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Bikes: 1976 Motobecane Grand Touring, 2013 Fuji Absolute 2.1 hybrid, 2000 Mongoose S2000 MTB, 2009 Schwinn Jaguar beach cruiser
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Thanks. I recently had the old French threaded bottom bracket rebuilt and all the bearings repacked in the hubs and headset as well. I asked them while the shop had it apart to replace the cables, and they replaced the corroded and rusted original cable guides on the top tube with these Shimano side frame guides. The bike has been in my family since purchased new in 1976, and it rides beautifully.
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Thank you [MENTION=359208]Last ride 76[/MENTION]. This bike continues to impress me. One of the fun things about it is that it was cheap to acquire and would be cheap to replace if anything happened to it. That has emboldened me to do experiments, so maybe the ugliness is a feature rather than a bug.
Also, I don't like doing finishing projects. They're tedious, and I'm never satisfied. I painted the frame of my International, and it took a long time, and the result isn't so good. I won't unveil my idea for refinishing this bike until and unless it's done. It's a bit unusual.
Also, I don't like doing finishing projects. They're tedious, and I'm never satisfied. I painted the frame of my International, and it took a long time, and the result isn't so good. I won't unveil my idea for refinishing this bike until and unless it's done. It's a bit unusual.
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Congratulations. So nice!
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Thanks. I recently had the old French threaded bottom bracket rebuilt and all the bearings repacked in the hubs and headset as well. I asked them while the shop had it apart to replace the cables, and they replaced the corroded and rusted original cable guides on the top tube with these Shimano side frame guides. The bike has been in my family since purchased new in 1976, and it rides beautifully.
Fuji Finest, early 70s build thread
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Early 70s Fuji Finest
I just rebuilt an early 70s (likely a '70-71) Fuji Finest. I built it up with a triple (SR Apex 86 bcd crank with 48/38/28 rings) because I plan on taking it to Wisconsin soon to ride some hills (and they have some serious hills there,
I rode the bike around 80 miles over the Labor Day weekend. I'd forgotten how nicely a cyclone rear derailleur shifts on a new winner freewheel and how good suntour barcons are. The bike is just fun to ride.
I built the bike up old school with cloth tape, leather saddle, toe clips and straps. The old ways may not be as good as some of the new but they still work well.
I rode the bike around 80 miles over the Labor Day weekend. I'd forgotten how nicely a cyclone rear derailleur shifts on a new winner freewheel and how good suntour barcons are. The bike is just fun to ride.
I built the bike up old school with cloth tape, leather saddle, toe clips and straps. The old ways may not be as good as some of the new but they still work well.
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Thank you. I did, posted the bike here on the fixedgear & singlespeed forum.
Congratulations. So nice!
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I just rebuilt an early 70s (likely a '70-71) Fuji Finest. I built it up with a triple (SR Apex 86 bcd crank with 48/38/28 rings) because I plan on taking it to Wisconsin soon to ride some hills (and they have some serious hills there,
I rode the bike around 80 miles over the Labor Day weekend. I'd forgotten how nicely a cyclone rear derailleur shifts on a new winner freewheel and how good suntour barcons are. The bike is just fun to ride.
I built the bike up old school with cloth tape, leather saddle, toe clips and straps. The old ways may not be as good as some of the new but they still work well.
I rode the bike around 80 miles over the Labor Day weekend. I'd forgotten how nicely a cyclone rear derailleur shifts on a new winner freewheel and how good suntour barcons are. The bike is just fun to ride.
I built the bike up old school with cloth tape, leather saddle, toe clips and straps. The old ways may not be as good as some of the new but they still work well.
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I don't know when Tange (or Ishiwata) got started. The tubing is double butted seamless chrome moly but that's all I know. The frame is completely chromed underneath the paint.
It looks like the chrome moly tubing set Fuji used (usually marked 331) was proprietary:
Fuji 331 Tubing?
I need to track down one of these stickers for my bike:
It looks like the chrome moly tubing set Fuji used (usually marked 331) was proprietary:
Fuji 331 Tubing?
I need to track down one of these stickers for my bike:
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I don't know when Tange (or Ishiwata) got started. The tubing is double butted seamless chrome moly but that's all I know. The frame is completely chromed underneath the paint.
It looks like the chrome moly tubing set Fuji used (usually marked 331) was proprietary:
Fuji 331 Tubing?
I need to track down one of these stickers for my bike:
It looks like the chrome moly tubing set Fuji used (usually marked 331) was proprietary:
Fuji 331 Tubing?
I need to track down one of these stickers for my bike:
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Cool.
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New build and into the rotation! 1985 Rossin Record SL. Campagnolo 10 Speed silver, 39/53 chain rings with 13/29 Cassette!!. White Hubs and Mavic Open Pros. Ready to rock and roll!
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