Nice pick up!

Sweet!

That doesn't look too far from 60cm, is it a 58? I sympathize with your size situation, I wish my PT3500 was a 54cm rather than a 58, it's a lovely and practical bike.

Great score on the Shogun, BluesDaddy! I recently bought a bike with the same horrid Spenco gel pad on it, I hoped it would fall off while traveling home on my rear rack on the highway, but no such luck. Instead, I hit a storm and it soaked up a gallon of water and got twice as nasty.

For posterity...

Men's SHOGUN Alpine GT Bike - $55 (Concord, N.H.)

Date: 2010-05-21, 9:18AM EDT
Reply to: sale-xcsau-1751917092@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]



Mens SHOGUN Alpine GT Bicylce w/ 32" stand over height in Good condition. The front brake will have to be reattached but other than that a very nice bike.

• Location: Concord, N.H.
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

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New RB-1 frame!

The swap:

http://home.comcast.net/~sutters/rbs.jpg

I went to help my parents organizing a charity fundraising today and there was this little baby who was just asking to be ridden again. For 70 euros I decided to save her from the dump.
I've never had a drop bar bike before but I couldn't resist. I guess with a little tuning this will become a great and fun way to exercise.
The frame is made by Primo Liberati a very well known bicycle shop in Rome...and it must date back to the '80s... this is all I know about this bike... what do you guys think?
Any suggestion of parts to replace/update?

I promise I will post other pictures after a nice cleanup

Nothing wrong with Suntour VX bits. If it is still tight no real reason to change unless you want to upgrade to Campy or put brifters on it.

Looks like a nice score. Look forward to the after pictures.

Yeah defiantly a 58 and ran out of seat post before I ran out of legs.

I',m a bit of a goofy build. I'm just under 6'1" but I can flat foot 35 inch stand over. Most of my bikes are 63cm but a 60CM frame is about right for my reach with an average length stem. Most 80's steel bikes the top tubes seem to run a little shorter then the newer bikes like my Canondale so the 58's just don't work.

I perfer the taller bike for the naturally higher handle bars anyway.

I've always wondered if we had guys out hitting flea markets/estate/yard sales in Italy for thier old steel. Craigslist sucks over there, 3 post in the last month?
http://rome.it.craigslist.it/bik/1751820763.html

Nice bike. Other than if it needs cables or tires, I would not change a thing.

I've not heard of Liberati but they are still around. http://www.cicliliberati.it/index.htm

Not a lot of Volkscycles around, that's for sure. They did make high end sports tourers too, and I LOVE mine. I almost sold it
a few weeks ago, but have decided to hold onto it. 71-73 era Mark 100. Fully chromed frame with the lugs and dropouts left
chrome, early Dura Ace brakes and cranks, Crane RD. Quite a nice bike in it's day, though not a super recognized brand.,,,,BD

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...cycledone2.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...DuraVolks1.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...cycledone1.jpg

If you compare the VX bits to what you were getting from the other guys at the time you will find the VX to be superior in every respect and in most cases, lighter weight to boot.

Here are some detail shots of the Shogun:
http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Shogun009.jpg
http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Shogun007.jpg
http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Shogun001.jpg
http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Shogun002.jpg
http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Shogun003.jpg
http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Shogun004.jpg
http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Shogun005.jpg
http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Shogun006.jpg
http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Shogun008.jpg
I have a couple questions, if you don't mind...
On the Suzue Sealed hubs, does "sealed" mean there is zero maintenance, or do I still need to grease and adjust them? Do you think if I put a new battery in the Cateye, it will work? I've never tried to revive an old computer.
I love this bike already. Moreover, I can't think of a single component that needs changing. The tires even look like the originals (Mitsubishi). I will move the brake levers into a more comfortable position, and at some point racks will be a good addition. :love:

The one that got away.
I missed getting a Sears Free Spirit Greenbrier similar to this one for only $25. Missed it by 5 minutes. Looks like it would have been a cool Raleigh-esque bike to play with.

I have a Crane RD on my Viscount. It shifts great.

The seller of my Volkscycle was the OP and said that they bought it new at AEBike. The seatube does have a badly faded sticker from them, too. The OP even gave me the original owner's manual.

I did some searching around here on BF and in a thread from a couple years Sonatageek stated that a Mark XV had a 531 frame. Nothing leads me to believe that this XV has one though.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...=1#post8346032

I am in the middle of tearing this one down for the typical overhaul and then it is likely destined for CL. So far, besides some grease and some cleaning, it doesn't seem like it may need more than new bartape.

Nice bike, but it doesn't fit anyone in my household.

I love these brakes... so much so that I just snagged a set for myself.

Shimano did not seem to use these for too long as they moved to using angled models which also made many old levers obsolete due to their lower actuation rates.

I guess very few italians know about craigslist. We prefer to advertise our used car/motorbikes/bicycles/furnitures etc. on ebay or other local websites.
Also, yard sale is not a common thing to do here as most of us don't have yards or gardens and live in buildings.

People would rather give away their old bicycles to charity associations that sell them at fundraising flea markets.
Recenlty group of voluneteers connected to the italian critical mass are collecting old, unused bicycles from garages for free. They fix them and sell them for few euros to people who want to try bicycle commuting to help the environment.

That is a sharp bike!
More often then not sealed means that their is a seal over the bearings to keep dust and rain out but not nonservicable bearings. The "seal" will pop out like the older metal caps. Just be easy on them.

You're not missing anything, the Free Spirit three-speeds are unbelievably flexy. I've had plastic patio chairs that were more rigid.

So, if you can't fit a 10-cog cassette on it, it is worth nothing? :rolleyes: That's a great score on a pretty hub.

My wife rides a mint Greenbrier right now until I get her mixte built and I just picked up a men's Greenbrier for $10 when I bought my Jetter,nothing special but they aren't the worst bikes I have seen. My wife really likes hers.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...CTION019-1.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...4/bikepics.jpg

that is only 15 minutes away from me. hmmm.
and I bought another bike just yesterday. well, I guess one can't have too many.

A gypsy arrived here today... she runs out beautifully, the eccentric bb was adjustable, and the drum brake and dual Mafac brake lever are simply cool.

Now... if she was only a few cm smaller... I can stand over the frame and the position up top is very nice but fitting a stoker bar in the usual place will not be possible.

I am doing some bike related consulting and bike related work for an upcoming play and this bike will be used in it and afterwards it is mine to keep.

1976 Gitane tandem...

http://ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/gitanetandem1.JPG

Holy cow Sixty Fiver ! That is the most beautiful tandem I've seen and a fitting reward for your services. (Have you reckoned how you will store it once you take possession?)