Japanese randonneur - refreshed!
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Japanese randonneur - refreshed!
Postby ghettro » Sun May 10, 2009 11:17 pm
Here's what it looked like when I got it.
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby ghettro » Sun May 10, 2009 11:23 pm
The hubs date to 77/78 according to their date codes
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby pvb123 » Sun May 10, 2009 11:36 pm
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby ghettro » Sun May 10, 2009 11:55 pm
My right hand cramped up after a few hours
Lark, I've been looking at yours for a little while for inspiration. I actually have two whole wheelsets, with three Ukai 27" rims and an odd Araya. I'll probably get a replacement for the Sugino Maxys as the inner ring is slipping. Also I just bought a 7 speed freewheel today, appears to fit with some minor rear axle spacing adjustment. it almost looks like our bikes were split at birth, the colour looks almost identical? I actually thought the Shimano 600 was original when I got it, having not known anything about Apollos prior to that - I guess I just got lucky
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby ValleyForge » Mon May 11, 2009 9:08 am
You must have a great domestic relationship to have your workbench in the kitchen!
Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby MountGower » Mon May 11, 2009 9:15 am
Please continue.
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby bowie » Mon May 11, 2009 4:17 pm
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby rustychisel » Mon May 11, 2009 4:31 pm
MountGower wrote:I'm sorry to interupt, but I keep seeing pics of Andrew's Apollo III everywhere and I just can't take it any more. Dude, please even up the gaps between those top tube cable clamps. I haven't slept properly for weeks.
Please continue.
seconded, and move them toward the ends a bit.
Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby MountGower » Mon May 11, 2009 9:00 pm
Jokes man. Everything's cooool.HAPPY NOW?
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby munga » Tue May 12, 2009 4:58 am
ghettro, nice work. which camera are you using?
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby drubie » Tue May 12, 2009 9:47 am
Meh. Take out the garbage and sweep the floor first - you don't want crumbs and flour all over your polished up bikeValleyForge wrote:Can we have progress shots with the retro kitchen still in the background!
You must have a great domestic relationship to have your workbench in the kitchen!
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby ghettro » Tue May 12, 2009 2:12 pm
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby ghettro » Sun May 17, 2009 8:24 pm
Checked out the realignment of the rear dropouts and the spacing, using the sheldon brown technique I nudged it a smidge back into alignment. The fork appeared to be fine. I managed to find a 7 speed 13-24 freewheel, shifted the rear axle spacing and it fits sweet Now I just have to strip the frame back, and build some wheels
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby kukamunga » Sun May 17, 2009 8:32 pm
Must've been a few of these around, as I had one of these frames (unfortunately cracked).....
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby ghettro » Sun May 17, 2009 8:53 pm
munga: I am using a Nikon D80 with SB-600 flash in wireless mode bouncing off the ceiling for all these pics. The shots of the parts was done underneath my white coloured desk, with the flash bouncing off it.
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project
Postby ghettro » Sun May 31, 2009 6:04 pm
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project *now powdercoated*
Postby ValleyForge » Sun May 31, 2009 8:00 pm
All that you need now is some rubber & and some really retro Addidas trainers.
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project *now powdercoated*
Postby hartleymartin » Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:52 am
http://raleightwenty.webs.com - the top web resource for the Raleigh Twenty
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project *now powdercoated*
Postby mattybarb » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:12 pm
you gotta put up the final completed pics tho!
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project *now powdercoated*
Postby bowie » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:31 pm
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project *now powdercoated*
Postby ghettro » Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:08 pm
I was really worried I had completely farked the BB and would miss being able to ride it in the tweed run. However things are looking good for sunday
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Re: Vintage jap Apollo III project *now powdercoated*
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