Picked this up today to big never heard of a Raleigh MARQUIS SER# N4M6919 Tange 900 cro mo double butted tubes

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Got this Nishiki Prestige yesterday which I found on Craigslist. I know nothing about this bike, but I assume it's '80s entry level. I cleaned it up, put on some new tires, and repacked all the bearings. These Suntour bearing races seem to blow Shimano out of the water! (At least the Shimano I've dealt with.) The bottom bracket cups were downright beautiful for an older bike. :) It rides pretty nicely, but it feels much longer than it looks, and the small chainring is some Suntour (or Sugino?) version of Shimano's Biopace and it's HORRIBLE. Feels like one crank is an inch longer than the other when you pedal! Speaking of the cranks, they are actually a triple but someone removed the granny gear. I don't think they are original. If any of you can tell me anything about my bike, I'd appreciate it! :)

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Nice riding bike. Was left at the yard yesterday.

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Love the color on that Trek. :) That is one tiny frame!

I just scored a Raleigh Super Course at my local thrift store for $20. I have no idea of its year of production as none of the components have date codes. It's aluminum and 4130 composite frame. The aluminum tubing is blue anodized with a clear coat and the Co-moly parts are black. There's not a scratch on it! It looks like new old stock. What was strange was the condition of the tires. They are Cycle Pro Discovery and the tubes inside had never been inflated. I removed them to check their condition before inflating. I was simply astounded that a new bicycle like this would show up in a thrift store! Components are EXAGE 500 and a Shimano SG triple crank with 52,42, and 30 tooth chain rings. It has a hyper glide 7-speed cassette on the rear. Chain measures as new and still has the protective grease coating on it. It even has the Raleigh handlebar tape with no worn areas noted on the Raleigh imprinting. What is even more amazing is the fact it's a perfect fit for me.

Got an AMF built Western Flyer 3 speed. It looked very nice, but the brakes didn't work at all (the guy selling hadn't apparently ever ridden it, so I asked him if I could try it and took it down his hilly driveway only to realize the bike wouldn't slow no matter how hard you squeezed those levers...) and only two gears were hitting. I got it home, lubed and adjusted the brakes and the hub and various other things and it functions like new now, looks great. I'd be interested in trading, if anybody has a columbia 3 speed, or columbia roadster (hawthorne 3 speed? etc.)

I picked up a Motobecane Sprintour I purchased from Ebay for a BIN of $50. It has a made in france decal, but the shifty bits are all Shimano 600. The hubs are Atom, pedals Lyotard, freewheel suntour?, Weinmann alum 27" rims, Weinman brakes and levers, Pivo bars, and Motobecane branded stem (SR made), seat, and three piece crank (Takagi made). The Bottom bracket is Tange and stamped 35mm x P1 on the cups (french?swiss?). The tires/tubes and chain (PC58) all are recent new part additions. According to the date code on the f/d it was made late 1977. The crank is stamp 10/77 so that seems correct with the F/d date. A french bike with Japanese parts? On a side note I have never ever found so much grease in a bottom bracket before in my short bike repairing life.

Other find this weekend was a crmo Nashbar road bike with Suntour accushift shifty bits, Sugino crank with Suntour's oval rings, Dia Compe brakes/levers, Suzue hubs, Araya alum 27 rims and a Vetta seat. It will be cleaned up regreased and will be sporting some new shoes before I flip it on CL. Oh ya, that one cost $10.

This beaut was in members "Im Fixed" yard in Stratford, ON. I first saw 'er last march in a photo when I posted about my Waterloo Ontario built "Sunshine". I decided to ask if he'd part with her, as shes been goading me! Im Fixed was awesome enough to box it up and send her on my way. After a ride to the greyhound bus station and picking up the shipping bill (best $50 I ever spent!) she had a new home.

She's a 1945 and the best feeling bike I've ever ridden, she obvliously never lost her Fighting Spirit! She rides like shes on rails and is heavy & solid enough to knock down telephone posts! If you look at the photos closely you can see pretty much every tube was pinstripped (most of which seemed to have worn off), as well as the fenders and rims (couldnt use stock front rim as the spokes were rusted to the nipples and wont turn- so I cant true it and its badly outta true, the rear rim wasnt out of true so much that I couldn't run it at least. I'll likely rebuild both wheels with new spokes this winter.)

Sadly the headbadge is missing also (arent they always?). I love this bike!

Heres to Im Fixed, the fabulous fourties and CCM - the best bicycle company that ever existed!

I don't think it is an entry level bike, I always thought Infinity Tange Double Butted tubing was pretty good stuff; how light is it? Also, the lugs are nice and I think that if you switched out the saddle and put some fenders on the bike, you'd have a really nice all-weather bike. I really like it and I bet it rides nicely.

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It does ride pretty nicely, although I haven't gotten to go on a real ride with it yet. It's not especially light, but certainly not heavy. Probably 23-24 pounds. Funny you should mention the fenders and rack, as that is exactly what I want to do with it. I'll still use my Mongoose for most commuting and errands, but I'd like to be able to take the Nishiki occasionally for a change of pace, yet still have a bag to put things I need. :) Besides, a shiny rack and fenders would look so cool on it. :D

Finally got a picture:
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I'm now fairly convinced this bike was never used.

Vintage Road Bike Shimano Disc Brake
 

So there I was today wandering about and for a song I got an old JCPenney 10 Speed Racer with an old Shimano Disc Brake on the back. I've never been in the market for any Pennys bike but I had to make an exception in this case.

I don't know much about older stuff (or the new stuff either), but it's got a huge Shimano Eagle rear derailleur, a Shimano GTO Thunder Bird front derailleur, a Shimano Tourney front brake with Shimano handles w/ suicide levers, some large Shimano black handled shifters, and a JUN stem. Is there any good info about this older Shimano stuff?

Disk brake works just fine. I left a skid mark on the driveway with it.

The frame isn't lugged, it's a heavy beast but I like the brown color and the orange sticker on the disk brake is rather complimentary as fall is approaching. It's in pretty nice shape. I'll have to clean up the chrome and steel and replace the electrical tape and plastic zip straps that are holding the cables to the tubes.

I saw an old thread thead mentioned this bike: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=161951

I envy your disc brake find. I can't tell in the picture, but does the bike inidicate where it was made? I've seen J.C. penny bikes that were made in Austria, and one made in the U.S. by Murray. The brown color is nice too. Also, is the Shimano eagle the type with the drilled out gaurd over it?

Interesting. I saw almost that exact same JCPenney bike at a thrift store here a few months ago. The disc brake definitely caught my eye as well.

I substituted a better picture of the disc brake and added one of the Eagle derailleur. The drilled guard over the Eagle is more like a fortress. It even says Eagle on the bracket that connects to the dropout. I can't find any evidence of where it was manufactured. The front hub and the pedals say Wald Made in U.S.A., and the rims say M.O. Mfg. Co. on them and have small parallel groves all the way around the centerline. The rear hub of course is a Shimano made contraption. There is a serial number on the head tube: M05 2350N662 417. Not sure if any of that helps to identify where it came from.

The old foam bar covering is gonna go. It's about ready to start crumbling. I have a package of carbon looking bar wrap that will sleek up this beast nicely.

I wonder if any of the LBS's (or anyone else) have suitable pads for that brake.

I just bought a silver and black 1975 Motobecane Grand Record at a local thrift. Campy Nuovo Record shifters, front and rear derailleur, Brooks professional saddle. Nice lugs - Nervex, I've read. Campy dropout.
I hope it isn't too small for me. It's a bit scratched up cosmetically, but still presentable.

How much did you pay Lambo?

About $75 including tax. Not a killer deal, but a good one, I think.
Needs a little work (wheels trued, hubs tightened up, brakes adjusted), getting that done now at the LBS. Can't wait to take it for a spin after I put new tires and tubes on.
I'll try and post pics soon. If it fits, I'd consider getting it restored. Perhaps in the black and red color scheme. My 1984 Centurion Comp TA is already my silver bike.

I just had the score of a lifetime just about.

I got 4 bikes in total.

One is a late model Novara Randonee touring bike
One is a Raleigh Alyeska touring bike
One is a Miele with Tange Infinity frame in near flawless condition (super nice paint!)
One is a Cannondale SR500

Randonee is about what you expect, its an Alu frame instead of steel like the newest ones though.
Alyeska is probably from the early 80s sometime, but has full braze ons and cantis and everything.

The Miele is interesting, with the really nice frame (hand painted, internal cable routing) but Exage 300 components and light action shifters. I don't imagine the Dura Ace rear hub is original either, but it's fine with me.

The SR500... what a mishmash. Dura Ace derailleurs, but all the rest is Campagnolo. The wheels are tubulars, built on Record hubs (front rim is Campy Crono, rear is some Mavic I forget the model), Modolo brake calipers, Campy seatpost and shifters, and a fully chomed Colnago fork.

Total damages? $250

I'm sure I'll post a separate thread with tons of pics, because I'm looking for info on some of this stuff :)

I wonder what that disc is worth to some obesessive collector.

Judging by the look of those stays and dropouts, and that the bike has some Wald components, I'd say that is deffinately a Murray product. I very nearly bought bright yellow JC Penney Murray a few months ago that was in absolutely mint condition. Had yellow paint, yellow seat, and yellow bar tape - but no disc brake. The Eagle deraileur is really common on lower end bikes from the 70s, but not all of them have the drilled out cover, which I think is probably the only cool thing about them, I'm pretty sure they were made in Japan.

I'd like to find out.

Any obsessive collectors please inquire away. I can post or email other photos per request.

I've got a mid-80's Centurian Accordo 25" Tange Infinity double butted frame. It clocks in at over 30 lbs but rides smooth.

Just picked up a Trek 87 400D Elance. It wasn't one of those $25 garage sale pickups, but I'm still psyched! I paid $150 for it and it's in mint condition. Found it on craigslist described as an old "touring bike". Here's the description..almost no info:

Trek Touring Bicycle - $150

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48 cm Trek 12 speed touring bicycle. Good for both male and female riders. Like new.

I've seen a few of these on ebay and they sell for almost $300. When I called the lady selling it, she told me all the typical things...like, I only rode the thing a couple of times, it's basically brand new....you guys know the drill. When I saw the bike, I knew she was serious. The thing is almost mint...a scratch along the top tube and a scratch near the right drop out....that one is kinda bad, but there's no rust. I think it just got scratched up a bit from storage and transporting. The thing shifts really well and the wheels are truer than any of my current bikes. These olds Treks are amazing...better than any entry level road bike today....Reynolds 531, investment cast lugs, nice details, etc.