OR BEFORE...I know that bke is probably nice enough to make either of you lose your train of thought ;)

Just like bikes, if it was flipped the flipper probably didn't get the description right.

Seeing that it has a Minnesota Lock Your Bike sticker it probably came in handy in a small bit of snow!

yes i was implying that he should have ridden it before

Actually I was so focused on the condition that the size factor never entered my mind. That and wondering if my wife was going to object as I hefted it onto the roof rack. Have my own bike(s) so probably would have flipped it but it looks like I may be giving it to a taller friend next week.

JAFT... :D

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[QUOTE=Conan;15452748]Pulled this off the curb for free. Its a women's Schwinn Caliente. seems like its got a lot of the original parts. I must say it is heavy as hell and it has a massive large chain ring. Those women form the 1970's must have had strong legs.

Hey Conan, Is that one of the front freewheel version Schwinns? Most of them had the bigger chainrings.

FFS = Front Freewheeling System, looks like a Positron rear derailer too.

Over the years, I have picked up quite a few vintage jerseys. This is an unusual one. Systeme U was a Gitane team in the late 1980s.

Team replica jersey? Or whatever. Labeled made in Spain.

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Yup positron shifters, and what does the FSS do? aren't all front wheels free wheel?

The crankset freewheels, and yes to below, they were boat anchors.

That sounds super heavy...

Nice bike, that's a great era of mountain bike. My money's on it being a '94- judys were new, but v-brakes weren't out yet.

Look at the shock boots, they look mighty compressed from here, which means the elastomers are most likely shot. Thankfully they sold a TON of judy forks and derivatives (specialized, I'm looking at you), so you might be able to fine a new pair or elastomers/springs relatively cheap.

Not only that, the chain keeps a rollin'. Bet that tore up a pants leg or two.

Thanks.. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about the front suspension.. I'd prefer to find a matching original rigid fork instead of messing with rebuilding it, but I don't know how easy it would be to find one

and I'm pretty sure it's a 95 based on the component spec.. in 94 and 96 the hubs were STX but in 95 they were Deore LX which is what I've got. Looks like 95 was one of the best years for the Apex as far as frame and components go

Typical day: finish one bike, find two more. I am overflowing right now.

Found a pair of neglected bikes, both are in relatively good shape. Both were from the original owner, he still had the sales receipt and owners manual on the Fuji.

I rode a UO8 just like this one back in college. The plastic derailleurs have been replaced with much better Suntour units. Not sure what approach I will take on this one.

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bill

Bridgestone Kabuki Submariner
 

picked up this dirty old Bridgestone Kabuki Submariner for free. Stainless steel and aluminum. Needs a good cleaining and shine.

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I've always like the way those bikes looked but they had some odd stuff, like the quill style seat post? how weird is that? And they components they used were low-mid level stuff, and the bike weighed quite a bit.

The quill seat post is expensive to find, but you could make one with a little mechanical aptitude if the need ever arises, see this: http://armccomb.blogspot.com/2012/01...-seatpost.html

But getting one of those bikes for free is worth it. I would fix it up and have the wheels rebuilt with new DT Competition spokes (if DT makes that size) since those are rusted out.

That's the same fork that came on my Jamis Dakar, not a bad fork & you can still get after market elastomers for it as long as the cartridge is still good it would cost about $60 in parts to rebuild. I was able to pick up a newer Judy XC for about the same price so I am just holding on to my older XC to rebuild later. Finding a regular fork to fit it may be a pain in the you know what depending on the size of the frame, you can use either 1 1/8" threaded or threadless to convert it though, I am not sure if the frame geometry is different on the older bikes with minimal travel front forks compared to a rigid fork or not.

Glenn

the bike originally came with a rigid fork, the suspension fork is an "upgrade".. i've seen some steel forks online for less than a rebuild would cost, though i want to make sure whatever i get is lighter than the suspension fork. The 95 Apex is at the bottom of my list of projects right now though; I still need to put my 89 Jamis Dakar back together, then rebuild my trek 8300, THEN get to the apex..

You sound overloaded on projects..probably easiest to send that Jamis to me while it's torn apart..you got my address :D

lol... it takes up less room this way at least

ps just got the rings :thumb:

Catch of the Day!
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It's a Phillips! Ok, so its not much, but my first England bike. Appears to be 1970's, has Huret Allvit Derailleur (10 speed) and seems nice enough to do a bit of fixing and tool around on it this season. I paid $25 in a silent auction, it came with other lesser bikes but this is the one I wanted. This is the picture right off the turnip truck.

Around Easter, I was beginning to see the back of my garage, with the quick sale of four bikes, a Miyata 310, a Fuji S10-S, a Nishiki Mixte, and a Ladies Schwinn World Sport. Unfortunately, the back of the garage is hidden again with the 5 pickups below. No stuck seatposts, no stuck quills, total outlay $200.

Shogun 1000 - frame, Arabesque 600, no wheels
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Fuji Sagres - complete bike
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/1679egy6nsu...2016.45.56.jpg

Raleigh Olympian - bike, no wheels, no saddle/post, bars not shown
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Centurion Sport DLX Mixte - Complete bike with panniers(not shown)
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Vista Mixte - $5 complete bike
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Ok, well if you get the right or correct fork it will be much lighter, my old 23" outlook fork is much lighter then my old Judy XC fork is, but I can't remember if it was cro-mo or not ( it's bent regardless). I too have a huge back log of projects that I need to finish & decide what I am going to keep or get rid of ( if any) 3 GT Outposts, Jamis Dakar, Trek 4500, DB Accent, Caloi, C-Dale M300, 85 Stumpjumper, 83 Rockhopper, 89 Rockhopper and my Bianchi Super Grizzly, and they are just the MTB's I need to finish let alone the Road stuff I need to tackle lol.

Glenn