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03-14-24, 06:54 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,005
Posted By Andy Antipas

1975 px-10

I'm not an expert on these frames. My interest in this frame is to see how the ride and handling compare to my British, Italian, American, and other French brands from approximately the same time...
03-09-24, 10:56 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 20,029
Posted By geeteeiii

Found a almost completely unmolested 1986 Start...

Found a almost completely unmolested 1986 Start Shosse. Even the bar wrap and tires are original. Some of the spokes have been swapped out and all of them have been soldered at some point. Luckily i...
03-03-24, 06:59 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,233
Posted By tiger1964

For easier application of FrameSaver?

For easier application of FrameSaver?
02-24-24, 01:43 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,500
Posted By Portlandjim

"Barn Find" Merz bike RB057

I just returned from Portland, to visit my son Carter and his family but also to pick up this Merz bike. The customer I ​​made if for in 1975 had knee problems that meant he couldn't ride bikes after...
01-29-24, 02:10 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 20,029
Posted By geeteeiii

Found 2 Sprint frames, one from 1969 and the...

Found 2 Sprint frames, one from 1969 and the other is from 1984. Newer one has the quite rare one year only decor, but sadly missing the fork. 1969 one has had a rough life, luckily had most of the...
01-02-24, 12:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 628
Posted By SpeedofLite

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01-02-24, 12:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 628
Posted By SpeedofLite

A Thousand Fathers - Early History of the Rear Derailleur

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12-28-23, 08:26 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,372
Posted By repechage

the secret of the origin / maker of the V frames...

the secret of the origin / maker of the V frames was just that for a long while and denied. At some point near retirement Alberto had a GC restored for a client, it had a V stamp prefix for the size...
12-27-23, 06:51 PM
Replies: 2,336
Views: 551,846
Posted By SurferRosa

Beryl Burton...

Beryl Burton (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_Burton)

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12-27-23, 05:23 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 10,221
Posted By Kilroy1988

I can't help but think that using the word...

I can't help but think that using the word "defective" to describe a weld that finally broke after about 25 years of use might not be the correct way to look at the situation. A lifetime warranty is...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-21-23, 11:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 640
Posted By e-RICHIE

RS Cast Parts and related -

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No Longer Shen
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In 2001 I went on a tear and dove head first into parts design and production. Every year or so I added to the menu or tweaked what was already there. By the middle teens there...
Replies: 27
Views: 1,776
Posted By Sedgemop

Jeffrey Bock is pretty active on Facebook....

Jeffrey Bock is pretty active on Facebook. Regularly posts what he's building. It's great looking stuff.

https://www.facebook.com/JeffreyBockCustomCycles
...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-18-23, 06:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 565
Posted By dsaul

It is a shop built 2 x 48 belt grinder and you...

It is a shop built 2 x 48 belt grinder and you are correct that it can be flipped on its side for horizontal use. I got the plans from a YouTube video from Timwelds. There are some changes that I...
11-29-23, 07:56 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,600
Posted By Andy Antipas

I know that frame!

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Andy's weight weenie Doug Fattic build.
11-28-23, 04:49 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 3,240
Posted By Trakhak

Holy ____!!! That's stunning. OP: "I'm...

Holy ____!!! That's stunning.

OP: "I'm looking for a good cubic zirconia."

Doug Fattic: "Perhaps you might consider this diamond of the first water."

(No offense intended to the OP or the...
11-26-23, 03:52 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 20,029
Posted By geeteeiii

Decided to complete the 1964 V552 Harkiv build....

Decided to complete the 1964 V552 Harkiv build. Made the decision to switch to the square taper cranks as the cottered originals are so soft and cotter pins suck. I guess 151bcd ones would be more...
Forum: Framebuilders
11-21-23, 03:01 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 645
Posted By guy153

I TIG everything and I use silicon bronze between...

I TIG everything and I use silicon bronze between where the two seat stays join at the top if it is too tight to weld it there. It's fairly easy to sort of fill that gap with TIG bronze if you...
11-10-23, 12:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 261
Posted By SpeedofLite

Frames and Framebuilding (1989) HENRY JAMES Lugs (Henry James Folson)

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10-01-23, 03:41 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,883
Posted By steelbikeguy

Skip's custom Monti Special Skip has a...

Skip's custom Monti Special

Skip has a separate thread about this bike... go check it out (link?), but the short story is that he built this frame in a class he took with the esteemed Doug...
09-16-23, 05:03 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,129
Posted By smontanaro

As I'm learning, it can be quite tall without...

As I'm learning, it can be quite tall without being a visual problem. When I built the frame, Doug Fattic said, "I want you to still be able to ride the bike in ten years" (or words to that effect)....
08-23-23, 11:44 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,843
Posted By geeteeiii

Found the holy grail of Soviet road bikes in a dump

When i started my dive into the KhVZ or XB3 bikes i read about the legendary Moscow 80 road and track bikes made by CKTB created for the 1980 Olympics. Never in my mind i tought i would own one of...
08-17-23, 11:48 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 8,642
Posted By Trakhak

Yes, of course, on both counts. But mixtes were...

Yes, of course, on both counts. But mixtes were pretty much gone from the market by the time that threadless headsets and stems and sloping top tubes started to become dominant.
08-11-23, 02:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 375
Posted By bulgie

Agreed the crown is Cinelli, investment cast, and...

Agreed the crown is Cinelli, investment cast, and I think the lugs are too (formed sheetmetal lugs, not IC). Shell looks to be Gargatte (RGF), Fench-made but extremely common (in the BSC-threaded...
08-02-23, 09:08 AM
Replies: 3,547
Views: 434,839
Posted By rumrunn6

sweet ending. wish my elderly Mom would accept a...

sweet ending. wish my elderly Mom would accept a cat. she can use the company
07-05-23, 03:17 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 900
Posted By Bianchigirll

The T or Y shaped bracket is often over looked...

The T or Y shaped bracket is often over looked and helps keep the rack from sliding down, it attaches to the center bolt of the brake or the fender mounting bolt
...
06-25-23, 05:32 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 585
Posted By Nokton

Finally Got a Bike I've Been Looking For (Schwinn Sports Tourer)

Inspired by jpc2001 's thread here: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1274704-local-idiot-spends-good-money-another-old-schwinn.html and thanks to bikemig , I made a drive to Des Moines...
04-25-23, 10:23 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 7,632
Posted By Pompiere

So, I've got a couple rides in and I have to say...

So, I've got a couple rides in and I have to say I am very pleased. The fit is perfect, the bike feels like it was custom made for me. The ride over rough pavement and chip seal is very smooth. ...
03-23-23, 01:14 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,548
Posted By 79pmooney

I cannot say I know this but I strongly suspect...

I cannot say I know this but I strongly suspect two driving forces in the popularity of today's wide tires are frame materials and tire type. I say this as someone who raced in the '70s on pretty...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-07-23, 08:18 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,148
Posted By JohnDThompson

Clear coat may slow, but not stop, rust. Clear...

Clear coat may slow, but not stop, rust. Clear coat and finish color coats are not really impermeable to moisture; that's what the primer coat is for, as well as to improve adherence of the top coats.
02-14-23, 08:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,101
Posted By scarlson

Surprised nobody has mentioned Jo Routens. It was...

Surprised nobody has mentioned Jo Routens. It was his trademark style during the golden age, although quite subtle compared to GT. Look at those seat stay points wrapped over the top tube. And the...
02-10-23, 07:20 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,174
Posted By Chuck M

Anything beyond just airing the tires up, oiling...

Anything beyond just airing the tires up, oiling the chain and minor adjustments to just make it ridable may not increase your profit yield by much.

Things may have changed, but during the...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-18-23, 04:51 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,455
Posted By JohnDThompson

If you're adding a second set of eyelet to a...

If you're adding a second set of eyelet to a dropout that already has an eyelet as part of the forging, use the added eyelet for something that won't carry much load, e.g. mudguards, and use the...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-10-23, 06:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 994
Posted By Andrew R Stewart

This is my last post on this, barring questions....

This is my last post on this, barring questions. I moved the box from the 65* basement to the 36* garage last night. Found a "ceramic heater" and tested it as a heat source. I could get the box up to...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-08-23, 02:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,172
Posted By bulgie

There are jigs that let you "design the frame"...

There are jigs that let you "design the frame" right there on the jig, and the jig more or less calculates the heattube length and height for you. Doug Fattic's laser-cut jig comes to mind as an...
12-25-22, 08:58 AM
Replies: 3,547
Views: 434,839
Posted By Murray Missile

We lost both our senior cats this summer exactly...

We lost both our senior cats this summer exactly one month apart, it wasn't a case of one mourning the other however as they pretty much hated each other. Earlier in the year the neighbors moved out...
12-06-22, 04:34 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,374
Posted By 63rickert

Inspiration for the CN Hellenics was the Carol...

Inspiration for the CN Hellenics was the Carol Fields Hetchins. Carol was pretty inspiring herself. Once there was a sample out on the street customers asked for them. Eddy did not push the style,...
12-06-22, 10:25 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,132
Posted By jjhabbs

Custom Built new VINTAGE randonneur with vintage campy!

Hey guys,
Check out this custom by Jeffrey Bock. Its a new randonneur with vintage parts. Its not mine. It belongs to a gent named Brian. You may find this bike on RAGBRAI this year. Here is a video...
09-21-22, 06:52 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,765
Posted By Andy Antipas

box lining method

I have carried out box lining on freshly powder coated frames. I use 1000 grit wet/dry paper and very gently remove some of the shine so the paint will be able to adhere to the finish. Then I use 3M...
09-14-22, 09:01 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,556
Posted By 1964Supersport

Here is where I ended up, I think it will be ok...

Here is where I ended up, I think it will be ok for me.
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09-12-22, 08:44 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,556
Posted By madpogue

Here's a better explanation of post # 3, pictures...

Here's a better explanation of post # 3, pictures tell it better:

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09-02-22, 01:39 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,887
Posted By SwimmerMike

I've been trying to get my wife off of her carbon...

I've been trying to get my wife off of her carbon fiber bike and back on to a steel bike. I just took her Marinoni down from the rafters and cleaned it up for her. It's about 44-45cm CTC with 650...
08-29-22, 07:27 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 6,879
Posted By cb400bill

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08-29-22, 07:17 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 6,879
Posted By cb400bill

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08-29-22, 07:09 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 6,879
Posted By cb400bill

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08-29-22, 07:08 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 6,879
Posted By cb400bill

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08-29-22, 07:06 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 6,879
Posted By cb400bill

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08-29-22, 07:05 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 6,879
Posted By cb400bill

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08-29-22, 07:03 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 6,879
Posted By cb400bill

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08-24-22, 10:46 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,586
Posted By mstateglfr

Do you know if the DeRosa you bought was from a...

Do you know if the DeRosa you bought was from a collection of c&v bikes Bike World was selling? Earlier this year they auctioned(then sold) off a bunch of bikes from an employee who had recently...
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