Originally Posted by Bikedued

I saw that, and was VERY tempted. That's the earliest Tempo I've personally seen.,,,,BD

I'd put Cyclone M-II on it. Just me though.

Originally Posted by MiloFrance

Picked up at the community tip in Bristol. Should never have sold it.

Originally Posted by sevenmag

My helper at work who does some odd jobs on the side got some work from a realtor patching up and cleaning out a rental property. He told there was a a bike in the shed and asked me if I'd like him to bring it in to work. He only knew it was a Raleigh. This is what he showed up with. I'm going to keep it and use it for fun rides and such. I'd like to know about when it was made.

Originally Posted by Paulfs67

This is going to build up really nice, can't believe that someone would throw that out

Originally Posted by JamesRL

The Browns sticker means that more than likely this is a Canadian built Raleigh. They opened the plant in 1973, I would second the guess of 1983-85. We might have a better guess if we see the components, like the derailleur.

Originally Posted by coolkat

Just bought this early '90s O'Brien at a garage sale. Local small-time framebuilder; so small, in fact, that there is zero info online. Unfortunately, it's much too small for me.
Edit: Just got a reply from the framebuilder--it's Columbus SL with Cinelli lugs. Why can't it be a 56??

Originally Posted by Steve Whitlatch

I rescued this Canondale from the back of a scrapper pickup truck. I was parked for lunch about 4 blocks away from the scrap yard he was headed to. Most of the time the bikes they have are department store mountain bikes but when I looked down I saw "Cannondale". I was lucky he had the red light. I honked for him to pull over and asked how much for the bike. He asked more than the scrap value but it was well worth it to me I think. I assumed the wheels where 700c but I was wrong. The tiny bike has 650 x 23 tires. Its missing the seat post, pedals, chain and rear derailleur. I have a spare 105 in my parts bin and I should be able to come up with a seat and post pretty easy. Wheels spin smooth, no hops but need to be trued a bit. I hope the grip shifters work. She is a 1993 R700 TT Tri bike, very small. I could not let her get melted. Should be a fun bike to fix up.

https://www.vintagecannondale.com/year/1993/1993.pdf

Originally Posted by Uncle Randy

Maybe you should check with the people at the scrap yard, Steve. Did you see this bike with Campy components that a new member bought for $5 at a scrap yard? The bike has an M&M Cyclery sticker on it so the yard is probably somewhere in Chicagoland.
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...ify-frame.html

Originally Posted by db130

I drove an hour each way to pick up a 1973 Schwinn Super Sport with a 23" frame(which is more or less my size). It needs a bit of work as it came with a dead rear derailleur and came without a chain. It's also missing the rear brake line. In the interest of keeping costs down, I am going with a Shimano TX35 RD. It does have the original Atom pedals and the rear shelf. The front wheel looks to be salvageable but the rear wheel may not be.

Originally Posted by turky lurkey

Great bike, I know you posted it a couple weeks ago. How's the progress coming on it?

Originally Posted by rjhammett

I had a productive weekend picking up bikes. I doubt that any of the early 90s bikes I bought were headed for the dump but all three were collecting dust. I dropped a total of $120 for a '91 Bridgestone RB-T, a '94 Bianchi Osprey and a '94 Trek 850. I will be busy for a couple weeks getting them all cleaned up, lubed and tuned. I had a week or two with nothing to work on and was going through withdrawal so I am now happy. I will post pictures once they have been rehabbed.