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So, I hit the spray paint with some lacquer thinner, cleaned it right up, looks great. Thanks for the help everyone.

Cool! No other pink tubes covered in black?

Wow, 27lbs is pretty light for a mountain bike, at least as far as I have seen. That's looks pretty nice overall. I always have a hard time justifying mountain bikes. I don't generally like to ride them, I don't generally like the bar hand position and I don't generally like the way they look. It would have to be a semi-special find for me to keep one. This one definitely has potential.

86 Miyata 912
 

No other pink tubes. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a467bf586f.jpghttps://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...bbd0fd432c.jpg
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spring has finally sprung, it's not raining for the moment, and best of all, I'm not stuck at work, so here are the promised rest of the bike pictures. It's mostly original except for the seat and the front wheel skewer. The man with the can apparently swapped out the original pedals for these but,I found some original pedals to swap back.https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...56c7335380.jpg
Didn't look quite right

it is missing the brake lever hoods, I never realized how nearly impossible it would be to find hoods for the shimano 600 EX bl-6207 brake levers

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Nice job! :thumb:

How much engagement be there betwixt Messrs Sakae Ringyo San & Steerer San?


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I had my son pick this up for me. 2006 Cannondale CAAD8 R1000 frame. Ad said "never used", $50... I'm in the process of losing weight. I need to decide at what point my reward is to build this up again... 110 pounds down so far...

[MENTION=168844]zjrog[/MENTION] congrats on the weight loss are you doing anything specific to drop the #s ? I could stand to be less of a Clydesdale myself.

I had a bunch of health issues and weight related injuries that piled up and decided to have gastric sleeve surgery. I have another 30 or so I NEED to lose, put another 30 or so after that won't hurt either. Still keeps me firmly in Clydesdale territory, which being over 6 feet does that all by itself... Ninety pounds since surgery in October... But, my health is already drastically improved...

Go man go! That’s one sweet ride awaiting you! Is it going piece meal or group?

If you mean the CAAD8, I think a lot depends on what I find for deals. Originally, it was a R1000 with Ultegra. I already have a 1986 KHS Fiero that I updated with mostly 5600 series 105. And a 98 R200 CAD2 that might go Sora... So I absolutely HAVE to improve on that...

Edit: The seller finally got back to me, the frame was given to him years ago by a friend that was a bike shop manager. This was a complete bike that was stripped down for a carbon bike build. It was never sold or ridden as a complete bike. So there is no hidden stress in that carbon fork. All but a virgin frame, albeit, 13 years old...

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As is with no cleaning
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Another gem from a dark place in my favorite LBS. almost giving it away, had to insist he took a couple bucks. This beaut will go on my black Schwinn Voyageur 11.8 along with: hoods the same colour or bar tape the same.

I’ve wanted a pink- black bike for awhile now. Already got the “ are you crazy” question!

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Wonderful find!

Please make a usage report after you have had the opportunity to give it some exercise.

These were imported by Zeus Cyclery Corp. of NYC back in the 1980's -

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I sure will! It says these come in several attractive colours. Never have seen a pink one. Now having to decide between pink hoods, black tape or black hoods pink tape...

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2006 CAAD8 was a R1000... Never ridden. $50...

Two made in Japan Shoguns today, both full Deore XT components. One with Tange Prestige frame. Ended up paying the seller more, as the condition was better than expected.

Kind of odd model names, Prairie Breaker and Ground Breaker. The blue one should fit my wife.

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1991 Prairie Breaker by bill, on Flickr


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1991 Ground Breaker by bill, on Flickr

Got this off Facebook yesterday for $10. Horrible picture showing a bike with 25 years of dust in it, 2 combo locks around the stem, and 2 flat tires... and what looked like a deore rear derailer. I wasn’t hoping for much but for $10 I had to go look. Got there and it was a diamondback apex, full double butted true temper, and full Deore DX group. Cleaned it up a little after work today and realized that it’s basically a brand new bike. The front rim didn’t have any marks from the brakes, and there is no wear in the chain or cassette. May be a little small, but that may work for a drop bar conversion.https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7ba3a95f1.jpeg

Miyata's
 

Well I guess that it's official, I have developed a thing for miyata's, I just bought my third one this week https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a7052bae83.jpg
1991 914 SE
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1986 912
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1988 912

Now. Now is the right time.

Where are you finding these? I bought my 310 thirty-five years ago in California. After I moved back to Ohio, it's rare for me to even see another Miyata, let alone one available for sale.

After years of avoiding vintage MTBs, I am seeking them out. This 1986 Rockhopper is not rideable, but I bought it for parts. Shimano thumb shifters, Deerhead derailleurs, Specialized touring crank, and Specialized dirt drop stem. If you can look beyond flat tires and scrapes and scratches, you can find nice parts. My radar starts with thumb shifters. If I see old school thumbies, I'm interested!! This one has basic pedals, but often there will be valuable pedals on these old MTBs too. And they make great recreational/commuter/college bikes.


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1986 Rockhopper by wrk101, on Flickr

This is a bit of orthogonal thinking here as its saved parts vs saved bike. Recently, upon arrival at my LBS for work, I found a discarded front fender in the trash barrel out back. As I was not sure what it could become, I put in the car. At home I found that the fender stay loop (stiff stainless steel loop with bolt loops at the ends and an attachment loop in the middle) nicely fit between the mid fork bolt points on my 1987 Schwinn Voyageur and the underside of my handlebar bag. I've been looking for a way to safely load that bag with more stuff. I fabricated an interface to the bag's wire support so weight in the bag is help by both the wire support and the fork mid points - transfer that weight to lower on the frame. We'll see how it all works on a rough trail. With a couple of other fabricated interfaces, the fender has been tucked in under the rear rack to mitigate some of the muck tossed up by the rear tire. Literally, saved from the dump. Getting ready for my first rail trail camping tour.

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Seatpost
 

What seatpost is the one that has the 914? Thanks

This late nineties Rocky Mountain Cardiac was given to a friend, rather than toss it at the dump (just an educated guess). My friend, who collects much older roadsters and antiques, gave the bike to me (he did not want any money, from me, for the bike) and I will give a donation to B4H (my friend is a volunteer). PS - long have I longed for a Rocky Mountain...
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When I was at my friend's house, this morning, doing an inventory of his bikes, that he has decided to find new homes for, I noticed the Rocky Mountain. Anyway.,,

He has quite a few that he wants to let go, to make room for more, and some are pretty nice. He and three other suppliers of vintage bicycles, in the Thunder Bay area, will contribute to a bulk sale of bikes (100 or more in a single sale). These are some of the bikes that will be included in the bulk sale. Wish I had room for that old Hiawatha hanging from the rafters. Some other pretty decent old roadsters in there, also, not to mention an antique or two and some lesser ten speeds and even a Raleigh Twenty folder, in great shape will head out the door...
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1973 (MH, Dec. 72) Schwinn Super Sport I picked up today, planning to fix up and already ordered new tires. Pictures in as found condition.https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c2b9cbf5e7.jpghttps://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4838882025.jpg

Overall, that SS looks to be in great shape. Original saddle? Very nice if so!