Sixty Fiver

New old bike day...

mapleleafs-13 

this just means you have more storage for bicycles.

curbtender

Picked these up along with some Sheldon Brown stories from a former associate..

thinktubes 

Picked these up at a thrift for $1 each. The 3M book has almost 50 pages on servicing various models of coaster brake hubs

oddjob2

Mine cost a bit more than a good bike and is a vintage classic.

oddjob2

Nice! Is it worth picking up a Pugsly frame and fork for $300 US?

anixi

If it's a good fit, yes; absolutely!

Sixty Fiver

That is about half of msrp so not bad at all.

Wheels will start at around $500.00, tyres another $200 plus.

I paid 6 bills for the entire rig today... was a hell of a deal.

Sixty Fiver

[QUOTE=oddjob2;17854436]Mine cost a bit more than a good bike and is a vintage classic.

Some day...

GordoTrek

scored a decent set of White blumels off of a rampar r one, they look right at home on my 73 Gran Sport. the back one has a broken fender bracket, the rivets rusted out so i had to replace with regular bolts, but it works.

skidder

Looks like the Coleman 'pop-up' campers sold here in the USA . They used to be really popular, not as many around today, byou sill see them rolling down the highways in summer:

https://www.rctech.net/forum/attachments/other-items-sale-trade-wanted-buy/133129d1145314988-like-new-coleman-tent-trailer-2000-taos-101_0193.jpg

exmechanic89

Picked up an '87 Nishiki Backroads tonight for $25 off of CL. It's in pretty nice shape and is in my size amazingly. Wasnt able to ride it as it has a flat front tire, but tomorrow I'm gonna dig into it after I fix the flat. Mostly I'm hoping the thumb shifters/derailleurs are in good shape, the rest seems to be working well.

I used assemble & sell this very model at a shop I worked at until about '88-89. I love early versions of mtbs in general - it seemed like manufacturers were trying to immitate motorcycles with the oversize brake handles and bigger seats, yet the frames were very svelte compared to modern mtbs.

This particular one I bought has a killer (to me) teal paint job, with NISHIKI written in pink with white accents. So 80's! lol. I'm gonna do some basic adjustments tomorrow as needed and probably true the wheels, then eventually repack the bearings in the hubs, headset, and BB.

I'm so stoked to have found this bike tonight, I've been looking for one of these for a while but 80's mtbs are becoming pretty scarce now it seems. I also loved the Nishiki 'Alien', anyone remember those?

Pic shows bike after I removed the reflectors, spoke protector, cheap toe clips, and changed the front tube.

exmechanic89

Gorgeous! What a great find.

sloar 

Not really the catch of the day. This thing popped up on Craigslist yesterday evening at a good price. Ad stated nice condition, nice wheels and new conti 4000's. I emailed the seller asking if it was to late at night to get the bike. He said if I was serious he would meet. I was basically buying for the wheels and tires and resale the frameset. I told him if he would meet I would pay his asking price no questions.When I got there and saw the bike I realized it had 650 wheels, I went ahead and bought it seeing how this guy met me so late and I told him I would buy it.I don't think that saddle beam would hold my 200lbs.

thinktubes 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

69tr6r

That is a hell of a deal Sixty Fiver. The purple Pugs will only go up in value.

Sixty Fiver

This made the deal even sweeter... my first Pug was also an '05 and not many were sold here 10 years ago.

Now they are ubiquitous... our climate really favours having some big boots in the winter although I have the most fun rolling up those fatties in the summer on the trails.

They were only sold as framesets in '05 so there are no two builds that are the same, my old Pug had the SS wheelset which is actually better for winter and water.

toavii

Seem to be on weird run as of late. Only checking CL twice a day or so, looking for something specific and higher end as that stuff doesn't move as fast on MPLS/CL. This is now the second cheaper project that showed up a few minutes after checking and responding to it for the hell of it.


Lambert (what I think is a Grand Prix)


Most everything Lambert, labeled, components don't strike me as anything more than middling at best. Plastic Simplex rear der. Paint is actually very good, just a bit dirty. Should clean up pretty nice. Most likely not something that sticks around, probably just get it going again in my spare time and pass it down the line in.

However, Death Fork or no? Rather not be responsible for someone getting hurt. Based on Death Fork pictures, I don't believe it is but unsure if this is a later model or a pure replacement. Original Owner had no idea as it was the ex-husbands old bike bought new, haven't put a magnet to it yet, and haven't had it apart to inspect for markings. Probably won't for a little while either. Knowledge base here significantly greater than mine...

GordoTrek

my gran sport, now wearing the bluemels i saved from the coop

Glennfordx4

The 3m book was the first bicycle repair book I had, my Uncle gave it to me when I was 11 or 12 & I still have it here somewhere.

Glenn

JohnDThompson 

No, not a "death fork." It's a replacement, but much higher quality than what Yamaha provided.

toavii

That's comforting to know. Thanks. I'll inspect for markings to find out what it is when I drop the fork rebuilding the headset.

oddjob2

A couple of basket cases picked up in the last few weeks, total of $205:



This will get Northroads handlebars


Nice Fujita Belt Saddle on this Special Road Racer




Centurion paired with the Le Tour

thumpism 

What you need to do is find one of the 650 wheel Paramount PDG bikes from the early '90s and put that fork on it. And the beam would support you. Never heard of a failure on those, although they never were out in huge numbers.

sloar 

The beam is rated 240lbs so I'm ok. But, the bikes for sale. I don't want it.