Sixty Fiver

Whut ?

maym036

Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra - Columbus SLX- Campy mix with Simplex shifters

Smokinapankake

Love those Deltalinear (I think that's what they're called) brakes!!!!

divineAndbright

Wonder why the old record? crankset?

rekmeyata

I loved those Campy Delta Brakes too. I wish that style would have caught on because it was much cooler then anything they have today.

Sixty Fiver

My partner (32 years in the frame building business) was joking that many earlier 753 frames were supposed to look that way...

We'll make it right and it won't be coming apart again... and on the bright side the failure of the brazing preserved the main tubes.

auchencrow

You saved THAT ^ from the dump?!?
Oh yeah sure - I hear that the landfill operators are turning them away, in your neck of the woods.

(How did you acquire it, really?)

3speedslow

so many nice finds.... now to mine. Passed the scrap yard and pulled a 70's Sears by Murray 3 speed off the pile. Frame straight but nothing much left of the parts. Got it home and began to strip. Dug through the junk parts and came up with enough to put together a single speed camp bike.

I'll put it together to check for working order, then tear apart for painting- camo, maybe ?

JohnDThompson 

Slow down there, 65er. 753 frames are not something to approach blithely. When I was brazing 753 frames at Trek, Reynolds told us the *only* tube that they would consider replaceable was a chain stay, and even then they didn't sound too keen about it.

That frame has a lot of problems. Not only has it taken front-end damage, but it appears somebody attempted a welded repair. I'd consider it a basket case.

Given the "wishbone" rear stays, it is conceivable that you could remove that from the main triangle, leaving the BB shell attached to the chain stays to minimize heat damage to the chain stays, toss the seatube and lug and entire head tube/top tube/down tube assembly and build a new frame around the rear stays.

If the fork is still straight, you could salvage that as well.

But a simple tube replacement is likely to be a disappointment -- potentially serious -- somewhere down the road.

Sixty Fiver

Will let the boss assess things and if I end up with a salvage project and a sexy rear triangle for another project so be it.

The lack of any bent tubes makes me think that the top head lug separated from the top tube... pretty scary if one had been riding the bike.

Personally... I'd take a frame made of pretty much any other tubing... my Moulden mtb (local builder) was built with 853 and is a stellar frame.

WNG

I was given a '79 Ross Professional Gran Tour frame yesterday! It was their 2nd from the top, bike back then. Made in Allentown, PA.
The donor started a fixie project and got bored. He did strip most of the decals and paint. But the frame/fork/headset is all very good.
Unfortunately, it's too big for me at 62cm. I can take a 54-57cm. And I don't have parts to build it into a SS/fixie for flipping.
I know I'd make a killing with the college kids down at ASU.
Will post pics of it later, and likely put it up for trades in the ISO thread.

edit>>
here are the pics...

Ducttape

Inherited a Schwinn Phantom in near perfect condition. No where to put it at home though so it's sitting in my grandma's garage 12 hours away. Can't wait to get it back to original. Also found a pretty good condition Huffy Sea Trails bike at the Good will last night for 35$. Needs a new shifter cable and a little cleaning but otherwise looks to be in pretty decent shape. Great find.

Robofunc

I saved this Peugeot from the trash a few months ago and am getting around to it now. I really like that the original paint is still vibrant despite the many chips. The frame has a kind of roughness I find appealing.

Someone spraypainted the chrome parts black, (why?!) removed the small chainring and the braze-on for the front derailleur lever is missing, so I'm planning to just make it a 5-speed with the original wheels and gear cluster.

You can't tell from these photos, but one thing I didn't notice about it when I picked it up is one of the fork blades is slightly bent back, which makes the front wheel point to the left. My question is whether this kind of thing is repairable/worth repairing or whether I should find another fork.

Iowegian

Should be an easy fix. Either do it yourself or take it to an established bike shop. If you replace the fork you will need a new headset, stem and maybe handlebars as well, as your bike most likely uses some obsolete French-sized parts that won't work with a modern fork.

Robofunc

Thanks, Iowegian. I'll ask around about repairing the fork. If I do replace it, it'll be with another vintage fork--that way I can keep as much of it original as possible. I'd probably look for a fork from a similar year Peugeot/Motobecane that's the same height or taller so it would fit/could be cut down to work. Still, I'm hoping the fork can be fixed. Fingers crossed.

mkeller234

I got a really nice deal on this 1969 Hercules today. I'm going to fix it up and give it to my father-in-law. I'm excited to get this one ready.

thestoutdog

I saw that one on CL, nice find and glad it went to one of "us".

mkeller234

Ha, yeah this one will get a lot of TLC. I was surprised how long it sat on craigslist, it started high in price but dropped fast. I was very, very tempted when it was listed at 35 dollars last friday but I decided against it. I could not resist it at 20 dollars. I wonder if it's because it's a Raleigh made Hercules that it was less desirable. Certainly it's not the most highly sought after 3 speeds but it is solid.

Bianchigirll 

my thoughts exactly! if that came from a dump/dumpster I am moving!

Oregon Southpaw

This thing is mint-y. I've been looking for a bike to serve my commuting / credit-card touring needs and I think this should be perfect.



Completely bone-stock, except the seat post and saddle. I also got an SR post with an Avocet Touring 1 saddle attached to it, which may be original. The paint looks better than my '88 Circuit. *MINTY FRESH*

auchencrow

Really sweet Oregon ! - those 11.8's are the ones to have !

fiataccompli

Agreed. I have an 11.8 and I like it a lot. Interesting gear range.

I picked up this Strada LX today. May hang on to this one. It's slightly smaller than what I usually ride, but it fits (or can with some mods) so I think I'm going to freshen it up with good drivetrain parts and enjoy it....or see if I do, I suppose.

oldiebikes

Found this Peugeot 10 speed road bike recently for $20 and fixed it up for a nice ride. The tires were actually an upper end 27" type. The mixte frame works great for anyone who does not like climbing over a tall traditional frame. I gave one to my dad last year, who is getting up there in years.

enjoybikes

Here's a picture of the current config of the $5 Peugot PH-10L from the thrift. Spent a little money and got a flip-flop ss wheelset and some TT bars. Gonna run it fixed until my brake levers get here. Nice feeling and riding frame.

cellsite60

Got this DBS from my LBS, paid like $40 for it.

Specs:
DBS Supersport from early 80's 12speed
I believe its a japanese Tange frame but i could be wrong
Front rim: Rigida
Front Hub: Shimano Exage HB-RM50
Back rim: Mavic XP11
Back hub: Shimano RSX FH-A410
Front derailleur: Shimano Altus
Back derailleur: Shimano Altus
Shifters: Shimano Altus
Crankset: Sakae Ringyo (SR) Custom
Brakes: Lee Chi
Seatpost: Kalloy
Saddle: Selle Italia
Handlebar, brakelevers and headset is, well, something.

As you can see, it's a crapload of different things on it.
Don't really know what to do with it, maybe repaint and put a dropbar and a Shimano 600 group on it or stripp it totally and make myself a "fixie".
It rides really good, so its a keeper either way