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03-03-24, 05:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 262
Posted By smurfy

Ok, here's ...

Ok, here's
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a side shot as requested.
03-02-24, 05:52 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,082
Posted By smurfy

I had a Schwinn catalog w/prices as a kid back in...

I had a Schwinn catalog w/prices as a kid back in '72 and I remember to this day the Paramount was a heart-stopping $600! I don't think Mom and Dad would buy me on of those for Christmas anytime soon...
03-02-24, 05:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 262
Posted By smurfy

They are 38mm width. Not much room for anything...

They are 38mm width. Not much room for anything wider. I had these same wheels with 42mm tires on a LeTour and they just barely fit with about 1mm clearance. I don't know the clearance with 700c...
03-02-24, 02:07 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 262
Posted By smurfy

'88 Schwinn Traveler 650B Build (Just Back From Paint Shop)

OK, here it is all completed.

I didn't ride it yet, have to get it tuned up and everything dialed in. Maybe redo the bar tape and tweak the fender line a little bit. ...
02-25-24, 07:08 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 764
Posted By smurfy

No, I never did anything with the headbadge.

No, I never did anything with the headbadge.
02-25-24, 09:40 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 764
Posted By smurfy

Just Back From The Paint Shop

Got it back yesterday. My '88 Schwinn Traveler with new cherry-red powder coat. Shout out to K & G Bicycles of Kettering, OH for offering this service. I will be building it up as a 650B conversion...
03-05-23, 09:52 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 5,329
Posted By smurfy

I'm almost 62 and simply quit my cycling club...

I'm almost 62 and simply quit my cycling club years ago partially because I can't keep up with the group anymore. After a day's work during the weekday I'm simply too tired to ride, anyway. My club...
03-02-23, 04:34 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 9,328
Posted By smurfy

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I thought...

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I thought this subject was quite interesting (and I'm near my third week of recovering from knee-replacement surgery so I'm getting kind of bored).

I have a...
02-22-23, 08:01 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 7,778
Posted By smurfy

This reminds my of an invitational ride a few...

This reminds my of an invitational ride a few years ago where I was struggling at forty-five miles into a fifty-mile route and it was almost ninety degrees outside. A young lady who was a ride...
08-06-21, 12:45 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 10,603
Posted By smurfy

Whoop, whoop, whoop! Call the Fender Police. I...

Whoop, whoop, whoop! Call the Fender Police. I think we might have a violator here.

Velo-Orange snakeskin fenders on my '87 Schwinn Le Tour 650b conversion.

By the way the other bikes featured...
07-28-21, 06:17 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 32,532
Posted By smurfy

Since I turned 60 a couple of months ago and even...

Since I turned 60 a couple of months ago and even before that I found that I can't listen to rock anymore. It just gives me a headache.

My taste in music nowadays is ambient trance, erethal wave,...
07-11-21, 12:27 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,743
Posted By smurfy

I had a Cloud 9 on my Trek Pure my dad gave me...

I had a Cloud 9 on my Trek Pure my dad gave me and that seat is horrible. The cushion and springs are, well, too soft and "springy" and hurt my back. Replaced it with a Brooks B67 and after a test...
07-05-21, 11:26 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 5,794
Posted By smurfy

I turned 60 last May and no longer ride kit,...

I turned 60 last May and no longer ride kit, although I still wear the lycra tops. I wear Columbia casual shorts with belt loops that I bought at a bike shop so I guess they're legit for bike riding....
07-05-21, 10:07 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,954
Posted By smurfy

For your inspiration I'm submitting a photo of an...

For your inspiration I'm submitting a photo of an MCS 110/130 bcd chainring I just completed this weekend. I used oven cleaner to remove the blue ano on the front side of it. Started with 120 grit...
07-05-21, 09:46 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 5,065
Posted By smurfy

I would also like to see some vintage-inspired...

I would also like to see some vintage-inspired (otherwise new) shirts with vintage logos on them. Is there such a thing? Not to hijack the thread but I also collect t-shirts from out-of-area bike...
06-13-21, 09:19 AM
Replies: 27,895
Views: 4,480,352
Posted By smurfy

Here's my current project. '57 (I was told)...

Here's my current project. '57 (I was told) Raleigh Sports. It was a "barn find" (or maybe a garage or storage shed) but it has been inside a structure most of it's life. It did have a Dynohub which...
05-15-21, 05:30 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,705
Posted By smurfy

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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Original B66 off of '50's-era Raleigh Sports. Tried to Proofide it but I...
05-15-21, 03:39 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,432
Posted By smurfy

Pre-softened = pre-worn out. Just my opinion.

Pre-softened = pre-worn out. Just my opinion.
05-15-21, 07:49 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,432
Posted By smurfy

I collect Brooks leather saddles however all my...

I collect Brooks leather saddles however all my saddles are inside my living quarters whether they are mounted on bikes or not. I Proofide my saddles on my bikes underside once only and then once a...
05-05-21, 04:08 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 12,283
Posted By smurfy

Sproket for Bendix 2-spd kickback hub is NOS. Hub...

Sproket for Bendix 2-spd kickback hub is NOS. Hub itself is not NOS but very lightly used. Included for those unfamiliar with them....
05-03-21, 06:33 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,623
Posted By smurfy

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/20210425_140513_3834eb032716bfb61bfe4f1575cd52cf92d39110.jpg...
05-02-21, 06:12 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,623
Posted By smurfy

Just last week I got a '57 (or so) barn-find...

Just last week I got a '57 (or so) barn-find Raleigh Sports in a trade that's in much better shape paint-wise but wheels are pretty rusty. It does have the Dynohub but headlight has obviously seen...
05-02-21, 04:34 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 12,803
Posted By smurfy

Well when I reach 82 like yrreg in the above post...

Well when I reach 82 like yrreg in the above post an e-bike is certainly something I would consider.

Not 70 but I just turned 60 yesterday and today I rode my new Marin gravel bike conversion I...
09-15-20, 12:06 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,241
Posted By smurfy

Finally test-rode my 1x setup. Microshift XLE 10...

Finally test-rode my 1x setup. Microshift XLE 10 clutch real derailler and bar-end shifter. Crank is Bontrager 7050 "race" (whatever that means) formally a triple.

Shifting is absolutely flawless....
08-23-20, 08:50 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,241
Posted By smurfy

My Marin gravel bike conversion is 1x 35t...

My Marin gravel bike conversion is 1x 35t chainring and 11-36 cassette so I will report on that if anybody is interested.
06-16-20, 09:27 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,826
Posted By smurfy

Yeah, nice bike! I don't think I would do...

Yeah, nice bike! I don't think I would do anything else to it except maybe change pedals with something nicer.
12-31-19, 07:25 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 32,636
Posted By smurfy

Wow! What an incredibly ignorant comment. Totally...

Wow! What an incredibly ignorant comment. Totally not true unless you have a habit of throwing bikes out of airplanes. I can't believe nobody else here even challenged this.
Forum: Road Cycling
12-02-19, 11:29 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 14,425
Posted By smurfy

Back in the nineties I worked in a bike shop (a...

Back in the nineties I worked in a bike shop (a chain of five stores) when the owners inherited the business from their father who passed away. To them a bike was a toaster or some other mundane...
11-02-19, 01:40 PM
Replies: 1,577
Views: 387,888
Posted By smurfy

Gorgeous bike! I like that all-black treatment....

Gorgeous bike! I like that all-black treatment. The slate-blue saddle goes great with that.
12-31-13, 09:08 AM
Replies: 5,442
Views: 3,868,839
Posted By smurfy

1990 Bianchi Axis. Pics to follow... I would...

1990 Bianchi Axis. Pics to follow...

I would like to point out here that I believe "gravel grinding" will probably be the bike riding of the future due to more roads, particularly in rural areas,...
07-14-07, 08:56 AM
Replies: 2,804
Views: 1,118,420
Posted By smurfy

Early '70s Gitane Tour de France, or so I was...

Early '70s Gitane Tour de France, or so I was told (not sure!).

Reynolds 531db frame w/Simplex dropouts. Unicrown fork from Peugeot hybrid. Brazed on cable stops made from machined stainless steel...
05-26-07, 11:14 PM
Replies: 1,066
Views: 377,477
Posted By smurfy

Show Us Your 650B Conversions

Any 650B enthusiasts out there?

With the cult popularity of the Rivendell Saluki/Glorius and the old French 650B wheel size promoted by Grant Peterson there has been a tiny movement to covert some...
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