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randyjawa 05-08-12 08:39 PM

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This Spring has been very busy for me but some of the rush is coming to an end, tomorrow, when I finish building one last bicycle for a local customer. Unfortunately, I have had little time to take pictures of the bicycles that I have found. I plan to start fixing that tomorrow, as soon as I finish refurbishing a 1984 Marinoni.

I have found lots of bicycles in the past couple of weeks. Free Dumping Week (on now) is a great time to find bicycles at the Dump and I go all the way out there twice a day, and more if I can't carry all of the bikes in two truck loads. Several of the ones pictured came from the Dump, a couple belong to Bicycles for Humanity and a couple more I actually purchased...

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=249216 http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=249217 http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=249218http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=249219 http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=249220 http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=249221

The bikes include a Nishiki mountain bike, two Fiori road bikes, a Scott mountain bike, a Peugeot Canyon Express (nearly mint), a Miyata with brifters, a Norco Monteray, and, of course, a lovely 58cm Cyclops that I bought, stripped and sold in a single day (sold the frame, the rest of the Mavic parts - crank, transmission, wheel hub and rims) I harvested, along with the Campy Record brakes...

oldskoolwrench 05-08-12 10:36 PM


Originally Posted by Glennfordx4 (Post 14186608)
I will look at it today when I go out to my shop, maybe it is the real deal but I know it doesn't say Hozan on it anywhere as I looked and I didn't see the HKC logo on it like my other Hozan tools have.

Glenn

I have one of those, too! Old "Hozan the Barbarian" has a place of honor in my workshop; a homage to days long since past...

Alan :thumb:

Glennfordx4 05-09-12 05:07 AM


Originally Posted by oldskoolwrench (Post 14198920)
I have one of those, too! Old "Hozan the Barbarian" has a place of honor in my workshop; a homage to days long since past...

Alan :thumb:

Hozan the Barbarian, I like that lol. I looked at mine and it does have a diamond with some letters in the center but I couldn't make them out from where I was looking from ( it's behind something heavy I can't move right at the moment). It is hard to tell because of the way the base was cast, if it says HKC it is not as pronounced as the rest of the lettering is.

Glenn

X-LinkedRider 05-10-12 09:56 AM

So Many Bikes Too Little Space

Glenford. That is the correct form of 'too' to use in that situation. Normally I wouldn't say anything but it's in your signature.

Grand Bois 05-10-12 01:41 PM


Originally Posted by X-LinkedRider (Post 14205427)
So Many Bikes Too Little Space

Glenford. That is the correct form of 'too' to use in that situation. Normally I wouldn't say anything but it's in your signature.

That's a very common error here.

goatalope 05-10-12 01:46 PM

Maybe he's stuffing all those bikes in a tiny space.

Bikedued 05-10-12 10:27 PM

Caught a 98ish Haro escape frame for free yesterday. I finally got a set of disc wheels and brakes for my P-1 mtb, so it's getting the 8 speed wheels and V-brakes from that. Components are undecided at this point, but I have one of those ball milled Race Face cranks from 6-8 years ago. I've heard Escapes climb VERY well, so I am stoked to get it going. I also have a Manitou SX-R suspension fork to use on it, so I am almost halfway there already!:D,,,,BD

X-LinkedRider 05-10-12 10:48 PM


Originally Posted by goatalope (Post 14206599)
Maybe he's stuffing all those bikes in a tiny space.

Good point. He's using it as the verb. Lol

curbtender 05-11-12 05:52 AM


Originally Posted by Bikedued (Post 14208597)
Caught a 98ish Haro escape frame for free yesterday. I finally got a set of disc wheels and brakes for my P-1 mtb, so it's getting the 8 speed wheels and V-brakes from that. Components are undecided at this point, but I have one of those ball milled Race Face cranks from 6-8 years ago. I've heard Escapes climb VERY well, so I am stoked to get it going. I also have a Manitou SX-R suspension fork to use on it, so I am almost halfway there already!:D,,,,BD

That's funny, I picked up a 99 Escape A7.5 on Saturday. It's a new frame, unbuilt, for single speed.

Glennfordx4 05-11-12 08:18 AM


Originally Posted by X-LinkedRider (Post 14205427)
So Many Bikes Too Little Space

Glenford. That is the correct form of 'too' to use in that situation. Normally I wouldn't say anything but it's in your signature.

Well it only took 4 years for someone to notice ( how anal are you), also the correct spelling of my name is Glennfordx4 since we are correcting spelling mistakes and all. I hate grammar police so I do a lot of it on purpose, I am not a writer I'm a mechanic and I have bigger things to worry about then to make sure everything I type is term paper quality. I mean look at what you typed THAT IS whats up with the word IS, it shouldn't be there. Please don't take the tone of my reply two hart I am just busting chops here. Yes I typed two on purpose.

Glenn

Yes all my bikes are jammed into a tiny space.

oldskoolwrench 05-11-12 11:18 AM


Originally Posted by Glennfordx4 (Post 14199406)
Hozan the Barbarian, I like that lol. I looked at mine and it does have a diamond with some letters in the center but I couldn't make them out from where I was looking from ( it's behind something heavy I can't move right at the moment). It is hard to tell because of the way the base was cast, if it says HKC it is not as pronounced as the rest of the lettering is.

Glenn

Glenn,

I just noticed something about my Hozan that's different from yours and Sixty Fiver's... mine uses two large machined steel 'pins' that
grab the inside of the axle. They both slip out of the wheel support and leave a hollow shaft behind; I think it's for use with nutted
axles. I'll take some pics and post them into this reply.

Mine also wobbles a bit because the center shaft that supports the stand is loose; I need to find someone that can tack weld the shaft
tight.

Alan :speedy:

X-LinkedRider 05-11-12 12:07 PM


Originally Posted by Glennfordx4 (Post 14209553)
Well it only took 4 years for someone to notice ( how anal are you), also the correct spelling of my name is Glennfordx4 since we are correcting spelling mistakes and all. I hate grammar police so I do a lot of it on purpose, I am not a writer I'm a mechanic and I have bigger things to worry about then to make sure everything I type is term paper quality. I mean look at what you typed THAT IS whats up with the word IS, it shouldn't be there. Please don't take the tone of my reply two hart I am just busting chops here. Yes I typed two on purpose.

Glenn

Yes all my bikes are jammed into a tiny space.

I was being the ominous forums a-hole. I understand you don't need everything to be of article quality, nor am I one to speak on such matters. However this isn't everything, this is your signature which has been repeated 1k times and counting now. Also, I am from your neck of the woods originally and I do think that stuff reflects on the awesome education crisis they are in right now. I do appreciate your grammatical satire however and as pointed out in previous post, this is all in good fun. Believe me. If you read my website, the old school nun with a yardstick would be having a blast on my hands for all of the grammar mistakes. But nobody reads MY website. Despite the more than 100k visits on a monthly basis.

Sixty Fiver 05-11-12 02:25 PM


Originally Posted by oldskoolwrench (Post 14210510)
Glenn,

I just noticed something about my Hozan that's different from yours and Sixty Fiver's... mine uses two large machined steel 'pins' that
grab the inside of the axle. They both slip out of the wheel support and leave a hollow shaft behind; I think it's for use with nutted
axles. I'll take some pics and post them into this reply.

Mine also wobbles a bit because the center shaft that supports the stand is loose; I need to find someone that can tack weld the shaft
tight.

Alan :speedy:

I am going to machine some inserts on the lathe for my Hozan with pins for through axles that slip in and out... will machine a little shoulder on the insert.

catonec 05-12-12 01:21 AM

no pics yet as Id be surprised if anyone actually kept up w/this thread but.... in the past 3 weeks I saved 2 bikes from the same dumpster in my complex. the first is a 93 specialized hard rock sport ($300 new), perfectly ridable, didnt even need the deraileurs adjusted but it did cost me $15 for a seatpost and $10 for some grips.
the second one is an 02 gary fisher mamba ($275 new) this one can use the wheels trued and it needs a crank as the pedal threads are stripped. probably a $25-$35 investment.
one is definitely going to my sister inlaw, once she decided which one she wants, the other is a freebee to the first person I know who wants it...I just couldnt let them go

The MAX 05-12-12 04:05 PM

Got to go into a Barn in the southern shore here in Nova Scotia today. Picked up two Canadian Peugeot 10 speeds and salvaged what was any what decent from the junk pile. A blue Mixte and a black mens, both with peugeot branded simplex and a peugeot branded crank, peugeot branded weinmann centerpulls and the mixte has weinmann levers.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-T...512_181751.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-E...512_181759.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-U...512_181816.jpg

Also looks like I got a brand new 700x32 tire.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-b...512_181909.jpg

The box of junk containing a mattress saddle in pretty good shape, a pair of wingnuts, couple of quick release seatpost bolts, shimano fingertip shifters, a weird centerpull like sidepull brake that has a headlight and bottle generator attached, and a generator tail light, some rubber block pedals and christophe toe clips.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-O...512_181951.jpg

But these are the things I was most pleased with!

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-u...512_182000.jpg

These cool stylish little mini fenders with crossbow center pulls. Anyone know anything about them? One of them is a little dented, but I will be using them on the mixte, and turning it into a dress clothes city bike. So chainguard with either a 3 speed, or a 5 speed with derailleur and no FD.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-z...512_182102.jpg

Also found this lonely brake lever, too bad I couldn't find his partner.

dgodave 05-12-12 04:07 PM


Originally Posted by The MAX (Post 14214918)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-z...512_182102.jpg

Also found this lonely brake lever, too bad I couldn't find his partner.

Toilet paper holder.
.

Veloh 05-12-12 06:46 PM

Picked this up for the parts despite it being too big for me. Always appreciated high quality Treks.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7...2f5e28f7_b.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5034/7...0d932162_b.jpg

anixi 05-12-12 06:51 PM

I saw an old-timer cruising the neighborhood on a Trek 700 just the other day. Great looking all built up.

RetroSteel 05-12-12 08:55 PM


Originally Posted by Veloh (Post 14215386)
Picked this up for the parts despite it being too big for me. Always appreciated high quality Treks.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7...2f5e28f7_b.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5034/7...0d932162_b.jpg

What year is that frame?

Veloh 05-12-12 09:03 PM


Originally Posted by RetroSteel (Post 14215833)
What year is that frame?

1984. It's when Trek starting going with funkier colors.

Sixty Fiver 05-12-12 11:56 PM


Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver (Post 14188149)

Funny that when I started taking some inventory decided that I had nearly full groups of the 600 tri colour and NR so tonight I started converting my Ron Cooper from it's Cyclone Mk2 and Zeus bits to be NR equipped (yes... hell has frozen over) and although I took a little weight penalty, the Record high flange hubs laced to the GP4 tubbies should offset that once I glue up some new tubulars. Think I will keep the Zeus centre pull brakes as they are just that incredibly good.

Scored a beautiful set of tri colour cassette hubs today so once I lace these up to some 28 spoke rims the Proctor will undergo a conversion to a full 600 tri-colour group... just need some 600 brakes and levers to replace the Superbe / Modolo set up and some 8 speed indexed shifters as I have the rest of the group.

Grim 05-13-12 08:37 AM


Originally Posted by Veloh (Post 14215386)
Picked this up for the parts despite it being too big for me. Always appreciated high quality Treks.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7...2f5e28f7_b.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5034/7...0d932162_b.jpg

Thats pretty! 60 or a 62cm?
I have really gotten into the early 80's steel Treks.
You going to sell the frame?
Any chance you are in the SE?

Sixty Fiver 05-13-12 05:53 PM

Every spring the University students move out of their residences and discard a great deal of stuff from bicycles, to furniture, to virtually new mini fridges.

So now my shop has hot and cold running water from my cooler and if that isn't refreshing enough, there is beer chilling in the new fridge beneath it.

Quite a few of my customers tip me with icy hoppy beverages so now I have a good place to keep that and is a nice set up when you are coming or going as one can always top up their water bottles.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/shopfridge.jpg

rekmeyata 05-13-12 08:32 PM


Originally Posted by Veloh (Post 14215386)
Picked this up for the parts despite it being too big for me. Always appreciated high quality Treks.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7...2f5e28f7_b.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5034/7...0d932162_b.jpg

Congrats on finding a really nice 84 760, as you already know that was their top of the line racing bike. I have an 84 660 and love it. I bought the 660 in 84 as a frame and fork and then had Suntour Superbe components slapped on. I'm not sure if you're wanting to put on the factory original components or not but the Vintage Trek site has a listing of all the components that came on that bike. For the most part Trek used Suntour Superbe Pro components which are expensive to find on E-Bay. Restoring to original specs would make the bike worth more, but the cost of buying the components may push past it's worth as far as reselling. I don't know what your plans are for the frame, but it is a great frame, and it appears to be in great shape. My 660 is paint and decals are beat to hell from 20 years of riding in the Southern California sun.

auchencrow 05-13-12 09:27 PM


Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver (Post 14218360)
Every spring the University students move out of their residences and discard a great deal of stuff from bicycles, to furniture, to virtually new mini fridges.

So now my shop has hot and cold running water from my cooler and if that isn't refreshing enough, there is beer chilling in the new fridge beneath it.

Quite a few of my customers tip me with icy hoppy beverages so now I have a good place to keep that and is a nice set up when you are coming or going as one can always top up their water bottles.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/shopfridge.jpg


Nice find Sixty!

I have to wait three more years for my daughter to graduate from college, but then I'll have a beer fridge too... I'm really looking forward to her college graduation. :thumb:


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