At the co-op
12-01-25 | 04:47 AM
#651
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Bikes are okay, I guess.
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From: Richmond, Virginia
Bikes: Waterford Paramount Touring, Raleigh Sports 3-speeds in M23 & L23, Schwinn Cimarron oddball build, Marin Palisades Trail dropbar conversion, Nishiki Cresta GT, Jeunet mixte
12-01-25 | 11:19 AM
#653
Paint stripper removes hard aluminum oxide AKA anodizing?
Do tell, I never heard that before!
BITD we had to use "the dangerous stuff" LYE.
or "the slightly safer stuff" Oven Cleaner
Unless you could cobble up a Frankenstein apparatus and hook up a car battery and bucket of water with an anode (or is that a cathode?) and watch the magic...with gloves, rubber boots and eye protection is ALL cases!
Do tell, I never heard that before!
BITD we had to use "the dangerous stuff" LYE.
or "the slightly safer stuff" Oven Cleaner
Unless you could cobble up a Frankenstein apparatus and hook up a car battery and bucket of water with an anode (or is that a cathode?) and watch the magic...with gloves, rubber boots and eye protection is ALL cases!
12-03-25 | 08:03 PM
#656
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From: Phoenix, AZ
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01-31-26 | 06:08 PM
#657
Mad bike riding scientist
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From: Denver, CO
Bikes: Some silver ones, a red one, a black and orange one, and a few titanium ones
Drilling out a rim for schrader from a presta valve isn’t uncommon. I’ve done it myself.
Taking a big chomp out of the rim with a grinder, on the other hand, isn’t.
Taking a big chomp out of the rim with a grinder, on the other hand, isn’t.
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
Stuart Black
Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
02-01-26 | 10:30 AM
#658
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A Pelizzoli ladies and gents
locked outside of the co-op last week. So kinda “spotted in the wild” too.
This is a very inspiring build. I’ve been wanting to do a chrome/“brushed” road bike for a little while. It’s not flashy but it is elegant. literally everything is tasteful.
the drive train is what was the most impressive. A topline crankset with a single chainring, a VERY wide range 6 speed cassette, and a Nuovo record rear derailleur.
locked outside of the co-op last week. So kinda “spotted in the wild” too.
This is a very inspiring build. I’ve been wanting to do a chrome/“brushed” road bike for a little while. It’s not flashy but it is elegant. literally everything is tasteful.
the drive train is what was the most impressive. A topline crankset with a single chainring, a VERY wide range 6 speed cassette, and a Nuovo record rear derailleur.
02-01-26 | 01:02 PM
#659
that's one very peculiar Pelizzoli!
NO braze-ons except for the (single) pair of WB bosses? I wonder if there was some visit from Drew involved?
Looks like the adjuster screw on the DS DO has gone away so this NR RD uses one of the oldskool "plates" to locate it.
Strange choice with that 'vintage' stem, but whatever ya gots, I guess...but is that some ALU alloy fork?
Last detail is this appears to be a Cinelli "can opener" type BB shell, which might place it in the timeframe before Cinelli started offering the replacement IC cast version in which the chainstay sockets got "rotated" 90 degrees
from the Cinelli catalog: CCM above with socket tangs at the sides, SCM below where the tangs are North-South
NO braze-ons except for the (single) pair of WB bosses? I wonder if there was some visit from Drew involved?
Looks like the adjuster screw on the DS DO has gone away so this NR RD uses one of the oldskool "plates" to locate it.
Strange choice with that 'vintage' stem, but whatever ya gots, I guess...but is that some ALU alloy fork?
Last detail is this appears to be a Cinelli "can opener" type BB shell, which might place it in the timeframe before Cinelli started offering the replacement IC cast version in which the chainstay sockets got "rotated" 90 degrees
from the Cinelli catalog: CCM above with socket tangs at the sides, SCM below where the tangs are North-South
Last edited by unworthy1; 02-01-26 at 01:12 PM.
02-03-26 | 11:55 PM
#661
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Joined: Jul 2020
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From: Oakland, CA
1962 AW hub from BikeTopia in Berkeley:
Weirdo leatherette handlebar(?) bag from the box-o-free-crap at Scenic Routes SF. (Non-profit community boke shop, so it counts)
Both are intended (ha!) for my Hercules Kestrel project.
--Shannon
Weirdo leatherette handlebar(?) bag from the box-o-free-crap at Scenic Routes SF. (Non-profit community boke shop, so it counts)
Both are intended (ha!) for my Hercules Kestrel project.
--Shannon
02-04-26 | 11:14 PM
#662
MAFAC Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2025
Posts: 480
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From: Montaña
Bikes: A few but not too many. Some new, some old. High ratio of Frenchies. Metal only.
Originally Posted by Robvolz
Hey co-op worker bees.
How do you organize/display your handlebars?
They are the scourge of any display where I've been
How do you organize/display your handlebars?
They are the scourge of any display where I've been
02-05-26 | 11:29 PM
#664
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Joined: Oct 2015
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From: PDX
Bikes: Merz x 5 + Specialized Merz Allez x 2, Strawberry/Newlands/DiNucci/Ti x3, Gordon, Fuso/Moulton x2, Bornstein, Paisley,1958-74 Paramounts x3, 3rensho, 74 Moto TC, 73-78 Raleigh Pro's x5, Marinoni x2, 1960 Cinelli SC, 1980 Bianchi SC, PX-10 X 2
03-24-26 | 05:21 PM
#666
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From: Denver, CO
Bikes: Some silver ones, a red one, a black and orange one, and a few titanium ones
My co-op (Bikes Together in Denver) posted today that the total number of used parts sold in 2025 was 7481. That’s a bunch of used parts!
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Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
Stuart Black
Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
04-07-26 | 10:16 PM
#667
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Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 1,533
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Bikes: 1964(?) Frejus Tour de France, 1967(?) Dawes Double Blue, 1979 Trek 710, 1982 Claud Butler Dalesman, 1983 Schwinn Paramount Elite, 1984 Miyata 1000, 2014 Brompton, maybe a couple more
Early 1980s Trek 620 62cm
This bike just came into Bike Saviours in Tempe, Arizona. Looks like just about all original--bearings are dry but otherwise in nice shape. Price will likely be very reasonable for local sale. They are not too interested in shipping.
04-25-26 | 12:16 PM
#668
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Bikes are okay, I guess.
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 8,058
Likes: 3,826
From: Richmond, Virginia
Bikes: Waterford Paramount Touring, Raleigh Sports 3-speeds in M23 & L23, Schwinn Cimarron oddball build, Marin Palisades Trail dropbar conversion, Nishiki Cresta GT, Jeunet mixte
Dropped by today and spotted this little R300 Cannondale with its 650 wheels. There was one like it months ago that vanished so it obviously did not leave or they got another.
And in the pedals bin I found a pair of Campy pedals with the little toe flips. Never was a Campy guy for but eight bucks I can afford to start accumulating this stuff.
And in the pedals bin I found a pair of Campy pedals with the little toe flips. Never was a Campy guy for but eight bucks I can afford to start accumulating this stuff.
04-25-26 | 01:15 PM
#669
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From: Phoenix, AZ
$8 for Campy pedals with clips. The current state of the used bike & parts market in one sentence.
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