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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-14, 02:17 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

yeah, 10$ for the bike, but how much did they...

yeah, 10$ for the bike, but how much did they charge you for the time machine?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-14, 01:44 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Awesome stuff, I had a blast narhay, thanks for...

Awesome stuff, I had a blast narhay, thanks for setting this up.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-14, 02:24 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Welcome to the forums DTSs, and what a great...

Welcome to the forums DTSs, and what a great first post. Perfect bike for the challenge too. You've done an amazing job on this bike, it looks much better than new.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-14, 09:36 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Bravely soldiering on. I've since broke the limit...

Bravely soldiering on. I've since broke the limit by shelling out 15 euro for a new Shimano DX cog and a fresh chain, because the old hyperglide cog and chain were breaking down a lot.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-10-14, 02:03 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

do it. excellent base. 100$ goes a long way in...

do it. excellent base. 100$ goes a long way in buying cans of olive drab primer and some dingy old drop bars.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-14, 01:45 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Outstanding achievement award for this ghetto fix...

Outstanding achievement award for this ghetto fix in perfect spirit of the thread!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-14, 04:04 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

A for effort Caveman!

A for effort Caveman!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-21-14, 03:45 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

What, is that a bike or the Curse of the Black...

What, is that a bike or the Curse of the Black Pearl?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-14, 04:03 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

It is. And my build is holding up great and has...

It is. And my build is holding up great and has proven to be a great little beast to commute on now that the sun's out again.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-14, 11:29 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Excellent entry with all that dorktastic...

Excellent entry with all that dorktastic accessories! Man that thing is clean.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-14, 11:10 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Must've missed you the :) No, not one of the...

Must've missed you the :) No, not one of the three Giants currently living in the bike shed, but a bike with much to fat tubes, clickety brifters and an overload of carbon. Last year was much better...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-14, 04:13 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Nice! BTW, I passed Non-Fixie HQ yesterday, it...

Nice! BTW, I passed Non-Fixie HQ yesterday, it was part of the 100 km loop for the Joop Zoetemelk Classic. The scenery was beautiful, but we could have done with a little less wind...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-13-14, 07:51 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

properly crummy bike, that Malvern Star. Love...

properly crummy bike, that Malvern Star. Love that colour scheme. Have fun restoring it!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-12-14, 03:04 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Nice bike, IJsbrand! I cheated by not converting...

Nice bike, IJsbrand! I cheated by not converting dollars to Euro's :rolleyes:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-14, 07:42 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Today, first test ride. About 90$ in, so nice in...

Today, first test ride. About 90$ in, so nice in budget. Now it's off to the 100 km mark!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7432/12989574674_e9b1122286_b.jpg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-14, 05:37 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

hehe, don't think it would sit well with ms. Ital...

hehe, don't think it would sit well with ms. Ital either.

BTW, I'm damn close to being done, I only need chainring and freehub spacers, but the neighborhood hardware store and LBS are all out of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-05-14, 07:14 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

haha whoops, on second reading that is a rather...

haha whoops, on second reading that is a rather ambiguous sentence.

Back OT:

The hyperglide lockring on the rear wheel of my 10$ wonder is very stuck, anyone got a good method of loosening it?...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-05-14, 05:19 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Haha, nice comparison. That Kona looks great too,...

Haha, nice comparison. That Kona looks great too, very versatile.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-14, 05:07 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

That wonderful beast was exactly what I had in...

That wonderful beast was exactly what I had in mind.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-27-14, 04:16 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

these two beg for a drop bar conversion and a...

these two beg for a drop bar conversion and a weight weenie program!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-27-14, 04:15 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

It can be done, for sure. but a set of decent...

It can be done, for sure. but a set of decent brifter cables is already pretty expensive, 40$ for Campagnolo at least. But then again, anybody that can pull a sub-100$ with ergopowers deserves a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-14, 07:33 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

that Kuwahara looks great, VintageRide. Perhaps...

that Kuwahara looks great, VintageRide. Perhaps not in the budget constraints but sure enough in the spirit of the thread.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-25-14, 03:58 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Off course. In the end the real challenge is the...

Off course. In the end the real challenge is the 100 km's, and if you just make it easier on yourself with cheap yardsale brifters, go for it!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-23-14, 11:32 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Some real result already, it seemed hardly...

Some real result already, it seemed hardly possible when you pulled that thing out of the trash. Very nice. And that looks like a great riding area too.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-14, 10:11 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

hehe, Wayne's World is just too funny. Love Mike...

hehe, Wayne's World is just too funny. Love Mike Myers.

Oh, and here's a little progress shot. Got some Fat Franks in the mail, and they fit great.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-22-14, 04:13 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

That's the spirit!

That's the spirit!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-21-14, 01:36 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Part of the charm of this challenge is that...

Part of the charm of this challenge is that there's such a huge amount of possible outcomes. People build neighborhood runarounds, fun roadies and SSMTB's already and everybody is having a lot of fun...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-21-14, 07:17 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Cool score, the tires even match. The thing I...

Cool score, the tires even match. The thing I really don't like about these early MTB's are those ridiculously upward-pointed stems, I fixed that with a road bike stem and riser bars for my own...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-20-14, 02:27 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

Some people view this contest to how low you can...

Some people view this contest to how low you can go down to 0$ with a cap at a 100$, others try to hit the 100$ as close as possible to get the nicest possible bike. Both are good fun, obviously. I'm...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-16-14, 08:40 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

I second that motion. I'm firmly in single malt...

I second that motion. I'm firmly in single malt territory still, but will probably move on to hobo moonshine when I'm done.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-14-14, 10:57 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

I've got the perfect candidate guys... too bad...

I've got the perfect candidate guys... too bad the skies came down as soon as I got it home. Portentous? pics tomorrow!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-13-14, 01:32 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

hear, hear. but bikes that are less than...

hear, hear.

but bikes that are less than 100$ but could still survive a transcontinental/diagonale/transalpine trek are the real winners. This puts this competition firmly in favour of all...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-13-14, 09:46 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 85,359
Posted By Italuminium

is a hundred in Euromoney ok? I guess I'll...

is a hundred in Euromoney ok?

I guess I'll have a hard time making this game work; a full overhaul including tires normally costs me about 75, but I'm not too good and wise of a shopper :)
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