Nice! I guess cheaper than I thought. I was impressed that the gears were not rusted and the chain just had a thin layer of rust. Should be an easy cleanup with WD-40 followed by synthetic 20W-50 motor oil for lubing.

Mid-braze attach points? I did see there was a recall on Globes. The serial number is 757030877. As I recall Specialized has wiped these serials from its website.

Haha, oval composite thingers. Tbh no idea lol.

Ha! Those “globe” pedals got taken off pronto. The pic I put up is behind the times with further mods. Have to snap a new one.

But as I got it: later, dang site keeps crashing when I try to install pic!

I have a good reason this time!
 

UPDATE: Got it home, the picture didn't do it justice, I don't thing it was ever ridden. A few minor paint scrapes, nothing bigger than 3/16" diameter, paint still shines even through the layers of dust and very minimal surface rust on the chrome. Decals are in great shape, tubes hold air and it has the original tires although they are fossilized LOL. Factory saddle doesn't have so much as a loose thread on the stitching. It's going to clean up really nice, too bad it's not worth anything. Date code is 2860.


Picking this up tomorrow to use on my stationary trainer after knee surgery, the step through frame will (hopefully) make access easier until my knees regain some range of motion. The only other bikes I have with step through frames that would fit the trainer are 2 Gitane mixtes and I don't want to circumnavigate their "Frenchness" just for a trainer. I think it's about a 1980 with a 22" frame. I'll need to raise the bars and saddle a fair amount, I have a tall adjustable stem and hopefully a long seat post the right diameter, I have several so the odds are in my favor. For $15 I don't think I can go wrong. Once I'm done I should be able to get my money back or donate it.

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That's a nice catch, not many of these on thsi side of the pond. And great crankset.
Manufrance produced mostly mid range bike as far as i know, they were made by the Manufacture d'armes et de cycles in Saint Etienne, and were quite common in France. Solide bikes

So many bike makers seem to have some history in weapons. Of the top of my head is BSA, Miyata and, well, they didn't last long, Browning.

Nice save molleraj . That Globe looks like a good all arounder bike. And your probably right to think that people may have passed it up not knowing what a Globe is. This is a new one to me.

Re: The Globe, think cheaper Sirius and your there.

Thanks Velo Mule! I am going to try it out on the Capital Crescent and maybe Rock Creek trails tomorrow morning. The bell works (lol) as does the headlight that was on it, which is really quite bright. I just need to use WD-40 to pull a little rust out of the chain and then lube it as I do everything else with synthetic 20W-50 motor oil.

12 Speed Raleigh Vector rescued from the dump.

I was riding my bicycle on the way home today when I decided to take a short road between two roads that I normally use. I was passing a house that had a dumpster full of stuff at the side of the house. At the curb there was an 16 feet aluminium extension ladder and this excellent condition Raleigh Vector 12 speed bicycle. I grabbed that bike and brought it home.

Perhaps T-Mar can tell me when it was made? Here's the serial number.N4M5916

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Here's a drive side image of the complete bike as it looked when I brought it home.

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Rear derailleur and 6-speed freewheel.

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Crankset SR CUSTOM.

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Front wheel has a SUZUE quick-release hub. Araya 27" rims.

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Sakae Custom Road Champion alloy handlebar.

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Dia-Compe brake levers with integral quick-release.

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Suntour Power Ratchet downtube shifters.

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Tange #5 Cro-Moly tubing at least the seattube is.

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A true "Rescued from the dump" bike.

The tires are holding air after two hours since being inflated. I'll definitely replace the tires before riding this bike very far. Perhaps I'll replace the tubes too.

I already placed the brake cables behind the handlebar.

Cheers

Not too shabby a find! Some mid components, relatively clean and appears functioning. Yours for awhile then pass it on?

Ive never heard of this Raleigh model.

I can't find any data on the web about this particular model Raleigh Vector.

Last night I use ArmorAll to clean the brake hoods and the tires. Both are in excellent condition. The tires are 27" x 1&1/4" IRC Touring tires.

I took the bike out for a 20 kilometers test r9ide today and it rides really well.

I sure would like to know when it was made and I hope that either Randyjawa or T-Mar will chime in with that.

Cheers

The Vector was a Canadian market, entry level, recreational cycling model. This one was manufactured in Japan during 1984 but is in the gray region where it could be a 1984 or 1985 model, though I lean to the latter. While there is a Tange No.5 tubing decal, I suspect it is only for the main tubes, as the dropouts are stamped. While it has some nice components such as the Powershifters and slotted brake levers with QR, you can see the cost concessions such as the 27" rims, absence of bottle bosses, use of clamp stlye shift levers and a QR skewer only on the front hub.

Thank you very much for your time and for that information.

Cheers

I put a different saddle on it that is close in colour to the gum rubber hoods. I'm going to wrap the handlebar in tan Cateye plastic wrap that another forum member sent ne a while ago. When I've done t hat I'll post a few more images of the bike.

I'll probably keep it for a bit anyway as it's a pleasure to ride.

Cheers

What wrap was on it when it came to you? Looked nice.

Miele Man

It was a nice gold/yellow colour but unfortunately the left side was badly torn up. Whomever had the bike before put a clear sticky tape over it but it looks quite chewed up.

Cheers

Got today an Colnago Junior, circa 1987 - 1988 (according to Colnago catalog), Columbus GT tubing, size 60, Campagnolo 980 shifters, Ofmega crankset signed, panto 3ttt stem, panto seat post, FIR EA60 wheels.
Has some rust on it, I will need some advice on how to fix that.
Here are some pictures:
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That should with a good teardown, cleaning, polish come back well! The rust issue between the shifters really needs to be neutralized. Hopefully it does not go passed the solid blue paint. Take it down to bare metal then try for a match.

Let us know how it turns out!

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1987 Schwinn Predator Freeform. Peregrine Master wheels. Junkyard save. This is after I replaced or repacked all the bearings, cables, chain etc. When I was in Junior High in the '80s this would be "it".

What a beauty!

Motorrad Nice score, please tell us a bit more about how you came across this.
Best,Ben

I have seen the prices of bikes that elementary school me lusted after and now they are crazy. SE Qaudangle? I could get a Colnago for that kind of coin. Even my old Mongoose would fetch a pretty penny.

One guy was selling a bunch of old, rusted bikes. Most of them were so broken that you could only respray them and hang flowers on them. This Colnago was covered in dirt and at the first glance looked doomed. But after I wiped off the dirt actually looks pretty good. These pictures are after that. There is much work to do on it.
Some years ago I got a Bianchi Superleggera frame almost the same way.

Dang that looks like a steep head angle!

I'm on a vacation trip, and like any road trip, I tend to pick up bikes and other stuff along the way.

My favorite pickup this trip is this messed up 1983 Diamonback Mean Streak. Its missing the original bull moose bars (but I have some), looks like someone removed the small ring on the crankset. Price was not "deal of the century", but the value of the XCII pedals exceed the price paid. And the paint is pretty nice, and nothing is stuck. Goof ball handlebar/stem combo I was worried about removing? Didn't even have a wedge on the stem.

It even has a cool looking, fake out not biplanar, fork crown.

This trip has been all about mountain bikes. Picked up two early Stumpies as well, including one with a "real" bi-plane fork.


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