New old bike
01-04-07 | 01:49 PM
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From: Southern Oregon
New old bike
I have been searching for an older steel mountain bike for over a year now. I mentioned this to our bike group a couple of days ago and one of the members dropped off just what I was looking for, no charge. He gave me a Univega Range Rover ES that came as an 18 speed. It came with Exage Country derailers which were rusty as can be. The bike frame shows only a little surface rust which came off with a little elbow grease. I cold set the rear dropouts to 135mm and put on a set of 8 spd wheels that I had. I replaced the cables and cable housings and both derailers and put on some different shifters and brakes. I had all of this stuff in my parts drawer so I don't have any money in the bike. I have no idea what year this bike is but with the long chainstays and sturdy Tange Chromoly frame it ought to make a fine touring bike.
01-04-07 | 09:02 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
There is no new bike like a "new old bike"! Have fun and let us know how it turns out.
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"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
"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
