonight

HSean

I came home and this was leaning against my shed when I got home. I think my bike bud dropped it off, with abit of cleaning it would look brand new, it has mint condition 28" tires and rims

Sixty Fiver

Scored some Peugeot fenders for my UO8 project today... and the aluminium with black stripes are what a copper coloured bike would have come fitted with.

Will need to track down those damn Peugeot fittings now.

But free fenders are free fenders.

Now... to find one of these Huret suicide shifters.

Image taken from https://davesbikeblog.blogspot.com/20...-shifters.html

Doohickie

Mid 80s, based on the decals. That was the lowest end of the range for Schwinn at the time. I had one pass through my hands. A very sturdy bike.

fiataccompli

Despite having far too many irons in the fire, i picked these up over the last week or so.

first, a schwinn cruiser w/ a MTB fork and red stripe coaster brake hub...for parts for a cruiser build..


a Bianchi from its original owner....made in Italy, well-worn Suntour Cyclone group with replacement Shimano 7 speed freewheel.. (which is slightly taller than I usually ride, but tolerable...though i would be interested in trading for a 55/56cm if anyone here is game)

and "Columbus Formula Two" tubing...what's that?


A Raleigh Sprite. Seat and bars are in a funky configuration, but with adjusting should be a cool ride



And, for my son, a Raleigh Space Rider, 3 speed 24" wheel bike with coaster brake...




and, a pair of front/rear Jim Blackburn racks...can anyone ID what these are and how they're used? (i assume the tubing is a special pannier mount deal??)

jimmuller 

They look like standard Blackburn racks. I've got three or four of the rear ones, never used a front one. The brackets look familiar. They might have been the mounting hardware for a particular set of panniers; the name Eclipse comes to mind.

TireLever-07

Yes, Eclipse had that slotted ,,dovetail pannier mounting. Possibly Kirkland used something similar.They were rather high end bags. Chris

fiataccompli

any hopes of finding the bags made for these racks? or am I dreaming...

ridethecliche

So. Freaking. Jealous.

(AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!)

jimmuller 

Hmmmmmmmm, I may have a set hiding someplace. Emphasis on hiding.

auchencrow

Good deals seem to be falling from the sky lately ... a Trek 614, a Miyata Nimbus, a Miyata 610, and this afternoon - this Fuji Special Racer c. 1975...

It has a Suntour V-GT-Luxe and a Compe-5 Derailleur, Nitto stem and bars, Ukai alloy rims, forged chromed double eyelet dropouts, etc, etc. -But beyond the quality of the components, there is something about this HIGH TEN frame that speaks to me.

Chicago Al 

The neighborhood we live in has an annual community-wide garage sale, has had it for years. In fact that's how we first found the neighborhood 21 years ago and decided we wanted to look for a house here. We have both bought and sold things at the sales over the years, but today was the first time I went out specifically looking for bikes.

To keep it quick I rode my son's Specialized Hardrock. I did not find a vintage lightweight for myself, but for $30 found another HardRock, which will get cleaned up and either go to the neighbor's 14 y o son, or get flipped on CL. I sold a similar one for $100, so this could finally put some money into the Bike Fund.

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Having finished the neighborhood I stopped to talk with a guy who was loading a couple of bikes into a pickup truck. He was a flipper and had found a Raleigh LTD-3 which he offered to me for $50 (meaning he probably paid $10). I said no thanks, reflecting that if he had not scored a Mercian for $50 then no one had.

I took one more turn down an alley I'd already checked, and in a small garage, under a blanket, something dark metallic green caught my eye:

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Raleigh Sports, Ladies, with a cracked but I think usable Brooks, one replaced pedal. At $15 I could hardly say no, could I? Seller was the original owner, who had bought it through the American Youth Hostel Association through some deal they had years ago. I should have asked her if she still had anything like an owners' manual or pump, though I doubt it.

My wife and teen kids were off at an Ultimate Frisbee match, and they just now came home. As I expected, it was love at first sight for daughter and Raleigh. She likes anything old and funky, and I knew a Sports would be right up her alley.

All in all a very satisfying morning!

Now...maybe a nice long ride for myself?

YoKev

I finally caught my out of control hops crop! Whew, I knew I was saving wheels for a reason

cycleheimer

I just picked one up myself in the same exact color as the one I had as a kid. The crankset looks a little less "awesome" than it did back then, but these bikes are pretty nice...my personal choice over a Super Course any day.

fiataccompli

I really like that crankset...i'd say it's not "awesome" but it looks very cool on the upright/townie type bike i put it on..

auchencrow

Heretic !

(I do agree these are pretty nice bikes - but a Super Course? Really?)

cycleheimer

Cottered steel crank set? Straight gauge Reynolds 531 probably tops the Hi-Ten, though.

IMHO, the Ukai rims and Sunshine hubs are excellent for that range of bike.

Funny thing is, Eugene Sloane in The New Complete Book of Bicycles (1974

edition) mentions both bikes in his listing of "Moderate-Cost, Good Quality Derailleur

Bicycles". Sounds like coin tossing time to me.

auchencrow

Yeah, but
"These (Super Courses) are quite nice bikes, often suitable for upgrading to modern parts." - Sheldon Brown.

To his point, mine have all been upgraded to varying extents.
I must confess though, that the best shifting one happens to have the same DR as this Fuji Special Racer, and (like my SC's), the Fuji seems to have a special character of its own.

I am worried that I will not want to sell this Fuji when I get done with it... It's getting really hard to decide how to thin the herd these days, because (despite my extreme frugality), I'm getting stuck with too many nice bikes.

cycleheimer

I also have an 18-speed S-12-S (S-18-S, right?), and I put about 40 to 50 miles on it today. Rides nicely.

HSean

I picked this up today. I noticed it was repainted. looks like it was blue before the paintjob/ the question is what is this? it's very light and the rear rim is a glue on type. the headset is campy and dropouts are suntour.
Heres some pics. I love the crank is hased! why would then put that crappy derailer on it? the frame mount is hidden behind it

divineAndbright

HSean: Looks like someone was in the process of doing some horrible hack job on it and eventually gave up. Not sure what it is, I smell french though (probably due to the crankset and the centerpull).. looks like a worthy save!

HSean

The guy said he removed parts and used it on a trainer, WHY! why did he put craptastic parts and throw the rest out?!