Nice Traveler. Fantastic condition at that age.

I don't think I've posted this one yet.

This is another bicycle that was given to me to fix up or it'd gone to the dump.

I have no idea what make the bike is.

Headbadge.

IMG_3802 by Miele Man, on Flickr

Driveside view.

IMG_3799 by Miele Man, on Flickr

Suntour Honour rear derailler.

IMG_3800 by Miele Man, on Flickr

Suntour front derailler is normal action. Not shown are the Suntour downtube black plastic or resin lever Power Shifters.

The holes in the chainrings are only indents not true drilled through holes.

IMG_3801 by Miele Man, on Flickr

Anyone have anu ideas as to who made this bicycle and/or when?

Thanks and cheers

Edit. Anyone know why images get rotated when posted here?

Whatever it was it was a low end bike, probably a mass produced bike for retail stores that used a bunch of different head badges for the same bike. Someone at some time replaced the original crank and chain gears with those drillium ones, probably because the original were cottered crankarms and they failed so they bought something probably used and slapped it on. Instead of the original steel wheels they eventually got replaced due to probably wearing out or rusting out with aluminum wheels.

The head badge looks like a Sekine. There is supposed to be a cheap plastic gem in the top inset.

I believe this was written by a forum member:
THE CANADIAN MADE SEKINE - INTRODUCTION

scooped this little guy up at the coop today while looking for parts, i know he's a cheapo but i'm going to keep him at the office so i can have a bike to use all the time

I'll bet there's worthwhile upgrades it'll accept, too. Looks fun.

Nice catch, odd that Sekine would have a G for it's first letter on the badge, unless that's a C standing for Canada. According to your website it's probably a SIU 270 or an SHC 270 which it's probably the later due to the chrome fork ends that the SIU doesn't have, both were bottom of the line bike with low end components.

Sheldon Brown didn't like the brand saying that the entire line of bikes were all low end and poorly made. The Sheldon Brown site was down when I went to check all I could read was a brief summary comparing it to two other low end brands.

At first glance I thought it was GS for Golden Sports as in Zebrakenko, but [MENTION=319010]Narhay[/MENTION] got me pointed in the right direction.

I just got back from helping my buddy cold set the Nottingham Raleigh from earlier in this thread. I rode the Sekine there and it's a really nice riding bike. Those Suntour Power Shifters work really well and are very light in use.

All I did before riding the bike was put new 27 x 1 &1/4 inches tires on it. The tires were given to me. I also swapped out the Shimano UG 5 speed freewheel for a Shimano 6 speed one.

One wired thing is that the brake lever hoods are a fairly bright green and are made by AME.

It's a comfortable ride and would be fantastic on the crushed limestone rail-trails hereabouts.

Cheers

nice, enjoy. I would put new bearings and grease into the hubs, bottom bracket and headset before you go too much further on that 40 year old grease.

Thanks. Oh, I'll clean, put in new bearings and grease on everything. I've done this to more used bicycles that I can count. Before I give a bike away I want it to run as well as i would if i were the one using it.

Cheers

Free rusted and busted Ross Professional. But it's got a useable 600 group.

Yes, probably.

Wheels and tires seem to make the most difference to me when determining whether a bike feels "trucky." Of course the overall weight of a bike makes a big difference, and a larger frame is going to be heavier.

That big ol' truck seems like a pretty nice catch

Trek 830 from the basement of a bike shop 2 counties over. I wanted a bike my that taller buddy could ride on gravel without needing to do anything to his Schwinn World. Got rid of the crusty knobbies and put on some smoother tires. Left shifter is gunked up, shift cables need oil, could stand some new brake pads. Certainly could use some grease in all of the bearing sets, but the wheels are doable. Nice to find a used bike that is in reasonably good shape. Pickings have been VERY slim around these parts this spring.

Saved this 1986 Schwinn Cruiser 5 from the neighbor. This is the worst condition bike I've ever gotten. There's really not much rust, so it's not completely ruined, but everything is just covered with old grease/oil. Also looks like a spoke popped out somehow and they just tied it onto another.

It's one of the most comfortable bikes I've ever ridden though, I'll give it that. I plan on doing as little work on it as possible and just using it as a klunker on some easier local trails occasionally.

Here it is as received:

My most recent 'catch' -- drove 450 miles round to a Goodwill in Southern Oregon to pick up my second Miyata 1000, a burgundy 1981. It's in very good condition and not far from stock. It is very dirty but was obviously loved by a previous owner and the Suntour Cyclone drivetrain works perfectly. Except for a Brooks saddle, I want to get it as close to stock as I can - I would like to find a stock front rack, a 120mm reach SR Royal stem, and gum brake hoods. Other than that, just clean, lube, bar tape, and true. And here it is with it's new best friend.

Neighbour was throwing out this Triumph, took it with plans to rejuvenate it :-)

Nice catch. But since you already have one, you should trade it for my Raleigh Elkhorn Mountain Tour when i'm down in PDX this weekend



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You may know this already, but those old trigger shifters can usually be rehabilitated by hosing them out with WD40. Takes some work is all.

I can't stop staring at the saddle. On backwards. My brain hurts.

Thanks LCM! The guy I bought it from suggested PB Blaster, but WD 40 sounds like a more friendly solution.

Ahh, I was tempted by your Elkhorn when I saw it come up in the for sale thread! If I wasn't at N+2 (according to my long-suffering spouse) I would have been talking to you about buying it as it's my size. But can't give up my new 1000.....

Carb cleaner until they work, then tri flow. They still may act up on cold days, but keep it indoors and it should work fine all Winter.,,,,BD

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