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08-20-18 | 07:22 PM

#26

gugie

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Bike Butcher of Portland

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From: Portland, OR

Bikes: It's complicated.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wildwood

I have a Friend in [MENTION=385155]Brewsmith[/MENTION], who is passing on a very nice, lightweight British frameset+.
No pics, not a thread steal, I just promised above to be nice.

edit: Nice Raleigh [MENTION=381793]gugie[/MENTION]. I’m still basking in the glow of the Ride/Wrench WE.

It was great fun to have you, Andy, and Jeff to The Atelier for the pre-party. I'm already thinking of 2019

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08-20-18 | 07:50 PM

#27

ryansu

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From: Seattle WA

Bikes: 2009 Handsome Devil, 1987 Trek 520 Cirrus, 1978 Motobecane Grand Touring, 1987 Nishiki Cresta GT, 1989 Specialized Allez Former bikes; 1986 Miyata Trail Runner, 1979 Miyata 912, 2011 VO Rando, 1999 Cannondale R800, 1986 Schwinn Passage

Nice score, that Cooper color is cool. Someday I am going to have to see what all the 531 love is about, someday when I have fewer than 5 bike projects in the queue....

08-20-18 | 08:41 PM

#28

-holiday76

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From: Bucks County, Pa

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08-20-18 | 08:57 PM

#29

Charles Wahl

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From: NYC

Everyone needs friends like Andy_K.

08-20-18 | 09:36 PM

#30

noglider

aka Tom Reingold

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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA

Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charles Wahl

Everyone needs friends like Andy_K.

I haven't even met him, but it was because of his sharp eye and mind that made my trade possible. I put out a plea which was a long shot. I wanted a 56cm Lemond (or similar) Ti frame in exchange for my 53cm Lemond Ti. He was our matchmaker, mine and [MENTION=302815]Anti[/MENTION]_antipas. We've done the trade, and it worked out well.

I have a 1974 International, too, thanks to all the praise it gets here. And it lives up to my expectations and more. It's a great frame and platform for many kinds of builds. I painted it carelessly so I could build it and try it. My first build was from a mishmosh of stuff I had on hand. Then I redid it with all the stuff I want plus a 3x10 brifter drivetrain. If I had to own one bike, there are few that would be suited to the job, and this is one. I could live on this bike and almost sleep on it. It's not perfect. Tight maneuvers at high speed are not a strength, but that's the worst I could say about it.

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08-20-18 | 09:41 PM

#31

noglider

aka Tom Reingold

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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA

Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

Quote:

Originally Posted by -holiday76

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyTpu6BmE88

Thanks, Brian. That takes me way back.

08-20-18 | 11:41 PM

#32

RiddleOfSteel

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From: Portlandia's Kuiper Belt, OR

Bikes: 1987 Woodrup Competition - 2025 Trek Checkpoint SL 6 Gen 3 - 1987 Lotus Legend - 2024 Trek Emonda ALR Rim Brake - 1980 Trek 510 - 1988 Cannondale SR500 - 1985 Trek 670 - 1982 Trek 730

I was thinking this

08-21-18 | 10:38 PM

#33

Andy_K

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gugie

Glam shot

Your garage door is the perfect color for taking pictures of that bike.

I think they might have been able to go a bit shorter on that rear brake cable. I've got my International routed the same way.

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08-21-18 | 11:20 PM

#34

gugie

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From: Portland, OR

Bikes: It's complicated.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy_K

Your garage door is the perfect color for taking pictures of that bike.

I think they might have been able to go a bit shorter on that rear brake cable. I've got my International routed the same way.

A thousand pictures of a thousand bikes of a thousand colors on a thousand garage doors.

One of them is gonna be right.

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Last edited by gugie; 08-21-18 at 11:26 PM.

08-22-18 | 10:13 AM

#35

noglider

aka Tom Reingold

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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA

Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

I mounted my rear side-pull brake in front of the brake bridge for a nicer path for the brake cable. The cable guides are on the right, but modern brakes expect cables to be on the left.

08-22-18 | 07:16 PM

#36

Sir_Name

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From: Connecticut

Bikes: are fun!

Can’t wait to see this brought back to stock!

I’ve found that rear cable routing to be a nice touch if you happen upon one of these with cantis...

08-22-18 | 08:07 PM

#37

gaucho777

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From: Berkeley, CA

Bikes: 72 Cilo Pacer, 72 Gitane GT, 72 Peugeot PX10, 73 Speedwell Ti,l, 75 Peugeot PR-10L, 80 Colnago Super, 81 Zinn, 85 ALAN Cross, 85 De Rosa Pro, 86 Look 753, 86 Look KG86, 89 Parkpre Team, 90 Parkpre Team MTB, 90 Merlin

Very cool. Congrats on a nice score. Love the color, especially with then chrome lugs. Enjoy!