Apollophiles - The Apollo Appreciation Thread
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Postby ACT SC600 » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:14 pm
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Postby ACT SC600 » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:13 am
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Postby rangersac » Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:13 pm
Can anyone identify this and offer advice on whether it's worth giving a crack? No particular info given on mechs, brakes etc.
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Postby Kermit TF » Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:21 pm
Also the red apollo looks like an apollo 2 with different brake levers, what year does the date stamp say ? If you like it, go for it.
Hmmmm could be a 3......
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Postby rangersac » Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:20 pm
I reckon you might be right. I've got a sneaking suspicion that it's this one that was sold a couple of years ago.Kermit TF wrote:Also the red apollo looks like an apollo 2 with different brake levers
It's running ukai 27inch rims, dia-compe brakes and shimano gears.
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Postby LG » Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:45 pm
Edit: sorry I should have given some details earlier. This bike is an apollo II. It is plain guage hi tensile steel, so not a lightweight, but strong as and should last pertty much forever. From memory this is acutally a kuwahara built bike labelled as apollo. If you are looking for a round town bike, this would certainly be a nice option, but not something I'd build up for longer distance riding.
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Postby rangersac » Sun Aug 19, 2012 8:25 pm
I reckon it's the one, apparently it's a 58cm so sounds likely. Typical Tassie, takes all of a day to find out the source!LG wrote:Hey - that's my driveway . If it is my old bike it should be a 58cm. I rode that to and from work for about 2 years, and vaguely remember selling it to a bloke from Lonnie.
Thanks for the info, I think I'll give it a miss as I'm after something I can put a few miles on, rather than just a pub bike.
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Postby Dow Jones Index » Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:33 pm
I originally picked it up off ebay just for the group, before then I really knew nothing about higher end Apollo's. I was pleasantly surprised when it arrived to see it was made with nice steel (my guess is Tange ~2) and quality components including cast Shimano drop outs. I love this bike.
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Postby ACT SC600 » Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:44 pm
how do I find that out???? do they have a serial on the BBKermit TF wrote:What year is the Concorde from the pic 2up ?
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Postby Kermit TF » Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:54 pm
Yes, please put the 600 gear back on, pleeeease ! The "IV" is to precious not to be brought back to some sorta former glory.Dow Jones Index wrote:Here's mine. Apollo IV (don't know the year) by Kuwahara. When I bought this last year it was fully equipped with 600 Arabesque, but I moved that stuff and set it up as a SS townie. Now I have the Arabesque in a box again and I'm thinking of putting it back on.
I originally picked it up off ebay just for the group, before then I really knew nothing about higher end Apollo's. I was pleasantly surprised when it arrived to see it was made with nice steel (my guess is Tange ~2) and quality components including cast Shimano drop outs. I love this bike.
Act600....its stamped on the seat tube frame , at roughly the height of he chainwheel....left side.
Chris....
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eBay Apollo 3.5
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Postby BurtO » Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:29 pm
I took it to Adelaide and did Amys ride, 65kms leg, and apart from being one of only a handful of steel bikes on the ride she preformed brilliantly.
Even though I had just bought a new Fondriest TF3 a couple of weeks prior I was so happy I chose to take the Apollo, with 25c tyres and that comfy frame it made the ride (my first group ride and my longest to date!) an absolute pleasure.
Even going up those things we don't have around here, what are they called again..oh that's it, HILL'S!, she made them seem flatter.
It makes the choice hard between the two bikes when I go for rides now as I have such a soft spot for the Apollo, dont get me wrong as the Fondriest is an absolute weapon and I am looking forward to joining the local club, but the Apollo is like a Bentley Continental to the Fondriest's Ferrari F40 persona.
In my opinion Apollo's are are a very underrated bike, I love mine!
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Postby redrover3 » Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:39 pm
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Postby BurtO » Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:17 pm
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Postby hitchhiker » Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:08 pm
after spending my teenage years rolling around on an Apollo II, I've always wanted a IV
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Re: Apollophiles - The Apollo Appreciation Thread
Postby Rob74 » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:42 pm
Re Your post by BurtO » Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:29 am
"I finished a rebuild on my Apollo IV"
=>> It looks very neat in the photo. What year is your Apollo IV?
I was expecting to see the "Riveted on metal Apollo Badge" on the head tube, the Drilled Sugino GT Chain Rings and the down tube shifters siting on top of the down tube rather than mounted with a thru frame bolt?
Kinda like....
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1984 Apollo IV
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Postby ldrcycles » Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:49 pm
In case you don't already know it, this website is great for dating components.
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Re: Apollophiles - The Apollo Appreciation Thread
Postby redrover3 » Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:53 pm
Thanks for checking that. Nice bike btw.Yes , Ive just rechecked and it does say triple butted on the sticker.
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Re: Apollophiles - The Apollo Appreciation Thread
Postby jools » Sun Nov 18, 2012 9:09 pm
I can't find a serial number on it though - maybe the dodgy paint job has covered it up - so I can't tell how old it is..
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