Oh man, with a bicycle like that, I'm so envious... I now hate you (nothing personal!)vanbree wrote:My latest find, a simplex cycloid with 3 speed sturmy archer dated 1950 has rod operated drum brakes made in amsterdam. Most probably came over by boat with a dutch immigrant, could have been the same boat my parents came over on
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Postby hartleymartin » Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:31 pm
http://raleightwenty.webs.com - the top web resource for the Raleigh Twenty
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Postby WyvernRH » Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:07 pm
Well, I'll be..... I never thought I'd see one of those over here in Oz. Great find! That is really worth keeping as much of the original paint and finish as possible. What size are the wheels, they look very high quality rims. A lot of the Waffen-Rollers used 700c dia wheels with 'real' 700c size tyres, about 38c to 45c.vanbree wrote:My latest find, a simplex cycloid with 3 speed sturmy archer dated 1950 has rod operated drum brakes made in amsterdam. Most probably came over by boat with a dutch immigrant, could have been the same boat my parents came over on
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Postby drubie » Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:57 pm
It's lovely vanbree, can't wait to see it fitted up with tyres and rolling again.vanbree wrote:Wheels are 28 x 1 1/2 and the rims are a very solid alloy
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Postby stnfldr » Sat Oct 23, 2010 10:27 pm
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Postby dangerous » Wed Oct 27, 2010 5:07 pm
cludence wrote:Great find on the bike.
I have been fortunate to have found a number of decent bikes via council clean ups. The following one has to be the best I have found. The man who threw it out stood and stared in disgust when I picked it up. You would have thought he would be happy it would get used instead of crushed for recycling.
It was missing wheels and pedals. Aside from that it was complete.
Hi Karen,
I just noticed your find - WOW - what a pickup. ALAN's came in a few different models and if you don't already know, I can say you have the best ALAN model produced called the Super Record, or it could be the Sprint. Indications are the triangle cutouts on the stays only found on the top models, the neat screwed and glued seat stays integrated into the seat lug, not just screwed like the cheaper 'Competition' model. If you look at the top of the seat tube just under the seat cluster on the drive side there should be a stamp indicating the model name and date of manufacture. If that is not present it is probably an old 70's model, not 80's. Should say something like RECORD0782, meaning super record model manufactured July 1982.
All that is missing is the decals which you can get from Greg Softley on ebay - 'Cyclomondo'
This bike is the Sprint model . I spoke Alberto Falconi , to the son of the original owner, who said the frames were stamped by hand and this one had been misspelt when stamped. The first two letters of his first name were put with the first two letters of his sister's name Anna, to make the name ALAN.
Congratulations on your incredible find.
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Postby elStado » Wed Oct 27, 2010 5:19 pm
My friend's dad (a cycling enthusiast himself with too many bikes to keep track of) found this forgotten treasure in the storage space under the house yesterday, and, knowing that I was looking for a fixer upper, offered to give it to me.
No idea what the frame is, I couldn't find any markings on it today when I went to check it out. It has a YoungII stem, Mavic rims and a new rear tire.
From the 10 minutes checking out today it looks like I will need to get new tubes, pedals and eventually a new seat for it (picture doesn't show it, but it has a big chunk missing).
Didn't have a tape measure on hand, but I jumped on it and tried to size it up best I could, also compared it to my current bike, seemed to be about the right size. My mate's dad used to ride it daily and he is about the same height as I am.
The frame and rims are in good condition, although the paint has seen better days. I plan to eventually get it re-painted/powdercoated after I strip it down and clean it all up.
Might also convert it to a fixed gear, but I like the older 10-speeds so it will stay with gears for now.
Reasonably light for an old steel bike.
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Postby Ferrovelo » Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:45 pm
Hubs were all cut out, bar one, but the rims will clean up nicely. 4 sets. + a rusty pair of 28" steel rims
Also, does anyone know what these brakes are? Wondering if they are anything interesting?
This cyclops looked pretty run down but had nice cinelli bars and stem
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Postby HappyHumber » Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:32 pm
A seemingly quite original Kuwahara "Aries" model Mountain bike (except for the Giant branded seat I'd say is later). Initially when I spotted it with the rack, I thought it was more a touring frame, but I realised that it was 26" wheeled and had no rack specific braze-ons and the rack is attached to the seat stays with p-clamps.
I've only just got it home from work last night - although its tyres are perished and chain a smidge seized, its tubes seem to be holding air, the cantilever brakes still seem to grab well and I am itching to give it a change of rubber and good spritz with WD40 and take it for a spin. I think she'll clean up quite nicely and be a good period curiosity piece.
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Postby boatonthehill » Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:45 pm
04032009195 by boatonthehill, on Flickr
this is one of my more interesting finds.
JT McDonald 'Aussie Cycles' made in Perth serial no. 1959. Old heavy and small tubing, someone has had a go at getting the seat tube out and butchered it a little.
There is a dent in the downtube .
but somehow it still spins a wheel front and back nice n true.
saw a restored one very similar a while back on display by the Perth Historical Bicycle Society at a Tour De Perth race. The old chap there tells me the dispaly won the Beverely - Perth race in the 50's. I told him the serial number on mine and he said it sounds like from a similar era.
It is waay down on my projects list at the moment, not to sure what to do with it to be honest. If I restore it I would like to do it as orignal as possible but the idea of finding parts to suit makes my head spin!
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Postby Slow6 » Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:21 pm
That's a VERY cool findHappyHumber wrote:
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Postby HappyHumber » Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:17 pm
Yeah.. I am well chuffed with it. Repacked the wheel bearings, gave the chain a soak in WD40, general clean of the drivetrain, removed the rack & replaced the tyres. She rides like an Oprah fan; Lazy, overweight and probably just that bit too comfortable.Slow6 wrote:That's a VERY cool findHappyHumber wrote:----*snip*---8<---
Future plans are to clean up the chrome a bit, replace the Kuwahara headset with another example I have in better nick and source some cables & canitilever straddle hardware to replace the surface rusted but otherwise perfectly functional originals....
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Postby cludence » Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:01 pm
I have been away from the forum and missed this post. Thanks for the info! I recall there being numbering stamped on the frame. I will have a look tomorrow and see. Cheers.dangerous wrote:cludence wrote:Great find on the bike.
Hi Karen,
I just noticed your find - WOW - what a pickup. ALAN's came in a few different models and if you don't already know, I can say you have the best ALAN model produced called the Super Record, or it could be the Sprint. Indications are the triangle cutouts on the stays only found on the top models, the neat screwed and glued seat stays integrated into the seat lug, not just screwed like the cheaper 'Competition' model. If you look at the top of the seat tube just under the seat cluster on the drive side there should be a stamp indicating the model name and date of manufacture. If that is not present it is probably an old 70's model, not 80's. Should say something like RECORD0782, meaning super record model manufactured July 1982.
All that is missing is the decals which you can get from Greg Softley on ebay - 'Cyclomondo'
This bike is the Sprint model . I spoke Alberto Falconi , to the son of the original owner, who said the frames were stamped by hand and this one had been misspelt when stamped. The first two letters of his first name were put with the first two letters of his sister's name Anna, to make the name ALAN.
Congratulations on your incredible find.
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Postby landscapecadmonkey » Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:33 pm
I larely blame my parents for this (hey - seems to be the fashion these days). My father was a 'fullpayer'' (couldnt strike a bargain if his life depended on it), like his daddy before him. My mother always forbade us as kids from bringing anything back from the tip runs with dad on the weekends, and even baulked at anything second-hand (she grew up in a dirt poor family of 12 and was the second youngest with all the hand-me-downs so can understand it)
I love second hand stuff, and teach my kids to reuse everything - but sadly, as much as i try to counter it - i have a complete inability to walk into a bargain, even accidently........ but i admire those that can, and reading of their exploits........
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Postby HappyHumber » Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:37 pm
(erm.. or is it I should have read some criteria somewhere that stipulates how a thread becomes sticky? I was lead to believe recently it was on a vote based system)
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everything will end up sticky'd. thread rarely falls off page 1 anyway..
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Postby familyguy » Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:39 am
Probably not retro enough, but a better find than usual for the parts stocks. I noticed a Centurion in hard garbage on sunday. I thought better of grabbing it, mainly owing to the fact it had suicide levers on it. Went back ten minutes later and picked it up . Centurion Cadenza, 4130/hi-ten mix, nothing flash, but nearly unmarked. Chain measures bang on 12" for 12 links, the brake pads look like they've seen about 25 revolutions, the (stamped) chainring teeth were barely used (but since thrown), and the Tange BB cup looks like they've been turned in twice. 27" wheels are utter crud, steel KK hubs, gal spokes and single wall rims. Anyone want a cheap frame??
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Re: Hard Rubbish/Flea market finds
Postby flashrider » Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:23 am
The above was on the verge for about 30 seconds. Not sure of the make but I think it's a Kuwuhara.
And this has been posted before, but definitely my best score yet...
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Re: Hard Rubbish/Flea market finds
Postby SeanB » Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:05 pm
Single speed, coaster brake takes me back to being a kid with skid stops.
Very heavy but very cruisy and makes my roady feel soooo much lighter when I get back on it!
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Postby Saro28 » Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:27 pm
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Postby HappyHumber » Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:58 pm
NIce.. is it worth taking to a frame builder/repairer a repair quote?vanbree wrote:here's a hillman i saved from the hard rubbish, unfortunatly the frame has a serious rust problem
Regardless... still a few nice components on it worth setting aside or selling on. CInelli stems have a funny clamp diameter don't they - would suggest Cinelli bars with it?
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Re: Hard Rubbish/Flea market finds
Postby WyvernRH » Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:15 am
Yup those look like the Giro d' Italia model. If you are going to break for parts let me know, they are my favorite handlebars.HappyHumber wrote:CInelli stems have a funny clamp diameter don't they - would suggest Cinelli bars with it?vanbree wrote:here's a hillman i saved from the hard rubbish, unfortunatly the frame has a serious rust problem
I know pictures are flattering but I can't see too much rust on the frame or am I missing something?
Cheers
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