Repco Appreciation Society
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby givin it the jandal » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:00 pm
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Crowz » Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:52 pm
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Dan » Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:55 am
Nice one James - pedals on and ride it. Will take all of 2 minutes - even on a workdayCrowz wrote:My new (to me) Eurosport Tri-A
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Sharri29 » Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:01 am
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Crowz » Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:40 pm
And ride it I will! Just need to true the rear wheel.Sharri29 wrote:Hope you enjoy it James! It was a little sad to pack it up, but glad it found a home where someone will be riding it.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Crowz » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:25 pm
Cheers,
James
edit* I've looked on evilbay (nothing) and taken it to the lbs and the bloke said he tried two months ago for someone and couldn't find anything.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby munga » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:50 pm
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Crowz » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:58 pm
I was under the impression not any will fit. Am I wrong?munga wrote:plenty of black ones around..
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby funnybike » Sat Oct 27, 2012 12:35 pm
The basic outer shape is unchanged since the first aero levers.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Dan » Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:45 pm
I think you should go downtube shifters James.Crowz wrote:I was under the impression not any will fit. Am I wrong?munga wrote:plenty of black ones around..
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby jools » Sat Oct 27, 2012 6:02 pm
My plan for this one will be to replace the drop bars with something more upright, like North Road or similar. Everything else will depend on whatever I can pick up cheaply!
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Crowz » Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:44 pm
Yeah it's definitely staying as downtube shifters. It's just the brakehoods that are starting to disintegrate. I'll look at some hoods on bay/online shops and see if there are any that look similar.diggerdantheman wrote:I think you should go downtube shifters James.Crowz wrote:I was under the impression not any will fit. Am I wrong?munga wrote:plenty of black ones around..
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby rkelsen » Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:32 am
Some vintage hoods can be very hard to find.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Dan » Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:49 am
+1rkelsen wrote:I think it'll be much quicker/cheaper to replace the levers with a set of Tektros like these: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Tektro-Aero- ... 0657838862.
Some vintage hoods can be very hard to find.
I think I have some spare James.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Stuey » Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:06 pm
It's big for me, but still a nice ride. Quite a short top tube for its height, fortunately (well, shorter than the seat tube). Not for long rides I guess, but nice for short ones! I quite like the high bars relative to the seat for a relaxed ride not too bent over.
The drivetrain's like new, so it's quiet and smooth. I whacked on some long profile Jagwire BMX pads that I had lying around on the front for more friction (there are the road version on the rear already). Seems to work...I'm more into function on this one than form... I had to trim the trailing edge to clear the fork. Oh, and NOS Exage Motion levers from France. Wouldn't have bothered but they were cheap.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Dan » Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:49 pm
fluoroganztastic Stu.Stuey wrote:I finally got round to finishing my 80's-tastic fluoro extravaganza...
It's big for me, but still a nice ride. Quite a short top tube for its height, fortunately (well, shorter than the seat tube). Not for long rides I guess, but nice for short ones! I quite like the high bars for a relaxed ride not too bent over.
The drivetrain's like new, so it's quiet and smooth. I whacked on some long profile Jagwire BMX pads that I had lying around on the front for more friction (there are the road version on the rear already). Seems to work...I'm more into function on this one than form... I had to trim the trailing edge to clear the fork. Oh, and NOS Exage Motion levers from France. Wouldn't have bothered but they were cheap.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby jap-sai » Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:31 am
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Stuey » Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:49 am
Forgot to say (generally) that the BBB bar-tape (no, I don't have a stutter) was a nightmare as the sticky backing stayed on the peel-off tape, leaving the bar tape completely un-sticky. Bah!
Hence, I just quickly slapped it on, but it actually seems OK so I should've taken more time with it. I expected it to move, but it's pretty grippy.
Still, I think slighly thinner (less padded) tape might suit the bike better; maybe that Fizik holey stuff.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Stuey » Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:02 am
I think Munga means the proper ones. I've seen quite a few around, especially black. White ones are more rare, but this was the first hit on Google. I think they're the right ones (pricey I know).Crowz wrote:I was under the impression not any will fit. Am I wrong?munga wrote:plenty of black ones around..
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby cray- » Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:00 pm
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/carlton/ ... 1008676162#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This would've been OK at half the price but not worth much with that bendy fork:
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/fitzroy- ... 1008656931" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby munga » Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:23 pm
yeah looks good, Stuey.Stuey wrote: Still, I think slighly thinner (less padded) tape might suit the bike better; maybe that Fizik holey stuff.
how about some cinelli splash!
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby Stuey » Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:53 pm
Still, I wouldn't need lights or reflectors...
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby dillonp » Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:37 pm
Stuey wrote:I finally got round to finishing my 80's-tastic fluoro extravaganza...
It's big for me, but still a nice ride. Quite a short top tube for its height, fortunately (well, shorter than the seat tube). Not for long rides I guess, but nice for short ones! I quite like the high bars relative to the seat for a relaxed ride not too bent over.
The drivetrain's like new, so it's quiet and smooth. I whacked on some long profile Jagwire BMX pads that I had lying around on the front for more friction (there are the road version on the rear already). Seems to work...I'm more into function on this one than form... I had to trim the trailing edge to clear the fork. Oh, and NOS Exage Motion levers from France. Wouldn't have bothered but they were cheap.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby dillonp » Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:38 pm
only thing missing from the my aqua Eurosport build.
Crowz wrote:Does anyone know where I could source some new brake hoods for the bike above? 1989 shimano 105 brakehoods to be precise. If they're impossible to find, can your experienced minds tell me the next best solution?
Cheers,
James
edit* I've looked on evilbay (nothing) and taken it to the lbs and the bloke said he tried two months ago for someone and couldn't find anything.
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Re: Repco Appreciation Society
Postby schuberj » Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:42 am
Depends how much you want to pay.dillonp wrote:me too !
only thing missing from the my aqua Eurosport build.
Crowz wrote:Does anyone know where I could source some new brake hoods for the bike above? 1989 shimano 105 brakehoods to be precise. If they're impossible to find, can your experienced minds tell me the next best solution?
Cheers,
James
edit* I've looked on evilbay (nothing) and taken it to the lbs and the bloke said he tried two months ago for someone and couldn't find anything.
http://www.bike-vintage.com/brake-lever ... b-nos.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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