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I spent several mostly-happy years working at that place.
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That is a great memory save! Remind me of my 15 foot long Tour du Pont banner I have, but no place to hang it, according to the Wife!
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A couple of followup pix will show you how bad the sign's condition really is. The task here is to prevent further decay, nothing more. I'll save that energy for the bike fleet.
...addicted...
I found this bin of brake parts & more for super cheap. That's 2 sets MAFAC "RACER", one set Dia-Compe center pulls with matching stretcher and quick release hangars, some stem shifters, a few front / rear derailleurs, (no pairs), some aluminum wing nuts, and a set of 27" wheels.
The Normandy hubs and Atom freewheel from those 27" wheels went to a BF C&V'er.
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In 1973, this was Gitane's alternative to the UO-8. Found on our local CL for $45, belonged to seller's mom and was hanging in her Sausalito home for "at least 30 years". included 2 new tires + 2nd set of shift levers + 2 front DR's to replace the broken original. Just a light dusting of rust on the chrome bits.
Pics taken after clean-up + some Blue Magic for the bar & rim chrome. Amazed that wheels and BB spin free, but will be doing a full tear down, clean, polish & lube. Don
Pics taken after clean-up + some Blue Magic for the bar & rim chrome. Amazed that wheels and BB spin free, but will be doing a full tear down, clean, polish & lube. Don
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See how high I had to raise the saddle just for a driveway ride after install of the front DR. It will come way back down for one of my grand daughters to ride it.
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In 1973, this was Gitane's alternative to the UO-8. Found on our local CL for $45, belonged to seller's mom and was hanging in her Sausalito home for "at least 30 years". included 2 new tires + 2nd set of shift levers + 2 front DR's to replace the broken original. Just a light dusting of rust on the chrome bits.
Pics taken after clean-up + some Blue Magic for the bar & rim chrome. Amazed that wheels and BB spin free, but will be doing a full tear down, clean, polish & lube. Don
Pics taken after clean-up + some Blue Magic for the bar & rim chrome. Amazed that wheels and BB spin free, but will be doing a full tear down, clean, polish & lube. Don
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Bikes are okay, I guess.
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In 1973, this was Gitane's alternative to the UO-8. Found on our local CL for $45, belonged to seller's mom and was hanging in her Sausalito home for "at least 30 years". included 2 new tires + 2nd set of shift levers + 2 front DR's to replace the broken original. Just a light dusting of rust on the chrome bits.
Pics taken after clean-up + some Blue Magic for the bar & rim chrome. Amazed that wheels and BB spin free, but will be doing a full tear down, clean, polish & lube. Don
Pics taken after clean-up + some Blue Magic for the bar & rim chrome. Amazed that wheels and BB spin free, but will be doing a full tear down, clean, polish & lube. Don
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You don't often see the Gitane "quick release" decals in that fine of shape, they look perfect. Nice score, chapeau.
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A couple more pix of the sign in its new home. Thanks to bro-in-law Jeff for help getting it boosted into position.
Moral of this story: if you drag home a big ass sign, be sure you have a bigger ass wall to hang it on. I'll be installing windows in the shop area below the sliding glass door in the loft, hence the sign's offset.
Moral of this story: if you drag home a big ass sign, be sure you have a bigger ass wall to hang it on. I'll be installing windows in the shop area below the sliding glass door in the loft, hence the sign's offset.
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1999 Gary Fisher Joshua F4 full suspension cross country bike with Rock Shox Judy, Fox racing coil shock, full Shimano and Bontrager hubs and wheels. Yard sale item for $20. Looking forward to something different from my usual lightweights and 3 speeds.
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This bike was at a garage sale 3 years ago for $50 bucks. It was pulled back a little and the seller's said it was already claimed but the buyer needed to get money. Today was their neighborhood sale and I asked if they had any bikes for sale. They brought out the Centurion and said someone never came back and wished they'd sold it to that other guy. Free, but those years outside did it no favors. Late 70's...
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Univega Superstrada
Acquired a very nice Univega Superstrada- need advice, info, help please.
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7 speed cassette on “853 Oversized “ frame.
Very new at this and don’t know how to get info of make contact...
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First time to post - can’t load photos...
7 speed cassette on “853 Oversized “ frame.
Very new at this and don’t know how to get info of make contact...
Thanks
R/Jeff
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Picked up a $40 UE-18M to rebuild for my niece - she liked the mixte I did for her mother so thought I'd surprise her with her own. I removed a ton of crud to reveal a pretty nice paint job, some rust but not bad at all. The decals say 80's to me and I didn't think they made these (or the Delrin derailleurs) after the 70's, nor have I ever seen one with a fully chromed fork. That RD also has a long cage, something I haven't run across on the plastic Simplex RD's yet - lots of novelty here for me. The gentleman who sold me the bike said he got it in Europe for his wife when he was in the Air Force. Should be a fun project when I get around to it.
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Another C&V book find! From 1972, a Petersen Publishing guide for the "average Joe" with a $3.95 cover price.From a cyclist's point of view, most of the bikes in it are junk., Sloane's book
had the good stuff.
had the good stuff.
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I bought that issue when it came out! I was a Junior in HS riding the wheels off my Raleigh Grand Prix I had just got for my 16th birthday. As I recall I was fairly disappointed in it, the book not the bike, but cycling magazines were very rare on the magazine rack of the corner drug store in small Midwest farm towns so I grabbed everything I could get my hands on.
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I bought that issue when it came out! I was a Junior in HS riding the wheels off my Raleigh Grand Prix I had just got for my 16th birthday. As I recall I was fairly disappointed in it, the book not the bike, but cycling magazines were very rare on the magazine rack of the corner drug store in small Midwest farm towns so I grabbed everything I could get my hands on.
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