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Three of the seven free bikes I pulled from a friend's shed. I've got some work cut out for me.
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...DSCF0035_1.jpg http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...DSCF0036_1.jpg http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...n/DSCF0031.jpg http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...n/DSCF0030.jpg Not pictured, two kids bikes cleaned up and listed on CL, a Nishiki MTB I already tuned and gave to an employee of mine, and a modern Giant hybrid that'll probably fetch a Benjamin after I wipe it down and replace a broken spoke. [Edit: just sold for asking price of $155, in half a day. Guess I'm off to a good start for the selling season ]http://www.zoominto.com/zoomapi/ZoomButt.gif |
Originally Posted by Standalone
(Post 18705341)
Long story short: my parents both bought Atalas in 1973 to ride around Martha's Vineyard to have a proper honeymoon that they could not when they married in '72. I rode both around when I was a teen, and managed to get my father's bike stolen. Years later, I built one up as a 5sp IGH for him. Here it is:
This one is a '73, I think. They had this awesome 70/70 geo that taught me to love riding long distance in comfort. Yours is from earlier, I think, and seems to have a steeper HT. |
Originally Posted by gugie
(Post 18709368)
That's a pretty cool bike! Love the classic Atala white with blue panel paint job. How well does the bar end shifter work with the 5-speed hub?
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Originally Posted by Standalone
(Post 18705341)
They had this awesome 70/70 geo that taught me to love riding long distance in comfort. Yours is from earlier, I think, and seems to have a steeper HT.
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Earlier ones do seem to have a steeper HT, but here's my mother's '73:
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...psofnmyjre.jpg My father's original grey 25" and the "new" white one (Kind of like Gandalf) are the same. |
Those angles do look pretty slack. I suspect the model has as much to do with the frame geometry as the age. If you look at the pix in the 1971 catalog:
Atala catalog (1971) it looks to me like the angles for the Record Pro and Competizione models are steeper than the rest. |
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http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=517341 An early Univega, nice. Good tubing with # 2 Tange plus the iconic Shimano arabesque group. Worth a clean up.
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Originally Posted by rjhammett
(Post 18680206)
I picked up this '89 Schwinn 564 about a week ago. I am just about done with the overhaul but it was light out so I thought I would get a picture of it. I still need to hook up the shifters. The rear wheel was missing a spoke nipple and was about 3 inches out of true. I fixed that issue. Also, these bikes had quill seatposts and of course it had a crack in it. I built a replacement. I have less than $40 into the bike.
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Originally Posted by 3speedslow
(Post 18710749)
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=517341 An early Univega, nice. Good tubing with # 2 Tange plus the iconic Shimano arabesque group. Worth a clean up.
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Went over to Goodwill yesterday and found a Hercules(Raleigh) 3 speed. Had to adjust everything, install a new seat, a new spoke and here she is. All she really needs is a new front tire. $20 was the total investment so far. That's more than I would normally spend on a cruiser but this one had potential. Glad I saved it.
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Originally Posted by gugie
(Post 18701897)
Two frames, both with an issue that my torch can fix:
Three legged 1974 Raleigh International, front right hoof is gone. I did check for 650b tire size, a bit too tight for 42's, but 38's could definitely work. https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1652/2...7306be10_b.jpg Atala, unknown vintage. Haven't checked threading, seatpost size, etc. Some hipster fixie idjit hacked the derailleur hanger off. Fully chromed, but unpolished under the paint. I like the beausage of this one. It's missing some chunks of paint here and there, but no rust. If I braze a hanger back on, the chrome takes a hit there. Maybe an IGH in it's future. https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1552/2...53f5ef3a_b.jpg Both would be worth a lot more than what I paid for them without the frame damage. Both have nice, shiny chrome, 8 out of 10 on the gugie scale. The International has to be fixed. I've done that job before. The Atala could be fixed, or should I say, un-fixed? In both cases the chrome would be compromised. Now where's that post from the British fellow with the DIY chrome tutorial? If you braze on a hanger, you've got to pick one or the other. |
Unfortunately, I didn't take a photo but I can describe what I did. I basically created a seat post just like a bar stem. I went to a used bike parts shop and picked up a long stem bolt and the expander piece from a mountain bike stem. I think it was a 1 1/8" stem. The shop had a box full of the bolts and it cost me a $1. I had an alloy seatpost so I drilled down from the top using a bit the size of the stem bolt so that the hole was centered in post. There was only about 2 inches I had to drill. I then drilled down about a 1/4 or so with a larger bit so that the top of the stem bolt was countersunk a little when it was placed thru the hole and into the seatpost. I then cut off a piece near the end of the seatpost at an angle just like they are on a bar stem. I screwed on the stem expander piece slipped the seatpost into the seat tube and cranked her down. I then mounted the saddle on the seatpost. It worked great.
Originally Posted by TimmyT
(Post 18710756)
Looks good. How did you build the quill seatpost? Do you have a pic?
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Originally Posted by jonwvara
(Post 18712214)
Rather than screw up the chrome on the Atala, why not just go with a claw-mounted derailleur and call it good? Look on the bright side: Now there are no limits to what you can use for a derailleur. Campagnolo, Huret, Simplex--anything goes (well, sure it's it Italian bike, so Campagnolo is probably the thing).
If you braze on a hanger, you've got to pick one or the other. When I saw the pic of the International on the Co-op website, I stared at the very low price and hurried down. My heart sank when I saw the missing fork dropout, then I realized there was a reason for the low price. The rest of the frame was in such great shape I bought it anyway. The Atala was hanging next to it, again with a bargain price, so I had them bring it down from the ceiling hook, again with a reason for the low price. It's like going to the pound and seeing a nice dog with a bad leg, knowing there's a good chance no one will pick it up, feeling that the poor mutt needs a home, then, as you're about to drive away with your new best friend, seeing said dog locking eyes with his cell mate, so you turn around and pick up the other one, and they both walk out with tails wagging, happy as clams. I know I can't save 'em all, but... |
Originally Posted by rjhammett
(Post 18712432)
Unfortunately, I didn't take a photo but I can describe what I did. I basically created a seat post just like a bar stem. I went to a used bike parts shop and picked up a long stem bolt and the expander piece from a mountain bike stem. I think it was a 1 1/8" stem. The shop had a box full of the bolts and it cost me a $1. I had an alloy seatpost so I drilled down from the top using a bit the size of the stem bolt so that the hole was centered in post. There was only about 2 inches I had to drill. I then drilled down about a 1/4 or so with a larger bit so that the top of the stem bolt was countersunk a little when it was placed thru the hole and into the seatpost. I then cut off a piece near the end of the seatpost at an angle just like they are on a bar stem. I screwed on the stem expander piece slipped the seatpost into the seat tube and cranked her down. I then mounted the saddle on the seatpost. It worked great.
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Well, picked up a VERY ugly Cannondale yesterday. It's an 88 model road bike, and has had all of the paint stripped off. Deep dish flip flop wheelset(pretty much new) a GB stem, straight bars, and no name dual pivot brakes. Has a braze on FD, for which I will need to find the bracket, or make one. It's a bolt on style, and the previous owner is going to check his stash for it. Anyway, i think some new paint is in order, and I have the 88 decal set still. Then 8 speed Dura Ace that's on the Tempo right now. Should be fun! Pictures later, you guys will cringe, lol!,,,,BD
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Originally Posted by Bikedued
(Post 18716205)
Well, picked up a VERY ugly Cannondale yesterday. It's an 88 model road bike, and has had all of the paint stripped off. Deep dish flip flop wheelset(pretty much new) a GB stem, straight bars, and no name dual pivot brakes. Has a braze on FD, for which I will need to find the bracket, or make one. It's a bolt on style, and the previous owner is going to check his stash for it. Anyway, i think some new paint is in order, and I have the 88 decal set still. Then 8 speed Dura Ace that's on the Tempo right now. Should be fun! Pictures later, you guys will cringe, lol!,,,,BD
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Originally Posted by curbtender
(Post 18716620)
Picked up an 89' Cannondale this weekend. Those years were popular to go fixed on some models , with the 126 spacing and higher ground clearance. Don't know if you'll be able to squeeze that 8 in there.
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Dangit, if I had only known?? I looked at the catalog page for the 88 SR 500, and ot came with a blue Nitto stem. The same guy sold me the blue stem that was very beat up, about 3 years ago.,,,,BD
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Originally Posted by nesteel
(Post 18716940)
I'd think he'd be fine with 8 speed. The '90 I just traded off took a 9 speed wheel without issue.
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That will be one of the first things I do when I get home. Checking the rear wheel fit. It will keep the Schwinn 564 fork that's on it, rather than searching for a Tange. It has a prettier crown than the stock fork anyway. The fixed wheelset, I may do a recreation of the black Voyageur I built a few years ago.,,,,BD
Or maybe, they will go onto the Team Miyata frame. The tires will have to be upsized though, with 23's they ride like you're on solid rubber tires. stiff as a piece of 1/2 steel. Okay, it doesn't look quite as ugly in a picture. It was a black one, which I have paint for, and I have 88 decals. Maybe something that will blend better with the red rims... Hmmm. https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...23&oe=57AB0E8A The 8 speed wheels dropped in like they were made for the bike. Just a slight pull outward on the drops, and they went right in. No struggle at all. https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...f2&oe=577507D9 Annnnnd.. Maybe. [MENTION=131041]mountaindave[/MENTION] actually came and looked at this bike once when it had the 8 speed group. I doubt he would approve, hehehe. https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...21&oe=57B5D378 |
Originally Posted by Bikedued
(Post 18717500)
...Or maybe, they will go onto the Team Miyata frame. The tires will have to be upsized though, with 23's they ride like you're on solid rubber tires. stiff as a piece of 1/2 steel...
Annnnnd.. Maybe. @mountaindave actually came and looked at this bike once when it had the 8 speed group. I doubt he would approve, hehehe. https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...21&oe=57B5D378 |
Got the Cannondale presentable. Looks to be a 90' sr400. Wheels have been changed, but it rides nice...
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...psivvfpxum.jpg |
Originally Posted by mountaindave
(Post 18718145)
Aaaa!!! The horrors!!!! :cry:
https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...5e&oe=57B14FB9 And as of this evening. I could only stand about an hour of working outside. Getting too humid to work outside already, and the mosquitos are going crazy. This is more what I had in mind. Maybe some blue Fizik perforated wrap this weekend. Solid turquoise, or medium metallic blue if that's all they have. Position is very nice, and comfy. I will try to dig up some slightly fatter 700's too. These ride a little stiff already being Cheng Shins, and they're 23's. I can fit 25's I believe. Anything will help, as these rims ride like a steam roller with an unpadded seat. https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...64&oe=5799ADD2 |
I got an old Maino touring bike. It has a 4 speed freewheel and Campagnolo Sport rear derailleur.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ps9ylki8y5.jpg Does anyone know anything about this bike? I can't find much online. Maybe I'll give it a separate thread. |
What kind of dumps are you going to? My udnerstanding is that normal bystanders cant go to a dump and scavenge? What are the best places to look for bikes besides flea market and thrift stores and pawn shops?
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