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I think for $100; I like it!
Bikepedia has a 2003 5200 that looks like this exactly, except the color scheme. I'm guessing they had two different ones available that year? |
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Nice, clean Nitto Olympiade 114 bars from the LBS for $5:
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Ran across a rather smallish, blink and you'd miss it, kinda yard sale yesterday. And they just so happened to have a bike my size (23")! Was told by the seller that he purchased it (presumably new) in 1978.
He said he did extensive work to the bike in 1995. Had the frame custom painted. Cleaned, greased, and repacked all of the bearings. And, replaced the original seat. I'm thinking he may have also replaced the cassette at some point as it does not look original to me, not that I have any basis for comparison. Tires are terribly dry rotted, but luckily I picked up some spares during Wal*Mart's spring clearance event a couple months ago. As for what the bicycle is, was told it is a Schwinn Le Tour II. Labeling and badge are absent from the frame, apparently already removed sometime prior to the custom paint job, so just going to assume that bit of information from the prior owner is accurate. http://www.tweeg.psoarchive.com/other/b/le_tour_1s.jpg http://www.tweeg.psoarchive.com/other/b/le_tour_2s.jpg http://www.tweeg.psoarchive.com/other/b/le_tour_3s.jpg http://www.tweeg.psoarchive.com/other/b/le_tour_4s.jpg http://www.tweeg.psoarchive.com/other/b/le_tour_5s.jpg http://www.tweeg.psoarchive.com/other/b/le_tour_6s.jpg |
Originally Posted by curbtender
(Post 19547195)
Always good to check over the frame and forks before riding it. |
Originally Posted by Slightspeed
(Post 19543091)
Alley find, abandoned Raleigh Super Course, Capella lugs, 531 tubing, I'm thinking 1973. Spray painted pea soup green which preserved the chrome dropouts. Had a Sugino AT crank, nothing else. Finished with non stock Toyota Spruce Mica and repro decals.
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That looks like a great find!
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Didnt know Sears made a bike, that looks like a great find!
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Nice!
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Wow, what a find!
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Originally Posted by game_player_s
(Post 19549085)
Ran across a rather smallish, blink and you'd miss it, kinda yard sale yesterday. And they just so happened to have a bike my size (23")! Was told by the seller that he purchased it (presumably new) in 1978.
He said he did extensive work to the bike in 1995. Had the frame custom painted. Cleaned, greased, and repacked all of the bearings. And, replaced the original seat. I'm thinking he may have also replaced the cassette at some point as it does not look original to me, not that I have any basis for comparison. Tires are terribly dry rotted, but luckily I picked up some spares during Wal*Mart's spring clearance event a couple months ago. As for what the bicycle is, was told it is a Schwinn Le Tour II. Labeling and badge are absent from the frame, apparently already removed sometime prior to the custom paint job, so just going to assume that bit of information from the prior owner is accurate. http://www.tweeg.psoarchive.com/other/b/le_tour_1s.jpg http://www.tweeg.psoarchive.com/other/b/le_tour_2s.jpg http://www.tweeg.psoarchive.com/other/b/le_tour_3s.jpg http://www.tweeg.psoarchive.com/other/b/le_tour_4s.jpg http://www.tweeg.psoarchive.com/other/b/le_tour_5s.jpg http://www.tweeg.psoarchive.com/other/b/le_tour_6s.jpg |
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This past fall I found this 1970s Itoh at a garage sale for $15. All it needed was tires. The crank housing has SK50224A on it.
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Fisher MTB
Scored this Gary Fisher Montare at my favorite local junk store. I wasn't there looking for another bike, but they had two stacked together. First one said "sold", the second was the Montare. I asked how much they wanted for it and when they said "$20.00" I grabbed it and ran. Everything appears to be original equipment. It just needed wheels which I had in my shop.
http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/...psnzw87l9k.jpg |
Fishing in the River
My "catch" yesterday:
See it yet? https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...c0&oe=598A8EDC How about now? https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...01&oe=5978B39A There's definitely something down there. https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...0a&oe=597F3A8A Time for the fishing gear. https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...1b&oe=5982BC3F Well, there it is. Smells like fish. https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...d4&oe=59BBE911 |
^^^ police check before or did you throw that one back.
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Originally Posted by 3speedslow
(Post 19554692)
^^^ police check before or did you throw that one back.
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Originally Posted by rocks in head
(Post 19555057)
CL post for "found bike", and stuck it behind my office. I'll check w/ police before doing anything with it... but I think it's a $150 (new) BSO - unbranded everything. Tires (700x23) and tubes (Schrader) may be OK to re-use, along with the aluminum 1-1/8 headset spacers and seatpost, but that thing is trashed. "Sealed" bearings are only so sealed, right?
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Picked up this nice Raleigh Competition today. Anybody know what year this one is?
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Originally Posted by richard4993
(Post 19555300)
Picked up this nice Raleigh Competition today. Anybody know what year this one is?
http://i.imgur.com/cubZaiih.jpg Looks like you have those Sturmey Archer high flange hubs. I have a cotter crank Raleigh Record that has those. Sorry, no Idea what year yours is though. |
Originally Posted by becave7
(Post 19555616)
Looks like you have those Sturmey Archer high flange hubs. I have a cotter crank Raleigh Record that has those.
Sorry, no Idea what year yours is though. |
Circa 1971 (or is it '72?) - brakes, bars, stem, levers, headset and probably cranks, BB and shifters are stock, maybe the pedals and the straight seat post. I've seen several of these but I don't remember them ever being in a catalog. There are also examples of this model out there in white/lagoon blue like a Gran Sport but marked "Competition" and similarly equipped. My personal favorite version of these bikes - nice score! Campagnolo Tipo hubs are laced to 27-in rims? I think stock on these was some variant of Normandy with sewup rims. Probably some narrow version of a Brooks B-15, -17 or-5 saddle.
Again, nice find! |
Bianchi Sport SX
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Picked this up yesterday of CL for $100. I think it's a good deal. Has newer looking tires and tape, and possibly brake pads, they look new anyway. Rides and shifts perfect, just needs a little cleaning.
I plan to keep it for myself to replace my Shogun which is a little too small for me. I need to add a granny ring for the hills where I live. Does anyone know if the front derailleur and shifter will work on a triple? I didn't even check if the front shifter is indexed. It's a Shimano Exage, and the bike appears to be from around 1988. Thanks! |
Originally Posted by richard4993
(Post 19556236)
Those are Campy hubs. Just looked this morning.
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Originally Posted by 69tr6r
(Post 19559054)
Picked this up yesterday of CL for $100. I think it's a good deal.
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Originally Posted by area51bikeworks
(Post 19553818)
Scored this Gary Fisher Montare at my favorite local junk store. I wasn't there looking for another bike, but they had two stacked together. First one said "sold", the second was the Montare. I asked how much they wanted for it and when they said "$20.00" I grabbed it and ran. Everything appears to be original equipment. It just needed wheels which I had in my shop.
http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/...psnzw87l9k.jpg |
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