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02-10-12, 12:23 PM
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The phn camera sucks but heres a better pic of the bikes i got out the trash....after i took the foam off the bars and rusty crap off um! still need cleaned up thow,
02-10-12, 03:39 PM
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Nice trash finds! The red one especially.
Typical phone-camera results. Need to flood the interior with light since there's no real flash. Plus, any rotating motion will result in a photo that's part focused, part stretched.
Typical phone-camera results. Need to flood the interior with light since there's no real flash. Plus, any rotating motion will result in a photo that's part focused, part stretched.
02-10-12, 08:38 PM
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Had a couple of interesting pickups today. First, I got my third Tenax frame Schwinn in February, this time a huge 1987 Prelude. Needs work (natch), but should turn out OK.
My better pickup was at a local bike shop. They wanted to sell off some of their old NOS left overs. The stipulation was you had to take an entire bag, no picking through it. So the first bag I took was the chain ring bag. I could see it had quite a few in it, and some nice ones. The second was a freewheel bag. After taking those two, they let me pick through the misc wheel pile, and the derailleur bag. And at the end, they let me take one hub from the orphan hub box.
I ended up with 34 chain rings, some misc Campy, two new in package Dura Ace, one new in package Ultegra, and a lot of other ones. The freewheel bag had a nice NOS 7 speed Suntour Winner Pro. My lone hub was a 7400 DA front hub with skewer.
Interesting "two piece" RD. OK, the cage is broken off.
My better pickup was at a local bike shop. They wanted to sell off some of their old NOS left overs. The stipulation was you had to take an entire bag, no picking through it. So the first bag I took was the chain ring bag. I could see it had quite a few in it, and some nice ones. The second was a freewheel bag. After taking those two, they let me pick through the misc wheel pile, and the derailleur bag. And at the end, they let me take one hub from the orphan hub box.
I ended up with 34 chain rings, some misc Campy, two new in package Dura Ace, one new in package Ultegra, and a lot of other ones. The freewheel bag had a nice NOS 7 speed Suntour Winner Pro. My lone hub was a 7400 DA front hub with skewer.
Interesting "two piece" RD. OK, the cage is broken off.
02-10-12, 08:48 PM
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Nice haul wrk101. I had the little sister to the Prelude a few years ago in mint condition and sold it to a friend of Scottryder. One of the few bikes I've sold that I wish I held on to...
Is that a 9s XT rear derailleur in the middle of that third pic by any chance???
https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/...750_SS%29.html
Is that a 9s XT rear derailleur in the middle of that third pic by any chance???
https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/...750_SS%29.html
02-10-12, 09:48 PM
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[QUOTE=4Rings6Stars;13837370
Is that a 9s XT rear derailleur in the middle of that third pic by any chance???[/QUOTE]
Yes, although it is not complete (the rear of the cage and the pulleys are MIA). I dug through their large pile of derailleurs, and grabbed anything that was decent. There is a Sante RD (used, missing one pulley), a NOS tricolor FD, three different model XT FDs, all NOS: M751, M735 and M738.
Is that a 9s XT rear derailleur in the middle of that third pic by any chance???[/QUOTE]
Yes, although it is not complete (the rear of the cage and the pulleys are MIA). I dug through their large pile of derailleurs, and grabbed anything that was decent. There is a Sante RD (used, missing one pulley), a NOS tricolor FD, three different model XT FDs, all NOS: M751, M735 and M738.
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02-14-12, 02:14 AM
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We have a policy at our co-op that, when trikes get donated we give them to people who need them and cannot afford them as a new trike is an expensive beast.
This one has a rear drum brake and a wide range 6 speed drive and my housemate, who has a severe disability that limits his walking and ability to balance on a 2 wheeled bike looked like a 10 year old kid when he took his new bike for a ride. He is already planning to go out tomorrow morning for coffee (with me) and when he saw the basket the first thing he said was that he could take the dog for rides and she already went for a quick spin and seemed very approving of the new "dog bike".
He also said that shopping will be awesome now that he can carry more stuff home in the basket as he should not be carrying things too far (he does not drive).
He will share it with our neighbour and his friend and she too would like to get riding and for her it is probably a matter of life and death and she is morbidly obese and has limited ability to walk.
Will replace the POS shifter with an orphaned Suntour half ratchet thumbie tonight and put some Kool Stop salmon pads up front and think I have some spare lights and a nicer saddle as the one on the bike has bent rails.
This is one of the best catches ever... it is nearly mint and even came with it's orginal owner's manual and I rode it home 8km and found it to be a very pleasing ride although my back hates me now.
Am still pretty happy to see the look on my housemate's face...he is the kind of person who has very little but would give you the shirt off his back if you asked... said he envied people he saw who had trikes and now he has one of his own.
This one has a rear drum brake and a wide range 6 speed drive and my housemate, who has a severe disability that limits his walking and ability to balance on a 2 wheeled bike looked like a 10 year old kid when he took his new bike for a ride. He is already planning to go out tomorrow morning for coffee (with me) and when he saw the basket the first thing he said was that he could take the dog for rides and she already went for a quick spin and seemed very approving of the new "dog bike".
He also said that shopping will be awesome now that he can carry more stuff home in the basket as he should not be carrying things too far (he does not drive).
He will share it with our neighbour and his friend and she too would like to get riding and for her it is probably a matter of life and death and she is morbidly obese and has limited ability to walk.
Will replace the POS shifter with an orphaned Suntour half ratchet thumbie tonight and put some Kool Stop salmon pads up front and think I have some spare lights and a nicer saddle as the one on the bike has bent rails.
This is one of the best catches ever... it is nearly mint and even came with it's orginal owner's manual and I rode it home 8km and found it to be a very pleasing ride although my back hates me now.
Am still pretty happy to see the look on my housemate's face...he is the kind of person who has very little but would give you the shirt off his back if you asked... said he envied people he saw who had trikes and now he has one of his own.
hows the roommates trike doing?
02-15-12, 05:04 PM
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Well, I got a couple more interesting pickups in the last few days. First was a 1984 ish Trek 420. Really good shape, should clean up well. Seller lived two blocks from my mountain house.
The second is a 1980 Raleigh Super Course 12 (guess on age). This one is a bit of a frankenbike. Has a MTB RD, and unfortunately, the rear wheel is a replacement (the front appears to be original, at least it is a Weinmann concave rim. What made this deal good, is that I traded two donor frames to a SS/FG builder for this bike. It was a win/win, as the guy really needed something not so freakin huge (traded him two 53cm frames), and he was going to strip this bike and just use the frame. For me, I have a pile of Raleigh panto'ed components, so I will be able to get an appropriate RD on here. And I like projects. And I like pruning the left overs. So we both came out great on this one. This came from the same guy I got the Prelude (above) from. We worked out a tentative deal then, but I needed to return with some trade stock.
The second is a 1980 Raleigh Super Course 12 (guess on age). This one is a bit of a frankenbike. Has a MTB RD, and unfortunately, the rear wheel is a replacement (the front appears to be original, at least it is a Weinmann concave rim. What made this deal good, is that I traded two donor frames to a SS/FG builder for this bike. It was a win/win, as the guy really needed something not so freakin huge (traded him two 53cm frames), and he was going to strip this bike and just use the frame. For me, I have a pile of Raleigh panto'ed components, so I will be able to get an appropriate RD on here. And I like projects. And I like pruning the left overs. So we both came out great on this one. This came from the same guy I got the Prelude (above) from. We worked out a tentative deal then, but I needed to return with some trade stock.
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02-15-12, 05:22 PM
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My other recent pickup, off fleecebay, is this Paramount sign. With my budding Schwinn/Paramount collection, I figured I needed another sign to put in my workshop. I think this is vintage, but I do not know. I like it regardless. Its a decent size, about 8 inches tall by 26 inches long.
02-15-12, 10:04 PM
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saw an ad online "Norco Mocha" with no pic and very little info. $150
I do a little research, and I'm thinking it might be this. So I email the guy and ask him about the derailleurs and if they have any model names on them. "Shimano" he says. I say yes I assumed, but do they say anything else like Deore, etc, and how many speeds does it have. This was about an hour drive out of town so I wanted to be sure it was worth the drive. "Deore XT and it has 8 gears" he says. I ask if there is any rust, "nope." So I get the address and go out. Company pays for my gas anyway
Turns out it's a young kid selling the bike, and the bike was pretty s*** hauled. Only had a 6spd FW on it with bolt through axel hubs. Rims were rusted, crank bolts missing, blots missing out of stem, and stem is seized. However it did have a nice axiom handle bar, and indeed it did have a Deore XT derailleur, long cage, RD-M739 (which says 8 speed on it so maybe that confused the kid), as well as a Shimano STX FD-MC34 top pull derailler, KONA seat post, and a decent Sakae crank. It looks like somebody tried to work on it in the past and gave up hope. All the parts do appear to match the '96 Mocha, except the wheels and the brakes.
My main interest in this bike was the wheels and drivetrain, have a big 26er frame that I want to buildi as a dirt tourer/city bike. His dad was there too, and insisted it was all up to the kid. They were nice people. So I told them because of it's poor condition, and that most of it would go in the junk pile I couldn't give them anywhere near what they wanted. He told me to make an offer anyway, so I said I could give him $20. Offer accepted, and now I have an RD for my build. The crank, FD and other parts will be usefull elsewhere I'm sure. Always nice to have a nice triple kicking around.
Sometimes that mysterious CL ad just isn't the catch you were hoping it to be!!!
When I told him I was into fixing up old bikes, he mentioned his mother in law has some really old ones that belonged to her father (I'm thinking 50's and 60's). He thinks one is a Schwinn and one is a CCM. He took my number and said he'd find out what they were and let me know. Like I said, nice people!
I do a little research, and I'm thinking it might be this. So I email the guy and ask him about the derailleurs and if they have any model names on them. "Shimano" he says. I say yes I assumed, but do they say anything else like Deore, etc, and how many speeds does it have. This was about an hour drive out of town so I wanted to be sure it was worth the drive. "Deore XT and it has 8 gears" he says. I ask if there is any rust, "nope." So I get the address and go out. Company pays for my gas anyway
Turns out it's a young kid selling the bike, and the bike was pretty s*** hauled. Only had a 6spd FW on it with bolt through axel hubs. Rims were rusted, crank bolts missing, blots missing out of stem, and stem is seized. However it did have a nice axiom handle bar, and indeed it did have a Deore XT derailleur, long cage, RD-M739 (which says 8 speed on it so maybe that confused the kid), as well as a Shimano STX FD-MC34 top pull derailler, KONA seat post, and a decent Sakae crank. It looks like somebody tried to work on it in the past and gave up hope. All the parts do appear to match the '96 Mocha, except the wheels and the brakes.
My main interest in this bike was the wheels and drivetrain, have a big 26er frame that I want to buildi as a dirt tourer/city bike. His dad was there too, and insisted it was all up to the kid. They were nice people. So I told them because of it's poor condition, and that most of it would go in the junk pile I couldn't give them anywhere near what they wanted. He told me to make an offer anyway, so I said I could give him $20. Offer accepted, and now I have an RD for my build. The crank, FD and other parts will be usefull elsewhere I'm sure. Always nice to have a nice triple kicking around.
Sometimes that mysterious CL ad just isn't the catch you were hoping it to be!!!
When I told him I was into fixing up old bikes, he mentioned his mother in law has some really old ones that belonged to her father (I'm thinking 50's and 60's). He thinks one is a Schwinn and one is a CCM. He took my number and said he'd find out what they were and let me know. Like I said, nice people!
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02-17-12, 02:06 PM
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latest find:
took off baskets,wheels,and chain. changed the 52 to a 39....
also removed handle bar and chainguard!
looked at amazon for a few item im wanting!
fun build!
took off baskets,wheels,and chain. changed the 52 to a 39....
also removed handle bar and chainguard!
looked at amazon for a few item im wanting!
fun build!
02-17-12, 02:35 PM
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My browser gives me fits trying to view this thread. Does somebody host their pictures on a russian site that is full of spybots?
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02-17-12, 02:56 PM
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02-17-12, 03:05 PM
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I've had it happen before. It might have even been this thread. Are you seeing it too? I don't know, maybe it's a Google Chrome thing, or just a me thing.
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02-17-12, 03:11 PM
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Chrome was having fits about all the pics full of bad code and my chromebook wouldn't even LET me look at that page.
02-17-12, 07:34 PM
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I traded a pretty rough 1990 Trek 330 49cm for this 1999 Specialized Rockhopper today. I'm very pleased with this deal.
Now with bigger tires! Maxxix Ignitors 26x2.35's. Sweetness.
Now with bigger tires! Maxxix Ignitors 26x2.35's. Sweetness.
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02-18-12, 07:31 AM
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Campagnolo 2nd Gen C-Record Crank for my Trek 730 Shows wear but I'm pretty happy with the bargain price I paid for it. Similar are fetching $150 on Ebay.
02-18-12, 09:52 AM
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A friend of mine literally saved this from the dump this past fall.
The County Landifll has a very strick "no rumaging" policy. My friend ended up spending an hour and a half unloading his truck waiting until there were no employees around before he scooped this up and hit the road.
It's a bit rough and not complete, but at least it didn't get melted down and make into a fender for a Kia.
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The County Landifll has a very strick "no rumaging" policy. My friend ended up spending an hour and a half unloading his truck waiting until there were no employees around before he scooped this up and hit the road.
It's a bit rough and not complete, but at least it didn't get melted down and make into a fender for a Kia.
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