Super Course frame search
09-23-25 | 06:17 PM
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Bikes: 90’s Specialized Hard Rock Sport, 1975 Super Course mk 2
Super Course frame search
As I shared already I got this very clean ‘73 Capella lug SC sometime ago, but the frame is just a bit too tall for me to feel comfortable and safe riding it.
I saw a FB listing. A guy is selling a pair from ‘73. Same color. $300 for the pair.
The taller of the two is the same size as mine….and has been made road ready. The other is the proper size for my height but it needs some TLC.
Asked how much for just that one, he said $80. Done. Picking it up this week. It looks like my rideable ‘73 may become the parts bike.
Both are pictured.
I saw a FB listing. A guy is selling a pair from ‘73. Same color. $300 for the pair.
The taller of the two is the same size as mine….and has been made road ready. The other is the proper size for my height but it needs some TLC.
Asked how much for just that one, he said $80. Done. Picking it up this week. It looks like my rideable ‘73 may become the parts bike.
Both are pictured.
09-24-25 | 06:25 AM
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Bikes are okay, I guess.
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Lucky find with the color and size. Those long Huret shifters are something.
09-24-25 | 06:34 AM
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Good find. When you pick up the bike and post some pics, make sure you show the drive side with the components. That will help the hive mind in giving you ideas in how to fix up the bike.
09-25-25 | 08:47 PM
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From: Ogden, Utah
Bikes: 90’s Specialized Hard Rock Sport, 1975 Super Course mk 2
Brought it home today. I clearly have my work cut out for me. The paint is in bad shape. Lots of corrosion here and there on clamps, etc.
Hurét derailleurs front and rear. Stronglight cotterless crank…which I kind of like
But aside from needing new shifter cables and a saddle, it is basically a functioning bike. Even the old HWA Fong nylon tires are holding air. I’d like to put a 700c wheelset on the bike. I have a clean set of Continental Grand Sports ready to use.
09-26-25 | 08:12 AM
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Bikes: 90’s Specialized Hard Rock Sport, 1975 Super Course mk 2
It has been pointed out to me that this bike isn’t a ‘73 but instead is from 1972. I misidentified the lugs as being Capella. The color is identical to the other ‘73. That added to the confusion.
09-27-25 | 01:44 PM
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They are also a great way to snap shift cables. I used to break cables routinely when I had regular Huret shifters and Allvit deraillerurs.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
09-28-25 | 09:28 AM
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