My Diamondback came today and there is NOT a dent in the top tube it was just a smudge. :D :D :D

Just came in from looking it over again, it's in much better shape than the pictures showed, a good detailing and some minimal touchup of some small scrapes and it is going to look great. Can't wait for it to warm up out in the garage so I can get started on this one!

Just found this, I'm 99% certain this is the frame I just bought.

64 cm Vintage Diamond Back Centurion Interval w Brooks B15 Saddle Road Bike | eBay

This showed up in a metal scrape pile. I just couldn't let it go down that road...

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Canyon Express

The only bikes I ever find in scrap metal piles are gas pipe BSO's....... I'm happy about that on one hand, maybe that means people around here are a little​ more bike savvy. Then again it may just mean somebody is beating me to the good stuff. ;)

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1967 Dunelt Skyliner 3 Speed.
Not quite free, but almost.. Purchased in Hamilton , Ontario last year for $50.00.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=436208The very next day the seller posted another ad looking to buy a kickstand and fenders so I sold the parts back to him for $15.00. So now I've only paid $35.00 for the bike and it has a Dynohub as well as the pump clamps.
Cleaned it up and made a few modifications. I had an NOS Wrights leather saddle in the garage, new pads and chain as well as a pair of new block pedals from Hoop Driver Bicycles here in Toronto.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=436210An earlier incarnation with flipped bars, and a composite saddle.
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The mini fenders were a gift from a friend and I re routed the gear cable through a stop and pulley that I also had in the garage. The pump was a gift from Len at Mr. Used in Hamilton.
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The final version below. The straighter bars are helpful in making this a good city bike and "curb-hopper" as you can get a bit more leverage to pop the front end.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=436213

I took a chance on this little bike and I'm very happy with it. The seller put up an ad with multiple bikes, asking for $50 each, I spied the Turbo saddle and figured that it might be worth a look and it turned out to be a Nasbar Race Tange 2 frameset with a Shimano 600 group.

The frame has some nice little details like wrap around seat stays and Shimano drops and fork ends plus the stem is a Nitto pearl as are the handlebars. It had been sitting for ages and has a layer of dust that has seemingly ptotected the paint as it is pristine in the few spots that I cleaned and, thanfully, everything was properly greased so the seatpost and other components move freely from out of the frame. Once cleaned up it will make a nice sport tourer for my girlfriend, replacing the Fuji Ace that she finds a bit heavy.

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Some CL finds:

Have not figured out the year yet, Bridgestone Kabuki for $75:

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Also have not figured out the year, Univega Supra Sport for $40 (no explanation for the bars?? as found in pics):

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1987 Cannondale SM800 for $60 from a trade place selling BSO's for $100. Most of the parts are pretty beat up and the original wheels were changed from QR to bolts for some reason, but the frame itself seems to have only minor scrapes and some scuffing where there was a kickstand. I've always wanted a Cannondale MTB, a bike with rollercams, and I don't want to ship any more bikes across country. Also, it is 5 speed indexing. Weird.
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1987 Cannondale SM800 for $60 from a trade place selling BSO's for $100. Most of the parts are pretty beat up and the original wheels were changed from QR to bolts for some reason, but the frame itself seems to have only minor scrapes and some scuffing where there was a kickstand. I've always wanted a Cannondale MTB, a bike with rollercams, and I don't want to ship any more bikes across country. Also, it is 5 speed indexing. Weird.

Sorry for the non-drive side photo. The other side is no great shakes atm.
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Are those Suntour XC II pedals? Nice score!

Picked this Raleigh Flyer up from the road side yesterday, looks to be pretty much original even down to the cotter pins,needs a bit of work but its all there, should scrub up alright

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Free Bluemels, that is awesome

i found a Raleigh c30 in the trash today. so actually saved from the dump. its not pretty but frame looks straight..

I've been following a Raleigh on CL for a couple of months now (see the "Calling a Raleigh Expert" thread). Well the seller eventually dropped his price to something worth talking about - I made an offer and he accepted.
I bought a lady's Sports from him in January. It was made for the Belgian market evidently, so it was outfitted a bit differently than what I have seen in catalog scans. The one I picked up today is a Belgian model also - a Raleigh Royale. Here it is.

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And here are more:

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Notice the BSA forks and the lock in the last photo. The shop's name is on the fender - Alain Mertens, I wonder if they are still in business? The serial number is on the left side of the seat tube near the top - MG17365.

It has Huret derailleurs (Svelto RD) and axle wingnuts, A Brooks B-17 in great condition, stainless (inoxiodable) fenders, Normandy hubs, Dansi headlight, and French 622 tires on steel rims(can't find a brand name on either yet).

The stem and bars are steel, steel Raleigh brake calipers with alloy levers, original looking Raleigh grips, and an ESGE rear rack. The dynamo is missing and the wiring has been cut sometime in the past. I have no problem re-wiring things, but the only dynamo I have is a Chinese model I bought at a bike swap for $3.00 a couple of years ago. I don't have a problem using it, but a Miller would be nice.

I can't wait to get this thing cleaned up, at least superficially. The paint looks to be mainly OK.

One thing that I just don't understand is that the chain rings have a guard, but the frame has braze-ons for a chain guard. Why would both be on the bike - belt and suspenders?

I think that i am moving to collecting older and crappier bikes. Is that a sign of insanity?

Maybe. Probably.

Two possibilities, the crankset was replaced at some point or more likely it shared frames with a model that used a full chainguard like a 5 speed with no FD. Pretty common back in the 60's and 70's, sometimes the same model was available with a 5 or 10 speed option.

Picked up this cosmetically challenged (to put it politely) Lemond Zurich a day or two ago. Came really cheap as the seller was convinced the shifters and RD were bodged beyond saving (the former need two squirts of WD40 and the latter needed one of those little outside washers on one of the pulley wheels). Also, exploded rear tire. About 40 minutes of shop time got everything all snickety-snick again with stuff I had on hand. Since it's so much smaller than my regular rides, I bought it assuming I'd part it out and eBay the frame, but with the setback seatpost maxed out and the longish stem it *almost* fits. Hmmm... I've been looking for high end frame for a painting project...

Nope. I'd better get this frame over to the FS thread before I actually jump into that. But hey, that 853 Reynolds is tasty stuff :thumb:

The paint looks much worse in person.

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I found an instructional video about the lock. It has no info about removing from the brazed-on mount, and it appears to be in German. But here it is...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUb2ZeVvPkc

[MENTION=280039]Lascauxcaveman[/MENTION] = not too shabby.....!

Yes.

RE: Zurich

those make wonderful beaters...except that I managed to pull the rear wheel out of my Zurich at speed & do a 30 mph roll on asphalt a few days ago...though, hey, 1. the Zurich is fine & 2. it's not really the frame's fault. Great riding bike!

Ouch! Tighten those skewers. Glad you're still here to tell about. And it's funny you should mention that, as the first ride I took on mine, the cheap, non-stock rear skewer worked loose. Upon examination, the curved plastic part of the tightening mechanism was damaged and thus requires much higher than usual force to close securely. With vertical dropouts, you don't always get warning until it's too late.

Grabbed this last night, 1996 Burley Rock n Roll Tandem.. top of the line for Burley that year :D

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