Armstrong from the 60's
11-29-08 | 07:55 AM
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Armstrong from the 60's
This ebay bike ended a day or so ago with no bids and is now relisted, I was sort of coin flipping over it, not sure if it was more of a project than I wanted to get into. It kind of looks like a strip it down to bare metal and repaint/repair candidate, which gets into a total restoration, I'm not looking for that right now. But I do like Raleigh bikes and an Armstrong would be interesting to have.
So I'm looking for input on this bike, how far gone is it, do you think it could be a clean and build and ride it as is, so on and so forth. It's close enough I could pick it up in person. The seller is probably on the site here ("hello" if so).
I'd like to have a decent 10 speed to just putter around on for vintage ride days, something from the 60's or earlier. I'll probably do a search to see if I can find out how this bike would have been outfitted originally and see if I have enough spares around here to build it up with. I'm back to coin flipping so I'll probably just watch it to see if it sells or not. Maybe I"ll just go back to looking for something from the 50's instead.
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260323693594
So I'm looking for input on this bike, how far gone is it, do you think it could be a clean and build and ride it as is, so on and so forth. It's close enough I could pick it up in person. The seller is probably on the site here ("hello" if so).
I'd like to have a decent 10 speed to just putter around on for vintage ride days, something from the 60's or earlier. I'll probably do a search to see if I can find out how this bike would have been outfitted originally and see if I have enough spares around here to build it up with. I'm back to coin flipping so I'll probably just watch it to see if it sells or not. Maybe I"ll just go back to looking for something from the 50's instead.
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260323693594
11-29-08 | 08:12 AM
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The seller is Budget Bike Center on Regent St. in Madison, a long-standing brick-and-mortar operation. In my view, the starting price is high, but perhaps you could see the frame in person and make an offer?
Neal
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11-29-08 | 10:35 AM
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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;
I concur, Neal.
As a UCLA undergrad, I commuted on one these with a nice Cyclo 14-16-18-20 cogset on the Sturmey Archer AW hub. The frame is basic heavy gas pipe and nothing special, but the 4x3 hybrid gearset was a blast to use, with a single old school Simplex downtube lever on the right and the S-A trigger tucked under the left brake handle.
As a UCLA undergrad, I commuted on one these with a nice Cyclo 14-16-18-20 cogset on the Sturmey Archer AW hub. The frame is basic heavy gas pipe and nothing special, but the 4x3 hybrid gearset was a blast to use, with a single old school Simplex downtube lever on the right and the S-A trigger tucked under the left brake handle.
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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
11-29-08 | 11:08 AM
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I watched that one too, mostly because of the chainring. What stopped me was the really bad rust shown in one of the photos. I'd be concerned about the structural integrity of the frame.
11-29-08 | 02:28 PM
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I looked at that bike. Nice size, pretty decals. If I didn't have to pay shipping I might have gone for it. I've got a great pair of wheels just waiting for a frame like that.
11-29-08 | 07:40 PM
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aka: Mike J.
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From: between Milwaukee and Sheboygan in Wisconsin
Bikes: 1995 Trek 520 is the current primary bike.
Appreciate the input on it, looks like I'll have to make a run out to Madison and stop in at Budget and see what else they might have hanging around.
