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Old 03-27-11 | 10:12 AM
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Nice find. You know, you just can't have a bunch of leather seats taking up space in a bike shop...

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A few days ago I stopped in to my LBS and found this in the clearance bin. Now I have to figure out which bike to put it on....

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Old 03-27-11 | 10:30 AM
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Here's the three I just picked up from two different sellers,

1969 Continental,


1972 Varsity,


1978 Camelback, I absolutely love the look of these frames even if they are tanks.


All will be rehabbed and sold off.
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Old 03-27-11 | 11:43 AM
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1990s something gt force.. $25 off CL.. person was getting rid of a bunch of stuff early in the morning at their old apt, so they listed it for cheap in the general section with other items. i saw it at like 4am and told them to email me when they woke up lol. i was sure someone was going to beat me.. my insomnia finally pays off lol. looks like a 56cm. I mostly bought it cause i wanted a 700c rim and was willing to pay $20.. so to get a whole bike for $25 is sweet.

of course now i have 4 bikes in my 1 bedroom apt lol

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2288846078.html
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Old 03-27-11 | 11:54 AM
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Scored all of this at a single garage sale for $30.
What's the black seatpost on the far right?
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Old 03-27-11 | 12:47 PM
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realestvin7 is that stuff cool to the touch? lol

Sure are. The older couple were once avid MTB'ers. They just wanted to unload it all. Gave me some XXL Underarmor and misc cycling Jerseys, too.

btw if one of those seat posts is 26.8 you don't want to get of it do you
I may have a 26.8 seatpost, but these are all 27.2.

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Wow! Amazing score! The thudbuster alone is worth 4 times that.
No kidding. Also included, was a minty fresh Thomson Elite zero setback seatpost. Lol.

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That's an understatement! Looks like it went to somebody who can appreciate it!

BTW, sounds like a divorce case ... ex-wife dumping her ex-husband's old stuff, or a wife dumping her husband's stuff, which will be ample grounds for a divorce.
Haha. Didn't get a backstory. They were glad for me to have it. Unfortunately, it's mostly MTB stuff.

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1990s something gt force.. $25 off CL.. person was getting rid of a bunch of stuff early in the morning at their old apt, so they listed it for cheap in the general section with other items. i saw it at like 4am and told them to email me when they woke up lol. i was sure someone was going to beat me.. my insomnia finally pays off lol. looks like a 56cm. I mostly bought it cause i wanted a 700c rim and was willing to pay $20.. so to get a whole bike for $25 is sweet.

of course now i have 4 bikes in my 1 bedroom apt lol

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/2288846078.html
That's awesome. What group?
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Old 03-27-11 | 12:53 PM
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I got this stuff today, I've never seen a Raleigh sports that colorm ive seen a cold but not this old, looks like early 70's. gee I wonder where i'll find wheels for it? oh girls bikes such good parts to be found lol



Also some of these

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Old 03-27-11 | 01:00 PM
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That's awesome. What group?
shimano rsx.. chainring has seen better days but otherwise looks pretty good
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Old 03-27-11 | 01:24 PM
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PIcked this up today from CL

Anybody hear of a "Record?" Probably entry level. Made in Taiwan. Shimano, lugs, nothing fancy. Paid $40. New tires and nice rack seems to need only a bit of polish and lube. Has a little generator missing lens.



At least the chainrings are bolted on, not riveted.
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Old 03-27-11 | 03:05 PM
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Bolted, not riveted chainrings are a great deal. That said, big red flags go up for me whenever I see rear brakes with cable routing like that.
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Old 03-27-11 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by banjo_mole
Bolted, not riveted chainrings are a great deal. That said, big red flags go up for me whenever I see rear brakes with cable routing like that.
What's wrong with the cable routing? I've seen numerous bikes set up that way and it works exactly as it should.
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Old 03-27-11 | 05:07 PM
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First, major correction: It is a "Concord" Fury not a "Record". Sorry, should have checked it more thoroughly.
As to the brake cable I don't see it as a problem. Tested it out and it rides fine and brakes fine. I imagine it is because it is a woman's bike that the cabling runs the way it does although I must admit I have not looked at other women's bikes yet. From what I understand as long as there is a clear gentle curve the cables runs as smoothly as possible which this seems to. Since everything functions so well I am a little hesitant now to do a complete disassembly as I had intended. The other bikes I have restored had distinct cries for help...scruffy sounds from bb and headset, etc. Have to think about it some more. A few tentative polishes with fine steel wool on the rims and other parts will have it shining like a jewel but it bothers me a little not to know exactly what might be the condition of things unseen. Like putting on a clean new suit without taking a shower first.
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Old 03-27-11 | 05:29 PM
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I think it's just standard routing for that style frame and caliper, Here's a couple I've had with that routing.



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Old 03-27-11 | 06:55 PM
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Crescent Varldsmastarcykeln?

Need help from some of the experts on this one. I couldn't pass up this strange bike, but am not sure what do with it. It is a Crescent Varldsmastarcykeln. From what I can see:

Lugged frame
Campagnolo Shifters and FD
Shimano 600 RD
Campagnolo Brake Levers and Brakes
Cinelli Stem and Cinelli Giro d'Italia 64-40 Handlebars
Nashbar 700c Wheels and Sealed Hubs
Some sort of Sugino Crankset?
Some sort of leather saddle (Avocet?)

Everything is a little rough and obviously pieced together. Only $25 though.
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Old 03-27-11 | 07:07 PM
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For $25 that's pretty awesome. Looks like it's my size, too.

If I had to guess I'd say the name translates to something like World Champion Cycle.
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Old 03-27-11 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by trueyanksfan
Need help from some of the experts on this one. I couldn't pass up this strange bike, but am not sure what do with it. It is a Crescent Varldsmastarcykeln. From what I can see:

Lugged frame
Campagnolo Shifters and FD
Shimano 600 RD
Campagnolo Brake Levers and Brakes
Cinelli Stem and Cinelli Giro d'Italia 64-40 Handlebars
Nashbar 700c Wheels and Sealed Hubs
Some sort of Sugino Crankset?
Some sort of leather saddle (Avocet?)

Everything is a little rough and obviously pieced together. Only $25 though.
I saw that on Lancaster CL as well. Glad one of us got it. Is it a camera angle or is the fork in need of some reshaping (I did not say it was bent....)
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Old 03-27-11 | 07:23 PM
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I saw that on Lancaster CL as well. Glad one of us got it. Is it a camera angle or is the fork in need of some reshaping (I did not say it was bent....)
I thought the same thing from the original pic on CL, but from what I see I don't think it's bent. Again, it's pretty rough (i.e. headbadge missing, FD cable missing,...) so I'm trying to decide if I want to clean it up, part it out, or trade it as is. (It's not my size.) I've just never seen a bike like it.

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Old 03-27-11 | 07:44 PM
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That Crescent is pretty cool. I would fix it up and see how it turns out.
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Old 03-27-11 | 09:25 PM
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Or "world master cycle," I bet you can recoup, if not double your money on that stem.
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Old 03-27-11 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by trueyanksfan
Need help from some of the experts on this one. I couldn't pass up this strange bike, but am not sure what do with it. It is a Crescent Varldsmastarcykeln. From what I can see:

Lugged frame
Campagnolo Shifters and FD
Shimano 600 RD
Campagnolo Brake Levers and Brakes
Cinelli Stem and Cinelli Giro d'Italia 64-40 Handlebars
Nashbar 700c Wheels and Sealed Hubs
Some sort of Sugino Crankset?
Some sort of leather saddle (Avocet?)

Everything is a little rough and obviously pieced together. Only $25 though.
This should be a Reynolds 531 frame bike btw.
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Old 03-28-11 | 09:44 PM
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Finally completed the trifecta of all black Blackburn touring racks... rear, front low rider, and front bag stand.



Should keep me pretty happy until I get around to building up some custom racks.
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Old 03-28-11 | 09:58 PM
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How do you people get lucky like this?
Patience and a little luck... and a great community co-op.

The front bag rack came from my partner who had it out at the shop collecting dust... probably got pulled from a bike when he built custom racks for it as I could never see him buying what he could make better.
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Old 03-28-11 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by trueyanksfan
Need help from some of the experts on this one. I couldn't pass up this strange bike, but am not sure what do with it. It is a Crescent Varldsmastarcykeln. From what I can see:

Lugged frame
Campagnolo Shifters and FD
Shimano 600 RD
Campagnolo Brake Levers and Brakes
Cinelli Stem and Cinelli Giro d'Italia 64-40 Handlebars
Nashbar 700c Wheels and Sealed Hubs
Some sort of Sugino Crankset?
Some sort of leather saddle (Avocet?)

Everything is a little rough and obviously pieced together. Only $25 though.
Those lugs (are they Nervex?) are the same as I've got on a 1971 Reynolds 531 SuperCourse. That looks like a pretty cool bike.
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Old 03-29-11 | 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
Finally completed the trifecta of all black Blackburn touring racks... rear, front low rider, and front bag stand.



Should keep me pretty happy until I get around to building up some custom racks.
Racks are installed and of course... I had to hang all my bags on them.

Suh weet !
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Old 03-29-11 | 12:01 PM
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So where's the pic, 65er?
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Old 03-29-11 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by CMC SanDiego
Those lugs (are they Nervex?) are the same as I've got on a 1971 Reynolds 531 SuperCourse. That looks like a pretty cool bike.
Yep, Nervex. I have them on my stainless Crescent Mark XX, too
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