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Originally Posted by dedhed
(Post 10353801)
I sold an '86 Raleigh Olympian mixte frame a few weeks ago for $20. It was triple butted Raleigh 575 Cro-Mo tubing and reasonablly light.
Well, Matey, I'll just have to keep me eyes peeled. So it's looking like 80's Miyatas Centurion LeMans Fuji maybe Panasonic the golden years of Japanese Frame building where the lighter mixte frames might be |
Originally Posted by cudak888
(Post 10353261)
The serial could equally apply to a Super Course or a Grand Prix from August 1976.
I'm still checking to see if there exists the slightest external difference between a Super Course mixte and a Grand Prix mixte. -Kurt |
Originally Posted by rhm
(Post 10356066)
Wouldn't they have different seat post sizes? I'm thinking 25.4 for the Grand Prix, and 26.8 for the Super Course?
-Kurt |
Reynolds 531 Peugeot mixte on Ebay.
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Originally Posted by cudak888
(Post 10356098)
I would never trust a Super Course to have a standardized post size. Ask nlerner.
-Kurt Neal |
Originally Posted by nlerner
(Post 10356240)
The Super Course might have anything from a 26.0 to 26.4mm post in my experience, but whatever it is, it'll be wider than what would go in a hi-ten Grand Prix.
Originally Posted by nlerner
(Post 10354143)
Wasn't "Happy Days" set in the 1950s? That's a faux Fonz.
-Kurt |
In 1983, Schwinn had both Le Tour and Le Tour Luxe mixte models with 4130 frames (main tubes and stays). Earlier Le Tour mixtes were heavier (carbon steel frames).
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d7...rLuxeMixte.jpg |
Shogun made one out of Tange 2. Great paint work and came with a suntour/sansin/sakae mix. 531 Supercourse mixte is pretty light but the simplex group mmight be chronically worn
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Originally Posted by cudak888
(Post 10356272)
So if irwin7638's frame has a 25.4, it's a genuine Grand Prix.
'50s, but filmed in the '70s. Fonz has left the studio. ;) -Kurt |
Originally Posted by irwin7638
(Post 10360026)
The end of the controversy! The seatpost is 25.4, you motivated me to buy a caliper. Thanks for the help.
I can't take the credit though - Neal is the wizard of Super Course seatpost sizes. -Kurt |
Originally Posted by cudak888
(Post 10360303)
Glad to see the mystery is solved.
I can't take the credit though - Neal is the wizard of Super Course seatpost sizes. -Kurt Neal |
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