Saved this freebie repainted GT frame,fork and stem (along with some various parts). Frame/fork are straight and good except for all the chips and surface rust. Good for a future project. Definitely a repaint is in it's future.
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how big is it? 57-58?

Snagged this today, 1983 FUJI Royale II. Probably going to be next year's C & V Challenge ride..........

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Looks like it needs nothing! Hey came across your name sake the other day and wanted to share, enjoy.

The Lotus is 54cm ctc and 56cm ctt. It does look bigger though based on the size of the head tube.

Cool. Mine was a red '62 with tank, dual headlight and rear carrier. Weighed more than I did LOL.

The Royale needs tires, the chain rerouted and a good clean & tune. They had the chain routed OUTSIDE the rear derailleur where it passed over the upper pulley! Not sure how they even rode it like that. Couldn' have been too much because there are just light rub marks on the cage. Thankfully!!!

Sweet! Which model?

Your guess is as good as mine,Law! lol
No traces of the original decals.

Does it have a groove tube or a through tube?

Through tube like my Karakoram so I'm thinking around that era of GT. Early 90's.

Go wild then, SS rain bike beater for that GT.

Unfortunately it hardly rains here. lol
I'll see what I can come up with with my parts bin. Thinking drop bar.

Campy Groupset
 

May not count as C&V but I just picked up a box of Campy Chorus parts for free yesterday. I spent the afternoon today cleaning them up. I don't have a frame for the lot yet so now I'm on the hunt.

Nice, you get the wheels also?

I picked up these wheels the other day for $50. One front wheel is a Record the other a Centaur. I believe the rear is a Centaur. All are laced to Mavic Open Pro rims. The guy I bought them from wanted to get rid of them because he said "I'm not a Campy guy". They are in great shape. I will be putting them on one of my Pinarellos.

Nice pickup. It was tough not to contact him and see if he would ship them.

Bob, if you end up with an orphaned 32 hole OP, I might be able to reuse it.

I ordered a SP dynamo for my Della Santa and it would be nice to have a matching set.

My current OP front has a couple of rim nicks that bug me and I couldn't sand them out.

Looks like an easy fix a seatecktomy and a barwrapittus and this patient will live Doctor. The thing I want is that cool mini work stand. It's only the second one I've ever seen and I can't seem to find one. Does it have a name or maker?

Next!
 

I guess I'm on a roll here. Not finding rare old Italian or French stuff but bikes do seem to continue to fall in my lap despite my declaration to buy no more bikes. Cool old lugged steel 58cm frame Nishiki Century with all Suntour on it. Araya rims with rusted spokes. I never have devised a way to do anything to deal with rusty spokes short of re-lacing them with new ones. Wire brush then oil treatment is the best I can come up with that's not both labor intensive and expensive. I'm all ears if someone has more knowledge or ideas. Anyway cleaned and tuned with a good used seat and it's ready to be a useful member of society once again.

I guess it depends on your idea of labor intensive but I've had decent results masking the rim and then covering them with rags soaked in white vinegar for a few hour's. Rinse and hit the really deep stuff with aluminum foil dipped in water. Rinse well, let dry overnight then coat them with clear enamel to r-e-t-a-r-d ( 😮SERIOUSLY?! ) re-oxidation. YMMV but I've been satisfied with it.

I've done the oil thing, but it needs redoing quickly. I've sprayed silver spray paint into a rag and rubbed the spokes down for a little protection and camouflage. I'm testing hitting galvanized spokes with cold galvanizing spray to replace lost zinc after the steel wool treatment. So far so good, but too soon to reach any conclusion.

Thanks yes it worked. Not exactly the same as yours but close, yours looks a little more simple the way I remember the first one I saw with the thick piece of plastic tubing around the hook. You know this item does not come up upon search for bike stand of any type that's probably why I've never been able to find one. Without your link I'd still be in the dark. Much obliged JD.

Well after brushing 72 spokes on both sides with a wire tooth brush my hand and arm were seriously cramped up and the effects were still present the next morning. I like the idea of vinegar I have had major success with chain using it. I've heard of using foil but always thought it was an old wives tale good to know. Wow somebody censored you ahh the PC world in which we live. I'm unfamiliar with YMMV? Your Madness May Vary? Thanks for the info.

Better bikes through science I like it. If spokes weren't so expensive we wouldn't be having this conversation. The LBS gets $2 a spoke for SS spokes. I know I can get them online for less but stainless is still pricey. The thing is that by time you massage every last spoke and especially where they cross and at the hub you have expended a vast amount of labor and brutal eye straining attention. Wish I had a buddy with a PW spoke machine. Thanks.

:lol: Well, there IS that! BUt it usually means, "Your Mileage May Vary." :) Yeah, the aluminum foil really works, I was a skeptic for a long time and then figured I'd give it a try, wish I'd given in years ago.