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08-22-14, 05:47 AM
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08-22-14, 06:39 AM
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Early 50's Colson
Just purchased last Saturday! Now if I can only find a chain guard I'd be set for making this a winter project!
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08-22-14, 06:41 AM
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At the moment, it would be this 1976 or so Gazelle Champion Mondial A.
A fun little project that fell into my lap.
Forum member Sloar did the repaint.
Here is what it looks like now and what it looked like when we started out.
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Untitled by gomango1849, on Flickr[/IMG]
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DSCN1344 by gomango1849, on Flickr[/IMG]
As for the build, I can't decide which direction to go. I do have a very nice Campy Gran Sport groupset sitting on the shelf here along with all the fixins.
Well see what happens this winter.
A fun little project that fell into my lap.
Forum member Sloar did the repaint.
Here is what it looks like now and what it looked like when we started out.
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Untitled by gomango1849, on Flickr[/IMG][IMG]
DSCN1344 by gomango1849, on Flickr[/IMG]As for the build, I can't decide which direction to go. I do have a very nice Campy Gran Sport groupset sitting on the shelf here along with all the fixins.
Well see what happens this winter.
08-22-14, 06:45 AM
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'74 Raleigh International in service w/ me for 40 years, now configured as a town bike.
Fork from it's stable mate, a '74 MKIV Pro.
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Fork from it's stable mate, a '74 MKIV Pro.
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08-22-14, 07:16 AM
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This is a great thread, with some beautiful equipment.
I have a rough all-original white-with-red 1960 Capo Sieger and an updated and repainted red-with-white 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo
I have a rough all-original white-with-red 1960 Capo Sieger and an updated and repainted red-with-white 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
08-22-14, 07:22 AM
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ca 1947 Raleigh Lenton Sport. At the moment it is apart for overhaul.
Lenton Sports 001 by CV6Enterprises, on Flickr
Lenton Sports 001 by CV6Enterprises, on Flickr
…and what it is…is… a true classic.
08-22-14, 07:48 AM
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1973 Schwinn Breeze in Campus Green (stolen)
1979 Schwinn Varisty in Sky Blue (sold)
1990 Trek 820
1979 Schwinn Varisty in Sky Blue (sold)
1990 Trek 820
08-22-14, 07:49 AM
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1967 Dawes Double Blue, now set up with conventional derailleur gearing and awaiting repairs for a bent crankarm and spindle.
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08-22-14, 08:02 AM
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Great idea for a thread. My oldest is a '72 Motobecane Grand Record.
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08-22-14, 08:52 AM
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For a little while, not long ago, I owned this:
Probably made in 1934, probably English (probably a Sun Wasp), but in the US by the late 30's and modified here.
I still own, and ride quite a bit, this Fothergill that dates to the period either just before, or just after, the Second World War:
Probably made in 1934, probably English (probably a Sun Wasp), but in the US by the late 30's and modified here.
I still own, and ride quite a bit, this Fothergill that dates to the period either just before, or just after, the Second World War:
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08-22-14, 09:46 AM
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Untitled by gomango1849, on Flickr[/IMG]As for the build, I can't decide which direction to go. I do have a very nice Campy Gran Sport groupset sitting on the shelf here along with all the fixins.
Well see what happens this winter.
08-22-14, 10:09 AM
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Hmmm, yes, I flirted with black.
I do have a super nice 600 groupset as well.
I rarely deviate from Campy on my road bikes though, so we will have to see.
The key to this entire project though is the price.
I plan on keeping the entire project under $450.
The other important point is that this was never intended to be entirely period correct.
So far, so good.
08-22-14, 10:10 AM
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Late '30's or early '40's fillet-brazed mixte. Probably Belgian, maker as yet unidentified.
When it arrived:
After removing the black paint:
This is its current state. I need to get the BB shell repaired before I can think of repainting. I'd love to build it into a nice tourer for mrs non-fixie in the classic French style, but when I showed her this, enthusiasm was limited. I tried to buy Jan Heine's "The Golden Age Of Handbuilt Bicycles" so as to leave it casually lying on the coffee table, but that seems to be out of print. Time for a strategy re-think. Any ideas?
When it arrived:
After removing the black paint:
This is its current state. I need to get the BB shell repaired before I can think of repainting. I'd love to build it into a nice tourer for mrs non-fixie in the classic French style, but when I showed her this, enthusiasm was limited. I tried to buy Jan Heine's "The Golden Age Of Handbuilt Bicycles" so as to leave it casually lying on the coffee table, but that seems to be out of print. Time for a strategy re-think. Any ideas?
08-22-14, 10:13 AM
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08-22-14, 10:24 AM
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Don't have a digital picture of my childhood 60s red Schwinn Typhoon, so my 73ish Peugeot will have to do.
@gomango Grady, what's the back story on the Gazelle's Italian disguise??
@gomango Grady, what's the back story on the Gazelle's Italian disguise??
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08-22-14, 10:27 AM
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08-22-14, 10:35 AM
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08-22-14, 10:44 AM
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Thanks.
Hmmm, yes, I flirted with black.
I do have a super nice 600 groupset as well.
I rarely deviate from Campy on my road bikes though, so we will have to see.
The key to this entire project though is the price.
I plan on keeping the entire project under $450.
The other important point is that this was never intended to be entirely period correct.
So far, so good.
Hmmm, yes, I flirted with black.
I do have a super nice 600 groupset as well.
I rarely deviate from Campy on my road bikes though, so we will have to see.
The key to this entire project though is the price.
I plan on keeping the entire project under $450.
The other important point is that this was never intended to be entirely period correct.
So far, so good.
Looking forward to the build anyway.
Oh, and orange on a Dutch bike is always a good choice.
08-22-14, 10:45 AM
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Don't have a digital picture of my childhood 60s red Schwinn Typhoon, so my 73ish Peugeot will have to do.
@gomango Grady, what's the back story on the Gazelle's Italian disguise??
@gomango Grady, what's the back story on the Gazelle's Italian disguise??
The frameset was offered in our for sale section by Belg Ital for an extremely fair price.
We never thought for an instant that it was a Super.
I bought it and he thoughtfully sent a box of fun goodies including this frameset.
The key was having Sloar take on the refinish project at a reasonable rate.
He agreed, I found the "pretty close" decal sets and we were off to the races.
The frameset arrived this spring and I have been waiting to do a build since then.
I'm sure I will build it late fall or early winter.
I would love to have a fun classic to buzz around on at my parents' house near Austin, Tx.
08-22-14, 10:52 AM
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Crappy pic...'20's Massey Harris Silver Ribbon
08-22-14, 11:24 AM
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Pogliaghi pista approximate date is somewhere between 1977-79. I rode this in the Colorado Springs Velodrome back in the early 80's.
Love this stem.
Love this stem.
08-22-14, 11:45 AM
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1972 Schwinn Super Sport frame mocked up as a townie. Still not built up, lots of patina, debating a powder coat job in opaque green. Since it was purchased as a frame it won't be stock, but rather a "hotrod" build.
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