I guess my house, like many others here I'm sure, has become the Home of Misfit Bikes. A friend just dropped off these two bikes.

First up is a 24" wheeled Fuji Junior. Based on the serial number it dates from 1977. It has a bit of surface rust, but is complete.

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Second up is a Ross Mt Hood. I haven't dated it but with the Bull Moose bars, it must be from the mid-80's. regardless of the age, I can tell it is a hi-tech bike. It says so on the top tube.

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I'll take that Mt. Hood off your hands. Haha.

I have the same Ross. I bought it, a GT Aggressor, '64 Schwinn Racer, and 4 other cheaper bicycles all for $70.00 from a guy who goes to those container sales. Fixed and traded the Schwinn for a new Park shop stand, fixed sold the Aggressor for $175, fixed and sold the others for total of $250. Kept the Ross for my commuter. Pretty good deal!

Nice use of the barter system. I'll likely fix these up and flip them. But it will be a while as I am neck deep in other projects.

I am unsure that there is much market for a small road bike like this Fuji.

You may find the Fuji will move real guick...quicker than the other bikes! Great bike for a boy getting tired of his MTB bike. Young women love these smaller framed bikes, too! Allows them to keep up with their husbands, boyfriend, kids without buying an "expensive, new" bike! A lot of women don't like to spend money on themselves and don't really care or see why one bike is better than another. This allows her a good,rideable, capable cruiser! Good Luck!

I picked up a 1995 Trek 930 today at a LBS for $75. It's in really good shape but could use some new cables. I really would have been excited if it didn't have the Rock Shox fork on it. I want to do a build with a rigid fork. The only reason I was in the shop today was I was looking for a rigid fork for a Trek 970 I want to build. So, now I need two rigid forks.

[QUOTE=cb400bill;13757721]Nice use of the barter system. I'll likely fix these up and flip them. But it will be a while as I am neck deep in other projects.

I am unsure that there is much market for a small road bike like this Fuji.[/QUOT

Wish I was close to you. I think that Fuji would be perfect for my daughter; replace the drops, maybe convert to an internal hub, fattest tires I can fit on the rims (all assuming I can learn how to do all this on the fly!).

OK I'm done with the personal collection for the rest of the year.

This bike showed up on CL for a great price. I saw it and really wanted it. Luckychow99 beat me too it but gave me a good price on it so I'm happy to have ended up with it after all. I thought it was gone for ever.

The color is not original but my favorite color has always been orange so I'm thrilled with it and after watching Drillium Dudes build of his Orange Davidson I cant wait to really do a nice build on it.

It has Super record Stickers on it and I feel safe in assuming it had a full Group. It still has Super Record brakes, seat post, head set and front hub. It also has Suntour bar ends, Cinelli bars and Stem. Crank is a Suntour Cyclone wit ha record FD and a Crane RD.

Couldn't wait to play with it and I was in the shop pulling out some parts I had been holding onto for a while as soon as I got home. I threw Cyclone 6000 Derailleur set on it to replace the gummed up Crane. Had a brand new set of Michelin Erillium 2 I had picked up for a bike that I sold before they were mounted.
Excuse the pictures with the clutter background. My camera also has the knack of making things look worse then they are when using the flash.

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Clutter ? What Clutter? Oh, the NBOs (Non Bike Objects)

Well, I went on a road trip yesterday, brought back three bikes. The firs t is a 1987 Tempo, very poor shape, with a stuck and broken seat post. Bought it as a donor, with decent 105 parts: pedals, crank, wheels, derailleurs and levers, it should be OK.

The second bike is certainly a project, but with the desirable 48cm size, it should come out fine (1985 Schwinn Super Le Tour, with Columbus Tenax frame and Cyclone derailleurs).

The third is the most interesting, 1 1985 Peugeot PH11, only found in the Peugeot France catalog. It is set up as a touring bike, a bit of a time capsule, with some interesting patches. Would like to hear the stories on that trip. Bags were stuffed with 1989 newspaper, so this bike has been idle for almost 23 years.

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That Peugeot looks to be well preserved!

Nice touring setup on the peugeot . Who made the panniers ?

All the bags are Chapaks.


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I saved this Gianni Motta at the swap meet yesterday. It's not my size though, it's 58x58, but I thought I'd rescue it, throw it up here, and see if any of you would be interested in it, PM me if you love italians (bikes not girls) or know someone who would want to restore this.. It's a beauty!
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I like both, girls and bikes

Should we PM you if we love italians (girls not bikes)? :innocent:


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Some of us are really into Japanese bikes. :D

Too bad about the Tempo because of the three that one was the nicest when it was new. If you want you could get that seat post out of there and save the frame; simply cover the hole with plastic and rubber band it tightly so it won't leak, remove the bottom bracket and pour some ammonia or Coke down the seat tube and let it set for 48 hours and drain. BE CAREFUL WITH THE AMMONIA IT CAN BURN THE EYES and HANDS and NOSE, so probably due this outside or just use Coke.

Then take a large wide bladed screwdriver and attempt to pry the ears of the seat stay where the post goed into the frame apart, but be careful not to break the ears.

Then try a gentle approach first and attach a C clamp to the post and tighten real well, take a hammer and tap the clamp increasing in hardness of the tap till the seat post moves, but don't smash the clamp, the most you should do is a heavy tap. Do this in rapid succession like a machine gun effect. If it still refuses to budge then if possible attach the seat post to a vise mounted firmly on a table, then grasp the frame and give it a good rocking left to right. If that works you will hear a pop, then just wiggle the frame back and forth and pull the post out while still connected to the vise.

If that fails then this is copied right out of Sheldon Brown: If nothing else works, the final resort is the old hacksaw blade trick. Cut the seatpost off so that about 1/2" is left sticking out, then insert a hacksaw blade into the seatpost and carefully cut a slit in the post. This is very laborious, and you run the risk of damaging the frame if you cut too far, but this approach cannot fail. Once you have cut the slit, grab one edge of the cut with a locking plier and roll the seatpost up inside itself and pull it out.

Then once that's done, you just may have saved the frame. It would be a great frame to restore. You can find original decals on the internet, some people can ever air brush the look of the decals onto the frame after painting then clear coat over it. Or just chuck the frame, or sell it, someone may need a fork for theirs or would want to restore it.

Well had a bit of luck today. That Orange Trek 730 I posted above at one time had a full Super Record Campy group on it. Funny thing is the one thing missing that bothered me the least was the Missing Campy rear hub. Had a Dura Ace in its place and I was totaly OK with that. I was more worried about finding a Record (super if possible) Rear Derailleur and mid 80's Campy crank (and I know where one is I need to go get it).

Hit a Sporting goods consignment shop today with LuckyChow to look at a Motobacane Grand Jublee they have and there was a set of Mavic Tubular GP 4s that had shown up since my last visit and the rear was a low flange Record to match my front. Front hub is a Superbe Pro. So now I either need to find a rear Pro to make a set or somebody needing a Pro front. :lol:

Picked up this 80's Schwinn Superior today

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I haven't seen a Superior in a very very long time. I have a feeling you have a found a gem.

That is one model I'm really fond of Guzziee - It's just so understated, and so elegant.
Seldom seen, unfortunately...

- But change that foam bar tape PULEEZE!

What components are on that Superior?

Has all campy "GS" Gran Sport

Same group I have on my Trek 510, awesome stuff! A Schwinn Superior? Cool find! I don't think I've ever actually seen one, though I have heard of them. Hell of a find!,,,,BD

Send that Tempo Frame to me~!:D


(Edit: I have seen the older Superiors, but not one of these. Seeing lugs that nice on a Schwinn that isn't a Paramount = very cool!)

That's crazy cool.

Not sure what year your bike is but they were made from 76 to 83 and I'm pretty sure it's the 83 year model since that's the only color of light blue they put on the Superior and it only came with that color in 83. And Schwinn did odd things with their entire bike line and depending on year. The 83 model for your bike was the best year for the Superior, the models prior to yours were 28 pound bikes instead of 23 pounds and not equipped as well. They did the same thing with my Le Tour Luxe, the years prior to my 85 were no were near as good as the one I got, the older versions were closer akin to a Traveler or World Sport, but the 85 shared the same frame as the same year Voyager and better components, and weighed 3 pounds less then previous models. Your bike was built out of the new Paramount plant in Waterford WI and it was the next bike down from the Paramount of the same year thus earned the nickname "Baby Paramount" because Schwinn closed down their old Paramount factory and moved to the Waterford site and in the process had a bunch of spare frame tubesets and lugs so they assembled the Superior using those left over Paramount parts to get rid of the stuff. Schwinn did make the stays longer on the Superior for some reason, but it did make the bike just a tad more comfortable to ride. Then Schwinn slapped on 2nd tier Campy components on it! Anyway, you have a fantastic bike that is very difficult to find anymore. I hope you restore it and keep it.

Here's a forum discussing this bike: http://www.waterfordbikes.com/board/...ea36dfe5b15acc

Here's a brief catalog info on it: http://bikecatalogs.org/SCHWINN/1983...per_Sport.html