Repco Appreciation Society
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby PJZap » Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:12 pm
I've done a few upgrades to my Nishiki Olympic 12, thought you might be interested in looking at some photo's at
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This bike is also for sale in The Market Place
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby rustychisel » Mon Oct 14, 2013 2:04 pm
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby The Fixer » Mon Oct 14, 2013 2:43 pm
Wish my Apollos looked as good!
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby rustychisel » Mon Oct 14, 2013 5:17 pm
sweet as a nut, it is. New old bartape, cleaned hoods. Just gotta regrease the BB bearings and she's race ready. Even got the original plastic crankarm covers.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby retrorepco » Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:31 am
I know it's not italian, tange or Reynolds frame, but its a solid bike, Everything except the decals on the bike are black or polished aluminium
After acquiring a few nice components, I have fitted almost everything.
New bits.
SuperbePro Levers 2nd gen
SuperbePro Cranks- Love these, most noticeable improvement 50/39
SuperbePro RD rd5200- <3 friciton shifting.
Superbe FD- not superbepro but meh not much between them.
MKS RX-1 pedals. Not a fan of the Triangle shaped clip ins.
Sakae Custom Modolo bars.
Standard Crmo bottom bracket spindle shorter than old one to fix chain line.
All new bearings in bottom bracket, hubs and headset.
New cables and black jackets- Victory Tri-A had pink cable jackets- bit girly.
Nice black bar tape- old stuff was so old it crumbled when I tried to remove it.
Gave the frame a quick clean, but it's already dirty after a few quick rides. :/
Still need buy/and or fit
On the hunt for Superbe Pro calipers that aren't way over priced.
Need to find a nice set of Mavic or Araya Rims, Mainly just the rear.
Crank Dust Caps! Biggest overlook ever, need some metal ones.
Took her for a quick ride-, unfortunately front tyre tube needs to be replaced-slow leak., will put matching tyres and new tubes soon.
Still waiting on a better ratio 7 speed freewheel. Have purchased a Regina 13-19 tooth and it's in the mail.
Other issue I had is that when I brake, the cables/caliper don't seem to return properly. Hopefully the new Campy Calipers solve this issue.
Saved fair amount of weight off the bike with the new components.
Spent more than I should of, but I enjoyed building the bike up.
Will post pics soon as shes completed.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby retrorepco » Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:51 am
Let me know what you think.
Love the suntour superbe pro friction shifting. Big improvement from the edge 4050 groupset.
Fairly flat in Perth so I'm running a 12-18 CX-S Regina Freewheel which makes a terrific sound.
Still need a few adjustments to the seat and stem to find what fits best.
Looking at getting new matching tyres. Either mid range durable Continental Gator or a schwalbe equivalent.
Cheers.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Gordonhooker » Fri Oct 18, 2013 9:09 am
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby FuzzyDropbear » Fri Oct 18, 2013 9:20 am
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby retrorepco » Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:52 am
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby retrorepco » Fri Oct 25, 2013 2:56 pm
Anyone else use Gatorskins or other Continential tyres?
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby singlespeedscott » Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:11 pm
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:38 pm
singlespeedscott wrote:A bit small for you Lachlan isn't it?
Some of us have an attention span that last more than one thread. Some of us don't.ldrcycles wrote:Here we are at last, 2.5 years later! Sad to say the drive to finish it has only come about in order to sell it, the girlfriend who is now my wife (yes it has been that long!) almost never rides that lovely hybrid and I've come to accept long ago that cycling just isn't her thing. I'll get her to take it for a test ride and see what she thinks but I can't imagine it will be hanging around. Oh well.
The other thread
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby ldrcycles » Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:27 pm
What the other scot said , but with that long stem it's actually not too bad, I would just need an extra foot or so on the seatpost!singlespeedscott wrote:A bit small for you Lachlan isn't it?
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby munga » Sat Oct 26, 2013 2:22 pm
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Fried Tyres » Fri Nov 01, 2013 6:35 pm
I stumbled across an old Repco Monaco today. It really stood out for me at the local Cash Converters with its 80's colours (I don't usually hang out at Cash Converters. It was an emergency as I broke my phone earlier and needed a new one ASAP). Anyway, I picked it up on impulse for $40.
I think it's all stock, right down to the tyres and kick stand. I know it's no Superlight but the tubing is 4130 CrMo. Is this any good? It all works OK but I wouldn't really trust it to ride very far. I'd like to fix it up. I know it's not really worth anything but I'm developing a love of old school stuff - fixing it up and using it. I'm pretty sure I'll need to modernise the bike. The 80's group set and wheels aren't the greatest, to say the least. I'm thinking I may turn it into a single speed to keep it cheap(ish) and light. I might need help figuring out sizes of stuff and what's best to use.
Can anyone tell me the approx age of the bike? It has serial numbers stamped into the rear drop out - G0984 on the right side and 4589176 on the left. On to the pics. I think I went a bit overboard with pics actually:
At the local Cash Converters amongst the rest of the stolen gear:
At home:
And with a Specialized I turned into a single speed. Lots of nice bits on that - XTR, Dura Ace, titanium Rolls etc if anyone is interested:
Any help with my questions would be great. Thanks.
Chris.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby ecru » Fri Nov 01, 2013 9:20 pm
For what it is worth your bike looks like the same colour scheme as a Repco Traveller I got in 1987. As I understand yours is a step up on that.
You can date the components on the bike is to use the Shimano date codes
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Japan/ ... _codes.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Fried Tyres » Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:01 am
Chris.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby ecru » Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:23 am
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Another thread of interest
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Going by the colour scheme yours could be a 85/86 model which is consistent with the component age.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Fried Tyres » Sat Nov 02, 2013 12:16 pm
Chris.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Fried Tyres » Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:02 pm
Chris.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby singlespeedscott » Sat Nov 02, 2013 4:25 pm
"Standard" reach calipers back in the day where usually found on bikes with 27" wheels and allowed for the fitting of mudguards due to the extra clearance between the fork crown/rear brake stays. They also usually provided enough adjustment to allow the fitment of the slightly smaller 700c rims or singles for racing. Standard reach calipers have a max reach between 57mm to 62mm.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby lobstermash » Sat Nov 02, 2013 4:40 pm
Poor thing had an aftermarket kickstand, which has left three little corroded bits on the seat stay and chain stay. A couple of the stickers have lifted a touch. But other than that, it's very clean and tidy. Even the tyres are OK! Pumped them up, adjusted the seat and happily the gears are still in tune! It rides pretty nicely, but the BB and wheel bearings could probably do with a little fresh grease.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
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