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Originally Posted by curbtender
(Post 21392156)
I was going to post these in "Looking for these?" thread, but they were close enough to go look at myself. Pair of smoked chrome Peugeots for $10 a piece. The Orient Express was in good condition, but has 10" of seatpost frozen. The Tundra Express has rusted spokes but I have extra wheels.
My very first bike shop mountain bike was a Tundra Express exactly like the one pictured. This is the only other one I’ve seen since I bought mine back in 1988, I believe it was. There should be a Tange 5 tubing sticker on the seat tube down near the BB. I rode that bike so much that somehow the steer tube got slightly bent. It would never hold a headset adjustment; I was constantly tightening the lock nut with my hand. So many good memories with that bike! |
I have known about and admired this Serotta for over a decade. I've seen it often hanging up in a garage along one of my main riding routes. One day, while riding by the house, I noticed several people cleaning out the garage and throwing a bunch of stuff away. I didn't see the bike, so stopped and asked what happened to the old serotta bike that was here? They pointed to the back corner and said, "is that it? We were planning on donating it to goodwill." I said I would gladly pay for it and buy it if you are interested. They asked how much it's worth, I said it's worth $700-800+. They said, how about $100 since we were about to give it away. I gladly paid that and absolutely love the bike. I am a big fan of lugged steel however, this tig welded Tange Prestige Colorado TG rides as nice as any of the lugged frames I've ridden.
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Goodwill . . . wow - very nice save. Enjoy!
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It still amazes me , do not know why, that people throw, leave on the side of the road or outside in the elements
There are so many less fortunate people ,children especially who would love to have a bike of any kind or any condition. Very sad But I am VERY HAPPY there are people like us to look for and save this bikes !!! Good Karma for all !!!! |
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https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...63e10021b4.jpg Free from the back of a junk removal truck courtesy of a kind worker. It is destined for a buddy who is going to start bike commuting ASAP. It is pretty much unused. I swapped out the junk parts and wheelset for extras that I had and sent it to the local LBS for final service. It was sold by them in the '80s! |
Originally Posted by greg3rd48
(Post 21456606)
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c7260c28a1.jpg
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...63e10021b4.jpg Free from the back of a junk removal truck courtesy of a kind worker. It is destined for a buddy who is going to start bike commuting ASAP. It is pretty much unused. I swapped out the junk parts and wheelset for extras that I had and sent it to the local LBS for final service. It was sold by them in the '80s! |
Originally Posted by Hudson308
(Post 21429231)
While running around doing some non-essential tasks last week, I spotted this wreck laying exposed and unsecured next to a closed antique store in one of our exurbs. Walking over to have a closer look, I was disgusted with the ravaging that the Brooks Pro endured out in the elements. Looking closer however, I spotted a nice set of Grand Sport hubs laced to Championnat Du Monde tubular hoops. Freewheel is a Suntour 14-34T Pro Compe.
The phone number on the door of the shop was useless, but calling the number from the shop across the street eventually got me the owner's cell number. We agreed on a fair price, exchanged via appropriate social distancing. He also threw in the two carcasses leaning against the building to the left. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0315659398.jpg I can't find any reference to this model in online Moto catalogs, but it's probably a lower-tier commuter/touring bike offered in Europe. The bike was factory-wired for lights and a generator, with wiring clips brazed to the bottom of the downtube. There's also a factory rear-wheel frame lock that I'll need to deconstruct somehow. Wheels, freewheel, RD and saddle were updated sometime around 1979 if date stamps on some of those can be used as a reference. A plate on the fender advertises a shop near Augsburg in southern Germany. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...aaee1b8f19.jpg Congratulations on this good find! Looks to be clearly a domestic Euro model machine. We did not have these transfers in North America. Augsburg nameplate suggests bicycle may have been brought back by a U.S. service person. The Luxe model 700 front mech is a helpful dating aid. It launched 1966. Machine appears it has to be between 1966 and 1968. When you pull the locknuts from the NT's it will give you an idea as to when the present wheels were built/fitted. ----- |
I got a goodie basket last week from a friend of a friend whose age and health have ended his riding.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8c94ac46_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5d4090c5_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6274bfbf_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6d120b7c_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...957b5c90_b.jpg And at the very bottom, under some greasy chains, loose cassette cogs and broken computers... ... ... A Bertoni funny bike frameset. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...51222766_b.jpg |
^^^ Wow, you've got some good friend-of-friends! Aerolite pedals (I think), and early Topline road cranks (with the closed backside on the pedal hole). Those almost certainly lived their work life on the funny bike frame.
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CL freebie I couldn't pass on even with the virus plus it's my size. Totally practiced the protocol. I even used two sets of gloves for loading and unloading. Lysol sprayed. Tear down probably next week at the earliest.
1991 MB4 with what looks like all oem parts. All the Ritchey goodies are there. Drivetrain and brakes will probably be changed to a Deore LX set I have (sans the LX wheelset as I'd rather use the Ritcheys it has on). I'll order a replacement pair of logo dt decals. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...91f387bd_b.jpgIMG_2739 by 2cam16, on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c208b273_b.jpgIMG_2745 by 2cam16, on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0f76a54b_b.jpgIMG_2740 by 2cam16, on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6a319c9f_b.jpgIMG_2743 by 2cam16, on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f246e7b3_b.jpgIMG_2742 by 2cam16, on Flickr |
^^^^^Pretty Nice for free, Rob!^^^^^
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Originally Posted by Straightblock
(Post 21467615)
I got a goodie basket last week from a friend of a friend whose age and health have ended his riding.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8c94ac46_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5d4090c5_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6274bfbf_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6d120b7c_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...957b5c90_b.jpg And at the very bottom, under some greasy chains, loose cassette cogs and broken computers... ... ... A Bertoni funny bike frameset. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...51222766_b.jpg |
Originally Posted by shoota
(Post 21471514)
Got any 26.8mm seatposts in there and wanna sell that silver shimano crankset if it's under 175mm?
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I saw a posting on Craigslist for a "variety of bike frames"... and
Small Alpine-top-level frame back in the 1980s. Rusted brake bridge, seat post is stuck. Campagnolo dropouts, Columbus tubing. No front fork. Will take any offer. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...289efb2570.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c4bb6267fc.jpg |
Picked up this Miele Svelto this weekend. Tiny for what I ride, but overall great shape. Dating it at a 1993. Has the Exage 500ex group. Anyone familiar with the Columbus CroMor frame? Seems a little heavy to me.
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Today's find, an ancient Kabuki Submariner 12. Whoa! If anyone has a boat, I have an anchor!
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Originally Posted by rocks in head
(Post 21473516)
I saw a posting on Craigslist for a "variety of bike frames"... and
I offered $10, seller countered by saying "sure make a donation to your favorite charity", and I upped the donation to $25 to the non-profit bike coop. Picked it up this evening, and it'll sit for a while until I assemble the parts to braze on a new bridge. The rest didn't have much rust happening, but that brake bridge must have been filled with water for years. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...289efb2570.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c4bb6267fc.jpg Cheers |
Originally Posted by Miele Man
(Post 21479181)
I wonder if the brake bridge was cut off to make rom for wheel/tire clearance of either a 27" wheel or a larger 700C wheel-tire combination that what the frame was designed for and the person using it was using it as a fixed-gear or a single-speed?
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Peugeot P Something-10
Perhaps not headed for the dump; but this one is a bit of a mess. Looks to have been a reasonably high end Peugeot back in the day. What remains of original (going out on a limb here) looks to be the Stronglight crank and headset, Ava stem, and perhaps the original Normandy front wheel and skewer, and Mafac Racer brakes and levers.
The pedals have been changed out to Lyotard berthet pedals; a nice upgrade in my opinion. The rear wheel has been lost to history and a single speed flip flop substituted in its place. Gone are the original derailleurs and downtube shifters. A decent Brooks B-17 on top of a Strong seatpost in place- I’m not sure if these were original bits Photos: https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a29879e4b.jpeg In all of its glory! https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...251688f96.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ad9a675f0.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...201bb8c9b.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7a8cd5c43.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...62aa25c0a.jpeg Anyone care to venture a guess as to the model and year? Bonus points for the Simplex top tube cable clamps remaining, and the derailleur hanger making it through intact! |
Originally Posted by orcas island
(Post 21481333)
Perhaps not headed for the dump; but this one is a bit of a mess. Looks to have been a reasonably high end Peugeot back in the day. What remains of original (going out on a limb here) looks to be the Stronglight crank and headset, Ava stem, and perhaps the original Normandy front wheel and skewer, and Mafac Racer brakes and levers.
The pedals have been changed out to Lyotard berthet pedals; a nice upgrade in my opinion. The rear wheel has been lost to history and a single speed flip flop substituted in its place. Gone are the original derailleurs and downtube shifters. A decent Brooks B-17 on top of a Strong seatpost in place- I’m not sure if these were original bits Photos: https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a29879e4b.jpeg In all of its glory! https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...251688f96.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ad9a675f0.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...201bb8c9b.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7a8cd5c43.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...62aa25c0a.jpeg Anyone care to venture a guess as to the model and year? Bonus points for the Simplex top tube cable clamps remaining, and the derailleur hanger making it through intact! Missing simplex criterium rear derailleur, normandy hubs on tubular rims and drop bar. The stem looks to be original and the mafac levers are probably just repositioned on the bar horizontally. |
Originally Posted by Narhay
(Post 21481357)
1971 Peugeot PX-10 is my guess.
Missing simplex criterium rear derailleur, normandy hubs on tubular rims and drop bar. The stem looks to be original and the mafac levers are probably just repositioned on the bar horizontally. |
Originally Posted by orcas island
(Post 21481372)
Yes, the Mafac levers are still there in place on the moustache bar. I’m not sure whether to try to source original Simplex parts for the drivetrain, or just put on a set of Cyclone derailleurs and fingertip shifters that are in the parts bin...
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Ok, Thanks. That settles it then!
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Originally Posted by Straightblock
(Post 21467615)
I got a goodie basket last week from a friend of a friend whose age and health have ended his riding.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8c94ac46_b.jpg And at the very bottom, under some greasy chains, loose cassette cogs and broken computers... ... ... A Bertoni funny bike frameset. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...51222766_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...83e4d5f2_b.jpg |
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