Hard Rubbish
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:08 pm
I know I am going to frustrate y'all by not being able to post pics yet, but I am going to keep you up to date, and in suspense , with some of my 'finds'.
I just got home in the dark with two bikes in the car. Narre Warren was just 'HuffyVille' with, I swear, a Huffy out for collection on every second street! So bikes outsold cars in 2006, did they? What % of those bikes are now scrap metal??!! Anyway, Berwick was a tad better:-
Puch 'Mistral SE' 14 spd complete road bike. Austrian made Reynolds 501 lugged frame w/ adjustable horizontal 'dropouts'. Weinmann 36H eyeletted rims, Normandy 'Luxe Competition' hubs, s/s spokes, Sachs 13-23 7spd screw-on cluster. SR 'Apex' cranks w/ SR 'Royal' & Sugino 'Mighty Competition' 44/51T rings. Shimano RD-L541, Campag FD, '105' d/t shifters. Weinmann s/p brakes with 'Semi Automatic' (sic) cable adjusters, Weinmann levers w/ boots. SR stem, Friko 'Touring Super' drop bars.
Phew! Looking forward to giving it a clean and lube, pumping up the Conti 700 x 23C's, and taking it for a spin! Any one know what era this bike might be? Also found a Shogun 'Metro AT' with 'Templite Cross' 4130 butted CrMo frame & Tangaloy forks. I think this might supercede the 'Metro GS' as my (long term) 'project' frame.
Oh, I did find something in Narre. Looked suspiciously like a painted Repco 'Superlite' frame done up badly as a tri-bike. Didn't need to add it it to my collection of two already, but took a few parts anyway. I will get the photo thing happening in the next few weeks..... unless a job comes along!
I just got home in the dark with two bikes in the car. Narre Warren was just 'HuffyVille' with, I swear, a Huffy out for collection on every second street! So bikes outsold cars in 2006, did they? What % of those bikes are now scrap metal??!! Anyway, Berwick was a tad better:-
Puch 'Mistral SE' 14 spd complete road bike. Austrian made Reynolds 501 lugged frame w/ adjustable horizontal 'dropouts'. Weinmann 36H eyeletted rims, Normandy 'Luxe Competition' hubs, s/s spokes, Sachs 13-23 7spd screw-on cluster. SR 'Apex' cranks w/ SR 'Royal' & Sugino 'Mighty Competition' 44/51T rings. Shimano RD-L541, Campag FD, '105' d/t shifters. Weinmann s/p brakes with 'Semi Automatic' (sic) cable adjusters, Weinmann levers w/ boots. SR stem, Friko 'Touring Super' drop bars.
Phew! Looking forward to giving it a clean and lube, pumping up the Conti 700 x 23C's, and taking it for a spin! Any one know what era this bike might be? Also found a Shogun 'Metro AT' with 'Templite Cross' 4130 butted CrMo frame & Tangaloy forks. I think this might supercede the 'Metro GS' as my (long term) 'project' frame.
Oh, I did find something in Narre. Looked suspiciously like a painted Repco 'Superlite' frame done up badly as a tri-bike. Didn't need to add it it to my collection of two already, but took a few parts anyway. I will get the photo thing happening in the next few weeks..... unless a job comes along!