1983 Univega Gran Turismo: OE front rack search
05-22-19, 03:47 PM
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you really can't....lol. i've got a vintage jandd that i either want to strip and polish silver or recoat it black. it's nice, it's functional, etc., but it just doesn't have the same flair as a blackburn. i also have a rear blackburn that actually says "jim blackburn....made in england", but the chainstay braces are broken off. need to find someone around here who can/will weld aluminum!
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05-22-19, 05:16 PM
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well, shoot....perhaps my memory is not serving me about that. it has been a while since i've laid eyes on it. nevertheless, it does say blackburn on it
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05-22-19, 08:42 PM
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so, i went and had a gander. it indeed says jim blackburn and, right underneath, USA. not sure where i got the england idea thingy....
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the rack on the roberts reminds me that at about the same time as the blackburn launch there appeared similar racks from japan which, iirc, were sold as minoura. this looks like it might be one of those. as i recall it they were unmarked. others are sure to remember these better...
this is post #13 from the "nice rack" thread. the roberts rack he refers to is quite like the rear one for my 'vega. iow's, quite likely what i have is a minoura, eh. one more mystery solved. the world is little brighter
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05-22-19, 09:06 PM
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I just pulled it out of the garage and took a quick look at it. The gears are not shifting properly, almost not at all, so I was going to fiddle with it but ran out of time and haven't even cleaned it yet. It was an estate sale pickup for $20 no pedals and the tires were shot so I put new ones on now just have to get back to it. Hopefully this week the weather has started to improve so it's time I take them all out approximately 50 and then cut down the herd. Its a disease much like being a Jet fan!
as for not shifting, heck...the rear cable's not even attached in your photo!
05-23-19, 01:59 AM
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by the way...
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I know-it’s almost as disappointing as when you open the “jugs” page on the Smithsonian site...
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05-23-19, 09:02 AM
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i'd be inclined to call it a disease IF you were sleeping with a bike in your bed...maybe a different one every night....and only certain "special" ones on holidays. and, maybe they all have names and you keep a photo album on the coffee table you gleefully like to share with your guests....which maybe you don't have so much of, anymore. otherwise, call yours just a moderate fixation...hehe
as for not shifting, heck...the rear cable's not even attached in your photo!
as for not shifting, heck...the rear cable's not even attached in your photo!
05-23-19, 12:29 PM
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are you the peeping tom i chased away. The cable was in bad shape so I was in the process of changing it and then ran out of time. As far as it not shifting I noticesd when pushing the derailleur even with the cable disconnected it does not move very far. I think I'm going to clean it de grease it and attempt to adjust it, hopefully I will be successful and I can get it back on the rode. BTW did these bikes originally come with barrel shifters or down tubes ?
not moving far? yeah, it could be all gummed up. or, maybe you're not quite pivoting it right to get it to move inward and down. hard to explain. anyway, some silicone never hurts
both of my '83's came with down tubes levers. given the updated nature of your equipment compared to mine, yours may have come with bar ends. but, i'm speculating....i have no real clue.
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Finally got around to tuning and fixing the Vega. The barrel or bar end shifters were a real pain but I shifted it from index to friction and that did the trick. Shifting nice now all I need is a pair of pedals and off I go.
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06-12-19, 04:18 AM
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went m.i.a., didn't i? sorry
they're just called bar end shifters....aka barcons. "barrel" is in reference to the adjusters for cable tension on either brakes or shifters. nice to hear you're up and running, though. kinda sad no indexing, so something is awry. accushift indexing, i take it?
btw, there's a GT....same year as yours....goin' for $120 on ebay right now. lusty!
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