Ricardo Appreciation Society
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby Dan » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:24 am
After a five minute search, I managed to find a paragraph with no profanity.LG wrote:Ever tried to read Trainspotting?
"Mother Superior' wis Johnny Swan; also kent as the White Swan, a dealer whae wis basedin Tollcross and covered the Sighthill and Wester Hailes schemes. Ah preferred tae score fi Swanney,or his sidekick Raymie, rather than Seeker n the Muirhoose–Leith mob, if ah could. Better gear,usually. johnny Swan hud once been a really good mate ay mines, back in the auld days. We playedfitba thegither fir Porty Thistle. Now he wis a dealer. Ah remember urn saying tae us once: Naefriends in this game. jist associates." (p.4)
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby Dan » Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:08 pm
When did the Ricardo thread become Monday's cryptic crossword?porkchops wrote:the quayle speaks u all shud listen
Back on track.... one from adelaidecyclists.com
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby Carlosjames64 » Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:15 pm
Picked this up a few days ago as a project bike, just wondering if any of you guys would know anything about it. I have a feeling that it's quite old...
I can also add more photo's if any of you are interested
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby silentbutdeadly » Tue Jun 11, 2013 3:11 pm
Project away!
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby frailer5 » Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:22 am
The one listed currently looks horizontal.
The one in this brochure (miraculously still on photobucket's server :faint:), looking like a dedicated trials/pursuit, or whatever.
This could have been me, um... 40 years ago.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby frailer5 » Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:57 pm
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks.DavidI wrote:Depends on the frame size. They used the same head tube on each one, the differing length of seat tube gave a diferent slope, ie a smaller frame size would have less slope, a large size more slope.
.... corollary of that, by the looks, that in smaller sizes you could 'cheat' it as a road bike.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby HappyHumber » Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:41 pm
The guy said he'd had it from new and it was an "America's Cup" Special - not that I could see anything else to suggest that on the bike other than the Green & Gold. But I figure 1983 would've been about right. Of course in the next breath he asked he how much I thought it was worth.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby frailer5 » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:59 pm
Oh dear. Memories of Bond and Hawke. If they'd mentioned 'America's Cup' Bond probably woulda sued.HappyHumber wrote:Saw an interesting model over the weekend. Spoke to a bloke riding it. Didn't look particularly high spec - ~Elite level SR chainrings etc. But it had the earlier cursive "Ricardo" lettering on the DT and the bird (sans crest shape) on the HT. Quite original looking, but the odd thing was the colouring for a Ricardo, it was in a two tone yellow to green fade.
The guy said he'd had it from new and it was an "America's Cup" Special - not that I could see anything else to suggest that on the bike other than the Green & Gold. But I figure 1983 would've been about right. Of course in the next breath he asked he how much I thought it was worth.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby ItsAllnew » Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:04 am
Its the same as Muzzie's in red and white.... It came with a Bio-pace crank, 105 downtube shifters and front and rear derailer.... I'm intending to run it as a Winter singlespeed... and so over the week I've managed to remove much of the running gear.
I've now discovered the seatpost doesn't fit properly and the collars was fully tightened but not tight enough. Can anyone confirm the correct seat post diameter for this bike?
Thanks, Heath
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby singlespeedscott » Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:29 pm
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby ItsAllnew » Thu Jun 27, 2013 1:17 pm
How would I tell which it is?singlespeedscott wrote:If its made from Tange 5 it should be 26.6mm. If its Tange 900 it will be 26.4mm.
There are none of the Tange Stickers on the bike, nor the model stickers... Only the Larger Ricardo DT and ST stickers and the red to white paint fade....
Thanks again, HEATH
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby singlespeedscott » Thu Jun 27, 2013 1:48 pm
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby HappyHumber » Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:18 pm
This..singlespeedscott wrote:The red to white paint jobs were late 80's so it would have been built with Tange 900 tubing.
...though double check if you can before dishing out the spondoolies if you need to buy one. If you have some calipers check the "supplied" post diameter (if its markings are illegible) to confirm it's smaller than this and if you have any oppurtunity to borrow or try a known 26.4 or 26.6 post from someone with an already established spares pile. If you have a half decent LBS, they should be able to either measure up or try one or the other for you. Though in which case - you should do the right thing and then purchase the post from them Get a new shiny binder bolt while you're at it
Any LBS which looks down their nose at you or tells you they can't "get those anymore" - walk out and try elsewhere.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby frailer5 » Fri Jun 28, 2013 6:19 pm
Thought he was doing the right thing by putting new chain and tyres on it. Been a while since I had a 27" bike. Some decades, in fact.
TT/55 DT/61 ST/51 (C to C, approx). Bearings need doing all round, I'd say. Getting plenty of prac. on Ricardo maintenance.
Headset's marked 'Tange Falcon'. FD and brake calipers look a bit ordinary, quality-wise, but once I've worked on them, shall probably just leave them on. Frame is Tange 900 d/butted.
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
Postby HappyHumber » Fri Jun 28, 2013 6:24 pm
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Re: Ricardo Appreciation Society
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