A) Left-most Nuovo Record RD is twisted,
B) Simplex FD is missing the front half of its clamp,
C) No high-flange rear hubs present,
D) Too much French stuff for my own good,
E) The lone Simplex Retrofriction lever has a grey finish,
F) All of the above,
G) None of the above,
H) SunTour gets no respect.

-Kurt

what's wrong is where they were taken. your house and not mine.

nice collection.

I think I remember you writing about a twisted RD lately so I'll cheat and say (A). I can't see a clear shot of the Simplex RD but I can see that there is no lone RetroFriction So I'll rule those two out. You have a clean example of a Cyclone RD so I think Suntour gets the respect and I personaly don't think you have to much French stuff so again...(A) it is...And maybe C too?

What's wrong? They are not on bikes where they belong. Very nice collection indeed.

Kpug505 how is your display case coming alone?

I just started putting some parts on display in my book case last night. Yours looks cooler.


I vote H. because my display is mostly Suntour.


...and D.

What's wrong is they're sitting on a shelf not being put to use. Bikes are for riding!

P.S. nice Beatnik Bandit

Precisely. I need a silver or black Paramount frameset to put the SLJ's and CLB-2's to use.

Thank you - one of the HW issues a couple of years ago. Pretty nice for a 1:18 model, considering the cheapness of their early releases.

-Kurt

Poorly...I need to strip the case and paint it then rewire the lights....Maybe I should just get a shelf unit instead! I like the way Kurt's looks with the clear shelves and lighting.

Very nice!

All plexiglass, with exception to the top section that houses the fluorescent lamp. I'd give you the name of the fellow who built it for me in North Miami, but he has since gone out of business.

That said, I dare say one could construct one themselves quite easily with the proper cutting tools and plexiglass epoxy.

-Kurt

All are WAY too clean, the proper way to store vintage parts is to leave the protective crust of grease, dirt and filth on them until it's time to begin the build.

After the clean up stage you can store them in Rubbermaid boxes.

True. Send me some Paramount framesets.

Incidentally, all but the NR at the end (the bent one), the SX610 (recent catch) and the NOS Victory S3 have been rebuilt.

-Kurt

There's no dork disk collection...

I) None of these "choice" components are being used.

+1- just what i was going to point out! Then again I have quite a bit of stuff not being used either, and some stuff you just don't wanna sell or get rid of!

Not used presently, but usually earmarked for future builds:
The SLJ derailer set and the CLB-2's are permanently destined for a black or silver Paramount,
I've considered another Schwinn Superior for the SX610's (undecided on brakes),
The '73 Nuovo set will probably see another Paramount if the case arises,
The other Nuovo set (far left) is in need of a replacement RD derailer parallelogram,
The graphite-finish Victory S3 might see one of those Elite-series '81 Paramounts if I can find one (along with a Royal Gran Compe brakeset),
The Cyclone GT...well, I've been trying to get rid of it.

That is the beauty of this case. You can clean and grease new finds, put it in there, and when you need it for your next build, its there, right on the "showroom shelf." In the meantime, you can enjoy looking at them.

That said, I have shuffled the RD's around in this case at least 3 times. Case in point:

This is what the case looked like, December of '08 (too many brakes, not enough derailers):


This is what it looked like, December '06 (Best looking derailer lineup I've ever had in it):

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The Zeus 2000 finally found its place on my '78 Windsor, the drilled Campy SR got a proper cage and is in temporary use on my '82 Superior until an unmolested 2nd-gen SR comes along, the '78 Nuovo is now on the Rossin, the '85 Victory is on my '84 Raleigh USA Super Course, and I got rid of that pesky C-Record RD and its cursed, cracked pivot stop (can't recall if it went to a forum member or went out via eBay).

-Kurt

Zeus and drillium Campy....

If you ever decide to get rid of either PM me please!

The Zeus is now a permanent fixture on the Windsor, but I might part with the SR sometime. Mind you though, it is a second-gen SR with a drilled NR outer parallelogram arm. Why it was done, I'll never know.

-Kurt