I bought a 1984 Ciocc frame, with no fork for $60 bucks. It was in the back of a bike shop, just sitting there and the owner was happy to sell it to me because I like old school, non indix stuff. Now if I can get some good prices on his Campy and Mafac stuff. He's a former biker just sitting on his 1970s and 80s stuff.

you gotta post pictures...

I tell myself I have to stop doing this, but anyway, 50 euros and a 400 km roundtrip on a misty and cold Sunday morning (to the highest inhabited spot in the Netherlands, as the seller told me; all of 200 m above sealevel I guess), got me this sweet RIH from, I believe, 1967. Reynolds 531 throughout, and the large rake of the front forks makes it biased towards touring.
It seems RIH (the small but famous framebuilder from Amsterdam) licensed Fongers (located in Groningen) to build raceframes to RIH design, for the general public. This must be one of those, as the RIH letters are gold-edged. Secrets of the trade I guess.
Parts are more 70s vintage: Dura Ace brakes, Huret Jubilee derailleurs, Suntour shifters mounted on the stem, Nervar cranks, Ideale saddle, 27 inch wheels with steel rims.

It's too small for me, but I'm still gonna keep it! It's such a nice frame!

(Side note: Have to love that RIH. Curious to note that most high-end, upright-bar models were stuck with Weinmann's brake levers, for they were one of the few alloy options available at the time).

Back to topic, my catch of the day is an old Japanese "Belt" leather saddle.

It's hard as a rock due to a reinforcing piece below the leather, but it is tolerable.

Looks a lot better then the plastic/foam Avocet that my Basso had before though (and as hard as it is, it's softer then the Avocet), and I couldn't argue with a price of $8.

Take care,

-Kurt

Kurt:
I have to add that the flat bars were an afterthought of one of the former owners: the stem says 'Raleigh' (huh??) and so do the rubber grips! And the brake levers are indeed Weinmann. Seller gave me the original drop bars and stem too, 'Pivo' for the bars, and 'VO' for the, very short, stem. Anyone ever heard of the brand 'VO'?

Sounds like someone tore up some of a late '80s Raleigh for your bars and stem. Never seen a VO stem, but then again, my knowledge of stems is limited - can't find anything but SRs at the LBS here in Miami.

Grips look like Raleigh-marked "Dare"-brand. Standard Raleigh fare.

Take care,

-Kurt

Phil will rebuild and or respace any of his hubs. They are definately keepers.

The hubs are very rusted all over the center of the shell. I think it's hopless...

Speaking of hubs, I found this at the LBS today. Nothing to write home about, just a cheaply-drilled, low-quality high-flange.


-Kurt

Give me the hubs for a twenty. I'll take them to Phil's shop here in San Jose.

No selling on BF C&V - only trading...

-Kurt

Just got a Park stand (PCS-1, I believe) for $60. The only use it seems to have gotten was as a display stand for the previous owner's bike.

Damn you! You beat me by a few hours on that thing!

Just kidding - glad to hear a fellow BF member will put it to good use.

P.S.: I ended up with that Peugeot after all. Less wheels, but I got some FSA RD-80s to make up for that.

-Kurt

Sorry, he who hesitates and all that. I jumped as I knew it was not going to last. Good luck on the peugot.

Hehe - I know that. Just teasing you.

Thanks - will post pics when it is done. I must admit, I don't think it will ride too good - frame feels very whippy.

Take care,

-Kurt

A 1987 Peugeot Montreal Express MTB -- most of it, anyway. 4130 frame, Weinmann alloy rims, Sakae triple up front, V-brakes, Shimano SIS. Needs tires, chain, cables, saddle and post. Had to pay through the nose though -- $3.99.

Don't tell me Thrift Town has gone back to realistic pricing...... I was getting tired of looking at $69 Huffys.........

Nah, I got it at Thrift Center in Hayward, and I was semi-sneaky. All their bikes are out in the back lot now in more or less of a pile. It was mainly toddler bikes and the odd Magna Mart-bike. Once I quit looking for whole bikes I started to notice things. First I spied a nice 26-inch Weinmann alloy rear wheel and a minute later I'd dug out the matching front. Then, upside-down under a couple junkers I saw the frameset, with only the front brakes and seat post missing. I took the rims to the door first and said, "I'll make one more pass around the pile." I came back with the frame a couple minutes later and said, "I think I can use a few parts off this." They said, "How about $3.99 for all three?"

My friend was helping his parents clean out their backyard and asked me to come look at some bikes before he threw them out to see if I wanted any. One of them was a Coventry Eagle road bike from the early 70's (I think). I didn't know anything about the bike but I noticed all of its campy components (everything except cinelli bars/stem and kyokuto pedals) so I asked for it. I disassembled the bike and began cleaning the components planning to build it back up as a road bike for myself but I realized I'm too obsessed with riding fixed, I don't really need two bikes and it will cost me. So yeah, I got Campy Nuovo Record Hubs laced to Mavic tubular rims, Coventry Eagle road frame with an amazing head badge and campy drops, campy chromoly fork, 63-SS-120 campy BB, campy three armed cranks (52 & 42) etc.. for free!! Here are some photos. (in the last picture I didn't put the headset on, I just put the stem and fork in for looks). Does anyone know how much I could get for the components?

Catch of the day: TA 3 pin Professional crankset, 180 mm, and triple chainrings (36/49/52).

$61 w/shipping. Not cheap, but worth it. Took the 36t and 52t chainrings off, and mounted the 49t as a single, to be used on my Raleigh Sports Roadster project.

If anyone is interested in the 36t or 52t crankset, see post #131 in the For Trade thread: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...14#post2185214

Take care,

-Kurt

Not a major score, but I won a decent Wrights W3N saddle on eBay yesterday for $18. Usually any leather saddle I bid on immediately shoots up to $80, so I was shocked to find out I won it.

Well, when I bid 50 on a bike I like and need the somponents of, and the reply comes within 10 minutes: yes, that's OK, when you come to pick it up? What can I do? I'm helpless in these cases.

Anyway I needed the C-Record components and got this whole bike (not my size, obviously). Jan van Zuylen is on the tubes, but it's a Batavus, the name is on the seatstay cap, but in a script form I didn't see before. SLX tubing probably, nice chrome fork with the 'pinched' backside, just like Gios used in the late 80s. This bike is from 1990 I think. Everything C-Record, except the wheels (Ultegra 7 speed), the headset and the 105 Look style pedals.
The bike has been neglected, so I'm dreading the moment I really have to get those pedals off the cranks. I tried in a normal fashion, but wow, are they stuck!
Pedals, frame, wheels, will be flipped, so to speak. Parted out?

Use a pipe extension at the end of your pedal wrench for more leverage, and work slowly. Not uncommon for pedals to be on R.D.T. (Real Damn Tight).

Chances are, they'll come off fine. I've only had once case in where the steel pedal shaft bonded itself to the aluminum crankarm. The pedal came out all right - stripping the threads off right onto the pedal shaft with the torn threads as neat as you please.

That particular crank and pedal were in very bad shape, mind you. From the photo, your C-Record parts look just fine - I don't think you'll encounter any parts-removal nightmares that may cause temporary heart failure.

-Kurt

I actually broke a wrench doing this once,it's the only,
way but caution should be used.
taught my son some new 4 letter words that day (I was working on his "new" bike so I forgot he was in the garage)

Picked up a Bridgestone MB-2 in A- condition for a twenty spot from the police auction. It must be a early one, fifteen speed with straight gauge Bridgetone 4130 tubing throughout.