<![CDATA[Bike Forums - Classic & Vintage]]> http://www.bikeforums.net/ This forum is to discuss the many aspects of classic and vintage bicycles, including musclebikes, lightweights, middleweights, hi-wheelers, bone-shakers, safety bikes and much more. en Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:25:21 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.bikeforums.net/images/misc/rss.png <![CDATA[Bike Forums - Classic & Vintage]]> http://www.bikeforums.net/ Ideale saddles flooding ebay http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604845-Ideale-saddles-flooding-ebay&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:50:22 GMT Search ideale on ebay and tell me what you think. Search ideale on ebay and tell me what you think. ]]> laman012 http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604845-Ideale-saddles-flooding-ebay <![CDATA[Capmy 8-sp wheels - sell as is or part 'em out?]]> http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604843-Capmy-8-sp-wheels-sell-as-is-or-part-em-out&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:33:37 GMT I need the collective wisdom of the C&V world. I have a pair of wheels taken off from a '93 Fuso.

The question - Am I better off selling the wheels as is or breaking them down and selling the hubs and rims seperately?

The details - They are 8 speed, 1993 or thereabouts. The hubs are Campy and I'm 95% sure they are C-Record, as they have the oil port cover in the center of the body and have a great finish. (Most of the other stuff on the bike was C-Record, although the RD was Chorus.) The rims are Campy Omega 19's. I have no idea who made the spokes. The wheels are used, but appear to be in very good shape. I really have no use for them and want to sell them to someone who does.

Thoughts? ]]> bikingshearer http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604843-Capmy-8-sp-wheels-sell-as-is-or-part-em-out Bottecchia info, please http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604830-Bottecchia-info-please&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:59:16 GMT Hi, I live in Boulder and brought this bicycle here from the Bay area, where I had bought it 3rd hand. It is a wonderful bike, and I have just finished my 3rd Tour de Tucson--very slow, but I am very off the couch and 65. But I saw in the Tucson Tour results that considerably older people did... Hi,
I live in Boulder and brought this bicycle here from the Bay area, where I had bought it 3rd hand. It is a wonderful bike, and I have just finished my 3rd Tour de Tucson--very slow, but I am very off the couch and 65. But I saw in the Tucson Tour results that considerably older people did the route in much better time. I want to rise to the implicit challenge. We plan to do the Phoenix and Stagecoach centuries over xmas/New Year's.
I have enjoyed your conversations re other Bottecchias and would like to know more about my bike. In particular, I'd like to replace the stem. The original black, sleek, Bottecchia stem broke at the handle bar and the snooty bike shop on Pearl Street said that the clumpy thing on my bike now was the only thing available to fit the old-fashioned head set.

You guys sound like you could help me replace the clunker stem with something more appropriate. Any ideas?

Lin in Boulder
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]]> bike4lin http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604830-Bottecchia-info-please <![CDATA[60's vintage Raleigh Gran Sport-wheel problems]]> http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604812-60-s-vintage-Raleigh-Gran-Sport-wheel-problems&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:26:25 GMT Hi everyone.
I need some help deciding what to do. I am working up a Raleigh Gran Sport-60's era. It will not be fully restored, rather made ridable, preserving 40+ years of use and abuse. The BB is rebuilt and the headset, the Brooks saddle is oiled, the frame is straightened. I am only missing a couple of small brake pieces.

But the wheels. Steel. They are 27X1 1/4, the rear is a 40 hole. This is the problem. The LBS wheel man say no way to true the old steel wheels, wants to replace them with alloy at around $30 each, they would be 700c size.

I think I could get the brakes to work with 700c wheels as there is adjustment in the slots but what do you say?

Save the old steel by finding a wheel man who will get them sort of true or replace. Ideas??
Can old steel wheels be brought back to life??

If anyone has a true set of 27's, including a 40 hole rim please let me know.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks,
Bill ]]> bmwstbill http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604812-60-s-vintage-Raleigh-Gran-Sport-wheel-problems Sachs Huret odometer http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604803-Sachs-Huret-odometer&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:35:39 GMT Do any of you folks mess with the "vintage" stuff like old style odometers and such?

I picked up a too tall Raleigh Olympian that has one of the old belt drive odometers on it. A Sachs Huret model with about 2,000 miles showing on it (or maybe it is about 200.0? I'll have to look again.) I kind of like it but I'd have to find an o-ring or replacement belt for it and swap on a washer in place of the mounting arm on the axle. Or maybe I'll just leave it on the bike, I don't know.

Or maybe I'll mount it on a unicycle and relearn what little I knew about uni riding from decades ago.

What do you all do with accessories like these things? Use them? Trash bin them? Throw them in a bucket in the shed? Shadow box display on the living room wall?

Maybe I'll post a pic if I fire up the computer, phone don't work for pics.

edit: pic uploads is reallllllly different now, like being a dentist for Mules or a podiatrist for Rhinos.
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]]> treebound http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604803-Sachs-Huret-odometer Help Need Advice Suggestions http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604778-Help-Need-Advice-Suggestions&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:36:21 GMT Hello I bought a Schwinn World Sport for $40, I posted a thread like this just to see how much it's worth but now I need help on something else. I put the bike on sale on Craiglist.com, it has being a week and no one is willing to buy it for $150.
I need to know if I should put it on sale somewhere else if yes please give any examples of good places to sell bicycles. I want tips and helpful advice on selling used bicycles. Should I touch up the paint, grease everything, buy new parts or sell it as it is for less money. Anything would be helpful. Thank You

Bike Details:
25 inch frame
Chrome Moly
Tires deflate over time
Handles feel rough
and some pics
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 also for more specs visit this site
http://www.trfindley.com/flschwinn_1...984Ltwt19.html ]]> Hermesake http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604778-Help-Need-Advice-Suggestions Bending fork legs http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604758-Bending-fork-legs&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:32:07 GMT I have this Bridgestone 300 in my size, after I get the current project done, I was thinking of converting this to a 3 speed upright city.

The forks bother me. Would it be crazy to bend the legs to more of a curve at the tips, an inch or so further out? I don't know exactly how I would do it, but I have a vise.
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]]> David Newton http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604758-Bending-fork-legs wheels and bike flipping... http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604740-wheels-and-bike-flipping&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:18:03 GMT I've been fixing up some classic schwinns lately and the biggest hurdle in it has seemed to be the wheels.'ve been having a hard time finding decently priced 27" wheels that i can throw a single speed sprocket on and be done.It seems everywhere i go my only option has been a higher end wheel set with a presta valve.Does anyone have any suggestions,links,to a cheaper route for 27"wheels.Thank you.you're help is greatly appreciated.:thumb: ps wasn't there a bike flipping sticky here at some point? ]]> swapmeet http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604740-wheels-and-bike-flipping Cleaning cork bar tape http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604717-Cleaning-cork-bar-tape&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:12:43 GMT Forgive me if this has been asked numerous times, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips for keeping white cork bar tape looking minty fresh? I just wrapped mine a couple days ago, and I already see some dirt (which I don't understand since I ride with gloves). ]]> KonAaron Snake http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604717-Cleaning-cork-bar-tape campag hub / regina 5 speed block http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604705-campag-hub-regina-5-speed-block&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:34:48 GMT Hi I have some wheels arriving next week and am looking to fit a 5 speed block (is block the right word is it a cassette?) The wheels have Campag Nuovo Tipo large flange hubs, (I’m guessing they date from the mid 70’s) which I believe are designed to be used with a screw on block I’d like... Hi
I have some wheels arriving next week and am looking to fit a 5 speed block (is block the right word is it a cassette?)

The wheels have Campag Nuovo Tipo large flange hubs, (I’m guessing they date from the mid 70’s) which I believe are designed to be used with a screw on block

I’d like to fit a regina 5 speed block, is there just one type of fixing / thread on these old campag hubs?

When looking at blocks what type should I be looking for? I’ve seen lost of different things like French threads etc which has got me confused

Pete ]]> pistolpedro http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604705-campag-hub-regina-5-speed-block <![CDATA[My girlfriend's pretty bike is finally fixed, a year later!]]> http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604695-My-girlfriend-s-pretty-bike-is-finally-fixed-a-year-later&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:40:29 GMT About a year ago I first posted here with a Peugeot my girlfriend got from her grandparents:



Over time, things started failing. The crankset lost a bolt, the simplex shifters were junk and the lady couldn't use DT shifters well, the bike crashed and a crank was bent... So I decided to finally give the thing a *good* fixing.

The end results of this project are shown: (Note the threadless BB [lots of work] and thumbshifters:)









Thoughts?

-Banjo ]]> banjo_mole http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604695-My-girlfriend-s-pretty-bike-is-finally-fixed-a-year-later What will this World Sport be dressed with? http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604693-What-will-this-World-Sport-be-dressed-with&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:34:24 GMT So I'm picking up this Schwinn World Sport later today for my wife mainly because I want to get her off of the Raleigh Capri I got her earlier this year(very heavy). My question is what components are on this bike as I cant tell from the pics?

OK well once I figure out how to post pics on here I will update this thread, so all I can tell you now is that its red and has quick release wheels and stem shifters...hopefully this shouldnt take me long...
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]]> jish1969 http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604693-What-will-this-World-Sport-be-dressed-with <![CDATA[Missing Cobalto nut thread "MIA"]]> http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604685-Missing-Cobalto-nut-thread-MIA&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:38:18 GMT Hello Everyone. did I develope some sort of BF syndrome, or did really I see a posting yesterday somewhere about missing Cobalto NutCap having fallen off? I looked in C&V, Mechanics, Road Cycling, General, and I can't find it anywhere! I even tried the search but it did not work and I tried checking the threads in my profile but that didn't work either.

thanks for your help ]]> Bianchigirll http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604685-Missing-Cobalto-nut-thread-MIA Old vinyl Brooks saddle with springs inside http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604684-Old-vinyl-Brooks-saddle-with-springs-inside&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:33:01 GMT I can take pictures when I get home if nobody knows what I'm talking about. This saddle was on my 1976 Triumph folder and was probably the original that it came with. It's got a vinyl or faux-leather cover over a metal frame with springs to provide squishiness. It's built rather like a sofa.

I've heard all the debates over whether squishy or hard saddles are better for the posture etc. I have found this saddle to be quite comfortable for my length of commute. The problem is that the cover is deteriorating and the frame is poking through in places. I've ridden it with a gel pad on top but now the gel pad is being torn up by the vinyl. I could tape up the holes with duct tape, I suppose...

The ideal solution for me would be to get a new cover to replace the vinyl one that's falling apart. Can these be bought anywhere? I might try to buy some scrap leather and sew a new one myself, if not, using the old cover as a template. ]]> Indie http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604684-Old-vinyl-Brooks-saddle-with-springs-inside Miyata Three Ten http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?604665-Miyata-Three-Ten&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:52:15 GMT Can anyone shed some light on this model for me? Its a flea market find, Seems to be a decent bike. It has shimano AX with a Campy victory rear. I am itching to ride it once I get the back wheel fixed. Thoughts? Image: http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c91/cusco-awd/miyata005.jpg Image:... Can anyone shed some light on this model for me? Its a flea market find, Seems to be a decent bike. It has shimano AX with a Campy victory rear. I am itching to ride it once I get the back wheel fixed.

Thoughts?



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