Those wingnuts are awesome! Dang.

Picked up a pair of vintage Jandd panniers today. Price was right! They do have that mildew nastiness happening however. It’ll take a bit of effort to get ‘em cleaned up, and I think they’ll be worth the trouble.

Nearest co-op to me is called Bikerowave. Ive been wanting to visit them for years and i think this weekend I'll be going.

I emailed them asking if theyll do frame trades. And I'd more than willing to donate supplies

I volunteer at my bike coop three hours a week, so it took a few weeks to finish preparing this 1969 Raleigh Record for sale. It was a donation, and it needed a ton of work. Finally it meets my standards, and it rides quite well. I'm not sure how much we will ask for it, probably very little. We want to get poor people rolling.



More pictures here

The philosophy of our co-op is, one way to get poor people rolling is to sell nice bikes to middle-class people, and not for cheap, to subsidize building bikes for poor people. They claim that for every bike they sell, they give away two.

That's nice. I'll bear it in mind in case I have discretion in pricing.

Man do I love the co-ops I've been associated with. Once I can post pics I will show off some of the gems found at the Ohio City bike coop in Cleveland

Early 70s? Mondia Special at the Ventura Bike hub. I think around 51 cm. Really cool bike.

Bikerowave is a cool place to hang out. I volunteered there for a while and loved the vibe. I would have done a lot more but it was a long drive there after working all day at my paying job.

Rag & Bones is still working to settle into the new space. It's a shared "creative space" and the boundaries seem pretty fluid, as do many of the persons in the building. Anyway, they're getting more organized and seem to be getting some different stuff in. Pardon the crazy angles and bad photos; there's not a lot of space.

First up is a 23" Tempo. Somebody is bound to be interested in this one. Straight bar conversion but only $75!! I can check it out more closely if anyone wants.


A bike from the boom, a Fontan. This one was sold by Northern Virginia Cycles, which became Nova Cycle with a string of stores, which then went bust. Steel frame and parts, your basic French bike from the '70s complete with crusty leather saddle. Nothing special but nice to see.


After that another French classic of the same era and level, a Jeunet.


Something a little more modern, Cannondale H400 (hybrid 700C) frameset. This was a complete bike and I thought it had sold but evidently not. It would be a good find if this used the same geometry as their touring bikes.


And this little beauty was waiting outside (I went in through a different door). Looks like a 23" mixte but I didn't measure. Mismatched wheels but pretty cute otherwise.

These caught my eye yesterday at the Cleveland co-op.

Serotta Colorado. I don't know the year. It's not complete but still super nice.






Nishiki International

If only it was bigger or I was shorter!

I like the green on that Serotta. I'm 90 minutes outside Cleveland, but have never been to the co-op. I'll have to find a time to get there.

I briefly had a Serotta frame in that color, with a weld repair to one of the dropouts.

Sadness time. Went by the other day and this one was in the dumpster. Not my size, don't need it, hate to see it go.

80's Shogun Kaze TT bike.

It's been hanging around back for a while. I noticed it a while ago but was only interested in it's odd shaped frame. Now that I've looked over it more I think I want it. Tange 2 Tubing. Tubular wheels, 24" front 700c rear. Has full 6207 / 6208 components. A really nice condition Nitto 90 Stem and a Nitto handlebar that says Nitto Aerodynamics.

Even if I don't get it, I certainly will take it for a ride once it's cleaned up.

^^^^ And dawn-of-the-era 600 SIS. Nice snapshot of its time. Looks like it'd be a great fit for someone with long legs, short back and short arms, and the small front whaaeel avoids toe strike.

So I'm not the only one who coils up new cable cores and rides the bike a time or two (or more) before cutting them.....

Same here. Sometimes I make changes to the bike that may leave the cables too short.

Rag and Bones is currently closed but they park bikes outside so I found a couple of interest today, although nothing special.

Varsinental (one of each in same size and color).


24" wheel Varsity.

I've dropped in ours a few times as i have the key. Kinda boring when it never changes.

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Thanks for sharing this sighting.

Not often you get to see one so all original. Appears only changed fitting is the seat binder.

The Campag fingertips look just early eno' that they may yet have the metal expanders,

Have never seen an Impero body in this colour before.

We had two or three different importers for the marque in California at this time.

One of them brought in some machines from the manufacturer badged as Juvela.

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A hint, perhaps, at the origin of your moniker?
Brent

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Juvela is a second badge for Mondia. Sort of like Ventura is for Centurion, for example.

Same bicycles badged and transferred differently.

A way to pack more product into a given market...

Mr. Distributor to Mr. Retailer: "...as you know, the chap down the street has the rights to Mondia for this area. However, I can give you the same products under a different name."

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I like it!
Brent

Never got around to posting this I think, but...

PX10 ('68 I think?) from the co-op for $40.

First pic as found. The handlebars were upturned hobo style, when I first saw it mixed in with all the other bikes. Other than that, this is how it looked.

Middle pics getting rehabbed.

Last pics as it currently sits.

Scrapped non-original wheels, took off unnecessary junk, had to jack/pull stem out, as it was frozen. Saved original stem. Not on bike right now, but will switch back to it, as I liked it better. Leather wrapped rando bars, jap wheels (will probably upgrade to something nicer at some point), modified frame to accept dual pivot brakes. Kept original paint. Saved original saddle. Put on an aluminum seatpost to save weight + added quick release for more user friendly use.

This bicycle is a complete joy. It is so smooth, solid, and an absolute pleasure of a ride. I set it up as a 1x5 and it is probably the most satisfying drivetrain on a bicycle I've ever used. FD was trashed. RD was okay but heavy and clunky. The rear 105 it now wears is much smoother. Kept friction shifters. Each gear shift and a solid, sure 'ka-thunk' that is just mechanical perfection. I first got on it when the weather was about 25 degrees outside, and I was freezing because I couldn't stop riding it! Wish I'd have saved the little French flag decals around the tubing, but maybe I can get decals of those.

This has been kicking around the Cleveland Co-op for a while.

1976 Merz Touring. I tried to get some more information about this one but struck out. The bike with a serial number one digit lower was built in July 10th 1976.

The components aren't original, well not the derailleurs and the crankset. Derailleurs are from 1984. I didn't look for the crank but I'm assuming it's similar in age.

Look at that fork crown!! It's so nice. I wish this was a smaller size. Even for me this would be a stretch.