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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-11-24, 07:27 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,342
Posted By rustystrings61

I am actually about to get my flabby...

I am actually about to get my flabby 60-odd-year-old self back into shape over the coming year, and a large part of that involves riding fixed-gears. Plural. Two of them are battered but...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-24, 06:45 AM
Replies: 437
Views: 82,890
Posted By rustystrings61

The Sequoia was meant to be the ultimate...

The Sequoia was meant to be the ultimate sports-touring bike, vs. the Expedition, which is a full-on loaded tourer. Many years ago I remember reading a Grant Peterson description of the Sequoia as...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-24, 08:00 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,580
Posted By rustystrings61

I'm gonna say '71-'73 Gitane Tour de France. ...

I'm gonna say '71-'73 Gitane Tour de France. While the standard spec rear dropouts were normally Simplex forged, this was built during the Bike Boom, and Gitane used whatever they had available in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-20-23, 08:56 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,345
Posted By rustystrings61

You did, and the SunTour Cyclone with the VXs...

You did, and the SunTour Cyclone with the VXs cage works perfectly on the 6-speed SunTour Ultra 13-28 freewheel on my '76 Puch Royal X -
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-13-23, 02:43 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,236
Posted By rustystrings61

First, very lovingly clean and protect the...

First, very lovingly clean and protect the original finish! That is a stunner, and the head tube decal is the earliest pattern they used. I think it went away in the early '50s.

The serial...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-07-23, 08:57 AM
Replies: 334
Views: 16,877
Posted By rustystrings61

A Southerner who has spent a lifetime tolerating...

A Southerner who has spent a lifetime tolerating the casual condescension and mockery doled out by our entertainment/infotainment industry towards people with accents like mine might disagree with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-02-23, 02:28 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,005
Posted By rustystrings61

The ONE upgrade ALL of my friends agreed with in...

The ONE upgrade ALL of my friends agreed with in the mid-70s was rims. They all had Schwinn LeTours, I had a Batavus Tour de l'Europe, and they ALL came stock with nasty steel rims. I went with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-31-23, 08:20 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 919
Posted By rustystrings61

I strongly suspect French, and either hi-ten or...

I strongly suspect French, and either hi-ten or maybe plain gauge Rubis or Vitus kinda tubing. The seatpost diameter would be instructive. It's not quite a bottom of the line bike, having chromed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-23, 12:37 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 4,708
Posted By rustystrings61

I think about forever bikes a lot these days as I...

I think about forever bikes a lot these days as I am trying to winnow the flock down to manageable size when I move later this year.

There's this Puch Royal X, which really WAS the bike of my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-23, 12:07 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 4,358
Posted By rustystrings61

It turned out beautifully! That is some...

It turned out beautifully! That is some seriously well done work!

May you find a bike or frame that fits you soon!
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
10-26-23, 07:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 921
Posted By rustystrings61

That is a shockingly clean example of an '88...

That is a shockingly clean example of an '88 Sirrus! I wish I had the room to have kept mine - it was a truly exceptional bike with great handling. The younger gentleman I sold it to was delighted...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-24-23, 08:53 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 362
Posted By rustystrings61

Your bike is likely a c.1972-73 Liberia Grand...

Your bike is likely a c.1972-73 Liberia Grand Luxe or variant, built in Grenoble, France and imported during the peak of the Great Bike Boom of the early 70s. It's similar to the Gitane Grand Sport,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-23-23, 02:51 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,445
Posted By rustystrings61

I got curious about the substitution of...

I got curious about the substitution of ISO/Imperial tubing in a frame originally built metric and posted this over in the framebuilding forum -

"There is a lively discussion over in the C&V...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-23-23, 01:59 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,445
Posted By rustystrings61

Absolutely in agreement with juvela on this - I...

Absolutely in agreement with juvela on this - I think the eyelets probably went when the bottle bosses and cable tunnels were added. And I suspect some of the roughness is that this was likely the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-23-23, 10:02 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,445
Posted By rustystrings61

A theory

As juvela put it, the Bocama 14 type II lugs, seat stay wraparound treatment, sand-cast Fischer BB shell threaded for Swiss DO shout "Allegro!" The wraparound seat stay top is IDENTICAL to the one...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
10-23-23, 07:00 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 804
Posted By rustystrings61

I can only add that this is a LOVELY bike, and a...

I can only add that this is a LOVELY bike, and a good and careful disassembly, cleaning and polishing and a loving re-asssembly with freshly serviced bearings, modern stainless brake and gear cables...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-20-23, 07:05 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 825
Posted By rustystrings61

Huh. I know that for me, I see bikes with a...

Huh. I know that for me, I see bikes with a quadrant shifter and think, "Sturmey Archer," and with a derailleur equipped, I think, "hybrid." But now I think I was wrong to go that way. The lack of a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-19-23, 09:06 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 825
Posted By rustystrings61

I think that bike is equipped with hybrid gearing...

I think that bike is equipped with hybrid gearing like the old Cyclo Benelux 2- or 3-speed cog block that replaced the stock single cog, coupled with a Cyclo Benelux Mk. 7 derailleur. They sold a kit...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-19-23, 08:49 AM
Replies: 736
Views: 49,202
Posted By rustystrings61

On examination this morning, I decided I can make...

On examination this morning, I decided I can make this box work for at least one more trip ... with much packing tape!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-18-23, 02:24 PM
Replies: 736
Views: 49,202
Posted By rustystrings61

It has arrived!

I was worried it had gone astray, but - no. It was waiting for me in my doorstep.

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-11-23, 01:03 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,229
Posted By rustystrings61

From what I have seen, Allegro used the same...

From what I have seen, Allegro used the same tubing, lugs and dropouts on a ALL of their 531-tubed racing bikes, and yes, the differences were mostly cosmetic coupled with nicer parts on the fancier...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-03-23, 01:37 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 866
Posted By rustystrings61

Like the one in this catalog?...

Like the one in this catalog? (https://imgur.com/a/F80Uz) Really well-built frames made in Graz, nicely mitered, and silver-brazed, even. The ride quality will probably be indistinguishable from...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-03-23, 12:42 PM
Replies: 303
Views: 56,760
Posted By rustystrings61

How about half-step + granny inspired gearing?...

How about half-step + granny inspired gearing? I'm currently running the stock 13-15-17-19-21-24-28 cassette that came with the rear wheel on a donor bike, mostly because I haven't yet acquired a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-03-23, 12:09 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 866
Posted By rustystrings61

What vintage is your Marco Polo? I'm somewhat...

What vintage is your Marco Polo? I'm somewhat familiar with the early versions (531 db main frame, Puch 482 nickel-carbon forks and stays), and if memory serves the geometry is pretty much identical...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-02-23, 07:24 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,617
Posted By rustystrings61

I have to disagree. The Competition as built...

I have to disagree. The Competition as built from inception in 1969 through the GS years does not ever appear to have had pump pegs underneath the top tube. While there are no clear pix of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-28-23, 09:39 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,074
Posted By rustystrings61

This is one of the main reasons I have largely...

This is one of the main reasons I have largely switched over to cartridge BBs. My oldest crankset currently (c. 1971 Stronglight 93s) are now mounted on a Phil Wood bottom bracket, and hopefully...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-27-23, 09:05 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 26,351
Posted By rustystrings61

This one belongs here - '92 Trek 820 that had I...

This one belongs here - '92 Trek 820 that had I not taken it would have gone to the scrap yard. As pictured here it's a Dingle Speed with 36x16 and 34x18 options; since reduced to a simple 36x16 due...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-26-23, 07:24 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 3,885
Posted By rustystrings61

My last Schwinn project was this '89 LeTour...

My last Schwinn project was this '89 LeTour acquired for $15 from FB Marketplace and eventually sent on for $60. Before -
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-25-23, 09:50 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,288
Posted By rustystrings61

I'm grappling with my parts bin(s). I will soon...

I'm grappling with my parts bin(s). I will soon be doing a serious sort followed by a massive blow-out sale of bunches of parts cheap, as I will hopefully soon be moving into tighter quarters. I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-25-23, 07:38 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 906
Posted By rustystrings61

Nope. I literally grabbed the frame by the...

Nope. I literally grabbed the frame by the chainstays right in front of the rear dropouts and pulled upwards. Once. I was actually shocked to discover that was all it took. The frame came right...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-25-23, 07:24 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 906
Posted By rustystrings61

I'm the crazy guy who would bend it back into...

I'm the crazy guy who would bend it back into shape and see how it turned out. The Mercier below was a success....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-23, 10:56 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,935
Posted By rustystrings61

I will candidly acknowledge that I prefer Gitanes...

I will candidly acknowledge that I prefer Gitanes of that era to PX-10s, and perhaps the OP would be better served by a TdF or a Super Corsa - but still, the PX-10 was a successful and popular racing...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-22-23, 06:59 AM
Replies: 1,013
Views: 304,657
Posted By rustystrings61

I'm 62 now and have struggled to get time enough...

I'm 62 now and have struggled to get time enough to get back out on the bike. I've posted this one a few times through the years, but this is my Mercian Vincitore which was actually built to be a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-23, 06:42 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,935
Posted By rustystrings61

The Peugeot PX-10 is an awesome 1950s racing bike...

The Peugeot PX-10 is an awesome 1950s racing bike that lived on with relatively minor changes well into the 1970s. C. 1973 Peugeot began selling these with more upright, stiffer frame geometry before...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-15-23, 06:49 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,136
Posted By rustystrings61

Sugino VP cranks with a 110 bcd on the above...

Sugino VP cranks with a 110 bcd on the above bike, I think. And maybe one or two tubes plain-gauge chromoly. Looks like clamp-band shifters, so one could ditch the turkey levers and stem shifters...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-15-23, 06:43 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 930
Posted By rustystrings61

More interesting still. Allegros were built with...

More interesting still. Allegros were built with metric gauge Reynolds 531; the c.1974 No. 76 Schweitzermeister I had, with a steerer cut for a P3 Stronglight, hence C-grade parts group, took a 26.6...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-23, 03:18 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 980
Posted By rustystrings61

I agree, those are model 49s, which means you can...

I agree, those are model 49s, which means you can use T.A., Velo Orange, and certain Sugino and Nervar chain rings. Go look at T.A.Pro Vis chain rings - you could run 46/26 with those cranks!
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
09-14-23, 01:15 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 812
Posted By rustystrings61

Somebody with better memory or access to...

Somebody with better memory or access to literature can correct me, but I think the 92 Diagonale was marketed as a saddle for those who rode the permanent randonees that were cross-France events...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-23, 10:55 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,167
Posted By rustystrings61

+1 on the mild ovalizing of chainring bolt holes...

+1 on the mild ovalizing of chainring bolt holes to make a 130 fit a 128 bcd Nervar Star. For a while I ran my Allegro using a 47T Sugino ring I modified that way, and it was discrete and drew no...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
09-14-23, 08:23 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 812
Posted By rustystrings61

Thread hijack, I know, but - BOTH parents...

Thread hijack, I know, but -

BOTH parents decided to go back to school at the same time, Dad to finish his stalled PhD (he never finished his dissertation, so that was a bust) and my mother to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-23, 06:38 AM
Replies: 249
Views: 17,832
Posted By rustystrings61

And we have ALL the elements of a true BikeForums...

And we have ALL the elements of a true BikeForums thread!
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
09-13-23, 09:24 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,550
Posted By rustystrings61

Here’s the catalog you want...

Here’s the catalog you want (https://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/catalogs/1977/pages/03-77-competition.html) - stock was Campagnolo Gran Sport (hence the GS suffix) 3-pin alloy crankset,...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
09-13-23, 06:33 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 681
Posted By rustystrings61

Not period correct for the Gitane, but awesome...

Not period correct for the Gitane, but awesome nonetheless. I ADORE metal-bodied Simplex rear derailleurs, and the brutal truth is they shift waaaaay better than any Campagnolo Nuovo Record ever...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
09-12-23, 02:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 652
Posted By rustystrings61

I'm gonna say a hard NO here. This bike is the...

I'm gonna say a hard NO here. This bike is the equivalent of the basic big-box Mega-Mart bike of today, but arguably worse. With a little patience, $100 should score you a bike shop quality bike in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-12-23, 01:51 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,419
Posted By rustystrings61

No hate, more sadness and disappointment - the...

No hate, more sadness and disappointment - the most expensive bike I ever had, my 2000 Rivendell Road Custom. And ultimately because I hadn't yet learned what I really, really want in a bike, so, my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-12-23, 01:21 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 25,225
Posted By rustystrings61

I'm surprised the Rivendell Silver shifters...

I'm surprised the Rivendell Silver shifters haven't turned up yet! This is from 2006, when I first installed them on my long-since-sold Joe Starck-built Road Custom -
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-12-23, 08:46 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,599
Posted By rustystrings61

Updated photos

I made a trade with a fellow BF'er, sending me a 90mm Nitto Technomic stem for a 110mm version of the same. I then swapped out the too-short SR Custom for the Nitto, raising the bars to a more...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-23, 09:20 AM
Replies: 249
Views: 17,832
Posted By rustystrings61

Many thanks to USAZorro for launching and judging...

Many thanks to USAZorro for launching and judging this year's event! I have come to realize I like the acquiring, disassembly, and reassembly process almost as much as I enjoy actually riding, and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-23, 07:08 AM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,088,259
Posted By rustystrings61

My primary experience with Exage is the old Exage...

My primary experience with Exage is the old Exage Sport stuff from my since-sold '88 Centurion LeMans. I found it to be quite good, working just as well as the 105 stuff but with a plainer...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-23, 06:46 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 982
Posted By rustystrings61

I usually perform bike maintenance where there is...

I usually perform bike maintenance where there is something else I really should be doing, but just don't want to.
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