Nifty! I probably spent more on the hardware to make my ghetto HS tools.

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What's the middle one for? 1 1/8" headsets?

Free is a very good price
 

Picked this up this morning, a bone stock 1989 Bridgestone MB-1 in great condition. A coworkers father wanted to get his old mountain bike out of the garage. When I saw the pic of it I offered to pay, but he is just happy that it goes to “a bike guy”. It’s way too small for me, so I will try to find a family member or friend who can use it and will respect it for the gem it is. I told her father that if I just can’t find a home for it, I will donate it to our local co-op so they can sell it to support their work. I would trade for similar in my xl size.
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That's for setting crown races. The cup removal tool was inspired by one of Dave Moulton's blog posts.

Now I see that. I have a few of my own that I replaced when they didn’t work well...

Well done!

LOL, I've been using a set up like that for years. And it is ironic that I have no projects that I need this for right now.

Here is a bike I purchased at the favorite nonprofit for, well of all things, the cables and handle bars/stem for like $3. The frame was eventually donated to the 2nd favored. It sat for a couple of years and has found an owner and as you see rebuilt to townie.
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Little Update
 

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After a few failed attempts and weeks of deep creep squirts I’ve finally gotten the seat post out. Seriously was on the verge of cutting and drilling. Today was was a good dayhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/a...e/64/1f973.png

from the 1974 catalog, they made a touring version
 

Unmatched performance! 15-speed wide range 31-to-104 derailleur gears! GT 300 Le Tour rear, and Campagnolo front.
https://bikehistory.org/catalogs/ima.../ng:webp/ngcb1Schwinn high pressure Le Tour tires. Handcrafted throughout with the superb precision and care. Frame of double-butted Reynolds 531 tubing. Alloy cranks, handlebars, stem, and fittings.
Choice of all Schwinn colors, including Silver Mist. Wt. 26-27 lbs., range in standard frame sizes.

• P15-9 Deluxe Paramount..........

Excellent work!

Pays to have a machine shop! What was the deep stuff of choice?

So, being a sucker to pick up pretty much any brand bike that I don't have. I grabbed this Urago. No model name anywhere and I haven't been able to date it just yet. From research I have found that Urago did make some high end bikes and nice frames. This one looks to be part of the transition into the bike boom years. Nothing super fancy, but it looks to have been just parked in a basement or garage for a long time. Bars are well wrapped and the small detail of putting some bar wrap around the frame where the Pletcher rack mounts. Any more info would be appreciated. Suntour GT rd, Spirt fd and Suntour shifters are pretty cool. $2 worth I guess.
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Literally saved from the dump!
 

The cheap fixie will be a nice project for my 13yr old. The Cimmeron will get a nice restoration but wish it was one size bigger. The other two will become city cruisers.

Got a winter of projects on the docket!

Dig the brake levers on the Cimmeron.


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Nice, them levers is ballin. ;)

I feel like I should have seen those before but new to me!

They're a thing, coveted by some, not a lot of them on the ground. ;)

Sweet finds! Nice Forester too.

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thank you for sharing this find with the forum

have not before seen this head transfer; appears later than anything am familiar with

owned Urago bicycles from 1957, 1960 and 1969

Verktyg hath writ that the frames of some Urago were produced by Bertin

please make a thread on the cycle whenever you begin work on it

looks to hail from about the 1974-1975 time

you may be able to read a date marking inside a small diamond symbol on the cycle's RIGIDA SUPERCHROMIX wheel rims as here -

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1990 Schwinn Crosscut Resto-Mod
 

I recently re-homed a lovable vintage drop-bar conversion, and I found I needed another one to fill the hole in my heart. :)

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In my original post I noted that the components on this Crosscut were in good shape when I found it, and that I hoped to salvage the paint job. Unfortunately, that last part didn’t pan out as rust from the chrome headset and seat post clamp had bubbled nearby paint. Repainting was easier than all the work it would have taken to try to repair the existing finish. But as I’d hoped, I was able to restore and keep most of the components.

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Besides the virtues others have noted about these bikes, such as the long wheelbase, relaxed geometry, and space for larger tires, there are other things I’ve found interesting: Although the brakes are cantilever, they are actuated with bridge cables and yokes like center-pull calipers. So far I’m impressed with their stopping power. It also has Shimano’s Biopace oval-ish chainrings. And the model name for the Shimano group set is Exage which I haven’t come across before and, according to their website, is “coined from excellent, exceed and age.” Okay then.

I don’t have a lot of time logged on it yet, but I'm liking how it rides. I haven’t been able to directly recognize a difference with the Biopace chainrings, but Sheldon Brown has said my knees will thank me later.

Great work, love the black and red, perfect new colorway. :thumb:

i can tell you with some certainty that Urago don’t appear to be at 14 Boulevard de Riquier in Nice anymore!

Nice find.

My primary experience with Exage is the old Exage Sport stuff from my since-sold '88 Centurion LeMans. I found it to be quite good, working just as well as the 105 stuff but with a plainer appearance.

Too new to post photos but I picked up a project...I am pretty sure it is a Raleigh International, 22 1/2" C-T with a 22" C-C top tube.
According to Retro Raleigh or Kurt....the year code G is '72. It has been spread to 135mm in the rear but appears to be in fair condition.
Anyone have more information about Raleigh lightweights?
In particular I'm trying to understand the color scheme which does not appear to be correct. Blue with Red head tube. I cannot see evidence of any other colors.

Thanks for letting me know! I haven’t had many rides on it yet but I am also impressed with this LX set. The derailleurs didn’t care a whit that I went from a 7 to an 8-speed cassette or that I’m using new MicroShift brifters. Everything was easy to set up and works well. I’ve spent considerable time on other resto-mods getting the front derailleur dialed in, but not this one. I just made sure it was in line with the rings, and that it cleared the bulge on the big ring, and it did the rest. And the brakes continue to impress me. I saved the original cassette, flat bar, stem, shifters, and brake levers in case I ever want to get the band back together.