Looks just like mine, except mine was pulled out of a junk pile behind a thrift store, in pretty rough shape. This is in pretty nice condition for being almost forty years old.

I know, the darned Ashtabula crank! Don’t be too quick to dismiss it though. I weighed the stock setup, a 3 piece with rings, and the Ashtabula with a 110bcd spider adapter plus rings. The Ashtabula with spider and aluminum rings is only 1 lb heavier than a three piece. I bet that difference wouldn’t deter you from something else more prestigious, and it is really that “cheap bike” look of the crank that gets you. A lot of the dreaded extra weight is in the steel chainrings and chain guard. The Ashtabula is pretty indestructible and easily serviced too. It isn’t a paramount, but the SS is a close cousin, and the frame geometry keeps it interesting.

Raleigh Mountain Tour
 

Brought home a 1986 Raleigh Mountain Tour Crested Butte yesterday. In remarkably good condition. I put the Brooks on and it’s good to go. A nice riding classic mountain bike.
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Andy Gilmour
 

Thrift store find, from what I've just read might be a better ride them my Paramount.
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I was given this derailleur this morning. I know some people aren't fans due to performance, but I think these are beautiful. And since I'm an old man and performance isn't an issue, I'm pretty damn inclined to find a project to put it on.

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Maybe, very nice bikes, it will depend on which truly speaks to you. ;)

A bit of an apples and oranges scenario, Gilmours are a true one at a time custom builds and while the Paramounts were handbuilt with many being custom, they were cranked out by the dozens and hundreds, often at a dizzying pace. It was called "the cage" with good reason. :twitchy:

You did fantastic, great score. :thumb:

This literally was saved from the trash pile. It's high tensile steel and absolutely nothing special but it's no longer headed to oblivion and someone will get some use out of it. It's got decent indexing thumbies. I replaced the saddle, rear hub and rear spokes with used but good condition ones, lubed, shined and painted. (black is easy to touch up), and put some pretty nice used road tires on it. I was very disappointed to find the seatpost is stuck. It extends about a foot down the seat tube and isn't really worth the effort to remove it so it goes out as is. I got a nice rear rack out of it so I'm into it for about zero dollars.
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What a bargain...! The StX stuff is really good stuff.

What year is this Velo Sport Banff?
 

Any info on this recently picked up bike is appreciated, everything works OK but im not a collector and am just going to sell it once I clean it up. Price? $50?

Realizing now i cant post a photo of it because im "new"...

Anyways its a light blue steel frame, white steel fork, looks to be 2x6 speed shimano tourney. Non-drop bar. Think its late 80s - early 90s

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Ps. Next time read what forum you are on. There's an entire forum for evaluations

My wife spotted this 1984 Schwinn World Sport laying on its side and covered in weeds on her sister-in-law's property. The in-laws didn't want it anymore, so I happily loaded it into my truck as my next project.

I really like the frame so I decided to build up a bike with some modern components in the mix rather than restoring it to it's original configuration. A restoration would have been fun but I would have been less likely to ride it regularly that way. So I stripped off the old paint and repainted it purple pearl. I spread the dropouts to accommodate modern wheels. I liked the 1 X 10 MicroSHIFT ADVENT X drive train I put on one of my wife's bikes recently and decided to use one here, too. The Sugino crankset was solid so I decided to re-use it rather than replace it. This required cutting off the spider extensions that attached the larger chain ring that I was ditching. I retained the smaller 40T chain ring and powder coated it black. I also powder coated the cranks, a pair of SPD pedals I had on hand, and the brake calipers. I replaced the cables and housings, and I cleaned and re-greased all the bearings, which were still in good shape.

I used a quill adapter so I had more options for stem length and angle. The handlebars are 27" medium rise. The size of tire I can use is limited by the small amount of clearance under the seat-stay cross member. These are 28mm X 700 on it now. I might be able to get away with 32mm, but it'd be tight. That retainer over the chain ring is there purely because I like the look of it. There is really no danger of the chain bouncing off the ring where I'll be riding.

It's a joy to ride. It's reasonably light for having a steel frame and budget-level components, and the small diameter tubes give a feeling of svelteness. The 1 X 10 setup with the 40T chainring provides all the range I need and is easy to use. I may try drop bars on it someday with the MicroSHIFT combo brake-shift lever. The addition of fenders and probably a narrower handlebar could make this a city bike as well. Either way, its days of laying around in the weeds are over.


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Your bike is B E A U T I F U L. Very well done, sir.

I just couldn't not pick this Opaque Green fillet brazed Schwinn at my local co-op's garage sale. Super clean, although I may pilfer that GT to move to another Huret-dropouted bike since I have a Schwinn-Approved Titlist in my stash.
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:thumb: Great snag, very cool!

So this is a pretty rare find I am told. A 1977 Nishiki Pro ONP (Order Nishiki Pro). These were available to order just as a frameset which would explain the mismatched parts all over it. Could be a fun build to put a nice group set on.
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Dam, why can't I find a nice one like this ? very good !

So I went down to my local collective to donate some bikes and, well, ya know… one thing led to another and before you know it my daughters’ aforementioned Nishiki is getting a serious front end upgrade:


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A 1998 Marzocchi Bomber Z3 and V brakes. This is shaping up into a very sweet little bike for her. I’m super excited to share my love of the mountains with her and am glad she’ll have a good bike to do it with!


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Still a few odds and ends to tie up but…

Went to a garage sale this morning. Nothing caught my eye except this MSR Whisperlite camp stove, with two fuel bottles and rebuild kit, for $20...
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But of course I asked if they were getting rid of any bicycle stuff. They went inside and came back out with a box. Two NOS 700x35 folding tires with new tubes, new 9 speed chain, sweet purple-anodized bar-ends, and my favorite size of Wald basket with all the hardware, for another $30. I probably could have haggled but we were both happy with the price.
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Flat black center pulls, Cool. Really nice bike.

An 88-89 spray bombed Trek 330 laying on a trash pile in my neighborhood. My son and I were riding through and I could not pass up the parts on it. Looked like a failed build with the derailleur taking out the back wheel. Great Shimano 600 and Sugino, Dia-Compe parts to put in my bins. They cut the frame up!

No pics I’m afraid. I am proud of my teenage son actually helping Cary it back home! Father- Son bonding at its best!

Todays find: early-to-mid 80s entry level Guerciotti. Budget mix of 7spd index Suntour drivetrain with Shimano RX100 crank and Suntour Blaze brakes. 58x57cm, so right in my wheelhouse. Bonus to seal the deal, wheels are Mavic hubs laced to nice wide Araya rims.

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I like how they lightened it up a few grams by discarding the pedal dust caps...

Are the drive train pieces Blaze as well? Those DiaCompe Suntour brakes aren't bad for being the last generation single pivots. Paint looks great.

jdawginsc A bit nicer than Blaze in Cyclone 7000. Velobase lists it as a max cog of 26t, but it seemed to move over the 29 or 30 that's on it without much trouble. It felt very quick on a short ride. I'm tempted to throw my extra Willow 46/30 kit on it... maybe even 650b. Being a lowly Aelle model, it's not quite so precious to personalize.

I've always kind of wanted a Guerciotti. The instructor at velodrome had one and I remember windowshopping/drooling at a short lived high end shop in the late 80s. I don't remember any other brand, but I remembered that "star" cutout and logo.

Nothing lowly about Aelle. It is heavier but still good stuff.

Check the top part (hidden under the knuckle cover) of the plastic bit that surrounds the lower knuckle spring - you will need to take it apart. The spring end fits in a hole in that plastic part, and with time/uv/use/abuse it cracks and fails, and you then do not have a working derailleur; a bit of a bother if you are half-way somewhere.