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Old 06-14-19, 09:15 PM
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Raleigh International disguised as a rando.
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Is this your sig reference?


You Betcha!

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Originally Posted by ryansu
I lucked into this 1987 Trek 520 Cirrus at the co-op for $75 just in time for the Clunker Challenge and now that I completed the 100 k the bike will get some down time before its gets the Spa treatment and some upgrades.



87 Trek 520 which beside the replacement rear wheel and FW is pretty stock.


Wider bars, taller stem, plusher pedals and new bar tape. Not pictured Panaracer Paselas still need to find a Saddle. not a fan of the Vetta.
That's such a super slick bike- as is- and replacing the narrow bars- that will totally rule.

I had one of those saddles as well- I didn't like it either- HOWEVER- I've heard stories that they're somewhat desirable by the people who dig them- I think there's some kind of suspension built into them- unlike a lot of other saddles of this type.
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Old 06-17-19, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by The Golden Boy
You Betcha!

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It takes a special type of person to appreciate that. Kudos from one special person to another!
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I have not put both of my Pro-tours here
My 83 in Pennsylvania

IMG_20181002_105509465_HDR by Bwilli88, on Flickr


My 81 here in Cambodia

centurion build (2) by Bwilli88, on Flickr
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Originally Posted by bwilli88
I have not put both of my Pro-tours here


My 81 here in Cambodia

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May I ask what handlebar this is?
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Both bikes have some randoneur bars on them., The 81 is an SR randoneur bar according to my build list, I think the 83 chrome one is also an SR.
https://flic.kr/p/WzyUa8

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Rebuilt Dawes Galaxy

Just treated my 1984 Dawes Galaxy to a rebuild after a minor crash — it came out without a scratch.

New parts:
— Nitto tallish stem and Rando bars
— gran compe levers. On one, the cable end inside seems to get caught between positions leading to creaking and snapi noises when applying.
— original weinmann 737 (solid straddle) centrepulls. The front slots still need a tiny bit of filing to get the reach
— spa cycles 28-44 (triple with bash guard) crankset
— 107mm tange BB. Helps to give a chain line so that the 44 works well with all cogs of the 6 speed freewheel. I may add a third chainring at some point but for now i like the setup.
— bar tape... think I’ll do brown cork but it’s not on yet.
— SKS chromoplastic guards.

Old:
— suntour ratchet shifters
— Blackburn rack, have a front to put on too
— suntour vx gt RD and AR FD. They do a good job, I may have the next chain a little longer to have even less stress on the spring. Big-big is a used gear with this setup.
— laprade seatpoat, and a reissue turbo saddle clinging on for dear life with a coke-can shim.
— open sport rims on shimano 600 hubs.

from a quick shakedown ride I love it so far. Really much more useable gears for a commuter/tourer. Any ideas on the creaky/Ill-seating brake cable end in the lever? Perhaps a bit of oil, or a misshapen cable end that needs wearing down a little?




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Old 06-20-19, 05:36 PM
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And just added... thinlines

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28 years old! Could pass for 28 weeks old!

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Got to take the Fuji TS-IV up to the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail this week in Northern Michigan.




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1986 Lotus Odyssey
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Landed a very nice small frame 1998 T500 yesterday. Nice upgrade to bar end shifters as well. Now my wife has a fleet due to my addiction to grabbing up nice classics. Hopefully I will run across one of these in my size some day for the right price.



1998 Cannondale T500
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This is a 1981 Miyata Gran Touring that I bought as a frame on eBay. All parts were cannibalized from a 1979 Centurion Super LeMans and a Univega Alpina Pro.



1981 56 cm Miyata Gran Touring double butted CroMo frame with 1024 hi-ten fork and Tange Falcon headset and Sakae Laprade seatpost. From eBay.
Sakae Randnnr bars and SR forged stem from Centurion Super Lemans.
Suntour Barcon bar end shifters from the same Centurion.
SR Apex 52/40/28 triple crankset from eBay.
MKS Quill pedals with Christophe straps from Centurion.
Suntour AG tech front derailleur from Univega Alpina Uno
Suntour AG tech rear derailleur from Univega.
Diacompe 980 cantilever brakes from Univega.
Suntour Tran-Z gold 14-30 6 speed freewheel from Centurion.
27 x 1 1/4" Araya rims laced to Suntour sealed bearing hubs, 40/36 spoke from eBay.
Soma Ta-Bo saddle from Salvation Army.
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Current state of my 1976 Motobecane Grand Touring


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That is so "time machine" shiny and beautiful! Congratulations!
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I may have posted this before, but....

1978 Jim Merz touring

Built for and ridden 3500 mi cross country then ridden by the original owner for 40 more years and passed along to me.

He used Blackburn racks so no custom Merz ones.

This bike rides like a dream, Crater lake was perfect on it.






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Originally Posted by The Golden Boy
That is so "time machine" shiny and beautiful! Congratulations!
Thanks, G.B.! It's spotless. Like new. Not the way a true 28 Y.O. touring bike is supposed to look!

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Originally Posted by dickbandit
1986 Lotus Odyssey
Do you have more pix of this bike? It's glorious!
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Originally Posted by The Golden Boy
Do you have more pix of this bike? It's glorious!
Thank you!

I posted this thread on it yesterday: 1986 Lotus Odyssey

I’ll share a few more pics here. I just finished the rebuild last week. I still need to do some work on the original wheel set and get it back on the bike.
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On a tip from another C&V member earlier this year, I stopped by the Memphis Revolutions Co-Op to check out a Schwinn Voyageur. As fate would have it, I missed out on the Voyageur, but I came away with this 1986 Maruishi-built Nashbar Toure XC for $50. Following a good cleaning, I replaced the wheelset with a 7spd Shimano/700c Sun Mistral wheelset shod with 35s, a Deore LX front derailleur, an SRAM 8spd chain, Shimano PD-T100 pedals and a Brooks saddle. DT shifters mounted to bar end pods now handle the gear-change duties, and the Shimano non-aero brake levers gave way to Dia-Compe 252s. I thoroughly enjoyed the rebuild process and am so happy with the outcome. The ride quality is just so nice.
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Originally Posted by tyler_fred
I came away with this 1986 Maruishi-built Nashbar Toure XC
Thats a great looking tourer! I like the matching rband old Nashbar panniers too- nice touch.
Where did you go for the camping?
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