Bikedued

I have a question? Is there a "high quality" square taper BB left on the market? Phil wood I imagine? I mean something bulletproof that you can count on for long mileage?,,,,BD

I am only asking because the Shimano ones we sell at work seem a little chintzy, especially with a price of $13.

Chris_in_Miami

Very nice Sierra Bikedued! I love the massive crown on that fork.

mazdaspeed

Shimano UN-54

The Golden Boy 

A few years ago I got a set of 1.75 Paselas- they were cheap and I read about the "rep" here. I was using them on my 84 Stumpjumper that I was riding 14 miles to work- and then I got a set of 1.5 Paselas for the bike and moved the 1.75 over to my High Sierra- although I don't think I really noticed a heck of a lot of difference- I think I feel more "stable" on the 1.75" tires.

FWIW/YMMV/ETC...

The Golden Boy 

Tell us about the bike!!!

auchencrow

Beautiful bike, simmonsgc - You are a good husband. But what is it? I would have guessed an '82 614 with the top mounted DT shifters but the spider and rear DR look different.

simmonsgc

Thank you, guys. I wasn't thinking...just realized I didn't provide any info. Sorry. Serial number has it as a 1983 Trek 610. Suntour group, Cyclone II GT, half step + granny drivetrain, Sugino AT cranks, SR 150 pedals (Christophe cages removed in photo), 27" Rigidas, SR stem, Diacompe 500G sidepulls and levers, SR Laprade post. For the rebuild, I rebuilt the RD--it had a broken top pulley (I had to make a spline tool to open the derailleur body), rebuilt the brakes and added Koolstop Continentals, new cable and housings, cleaned an re-packed all bearing sets, trued and tensioned the wheels, new tubes and tires (27 x 1.5 pasela TGs), new SRAM chain, new hoods (cane creek). Found a great match for touch up at Advance Auto (GM Pewter metallic with just a touch of Testor's "Euro Gray" to dull it a bit, if anyone cares). I had a great time working on it. My wife is great and let me take my time on it. Her sister-in-law left it languishing in the family home's basement 25 years ago and recently gave it to my wife. It's great to take such a nice bike and get it back on the road. My wife will hopefully have many happy miles on it (we're both in our 50's). Anyway, thanks for asking, and thanks for the nice words. Here's the bike the day we brought it home, by way of comparison:

simmonsgc

Couple more shots, the drive train and a view from the front.

bikemanbob

Although I posted the Bridgestone before, I didn't do it with the gear. Thankfully, all the gear you see in the photographs is take-offs from flips. The panniers, front rack, and handlebar bag was gear that came from other bikes. Also, I made adjustments to the stem and seat post to fit me better.

(I know that the rear panniers are on the wrong side, but this arrangement worked best for riding. My heels kept hitting the rear panniers. I will change the reflectors at a later time.)

old's'cool

Here's my FrankenCilo, built this summer, captured in the wild on the commute home:

RavingManiac

Nishiki Seral


Nishiki Finished 002 by , on Flickr

badger_biker 

1987 Voyageur loaded and unloaded on a tour this fall.

cycleheimer

1983/84 Lotus Eclair (18-speed) with Tange Mangalloy 2001 frame and forks, Shimano Deore Group with Dyno Drive pedals, Dia-Compe 986 Cantilever brakes, Avocet leather touring saddle, 36/40 spoke count on the wheels.

tmh657

1983 Univega Specialissima according to the SN and component date codes. 36 spoke front wheel and 40 rear. Water bottle braze on under the down tube as well but not on the seat tube. I don't own it anymore as it was too small for me and the wife seems to think she only needs one bike, go figure. One day I will find one in a 58cm, or a Trek or...
A bunch more photos> https://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e3...Specialissima/

mandrake

With the bar-ends, cantilevers and small chain-ring, I would have expected rack threads on the fork. My Gran Touring of this era is similar, but has DT shifters and rack threads on the fork. Was there any indication of the type of tubing used?

sportridertex

Yes, I'd like one of these bikes in a 58cm size please.......

that_guy_zach

Just go this little guy together.

tmh657

No tubing decal or indication of the presence of one that is gone. Just the Univega decal on the seat tube and head tube. Maybe yours is a bit later as the research I found said that some of them had rack threads on the fork and water bottle braze ons on the seat tube, some didn't.

mandrake

Serial number on mine indicates 1984.

Capecodder

Just got back from my first 30 miles on my new touring bike, and it was outstanding......



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jbkirby

Feels good, doesn't it? Enjoy and keep us informed!!!

that_guy_zach

J+B has the Sugino 75, But its spendy.

jodypitch

Nice! And yet another use for Nevr-Dull!

The Golden Boy 

Meet the 1985 Trek 620. It came with some Sunshine/Araya wheels, but I came across these Atom high flange hubs on Mavic rims- they look sweet- and just had the rear hub overhauled. There were some problems with the stock Duopar derailleur, so that was swapped out for the Deore XT unit. The stock stem was a touch too long so that was swapped out for an SR stem. I came across the rear panniers on a CL ad for a bike in another state- the guy was really awesome and actually happened to be coming to WI to visit his daughter and sold them to me. They came with the instruction sheet- and coincidentally happen to be 1985 bags. The handlebar bag was another CL score. When I was looking into the handlebar bag- Scottryder gave me some advice about it- and kept me in mind when he ran across the snap on map case (thanks Scott!). The Mirrycle mirror was a gift from Chris In Miami (thanks Chris!).

When I was in the Army they said 'your fighting position is never finished.' Same goes for the bike- there's always "something." I've been riding it, but there's something else to do with it. The fenders are a particular challenge- and having issues because of the distance from the chainstay bridge to the tire. I'll probably be copying Robatsu's sliding bracket solution (brilliant engineering robatsu!). Although I really like the Sachs/Huret ratcheting shifters- I'm thinking about changing the shifting around- possibly replacing the freewheel and looking for some Tri-Color 600 shifters and going indexed. I've also got a line on some Suntour Command Shifters and an Accushift derailleur- so that's another option.

jar351