I remember in the 70s when you couldn't give one of these away
12-07-11, 07:02 PM
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You're a little older than I am. I remember a cycling book I had recommended one, but I didn't see them. I got into cycling in 1975.
So why didn't anyone want them in the 70's? I'd love to have one now.
So why didn't anyone want them in the 70's? I'd love to have one now.
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12-07-11, 07:10 PM
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I sold one a few years back, I didn't get anything near that.
//bad timing I guess
//bad timing I guess
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12-07-11, 07:13 PM
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Because they were <shudder> old when there was no such thing as "C&V." And adjustable? Puh-leeze. Anyone who was anyone wanted a shiny new Cinelli or 3ttt stem.
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12-07-11, 07:15 PM
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The only reasonable use for them was for a bike shop to keep one available as a loner for customers to "dial in" the stem length that they needed to purchase. Other than that they were heavy and useless once you found the "sweet spot", then it was just heavy.
12-07-11, 07:28 PM
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Heavy and ugly.
12-08-11, 09:53 AM
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Just ugly. My college roomate's Mondia came with one for some reason. I think they actually came out in the 50s or 60s and never sold then either, like Campagnolo barends.
Thankfully I scored a few when they were only bringing a hundred or less...
Thankfully I scored a few when they were only bringing a hundred or less...
12-08-11, 10:17 AM
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I have one and it's probably the most useful tool I have. So far I've set up 3 machines for the best stem length with it and would recommend it to anyone who thinks they might buy more than a couple of bikes in the future. For that they are perfect.
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12-08-11, 11:00 AM
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I have one and it's probably the most useful tool I have. So far I've set up 3 machines for the best stem length with it and would recommend it to anyone who thinks they might buy more than a couple of bikes in the future. For that they are perfect.
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12-08-11, 11:32 AM
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Don't sweat it, just keep an eye out on eBay, Craigslist, and the Goodwill.... These things were very common back in the '60-80s and if you hang on you will find one for $5-10, or you may still find one at one of the outdate suppliers like Euroasia. They are not that rare but most have either been discarded as scrap or are sitting in the "no longer used" bins of LBSs.
12-08-11, 11:34 AM
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Funny, I was just talking to a couple of bike mechanics about a very similar situation---trying to sell a steel Marinoni road bike in 1992 or 1993. My friend had one of these and honestly could not give it away, no one was interested as mountain bikes were king and, if you did ride a road bike, it was aluminium or ti or maybe carbon fibre. I eventually took pity on him and bought it and then ended up giving it to another friend.
12-08-11, 11:45 AM
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In 1973 I bought a 1956 Frejus track bike from a racer who sprang for something more modern. I think I paid $35 for it.
I still own it and ride it and love it. It got vintage while I just got old...
I still own it and ride it and love it. It got vintage while I just got old...
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12-08-11, 11:54 AM
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What stunning picks of beautiful bikes, Dawes-man!
This teaches one to keep one's crap and never give it away! Could mean $$$ in the future, no?
This teaches one to keep one's crap and never give it away! Could mean $$$ in the future, no?
12-08-11, 12:42 PM
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12-08-11, 06:33 PM
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I've been trying to remember where I got the stem but I'm not sure. I think I might have got it in an old bicycle parts shop in Tokyo for around $50, NOS. If so, this is the shop - Hasegawa Jitensha:
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12-08-11, 06:37 PM
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They did that back then? But then, my riding started in 83. They must have stopped all together with fitment.
12-08-11, 07:06 PM
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Ok, by show of hands. How many people have been rifling through their mental parts inventory? And how many found one just now? By the way, that LDG stem looks Slick
12-08-11, 07:17 PM
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Yes, that's one of the reasons I'd never have one on permanently. As soon as it's done its job, I replace it with the right length stem. The other reason is that to me it's not a component, it's a tool.
12-08-11, 07:19 PM
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From the price on that one they're certainly not giving them away now either.
12-08-11, 09:33 PM
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same for my steel Cinelli track stem. Too bad I took the decal off
12-08-11, 11:05 PM
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It certainly is and has provided me with quite a few good parts. The Bluemels on my Dawes Atlantis are from there, and only cost $65. It would be a French bike fan's delight. Mr & Mrs Hasegawa are both old (in both senses of the word) Randonneurs and the bulk of their stock reflects this - Huret, Carradice, Brooks bags & saddles, Gilles Berthoud handlebar bags, Toei & Singer frames, and lots of alloy mudguards and 26" rims. They have quite a lot of 70s Campagnolo stuff but, as is traditional here. it's expensive. Like this 1978 SR RD in the window for $540:
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Lots of small frames:
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