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05-16-24, 06:26 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

Getting ready to wrench, needed a box to pack up...

Getting ready to wrench, needed a box to pack up a bike to ship to a friend, stopped by the local shop and they hooked me up with a nice one (baked goods will be headed there way as a thank you)...
05-04-24, 08:54 AM
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Posted By SoCaled

I have a handful and they are all pretty heavy,...

I have a handful and they are all pretty heavy, except the "Canyon Express" which I believe was the top of the line. Need to dbl check but I think that one is Ishiwata tubing and much better...
05-03-24, 12:39 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

Peugeot tear down #3? bullmoose bars are...

Peugeot tear down #3?

bullmoose bars are pretty rusted/pitted - likely will have to be cleaned up and painted...
04-08-24, 04:19 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

This is where I left this bike after planning to...

This is where I left this bike after planning to change tires on the original wheels. The back wheel had bent axle and pitted cones, was still not great after rehab. Put this front wheel, from an...
03-01-24, 08:18 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

Here is a pic of the bracket. The seat stays get...

Here is a pic of the bracket. The seat stays get sandwiched between the 2 pieces of somewhat malleable metal, on the right side of the pic. Tensions in place with the 2 screws. I put the pieces of...
03-01-24, 04:35 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

Was just reading the recent thread on fitting a...

Was just reading the recent thread on fitting a Pletscher rack on a Technium and it reminded me the rack on my Trek 510 had a bad lean.
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03-01-24, 04:27 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

But that's the "Right Stuff" :lol:

But that's the "Right Stuff" :lol:
01-09-24, 06:02 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

What I was warned not to! It went about as well...

What I was warned not to! It went about as well as expected :(

I have 2 bikes with Deore DX trigger shifters that are sticky/not functioning properly. Conventional wisdom seems to be to just...
11-09-23, 06:42 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

Went to go for a ride on the Cimmaron and when I...

Went to go for a ride on the Cimmaron and when I pumped up the tires I noticed a nasty split in the side wall of the tire, that I had not seen before. Tires had plenty of tread when I bought the bike...
08-10-23, 02:04 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

Always do both! & What started as a complete...

Always do both! & What started as a complete mystery . . . and then quickly made sense.

Swapped out the blown front tube on the Shogun Prairie Breaker I picked up a few weeks ago. Did not do the...
08-09-23, 02:59 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

More Moulton Thanks to Mad Honk &...

More Moulton
Thanks to Mad Honk & VintageSteelEU for the Modolo tip

Got as far as I am going to get for now. I will probably do a thread for this bike at some point. Will be seeking opinions on...
08-08-23, 04:38 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

Also messing with the one part of the Cinelli...

Also messing with the one part of the Cinelli that needs help, wrapped clamp-on grips. Don't like to swap out original parts, but I am thinking I might just ditch these? Not sure how to have them...
08-08-23, 03:59 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

Slowing getting to the Moulton, that has not been...

Slowing getting to the Moulton, that has not been getting the love it deserves. Stripping off the straight bar and thumb shifters, old cycle computer. Started to do the same with the old brake...
08-04-23, 08:00 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

Mis-matched old tires on the Raleigh Competition...

Mis-matched old tires on the Raleigh Competition GS I just bought.

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Had some...
06-19-23, 03:58 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

Crusty Shogun Prairie Breaker Pro - Tear down...

Crusty Shogun Prairie Breaker Pro - Tear down (round 2) this has been hanging in the garage, with the wheels & derailleurs off...
05-13-23, 12:02 AM
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Posted By SoCaled

Heard, and agreed . . . that said this one pretty...

Heard, and agreed . . . that said this one pretty much took itself off, perhaps it was out of fear of my indelicate choice of tools! I had barely checked to see if the wrench was big enough to fit...
05-12-23, 06:08 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

Part II went much easier than expected ...

Part II went much easier than expected


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Proper tool makes all the...
05-12-23, 02:57 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

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01-15-23, 11:54 AM
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Posted By SoCaled

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Thanks for the links I had read those before I did the dis-assembly, but had not gone back. The bold section...
01-15-23, 11:32 AM
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Posted By SoCaled

I went and looked up the Pd-6300 which led me to...

I went and looked up the Pd-6300 which led me to this:

"sbarner (https://velobase.com/MyBase/UserProfile.aspx?UserID=b0eee5f9-7883-4a80-9a42-368d81e6ab7e) Certified Vintage on 09/06/22 There seem...
01-14-23, 10:17 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

Tire swap on the Cuevas, from the rotten ones...

Tire swap on the Cuevas, from the rotten ones that came on it, to a set of 32mm gatorskins that came from an auction buy. Went better with an assist from FBinNY (chopsticks)....
12-29-22, 01:34 PM
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Posted By SoCaled

Dura Ace Ex Pedals from my Cuevas custom, that...

Dura Ace Ex Pedals from my Cuevas custom, that were seized. Was going to get the adapters that allow you to add normal pedals but decided to try and resurrect these first. Grease was chunky and stuck...
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