RobbieTunes

It's getting that way, and has been for a while, I suppose.
For me, it's either that or buy a new bike and ride it. (OK, I'm good with that, too).

Go ahead, list a bike that came from "all over."

1987 D'Arienzo
Frame/Fork
Columbus SLX steel 56cm
eBay - Florida

Shifters, RD, spare Crankset, Calipers, Hubs, Skewers, spare Brake Levers, spare Hood, freewheel, chain
Suntour GPX
C&V member Ayers

Daily clincher wheelset
Maillard 500/Matrix Titan
buddy Mike, he got from CL

Daily tires
Veloflex Master
C&V member Kon Aaron Snake

Race Rims
Performance M21 tubular
C&V member Henry III

Race Tires
Tufo S33 Lite
new - Czech Republic

Skewer nuts
Generic, close to OEM
eBay - Michigan

Headset
Suntour GPX
eBay - Leichstenstien

Stem, bars, saddle, seatpost binder bolt
Cinelli 90mm, Bontrager Inform RL
No clue.

Wrap, bottle cage
Fizik red leather, Tubi Inox
Flip take-off

FD
Suntour GPX braze-on
eBay - Poland

Crankset (new)
Suntour GPX
eBay - Belgium

BB, Toe clips, Toe straps,
eBay Store

Seatpost
Gipiemme 27.2 fluted
C&V member mapleleafs-13 (Oh, Canada!)

Cabling
Jagwire Race (red)
eBay - China

Brake Levers (new)
Suntour GPX
eBay - Colorado

Pedals
Suntour GPX
eBay - Washington

Pedal dust caps
Generic, close to OEM
eBay - Germany

Bag(s)
Transit red
Performance

OldsCOOL

Probably my Cannondale Criterium.....

Shimano 7sp index DT shifters: YOU (thanx, love em)
Criterium Series frame: Bo in Spokane (BF member)
Various parts from a Detroit area donor bike
Seat: yanked from an old MTB
Wheelset: Nashbar

daf1009

This should be fun to watch...I have no idea where most of mine come from!!!! My brain does not remember!!!!!

due ruote 

What, no pictures?

iab

1953-ish Bianchi Selvino

Frame - Italian ebay
Powder coat - NW burbs
FB hubs - Trade with forum member, I don't recall the handle
Cheap steel rims - Friend in California
Bianchi cranks - Friend in Italy
FB BB - Same friend in Italy
Pedals - Friend from Minneapolis
Chain - LBS
Kalloy seat post - Amazon
Record saddle - Madison swap
Fenders - Woody's Fenders, etsy
Pirelli tires - Italian ebay
Ambrosio stem - CR list
Tektro levers - Amazon
Guana grigio - Italian ebay
F&Y bars - Canada
Universal calipers - Madison swap
B(ianchi) headlight bracket - Italian ebay
Wing nuts - Italian ebay
Regina freewheel - Madison swap
Inner tubes - LBS


1953 Bianchi Selvino 033 by iabisdb, on Flickr

Lascauxcaveman 

1972 Lambert

Frame and (Tange replacement) Fork from a for sale ad posted on the Husky Union Building, University of Washington.
Crank from eBay seller
Crank spindle from Box o' Crap game
Bottom bracket parts from parted out '82 Centurion LeMans
Chain ring from seller in BF C&V for sale section
Racer brake calipers from eBay seller
Black stem and 105 brake levers from my '93 Trek 2100 Composite bike
Black seatpost from eBay seller
29er (disc brake) rims built with Alfine 8 IGH hub from CL seller one town over
J-Tek shifter for the Alfine hub direct from J-Tek
VO Stainless fenders from Amazon seller
Vittoria Rando Cross tires from my Nishiki Landau
Modern Brooks Professional from BF C&V seller (ThermionicScott, I think?)
Cables and housing from LBS
Chain from a different LBS
Randonneur handlebars from my '75 LeTour
Chainguard from eBay seller
Bell from a box o' random parts bought from a CL seller
Spraybomb paint by me.

Roadhork

'85 Trek 620 (possibly a leftover '84 720 built with '85 620 parts), Montana roadside garage-sale find, $40 for frame, BB, cranks, HS, stem and bars
Ultegra 6503 triple crank from Madison, WI (bike kitchen find)
28t ring from parts stash, 45T 9-speed middle ring from I honestly don't remember, 48T 9-speed outer ring from my Trek STP (Missouri eBay seller)
BB-M950 from Noo Yawk
600 Tricolor rear hub, Minneapolis
Sun CR-18 rims I picked up in Tempe last year
CHALLENGE Grifo XS tires from Portland bike swap a few years back
Campy 8s Ergo levers, Seattle CL
Sachs Quartz RD, Fresno CL

Other parts from my bin, origins a mystery

RobE30

My 74 International is my most diverse collection of parts

F/F- From @noglider that I traded a smaller International f/f for that I got from @konaaron snake
TA cranks- @HenryIII
Suntour sealed hubs laced to Mavic Module E rims- flip from Tampa Bay area that @miamijim assisted with years ago
Campagnolo seat post- Velofest flea market
Custom leather "Brooks Pro" saddle- @rhm
hammered fenders- VO
MAFAC canti studs- Kurt K (forget his handle on here)
MAFAC cantilevers- @ftwelder
Suntour barcons- @nlerner
Suntour 1st gen Cyclone fd-rd- Velofest find
VO front rack- @ColonelJLoyd
Nitto I-beam stem- trash picked
GB Rando bars- Velofest find off a 74 Raleigh Gran Sport
Superbe brake levers- Velofest find
Shimano 600 wide range 6spd freewheel- flip
Stronglight roller headset- flip from an 85 Trek 620
Vitorria Hyper Rando 700x32 tires- probably Thailand....

rhm

Holdsworth "531 Special" 650b conversion...

Frame and fork (with some rather bizarre augments), including Campagnolo Record headset, bought at Cirque du Cyclisme in Leesburg in 2014 with paint, boxlining, decals, etc by me
SR Custom Three crank from @jeirvine
Weinmann ZAC 19 rims from @nlerner
3ttt seat post from @jan nikolajsen;
home made saddle on a frame from a Middlemores saddle that I think came from @ScottRyder
Modolo brake levers from @ColonelJLloyd (though he got them from me )
Durkopp fenders and light housings from @RobE30 but he got them from @Zaphod Beeblebrox .
Velo Orange hardware on the fenders; lights modified with LED's by me.
Grand Bois Hetre tires from @Zaphod Beeblebrox
one of the water bottles was from @southpawboston
Shimano cassette hub, dumpster find
Shimano Ultegra fd from my father in law
Shimano Ultegra bar end shifters from @Henry III
Shimano Deore rd of some kind, used, probably from eBay
Shimano pedals of some kind, used, probably from eBay
Shimano dynamo hub, new, eBay
Tektro dual pivot brakes, new, probably from eBay
Cinelli bar and stem from another bike
Vaude handlebar bag, bought from another forum member whose handle I've forgotten

All my bikes have similarly complicated provenance stories.

jeirvine 

Nice build. Someday we'll have to get our two 650b Specials together, so they can make little junior Hodsworth 550A bikelets.

southpawboston

I'm impressed you can remember that. And I'm impressed that my shellacked twine job (from my GP-inspired days) has held up! It's going on five years!

Drillium Dude 

I'm with you - the best I can do is quote this from one of my build thread shout-outs:

"Okay, to close out this thread, I have a lot of people to thank

Without your assistance, parts and troubleshooting skillz this build might not have been possible:

Parts:

RogerM: Chorus RD, supplied for free, and the loan of a first-generation set of Ergopower levers so that I could learn the internal secrets!
Shnibop: Flawless Chorus brake calipers, received in trade for some minor drillium work.
Robbie Tunes: Downtube cable stop adjusters in perfect condition - again supplied free!
Stausty: Ergo lever spare shift triggers, supplied free!
champion city: Record Titanium seatpost for a very nice price and in superb condition.
Gomango: NOS Ergo cable set with all the trimmings in part-trade.
Rootboy: Spare Ergo brake cable housings with ferrules and old logos - free!

And I also thank those that contributed to the coffers so that I was able to buy the parts I sourced from Ebay or other members:

Shnibop: Now the happy owner of a perforated black Flite saddle and a set of Super Record brake calipers.
Gomango: Proud owner of a shiny, near-new Super Record one-bolt fluted seatpost.
Joe Barker: Happy camper with his Super Record crankset.

Cost analysis:

This was a pretty cheap build, considering some of the stuff I got for free (out of the goodness of members' hearts and Bike-Karma I had saved up). A breakdown:

Headset: $65
Crankset: $61
Vuelta chainring: $10
BB: $45
Cableset: $40
Ergopower levers: $100 (adjusted)
Upgraded brake pads: $12
Tires: $102
Seatpost: $80
LBS labor: $47.27

Total: $522.27

Of course, this does not include the returns on the parts I sold, but let's just say that in the end, it basically cost a little less than zero to make the transformation

Advice/Information:

I went back into my "Started Threads" and realized I made the decision to convert this from old to new on 20 November (my divorce was finalized just 11 days before, so perhaps unconsciously I wanted to solidify my moving on in a bike-related way). From the start, of course, I had questions. Lots of them. Thanks to those who were right there from the start to answer them

thirdgenbird: Ergopower expert extraordinaire!
Robbie Tunes: Drivetrain, gearing, Ergopower setup and BB advice from day one!
20grit: More Ergopower expertise, plus provided the video which served to get me started on tackling the disassembly!
Gomango: Across the board experience in all areas - and the go-to guy for the "second opinion"!
Rootboy: Lots of offline suggestions and support - when I needed to know I was doing the right thing...
Italuminum/rat fink: Chain tension/length suggestions and expertise.
Mr Ess: X9SL chain suggestion.
Michael Angelo/Poprad: Tag-teamed to inform me the steel coil cable would not be advisable!

Troubleshooters:

thirdgenbird: A guy who knows his Ergopower!

And we can't forget those who either said prayers for snow or simply told me to s**t or get off the pot

4Rings6Stars
MPC Biker

And, last but certainly not least:

Mapleleafs-13: For making the call for drillium Without that suggestion pretty much from day one, this build would've been less interesting and challenging.

For those of you seeing this thread for the first time, or are new to Bike Forums, I invite you to peruse the names above once again: these people make this worldwide community the best. The wealth of knowledge on here humbles me, and my sincere thanks go out to all of you who contributed to this fantastic project!"

***Btw, Robbie - you neglected to ID mapleleafs-13's contribution as coming from the Great White North Note that you made a contribution to this particular bike used as my example!

Adding a picture for posterity - and 'cause someone asked for pics:



DD

RobbieTunes

Noted and fixed! Thanks for keeping it where it needs to be, DD. Every time I see an orange bike.....

I'm not one for corporate wordsmiths, but "synergy" does come to mind.

One wonders how many bikes have been built, and ridden, and really, really enjoyed, because of the enthusiasm, benevolence, and just plain expertise available here on BF C&V? I can't say that I have a single bike that doesn't have some influence, contribution (be it in encouragement, advice, or bike part) or motivation supplied by people on Bike Forums C&V. In fact, the bikes I've flipped, built and sold without some kind of C&V influence actually seemed different, not even worth mentioning. Any time I've felt like simply getting rid of the mess and getting a new bike, or no bike, something on C&V snaps me back. 5 minutes, for example, spent with cehowardGS will make your month.

Then again, maybe I drink too much.

Drillium Dude 

I couldn't have put it more succinctly than that - I think you're onto something

I love the depth here, across the board. I can't believe I was thinking of punching out not one month ago!

DD

crank_addict

Terrific thread! Surely its the awesome creative builds, parts trading and sourcing. But also the camaraderie and learning from others. The build process is what puts soul into a bike.

Odd, weird, neat??.... while putting together a bike, I'll often think about where a part came from and or re-purposing it. Could be new or used. I know to be losing it by getting excited over acquiring someone's garbage looking 50's era brake cable housings- LOL.

Thanks all for bringing the fun!

Chombi

Have to admit it, but without eBay, all my bikes will be close to bare frames.....but then without the frames, 99% of which were bought from BF C&V forum members, I would not have bikes, so without BF C&V forum members, I would not even have most of my C&V stable!
Thanks very much guys!!

noglider 

@rhm, that Holdsworth is outstanding. It looks like one of those "if you could have only one" bikes. How do you like it?

rhm

Oh, it's good. Very good. Brakes are good. Shifts well. Fits perfectly. You're right, it is versatile enough for just about any riding. It was fine on a multi-day tour fully loaded around hilly New York State, and it has been fine on brevets. Really can't complain about anything! But nor is there any magic to the ride, regardless whether heavily loaded or not. It doesn't fly, hover, plane, whatever. It's just a bike.

RobbieTunes

I forgot to mention one thing. When I have spare parts, I don't think "what are they worth?" any more.
I simply wonder who on BF C&V might need them. That's an internal thing I'm not sure I always had.

crank_addict

+1
This is the spirit behind the C&V enthusiast. Actually quite infectious and a few LBS I know are the same way regarding old parts. I drop them off stuff and don't really give a hoot, who or what they do with it. But I do know they have catch bins and they allow me to have at it. I take only what I could use. Zilch for reselling or profiteering.

Matter of fact, after a few more projects to wrap up, I'll have a free for all parts grab. Everyone here has been super and its the very least I could do in return. Cheer's!

Brewsmith 

+1 Show it off @RobbieTunes

sailorbenjamin

Wull, here's the Berty Bott's Every Flavor Allegro with parts from at least 8 countries;
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...o-special.html
And my beloved Lentonstein, version 2.0;
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...rand-prix.html
and my pretty, pretty Phillips with Raleigh Golden Arrow wheels, Shelby Traveler fenders and lots of other jewelry;

The Super Course is midway through it's umpteenth rebuild, this time with a New Departure coaster brake that came to me in a box of crap.