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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-19-24, 09:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 642
Posted By SquireBlack

Restoring a Mercian

This arrived in the mail a few days ago:


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I bought it on eBay from the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-07-23, 08:55 AM
Replies: 6,491
Views: 785,276
Posted By SquireBlack

Or: just buy the tool. E.g. on Wiggle for £10...

Or: just buy the tool. E.g. on Wiggle for £10 (https://www.wiggle.com/p/lifeline-headset-cup-remover)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-23, 10:07 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,323
Posted By SquireBlack

Isn't that related to the freehub, rather than...

Isn't that related to the freehub, rather than the hub itself? I was assuming that I would install a Hyperglide-C freehub on whichever hub I chose, to get the ability to use the 11-tooth sprocket. (I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-23, 01:57 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,323
Posted By SquireBlack

Old Shimano Deore Hubs: Mix and Match?

I was thinking of asking this question of rccardr , but figured that I would let everyone see how obsessive I can be!

I'm about to build a new (26") wheel for the Black Shadow Campeur. I had this...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-22-22, 11:28 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 9,063
Posted By SquireBlack

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End of the day, when it finally stopped raining. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-02-22, 11:09 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 3,715
Posted By SquireBlack

Fooled you too, huh? They don't call him the...

Fooled you too, huh? They don't call him the Bike Butcher of Portland for nothin'.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-07-22, 11:09 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,956
Posted By SquireBlack

Yes. An old water bottle full of soapy (dish...

Yes. An old water bottle full of soapy (dish detergent) water. Squirt over your valve before you attach the pump head. I would not use grease — too messy, and it may affect the rubber in the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-22, 10:53 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 5,830
Posted By SquireBlack

I have to go back to Eroica …

… because I’m running out of marmalade!


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Linn’s...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-22, 10:22 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 5,830
Posted By SquireBlack

Eroica as “Unmeeting”?

For the last several years, Jan Heine (Bicycle Quarterly) has announced a thing called the “Unmeeting”. It’s the opposite of an organized ride. He says quite explicitly that there is no fee, and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-22, 10:01 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,645
Posted By SquireBlack

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Dave, enlisting the help of strangers.

Only...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-22, 06:01 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,645
Posted By SquireBlack

Now at Ripplewood. They have Internet! ...

Now at Ripplewood. They have Internet!

OldCoot That’s a most generous offer. We tried removing the now-non-freewheel, but seem to be unscrewing the cogs from the body, rather than the body...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-22, 08:51 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,645
Posted By SquireBlack

Not much to add. Strong winds on day 2 from the...

Not much to add. Strong winds on day 2 from the W and NW, which were sometimes behind us, sometimes in our faces, but mostly had us sailing on a broad reach. Mostly great riding except for a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-05-22, 05:04 PM
Replies: 2,676
Views: 1,136,961
Posted By SquireBlack

Frame GE 02906 once again

This is my "new" Nishiki once again, cleaned up and in its new role as my around-town fixie. I touched up the worst of the paint chips, but didn't want to paint over the logos.

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-22, 06:30 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 502
Posted By SquireBlack

Are we looking at the drive side fixed cup? Why...

Are we looking at the drive side fixed cup? Why do you call it a retaining ring? Might it just be a spacer?

Perhaps you should remove the cranks, and the adjustable cup, and the BB spindle, and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-22, 11:26 AM
Replies: 752
Views: 56,848
Posted By SquireBlack

Tourica '22

Once again, I'm registered for Eroica — that 2020 registration just keeps on rollin' along. Beginning to look like Eroica '22 will actually happen! But this time I'm planning to ride from my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-22, 11:08 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,652
Posted By SquireBlack

Thank you, uncle uncle . You brightened my day...

Thank you, uncle uncle . You brightened my day :thumb:
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-22-22, 07:57 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,763
Posted By SquireBlack

Logo comes off with Lacquer Thinner

The “P” logo seems to be paint. Alcohol on a rag didn’t affect it, but lacquer thinner and a good rub took it right off. The black was unaffected — I think that it’s anodized, but don’t know how to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-22, 11:26 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,030
Posted By SquireBlack

Hard life in Tucson

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Gugie takes a pre-lunch nap
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-01-22, 01:19 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,154
Posted By SquireBlack

There is such a route: the shoulder of I-84. I...

There is such a route: the shoulder of I-84. I doubt that this would get more people riding. What's wonderful about riding the gorge is the views along the way, and the classic old highway...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-22, 11:37 PM
Replies: 2,676
Views: 1,136,961
Posted By SquireBlack

My "New" Nishiki Olympic 12

I just bought this frame — frame only, no components other than the headset. Original paint, quite dinged up. I'm guessing early- to mid-1980s, based on

being a 12-speed, which I presume meant a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-22, 11:26 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 8,159
Posted By SquireBlack

What could possibly go wrong?

What could possibly go wrong?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-29-21, 02:38 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,183,699
Posted By SquireBlack

LeMond Zurich in Portland, OR

Someone must want this: https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/bik/d/portland-lemond-road-bike/7414167828.html

It's a 2001 LeMond Zürich, based off the past colors and the Trek Catalogs. The Wheelset...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-27-21, 04:34 PM
Replies: 21,750
Views: 3,089,315
Posted By SquireBlack

Thanksgiving Ride

Poodled around Portland on an unexpectedly warm and sunny day:

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On the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-24-21, 01:38 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,271
Posted By SquireBlack

Gift Cards on Sale!

I received an email this morning from Velo Orange saying that they are having a Black Friday sale on gift cards. So, you can by a gift card any time between now and midnight EST on Monday, and get...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-12-21, 01:32 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 13,239
Posted By SquireBlack

It's a bit early for voting, but I have noticed...

It's a bit early for voting, but I have noticed that the frequency of posts is decreasing, so perhaps expressing an opinion would not be out of place.

For what it's worth, my opinion of my ugly...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-05-21, 08:41 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 13,239
Posted By SquireBlack

Ugliest component competition

Occasionally, someone says something nice about one of my bikes, and I'm chuffed. More often, no one comments. But last Saturday, before our ascent of Larch Mountain...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-21, 10:06 AM
Replies: 21,750
Views: 3,089,315
Posted By SquireBlack

Thanks for the reminders of how fortunate most of...

Thanks for the reminders of how fortunate most of us are. Too easy to take the good things for granted.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-21-21, 08:28 AM
Replies: 21,750
Views: 3,089,315
Posted By SquireBlack

I was just telling Bob on Sunday that British...

I was just telling Bob on Sunday that British drivers are generally more skilled than their American counterparts. I guess not all British drivers ☹️
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-21, 08:01 PM
Replies: 21,750
Views: 3,089,315
Posted By SquireBlack

Fauxroica

Saturday and Sunday, I joined the intrepid Tourica (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1238194-touroica-2021-a-2.html) surviving few for fragments of the cancelled Eroica ride. Saturday we...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-02-21, 03:40 PM
Replies: 530
Views: 43,167
Posted By SquireBlack

First Cino

This was my first Cino. What can I say — it was a great ride. Perfect weather, excellent company, fine food (mostly) ... I'll surely be back. I won't tell too many people about it, though, because...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-09-21, 01:25 PM
Replies: 21,750
Views: 3,089,315
Posted By SquireBlack

No 1: The Larch

gugie, Velorosso, JohnT and myself survived a trip up Larch mountain. OK, we started in Troutdale — but we did make it to the observation deck. Getting down was another matter — it was 55°F in th...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-21, 10:25 AM
Replies: 21,750
Views: 3,089,315
Posted By SquireBlack

Around Lincoln City

Still in Lincoln City, so yesterday just pottered around town, about 45km. Discovered that S Schooner Creek Rd and Bear Creek Rd can take one through from Hwy 101 in Lincoln City to Rose Lodge on Hwy...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-10-21, 03:46 PM
Replies: 21,750
Views: 3,089,315
Posted By SquireBlack

Yesterday, I rode from the end of the MAX line in...

Yesterday, I rode from the end of the MAX line in Hillsboro, to Lincoln City, where my wife and I are staying with friends for the weekend.

https://ridewithgps.com/trips/70880952

But I'm not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-21, 09:03 PM
Replies: 21,750
Views: 3,089,315
Posted By SquireBlack

Wimps! I made it to the parking lot at the top,...

Wimps! I made it to the parking lot at the top, but not to the observation deck, the last week in February.



Ok, I was on skis. 😀
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-16-20, 04:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,121
Posted By SquireBlack

Back in the day — 1976 IIRC — I built up a...

Back in the day — 1976 IIRC — I built up a touring bike with TA chainrings (on a Stronglight 49D) with 50–30t chainrings. This was with one of those Simplex Delrin front shifters that moved in and...
Forum: Pacific Northwest
11-15-20, 06:55 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 97,400
Posted By SquireBlack

Columbia gorge

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Forum: Pacific Northwest
10-09-20, 11:26 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 97,400
Posted By SquireBlack

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Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway
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