This should be a Reynolds 531 frame bike btw.

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.

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.

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.

Racks are installed and of course... I had to hang all my bags on them.

Suh weet !

So where's the pic, 65er?

Yep, Nervex. I have them on my stainless Crescent Mark XX, too

Pics... :)

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikep...11cascade3.JPG

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikep...11cascade2.JPG

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikep...11cascade5.JPG

PS - Hey Gord... I fixed my fender line for ya. :)

Jealous! Great racks for the vintage bikes.
Love the silver one on my Fuji T III I liberated from a Pannasonic PT 3500 I flipped. Want to find another for the Trek 420 and a front for the Fuji.

Did a little research last night. They are Nervex and the frame is Reynolds 531. I think I will head over to the trade thread and see if I can swap this for a project in my size (50 cm.) Thanks to all for the info!

Well I had given up on this one when I heard back from the guy this evening. REALLY wish it was my size but at 56cm it is on the Catch and release program.
1994 (I think) Fuji Touring complete with extra spokes.
Shimano LX drive train with Dia Comp Brakes. I may do a little parts swapping and keep the drivetrain and bar ends. Have to think about it for a while.

Now this is totally weird. It has NO brazons on the seat stays for a Rack. does have them on the drops and mid fork.

This is no wear on the tires and nearly no crud build up on the cassette.
http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...1&d=1301453310

Here is a Raleigh Competition I picked up today from CL. Guy lived in a sketchy area, let me in his place, paid for the bike and then he went upstairs.:innocent: He never came back down and I let myself out..... didn't lock the door. Weird....

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Cappela Lugs, cool!

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That's cool.

Sorry, I had to poop.

Thread killer......

i like awkward silences.

That is weird as my 1993(?) Touring Series VII does.

Nothing more exhilarating than risking your life for a vintage bicycle frame! This is reality TV material for sure...

I put the old Axion racks on my Trekker (1999 Trek 7500) as I plan to use that as a light - medium tourer... the Cascade is like an LHT or rather, the LHT is like my Cascade in that although it is a nice bike to ride without a load it gets exponentially better when the bike is doing what it is designed for.

I only curb out at 145 and a bigger rider would experience a different ride... I need to add 55 pounds of touring gear just to make the bike purr the way it is supposed to and without a load I run those Marathons at their minimum psi.

Same thing happens with any full on touring bike... they are so very stiff until you load them up.

I fixed your quote. I have risked before and will more than likely risk again....its a sickness.........

Picked up this 1990 Bridgestone RB-3. I had to buy the 10 other bikes ( Nothing nice- closest was a Champion tubed Soma) to get it. I had spoken to the guy before and he told me about his Bridgestone RB bike. He said it fit him, he is if anything a little shorter than I am so I was up for the gamble when he stoped by with a pickup load of junk bikes, and included his "B somthing RB" touring bike in the deal. I did not know which RB it would be, and if it would fit, but I was up for $20 gamble.
It arrived on the second pick-up load. It is saved from the dump but not for my use ( its too tall for me). I was taken back seeing the Wald steel stem holding the "Drunk Bars"... so like all other rancid/repugnat things I took a picture to share ( As several comidans have pointed out :"Ewww this smells bad- here you smell it")
http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/t...NDMISC0701.jpg

$2 FG/SS from goodwill..









http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...wheeler003.jpg

Picked up this Giordano road bike today for cheap off Philly CL. The seller's add had a picture of a FG that was not even close to this bike. I asked him about the picture and he told me he was to lazy to walk downstairs & take a picture.....sooo.....he just got one off the internet......

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fender1; intersting paint job, + wow on the duct tape chainstay protector, hope that doesnt leave a big mess when its removed!