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Bikes: 1987 Mercian Pro, 1985 Shogun 500, early '70s Falcon San Remo, 1972 Peugeot PX-10, 1972 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, 1971 Raleigh International, 1971 Peugeot PX-10, 1970 Raleigh Professional Mk1
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Raleigh International disguised as a rando.
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1987 Mercian Pro, 1985 Shogun 500, 197? Falcon San Remo, 1972 Peugeot PX-10, 1972 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, 1971 Peugeot PX-10, 1971 Raleigh International, 1970 Raleigh Professional Mark I
Curator/Team Mechanic: 2016 Dawes Streetfighter, 1984 Lotus Eclair, 1975 Motobecane Jubile Mixte, 1974 Raleigh Sports, 1973 Free Spirit Ted Williams, 1972 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Philips Sport
1987 Mercian Pro, 1985 Shogun 500, 197? Falcon San Remo, 1972 Peugeot PX-10, 1972 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, 1971 Peugeot PX-10, 1971 Raleigh International, 1970 Raleigh Professional Mark I
Curator/Team Mechanic: 2016 Dawes Streetfighter, 1984 Lotus Eclair, 1975 Motobecane Jubile Mixte, 1974 Raleigh Sports, 1973 Free Spirit Ted Williams, 1972 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Philips Sport
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Bikes: 1978 Trek TX700; 1978/79 Trek 736; 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport; 1984 Schwinn Voyageur SP; 1985 Trek 620; 1985 Trek 720; 1986 Trek 400 Elance; 1987 Schwinn High Sierra; 1990 Miyata 1000LT
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#2079
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Bikes: 1978 Trek TX700; 1978/79 Trek 736; 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport; 1984 Schwinn Voyageur SP; 1985 Trek 620; 1985 Trek 720; 1986 Trek 400 Elance; 1987 Schwinn High Sierra; 1990 Miyata 1000LT
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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.
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.
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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Bikes: In USA; 73 Raleigh Super Course dingle speed, 72 Raleigh Gran Sport SS, 72 Geoffry Butler, 81 Centurion Pro-Tour, 74 Gugie Grandier Sportier
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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
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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Cambodia bikes, Bridgestone SRAM 2 speed, 2012 Fuji Stratos...
Cambodia bikes, Bridgestone SRAM 2 speed, 2012 Fuji Stratos...
#2082
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I have not put both of my Pro-tours here
My 81 here in Cambodia
centurion build (2) by Bwilli88, on Flickr
My 81 here in Cambodia
centurion build (2) by Bwilli88, on Flickr
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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
https://flic.kr/p/WzyUa8
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#2084
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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?
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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28 years old! Could pass for 28 weeks old!
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Bikes: Wow, where to start? A collection of 1980's and early 90's road, touring, and MTBs from the likes of Trek, Schwinn, Cannondale, Fuji, Miyata, Univega, Panasonic, and GT. It has gotten rather out of control.
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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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Bikes: 1980 Peugeot PFN-10, 1989 Bridgestone MB-3, 1988 Univega Alpina Uno, 1974 Velosolex Saint Tropez, 1995 Trek 830, 1986 Lotus Odyssey, 1987 Schwinn Mirada, 1987 Raleigh Elkhorn
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1986 Lotus Odyssey
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Bikes: Wow, where to start? A collection of 1980's and early 90's road, touring, and MTBs from the likes of Trek, Schwinn, Cannondale, Fuji, Miyata, Univega, Panasonic, and GT. It has gotten rather out of control.
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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
1998 Cannondale T500
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Bikes: Some mighty fine ones at that!
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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.
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.
#2092
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Bikes: 1976 Motobecane Grand Touring, 2013 Fuji Absolute 2.1 hybrid, 2000 Mongoose S2000 MTB, 2009 Schwinn Jaguar beach cruiser
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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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Commence to jigglin’ huh?!?!
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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.
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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Do you have more pix of this bike? It's glorious!
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Commence to jigglin’ huh?!?!
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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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