Old school race bike -- before and after pics
09-16-08, 05:28 PM
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Old school race bike -- before and after pics
I like building up old frames, and a guy at work delivered this gem to me a couple of months ago. He'd liberated it from a neighbor's yard and thought I might want it. Here it is getting stripped down -- I was careful because I was afraid things were going to crawl out!
I wanted to practice brazing on something, and this frame seemed ideal, as I really didn't care if I screwed it up. So, I cut off the old cable guides, brazed on STI stops and cable stops for modern derailleurs, and added a second set of bottle bosses.
I took it to a friend who runs a powdercoating business, and told him he could do any color he wanted, I just didn't want it to rust. He says, "How about pink?" My "buddies" promptly started calling him and giving him suggestions for what was now christened the Gay Pride Bike.
I had a bunch of parts laying around from my last time trial bike including bar end shifters, old DA cranks and derailleurs. I really intend to make this thing a commuting bike with fenders and a rack but I remembered reading a post from CDR in this thread about setting up bar end shifters for racing.
I'll post pics of the end result of all this foolishness next...
I wanted to practice brazing on something, and this frame seemed ideal, as I really didn't care if I screwed it up. So, I cut off the old cable guides, brazed on STI stops and cable stops for modern derailleurs, and added a second set of bottle bosses.
I took it to a friend who runs a powdercoating business, and told him he could do any color he wanted, I just didn't want it to rust. He says, "How about pink?" My "buddies" promptly started calling him and giving him suggestions for what was now christened the Gay Pride Bike.
I had a bunch of parts laying around from my last time trial bike including bar end shifters, old DA cranks and derailleurs. I really intend to make this thing a commuting bike with fenders and a rack but I remembered reading a post from CDR in this thread about setting up bar end shifters for racing.
I'll post pics of the end result of all this foolishness next...
09-16-08, 05:33 PM
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What IS that on the brake? Ewww.
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Here's the finished product. After all of the Pink Paranoia, the powdercoater ended up making it black. He did put a sparkly clear coat on it so it sorta looks like a bass boat, though.
I bought new Cane Creek brake levers, Nashbar long reach brakes, and a seatpost. Total investment: $65. Everything else is Stuff Laying Around (tm), including the used bar tape. It has my spare race wheels on for wretched excess.
It weighs 22 pounds as shown. I took it out on our Saturday ride; it's comfy and easy to shift from the drops, even sprinting. I like the way it rides so much I might just race it.
I bought new Cane Creek brake levers, Nashbar long reach brakes, and a seatpost. Total investment: $65. Everything else is Stuff Laying Around (tm), including the used bar tape. It has my spare race wheels on for wretched excess.
It weighs 22 pounds as shown. I took it out on our Saturday ride; it's comfy and easy to shift from the drops, even sprinting. I like the way it rides so much I might just race it.
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I think it might've been the melted remains of those old gum brake hoods, but it sorta looked like bug larvae in there too.. 
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Very Nice... I love the HED wheels!
I have an old Crescent (Early 70's) in bright orange that I would love do give some TLC to and turn it into a fixie..... The first step is cutting off the rusted COTTERED CRANKS!
I have an old Crescent (Early 70's) in bright orange that I would love do give some TLC to and turn it into a fixie..... The first step is cutting off the rusted COTTERED CRANKS!
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Swingin'! How many cogs? Does it still have the old rear spacing?
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Lovin' it.
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Nice restoration, but calling that an old race bike is stretching it a bit. That was a very nice, entry level bicycle back in it's day.
What sort of racing are you considering?
What sort of racing are you considering?
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It's 9 speed now (well, 18 speed..). I had the 9 speed thumb shifters left over from my last time trial rig. I didn't bother to spread the rear triangle; a modern 130mm spaced wheel slips in with no problem.
With my thermonuclear powder coat baking oven, I can be quick like that.
Calling this a race bike is sort of a joke, if you didn't catch that. The "old school" is a reference to hacking the bars off and setting it up with bar end shifters a la CDR's posts about his old race rigs.
I'm considering racing the Tour de France, but they don't seem to be considering me.
Guess I'll have to settle for racing the old farts here in FL instead.
With my thermonuclear powder coat baking oven, I can be quick like that.
The "old school" is a reference to hacking the bars off and setting it up with bar end shifters a la CDR's posts about his old race rigs. I'm considering racing the Tour de France, but they don't seem to be considering me.
Guess I'll have to settle for racing the old farts here in FL instead.
09-17-08, 09:15 PM
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Wow!!! And I ditched my '70s S10S last year...now I know what I could have done with it.
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If you get a carbon fork and a threadless stem you might be onto something 
Not that there's anything wrong with it as is, but it looks like a touring fork so the handling is probably a little bit off.
Not that there's anything wrong with it as is, but it looks like a touring fork so the handling is probably a little bit off.
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i wouldn't bother with a carbon fork. as previously mentioned it was a low grade frame when it was new in the 80's. the best thing would be to get a better frame that is on par with the level of the components.
