I found the bike in a 1987 catalog. It's a Miyata 512 sports/tri bike and it definitely came with matching standard yellow fork.

You have a MTB fork. The high flange front wheel is probably older than the Miyata. chris

I am temporarily in *****, LA renting a small house while attending truck driving school. You KNOW I had to start bike searching ASAP, hehe. I found a little outdoor "junk Dealer" here that has a Fuji Royale. Forged drops and chrome tips. Look like early eighties with the black cranks, and missing clamp on shifters. RD/FD are also MIA, bought for some local guys' grocery getter I guess. They're asking $20, but I plan to offer $10-$15 and see what happens. It's a shame the derailleurs are missing, but I have a full Arabesque group that will look awesome on it! Pictures to come.,,,,BD

Looks exactly like the one in the picture, even down to the size....

http://classicfuji.com/Royale_1981_Page.htm

my 75$ klein i scored last week
i put on some new tires, saddle and tape
good ride this morning - diggin it

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We're all digging it, it looks great.

The local wed flea market provided a 1986ish Schwinn Sierra in Black Chrome finish, all it needed was tires, tubes, and cleaning. Cost $50.00 all original, except maybe the pedals, which need to be replaced anyway. Also craigslist, Sat an Taxc set of rollers, for $60.00. I just cant resist a set of rollers.http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=267101http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=267102

Great deal. Glad I didn't bid high on the ebay Klein from Yonkers that sold at $307.

Wrong, it's not a MTB fork, there are no canti mounts nor holes for canti mounts that have been removed. There were two generations or RockShox road forks- the ones in the pictures, the SL Roubaix, that look a lot like the mag21 with a bolt on brace and the ruby that has a brace that's one piece with the lower legs.

Take a look at 1995 and 1997- http://mombat.org/Rock_Shox.htm

Two pickups. The first is an early 1990s Schwinn Passage. Although the paint looks great, the frame has several dents, top tube and all four stays. So its a donor, and my offer was adjusted accordingly. The second is a 1982 ish Peugeot PSV10, a rare find around here. 99% of the Peugeots here are low end, entry level or close. This has the DB Vitus 980 frameset, etc. Needs a complete rehab for sure, really dirty. But it is all there.

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Got to love the brake cable routing....

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bill

I rarely admire mountain bikes much, because I don't ride them, but this one got me excited. Really nice. Looks like a load of fun.

Picked up a 1994? Specilized Allez at a thrift equiped with Campy Stratos 8-sp and Campy wheels/hubs. It had just been dropped off and wasn't priced. I asked the price and was told it was "A $1000 bike that they couldn't let go for cheap".

On the bright side, their definition of cheap = my defintion of cheap :)

Everything is in very nice shape (little dust/dirt) except the right Stratos lever is broken. Replacements aren't available :(

I didn't notice the headset until I got home...


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total score+ on that headset!

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Too bad about all those dents, the Passage looks like a nice bike from those pics.
Great score on the Pug!

Oh, and that sweet Allez, nice find.

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A 1986 (I believe) Centurion Ironman. I believe the silver/grey paint scheme was only offered in 86. Unfortunately the previous owner lives in a college town and had it stolen and rattlecanned twice, first red, then blue. The previous owner tried getting the paint off by sanding and unfortunately scuffed up or completely removed the original paint everywhere he sanded. I will most likely repaint it myself. The don't think the front wheel and brake levers are original, but everything else seems to be. Also some 3ttt aero bars were thrown in.

+100 Great score on the Allez!

Yes, I was really disappointed on that Passage. From a distance, it looks really good. But up close, the stays are mangled, a couple of dents in the TT, etc. So I adjusted my offer down to donor bike status.

A curbed Specialized Crossroads I found recently. Back tire holds air, deraileurs shift, brakes seem to work, but need adjusted, and front tire/inner tube needs replaced. I toyed with the idea of having a step-through, but the fact that I deliver newspapers and want to use a bike for it, I didn't like the diamond frame on my road bike, especially with litter bucket panniers attached. Besides, it's a nice manly, Green Bay Packers green, lol.
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not a horrible price - fair i think - i thought it might even go higher but yeah - i wasnt going that high - especially since i had the same bike already ;)

I didn't give this one justice in an earlier posting, so here it is a bit cleaner and in duty at the moment as an in-town commuter..

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picked up a Miyata 100, for 30 bucks, its a lower level 84 model, i was inspecting the bike and one of the downtube shifters broke off:notamused::notamused: oh well, i could probably fix it, im just flipping this bad boy anyway

Nice TW...great

Saw that one on CL last week and was tempted to contact the seller but it was an hours drive for me. The seller said it was a 59 so I decided not to. Glad it went to a good home it looks really nice. I am happy to see someone will ride it as opposed to relist it for $500.
Congrats well done.

Picked these two up on Monday from a thrift store, paid $64 for both. First time I've seen either one of these in person.

First up is the 3rensho. SN A3 105-8 it's got all Shimano 600 except for the freewheel (Dura Ace) and the rear derailleur that has a sticker that is half scratched off, can make out "INESS" with "CLES" and a little bike pictogram next to it. The 700c wheels are Mavic MA40, with Panaracer Category Kevlar tires. It looks like it's been partially repainted and has a few nicks here and there

Next is this Nashbar Aero Sprint. It's got Suntour a-5000, Araya 7000 700c/24" wheels, Sugino GP130 cranks. This one has really nice paint on it.

Both are set up for a Cateye Solar CC-2000, I guess they used the same computer for both bikes.

Both bikes look like they sat for many years, they were covered in grime and dust. I cleaned them up, put air in the tires, and they are perfectly rideable, with a bit of adjusting needed.

Unfortunately, they are too big for me.

as found
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3rensho
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Nashbar
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^^sweeeeeeeeet score on that 3rensho!

Wow, a $32 3Rensho! It is my size but I have too many bikes right now, you can get a minimum of $800 for that bike as it sits, probably more if you go the ebay route.

That 3Renso is SWEET! Yoshi Konno was one of my favorite builders during the later '70s and he was an key influence in my taking up frame building early on. It broke my heart to watch his alcoholism lead to his ultimate paralysis due to a drunken car crash. In the early '80s he lost some of his key employees and eventually the company shifted from being a true custom frame shop to being a production bicycle manufacturer. I can't be certain of the age of yours, but it looks to be a late 80s to me, and I congratulate you on your awesome find.

I have wanted a 1973 3Rensho Super Record with 1973 Campy Super Record components (the first year for each) since I first saw one when I was in High School, and even today it is my own personal Holy Grail of C&V.