What are you working on? Fall 2015 In-progress Build Thread
10-05-15, 05:08 PM
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I guess it's fitting that I should follow bikemigs Trek parts build. This is my parts swap over from my Mongoose 450 to the Trek 620. My intention was not to buy anything, but we all know how that goes. I ended up buying a Soma Hwy bar and some Diacompe 981 brakes because the "old " brakes would not reach the rims. The Diacompe's don't have the stopping power as the Tektro's but I am pretty happy with the way it came out.
10-05-15, 05:19 PM
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I guess it's fitting that I should follow bikemigs Trek parts build. This is my parts swap over from my Mongoose 450 to the Trek 620. My intention was not to buy anything, but we all know how that goes. I ended up buying a Soma Hwy bar and some Diacompe 981 brakes because the "old " brakes would not reach the rims. The Diacompe's don't have the stopping power as the Tektro's but I am pretty happy with the way it came out.
10-05-15, 06:50 PM
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I've been riding mine with 27 x 1 3/8" tires. Right now I've got 1 3/8 in the front and 1 1/4 in the rear.
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10-05-15, 06:55 PM
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I looked it up after I asked. Gotta be 700c wheels on that 620 though, right? Did the '85's have the same issues with the canti posts being so narrow? I slipped a 700c wheel on my 720 the other day and it was so close.
10-05-15, 07:01 PM
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10-05-15, 07:11 PM
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Robatsu's blog about his Trek 620 rebuild is really good- it kind of details the issues with the brakes.
Fuji Otaku: The Phoenix Project - The 1985 Trek 620 Alights
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10-05-15, 07:40 PM
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I have 3 road bikes one TT bike and one mountain bike. I have one road bike ready to ride the other bikes need work. Most i want to upgrade all the bikes. Where do you found parts wheels groupset.
10-05-15, 08:23 PM
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Yes, I did the 700c conversion and those are 40mm tires. As Golden boy pointed out I did the same and followed Robatsu's blog and everything fell into place when I switched to an older style (80's) brake. The Tektros just did not go down far enough. It also helped that my rims are fairly narrow at 15mm for that wide of a tire. I adjusted them a bit today and it improved the braking a lot, but old style canti's for me is a lot of guessing and hoping to get it right.
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10-05-15, 08:33 PM
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BTDT with my 520: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...e-dilemma.html
10-05-15, 08:39 PM
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BTDT with my 520: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...e-dilemma.html
Thank you, some good ideas in there. I may try and unwrap the handlebars and try them "non-aero" to see if that helps.
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10-05-15, 11:30 PM
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Finished assembling my 1981 Benotto 3000 a couple weeks ago. I used Campagnolo SR/NR, Cinelly stem/bar, Modolo professional brake levers/calipers, some random 700c wheels I had. Its been a great rider so far. No cracks on BB that I can find.
10-06-15, 12:41 AM
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This is my $30 Pinarello Columbus SL frameset I had picked up at a local estate sale. It had quite a mix of parts on it but I wanted a complete group for it. Now its time to build this frame.
10-06-15, 03:05 AM
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I have a feeling that the heat issue which caused all the problems was something which would have caused them to fail early. Some frames were likely not overheated, and are probably fine. That is, of course, just my opinion. IANAFB.
Lovely bike, BTW.
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10-06-15, 06:03 AM
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Having found a set of NOS tires and inner tubes for the balloon bike and a proper rear wheel for the double top tube anchor without a screwed up rim, it now seems prudent to restore both bicycles and that is my new Winter project which won't even begin until next Spring(off to Jamaica soon)...
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I have just about everything for my Raleigh International project gathered, and half the stuff is installed on the frame. But now I discover that the BB I installed has too short a spindle. Well, I have a few others lying around to try.
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10-06-15, 09:04 AM
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Finishing up my MTB dropbar conversion, just have to run cables at this point and make adjustments. Then, I'll tear into a '71 Raleigh Sports that I'm rebuilding for my wife.
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Still working on removing the seat post chemically on the Langster!
Next up is the 1988 Masi Gran Corsa.
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Finally got something for this thread and I'm completely excited for it. Thanks to @MiloFrance for making this deal happen. Mid-1970's Gitane Olympic (repainted with braze ons added to the frame). It's in great shape and is earmarked for Cino Heroica next September.
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10-06-15, 10:53 PM
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@scozim Glad it all went smoothly!
As for projects, the three main ones are doing s bit more fettling to the Holdsworth special, getting the Faggin on the road, and getting the Caffi/Carré together. Fun fun fun..
As for projects, the three main ones are doing s bit more fettling to the Holdsworth special, getting the Faggin on the road, and getting the Caffi/Carré together. Fun fun fun..
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I didn't have anything C&V in progress, but my BIL just turned up a Ross Paragon, mostly-stripped, no wheels or shifting or brakes. Decent looking lugs and forged dropouts and the ting of butted tubing. Weird semicircle fork ends instead of lawyer lips. Searching here on BF tells me it has stout (1-.7-1) Ishiwata 024 tubing. It still has its SR Aerox 118 bcd crankset and Sakae handlebars.
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10-07-15, 09:31 AM
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10-07-15, 12:21 PM
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Just put the final touches on the Ellis. Not vintage, however nice hand crafted Steel with some classic bits.
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^Very nice! Another bad-ass pink bike in your fine collection. Those Paul hubs and cranks are really cool.
Was that custom-made for you? Such fine craftsmanship.
Was that custom-made for you? Such fine craftsmanship.
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