It amazes me what people throw away or give up on.

Here's how I bought my 1969 Peugeot



Here it is now



This is my first restoration.

And here is an old Windsor I got for $25



Any info on the Windsor would be appreciated. I don't really know a lot about bikes; the Peugeot caught my eye sitting in an old bike shop floor, I bought the Windsor because it looks like it has a lot of potential. I am planning on making it my second restoration. The problem with fixing these old bikes up is you never want to ride on any day but a perfect day. I made the peugeot a fixie because somebody cut off the dérailleur hanger. I think I might try geared with the Windsor.

I did some trading & got these two cool bike projects...

Wow! Especially digging that Fondriest. That must be a very early model for Fondriest.

Love the Marinoni. Still being made in Canada. I understand much of the business is now repaints and upgrades. A special run of steel frames was planned for 2015.

got this for $5.00 from the local recycle center . not exactly C&V but I will have fun with it

Picked up this crusty but very solid '76ish Centurion Super LeMans for $30 at Goodwill this morning. Great components, good looking frame (still hi-ten though). I don't need it and should flip it, but I'm a sucker for chrome socks front and rear...


Interestingly, it's an identical twin to a bike I had a couple years ago, when I first got into the hobby, although a different size.

Never heard of this brand before, and when I searched out the interwebs I found mostly questions about what the story is with Dorado bikes. So I guess I'm not alone in my search of it's history. It's a Taiwanese frame, nothing special about it, but the parts caught my eye. I've never had a bike with roller cam brakes before.

This is before and after a quick clean, lube and tune. I had the tires and grips already, I think it looks nice, and it rides very cushy with the Fat Franks.

Is there any particular reason the rear brakes are on the chainstay?

That was a mid 80's mountain bike thing. It didn't happen for too many years though. I'm not sure why it was done in the first place.

It was probably the house brand for a distributor at the time. My guess would be Miami Cycle, probably no longer in business or absorbed by some other company. I recall seeing them in the '80s.

OK, been working hard to REDUCE my inventory.... So of course, I visited the local DKO and came back with this load.

The Lotus mixte needs EVERYTHING! but it should turn out really nice. Four bikes: Peugeot, Bridgestone, Atala, and Lotus. Peugeot is the touring version (missing fenders and lights, still has rear rack).

looks like my 'out' trip to pick up the Fondriest & Marinoni (and a cargo case)....



The Fondriest is Gara tubing, by the way, so no wonderful prize...but it should be rebuilt into an especially cool goofing around/downtown/etc. roadie.

Barn Find. Campy including hubs, pedals,headset, seat post. Pictures are as found. Serial number is 0283. Made my day.

Nice haul there!

Got this Nishiki International for free!! Still trying to figure out the year of the bike serial suggests 1978 but the parts look a little more like mid-late 80's

Paint job on that Nishiki screams late 1980s. Just look up some of the component date codes.

Will do thanks for the tip I will look em up tonight!

Those Elements come in handy...

Got this Stumpjumper Sport as a gift, is it asking for drop bars?

Yep drop bars for sure

[curmudeon] I'm convinced it is all marketing. 'They' need to come up with new ways of making this year's model 'better' than last year's model so things have to change. For a while, it was adding more cogs in back, but that is getting old. Now it is tubing shapes, etc.

The chainstay brake mounts were supposed to be stiffer I believe. It was in about 1987 +/- a year and lasted about 1.5 seasons. I remember getting a frame at the time and that was all there was - everyone was doing it. Even Tom Ritchey succumbed I think....

Same goes for the sunglasses the pro riders wear. Every year has to be a different 'thing' than the year before. [\curmudeon]

Got this at the co-op the other day while picking up a chain. I need a bike project like I need 20 more years on my knees but I couldn't pass this one up as the price paid got me a pair of nice wheels and a basket for my daughter's going-to-college bike and a few other nice bits.

The rest of it is what I think is a 69-70 Frejus. The post and headset are Campy and the stem is old logo Cinelli. Both post and stem are stuck and I'm not sure if I can save them although I am sure I can get them out. It looks rusty but I think it's been in Colorado for a long time as the chrome just wipes clean.

I think the patina on the frame is permanent and it's a bit small for me so I don't know what I'm going to do with it long term. It would fit my sons but one's on a nice AD and the other on an 85 Trek 620 so I'm not sure this would be an upgrade for them.

Pulled one from next to the dumpster today.Not sure what it is, frame was stripped down and rusted. Old roadie lugged steel frame, japanese headset, 3 piece steel cranks, 27 inch wheels. Been converted to single speed, good tires, very nice but dirty lightweight KMC chain. It needs wd 40 and steel wool then some flitz on the frame and forks, needed brakes, bearings will get serviced and wheels trued. Rode good on a test ride before major work though.

I picked up this cool Hercules for $30 or so a while back and am finally getting around to cleaning it up. Advice appreciated.

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Anymore, when I do find a decent bike at a garage sale, its going to be a MTB. 99% of what I see continues to be XMart crap.

But with mainly Suntour XC Pro components, and a Tange Prestige frame, what's not to like?

Oh yeah, and my favorite kind of tires, rotted out and flat (= discount).