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lantius

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:18 am

1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

I rode Miss Caroline's 56cm NINJA! fixed gear to work today to loan to a very special Thursday ride guest.

True story: back when Freerack and I were getting into urban cycling, I was convinced from the internet that I should ride a 57cm frame. So that's what I set up, with a foot of seatpost sticking out, it looked just like my mountain bike. Today, riding that 56cm bike to work, I am very glad that I figured out that I could be riding larger frames.

Ductape

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:19 pm

Joined: 06 Mar 2010 Posts: 200 Location: Suburbia

Spent several hours on Saturday modifying plastic fenders trying to get them to fit. In the end, I had to admit defeat. Rode it in the rain on Sunday. 5mm of gap between tire and fork crown just doesn't seem to be enough space for fenders, and I have no desire for smaller tires.

Put it together with a beautiful period correct Shimano 600 group. Changed my mind because I wanted to ride it and re did it with a bunch of bastard mostly 80's era parts. Many of a Mtb. persuasion. Two decent rides and digging it so far.

the dreaded ben

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:37 pm

Grumpy Greeb Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 5329 Location: flavor country

2 things scott.
1. where is that?
2. how many fucking bikes do you have? do you srsly have these piled up in your shed, or are you selling them as you go?

Ductape

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:20 am

Joined: 06 Mar 2010 Posts: 200 Location: Suburbia

Ben,

Tim not Scott.
Past the town of Carbanado heading towards R Park entrance.

I collect fillet brazed pre suspension N Ca. built Mtn. bikes from the 80's with an influence mainly on Ritchey's. Along with that, all the early Mtn bikes are also pretty intriguing (kinda goes together but not quite). I figure I will be done collecting when I have a quality example that fits from each of these builders, while keeping in mind limited garage space. In the mean time, I am never against finding a sweet donor/rider/trader to hang on to for a while and then use however will benefit the ultimate goal.

I rarely sell, but prefer to trade. Usually I buy bikes to use as donors, take what I need then build them back up with decent but not minty fresh components and give them to my nieces and nephews or other relatives.

I try to keep my vintage bikes under ten (About that now) along with the Tandem and a modern full suspension and modern road bike. Some bikes like the Champion take me several years to find the right part in quality shape for the right price. Other bikes like the 84 Ritchey Timber Comp, I traded off when I found the 83 Ritchey Competition. I just picked up this Ritchey road bike because the odds of finding an early fillet brazed Ritchey road in my size are limited. I will ride it for now as is and probably spend the next several years waiting for a decent NR group donor bike for the right price to upgrade it with.

I love bikes. I like riding them and I appreciate a nice frame with nice components. But mostly I just like all bikes. I like the process of collecting each component for a specific frame cleaning and putting together. Then riding and getting it all dirty again. I enjoy researching the history of the early Mtn bike builders and how they got started.

In the garage hanging from hooks:
Wifes: Specialized road bike.
First Son: Ibis, lake bike (huffy type bmx the boys use to jump in lake), too small Trek he needs to sell.
Second son: Yeti, Sinister, BMX
Third son: American, BMX, and too small Trek he needs to sell

Me:
Tandem-Rodriguez
Modern- Turner, Pinarello.
Vintage road- Ritchey , CIOCC (I bought new in 86).
Vintage Mtn mostly complete- 37 Schwinn C klunker, 41 Schwinn DX klunker, 79 Champion cruiser converted to MTB back in 1980, 81 Ritchey Everest, 83 Ritchey Competition, 83 Mtn Goat Deluxe, 87 Ritchey TimberComp, 86 Rodriguez custom, 98 WTB Phoenix, 93 American Comp Lite.

So as you can see if I could get my kids to purge their BMX they don't ride anymore and the two old Treks that are too small for them, I would have plenty of hooks for more cool old bikes.

Bikes I want that aren't in my collection would include an early Potts, fillet brazed Salsa Scoboni, and a fillet brazed Ibis. Waiting patiently for these to show up in my size.

Since I just got the Ritchey road I will probably trade off the CIOCC in the next year or so.

I started collecting about 12 years ago when my kids started to ride. At the time all I had was an 38 lb Kona Supermondodeluxe full suspension and It was kind of silly riding that around the neighborhood with my boys. I started riding my old American Comp Lite instead. Loved it and then started researching the old bikes I coveted and realized the were selling pretty cheap (ten or so years ago).

Thats my story. See what you have to look forward to in your 40's.

Geek on.

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caustic meatloaf

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:06 am

Joined: 06 Dec 2010 Posts: 1235537 Location: a hammy melange...

I got a new tubus rack for the Long Bomber, put it on. Had to modify the top mount bar a smidge, but a hammer helped.

A friend of mine from Spokane had given me her bike to replace the bar tape on, so I did that.

That is all.

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Rogelio

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 2:15 pm

Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 3092 Location: Pos, aya, por la Corona-Alta-Madera y que no.

SRAM X0 front shifter started slipping when trying for the big ring, so I took it apart and found the upshift pawl was rounded: filed it flat.

Let's see how long this holds up.

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Bo Ttorff

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 3:30 pm

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Rochievment unlocked!

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caustic meatloaf

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 3:43 pm

Joined: 06 Dec 2010 Posts: 1235537 Location: a hammy melange...

I bought some Sapim CX-Rays off the internet for my wheelbuild.

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joeball

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 9:32 pm

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

Tightened my chainring bolts. All of them. 5 out of 34 were loose.

Andrew_Squirrel

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 9:53 pm

Joined: 01 Mar 2010 Posts: 2098 Location: Greenwood

34!!!??

archie

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 10:16 pm

Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 149 Location: cloud nine

Tandem tallbike?

the dreaded ben

Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 11:22 pm

Grumpy Greeb Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 5329 Location: flavor country

tonight i replaced my 6 year old cables on my double cross.

you never know, i might even think of changing out that chain i've broken 4 times in the last 2 months.

joeball

Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 1:04 pm

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

Finished the post-NotBC8 inspection and periodic maintenance.

Took apart the rear hub and was pleased at the grease purity and bearing condition. Cleaned off the seals and bearings and then loaded up the freehub with phil oil and new Teflon grease on the bearings then back together.

tehschkott

Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 6:25 pm

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

IMG_3552 by tehschkott, on Flickr

IMG_3531 by tehschkott, on Flickr

Certainly not mandatory, but these are pretty great when dealing with ball bearings, especially all greased up. They cost about $8 on Amazon or something.

Also this is one of my favorite threads.

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tehschkott

Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 6:29 pm

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

Full disclosure - I was on drugs when I took these pictures. Playing around with the depth of field on my new S95 and this alien looking thing was the neatest shit for about 2 hours.

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caustic meatloaf

Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 7:34 pm

Joined: 06 Dec 2010 Posts: 1235537 Location: a hammy melange...

I used to have a shitty plastic version of those when I was building PCs more often. These days I just pick up the whole computer and shake it until the missing bolt comes out.

Back when I was a kid, it was a bit harder to pick up one of the big honkin' IBM desktops and shake it until a small screw fell out.

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Bo Ttorff

Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 8:34 pm

GO SEAHAWKS!! 12 for LYFE Joined: 20 Jul 2011 Posts: 3092 Location: King County

Just thought I'd show off my recent..upgrades? My free rack claims: Joe's rear rack, Grover's Joeball made burger buckets.

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caustic meatloaf

Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 8:36 pm

Joined: 06 Dec 2010 Posts: 1235537 Location: a hammy melange...

dayum, you gots that junk hanging off the TRUNK.

bike with a bubble butt!

straight macguyver shit, bro.

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donavanm

Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 2:28 am

Joined: 14 Jun 2012 Posts: 1342

I donwanna hate, but have you considered a bigger frame? Youve got a solid 7 inches od seat post and 5 inches of fork/head tube spacers on that bad boy.

Bo Ttorff

Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 8:50 am

GO SEAHAWKS!! 12 for LYFE Joined: 20 Jul 2011 Posts: 3092 Location: King County

Yeah, I have. I will. But for now, this works from A to B. I also have issues crashing and ruining frames.

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jeff

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:13 am

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Bought this on Craigslist for $25 and decided to see what kind of build I could do using mostly parts from my bin. It's not pretty nor finished.

Before:

After:

caustic meatloaf

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:55 am

Joined: 06 Dec 2010 Posts: 1235537 Location: a hammy melange...

$25? That looks like a bike you could probably turn around for $300. not too shabby.

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jeff

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:47 am

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caustic meatloaf wrote:

$25? That looks like a bike you could probably turn around for $300. not too shabby.

I NEED 7 BIKES, why do you ask?

Ductape

Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:10 am

Joined: 06 Mar 2010 Posts: 200 Location: Suburbia

jeff wrote:

caustic meatloaf wrote:

$25? That looks like a bike you could probably turn around for $300. not too shabby.

I NEED 7 BIKES, why do you ask?

Never too many bikes.

Rode SunTop. Still a bit too early, a lot of blow down, run off, and snow patches. All and all though a fantastic day.

Rogelio

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:58 pm

Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 3092 Location: Pos, aya, por la Corona-Alta-Madera y que no.

I put on my fenders because of the rain:
Oh.

Except that in my morning hurry, I accidentally swapped the main front/back blades resulting in some remarkably minor fender drag:
What's up with my fender rub...

Which would explain that mystery sound I was hearing on the cobbles.

(they're clip on fenders, so this can happen rather easily if you're lazily not paying attention and then jump on the bike)

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dennyt

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 6:30 am

rocket mechanic Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 2708

Started assembly:

Ductape

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:21 am

Joined: 06 Mar 2010 Posts: 200 Location: Suburbia

A good friend of mine just transferred all his components over to one of those frames. About three rides into it and he is digging it:

Toe clips, thumbies, and some mojo, he is still living in the past.

tictoc

Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 10:10 pm

Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 765 Location: Right here, Right Now!

I wanted to be able to carry some basics (tools, lock, jacket, beer) on my singlespeed for those hot days when a backpack seems like too much. Bought an inexpensive Soma front rack and assembled the "pan" out of aluminum angle rails and a small sheet of expanded metal. Just ziptied it to the rack. Wasn't quite sure what size i wanted/needed but this what I settled on. May make a slightly larger one and see what that's like.

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Bo Ttorff

Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 10:17 pm

GO SEAHAWKS!! 12 for LYFE Joined: 20 Jul 2011 Posts: 3092 Location: King County

Looks good tictoc

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jimmythefly

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:00 am

Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 1491

That's awesome, a nice industrial look to it.

caustic meatloaf

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:23 am

Joined: 06 Dec 2010 Posts: 1235537 Location: a hammy melange...

next upgrade - fire.

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Ductape

Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:45 am

Joined: 06 Mar 2010 Posts: 200 Location: Suburbia

Picked up a new project from a friend. Unpacked it, a little assembly and took it for a spin around he neighborhood. Stepping out of the box and got away from the N Ca. builders. This is probably the most eclectic bike I have ever had:

Kent Eriksen started building bikes around 1981. By 1983 he had made his first Mtb. A decade later he pretty much switched exclusively to ti before selling out his business when it got to big and impersonal. He then started over as a one off custom frame builder. The bike has so many unique features from water bottle mounts on the front fork to a built in portage strap. Eriksen was all about multi purpose bikes and made his early Mtb's with plenty of fender, water bottle, and rack mounts. One unique feature is the adjustable brakes (Moots mounts) allowing you to switch from 26" to 700C rims. First time I have ever ha a bike with a 38 tooth freewheel ring. Not sure that deraileur will be able to handle it, but if it will I should be able to climb a tree with this thing.

Pretty much all there, I will take it apart, clean it and put it back together this winter.

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tehschkott

Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:50 am

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

i'm into it

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Andrew_Squirrel

Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 4:47 pm

Joined: 01 Mar 2010 Posts: 2098 Location: Greenwood

A++, Would stare at unique bike again

Bo Ttorff

Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 5:14 pm

GO SEAHAWKS!! 12 for LYFE Joined: 20 Jul 2011 Posts: 3092 Location: King County

Andrew_Squirrel wrote:

A++, Would stare at unique bike again

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jimmythefly

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:27 am

Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 1491

Tim that is hot fire!

Was there a brake bridge or brace to help keep the Moots Mounts aligned nicely?

caustic meatloaf

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 9:36 am

Joined: 06 Dec 2010 Posts: 1235537 Location: a hammy melange...

my mind is still blown about the concept of bolt-on canti brakes.

/bwooooosh

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joeball

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 10:02 am

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

caustic meatloaf wrote:

my mind is still blown about the concept of bolt-on canti brakes.

/bwooooosh

Most canti brakes bolt on. Those are strap-ons.

Ductape

Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 8:36 am

Joined: 06 Mar 2010 Posts: 200 Location: Suburbia

jimmythefly wrote:

Tim that is hot fire!

Was there a brake bridge or brace to help keep the Moots Mounts aligned nicely?

No brace or bridge, just shaped to the contour of the fork/stay. My buddy Mark used the bike as his daily commuter through most of the 90's (he found it at a garage sale in 91ish). He is a big guy who rides hard so no doubt if they worked for him, they probably stay in place pretty good.

Sorry about the pictures disappearing, I seem to have used up too much photobucket space and now they want to charge me.

donavanm

Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 11:39 am

Joined: 14 Jun 2012 Posts: 1342

Leek Springs Lookout. 7670 or so, according to the gal on duty. Technically yesterday, but couldnt ge any signal until now.
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Meh, stupid bbcode looks busted on my phone. If an admin can fix it up id appreciate it.

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