Apollophiles - The Apollo Appreciation Thread
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Postby sunho » Tue Dec 11, 2012 11:18 pm
I was given a box of goodies too:
spokes, thornproof tyres, freewheel casette tool, bb tools, levers, original seat, extra seat post etc etc, all you can get now for cheap but pretty retro if you ask me....
I just took off the cotton bar tape because it was faded to a greeny brown... might replace the hoods and put some foam bar tape.
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Postby singlespeedscott » Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:57 pm
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Postby grantw » Thu Dec 13, 2012 7:40 am
They do indeed.singlespeedscott wrote:They look like early Shimano 600 3 arm.
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Postby sunho » Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:19 am
RD: Suntour V-GTDuxe
FD: Shimano 50
Crankarms: 600
Brakes: centrepull Tourneys
Shifters: Shimano Altus
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Postby Daus » Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:35 pm
And here is a picture of my morning coffee stop at the top of Lake Kawana- I am lucky enough to do this everyday.
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Postby Kermit TF » Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:36 pm
Please send me your email or mobile as unfortunately I still have no idea of how to upload pics....even after reading the how to upload pics tutorial.
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Postby jools » Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:29 pm
On Thursday I bit the bullet and bought some tyres for the Apollo - couldn't find anything 27 x 1" in the country so I picked up a pair of Serfas 27 x 1.25" from an LBS and probably paid way too much, but the ride to work on Friday was AWESOME!!! I'm seriously paying the price for being so out of shape and the massive headwind on the ride home didn't help but the bike was just so damn nice to ride! The geometry is perfect, the bike is so light and nimble and maneuverable - I absolutely love it! The next couple of weeks are going to be rough until I get a decent level of fitness back but I am sure going to enjoy it on the Apollo!
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Postby Kermit TF » Sun Jan 13, 2013 5:03 pm
go to topic ......"you beauty , Let everyone see what youve got"......
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Postby TedDancin » Sat Feb 23, 2013 4:07 pm
Before
After
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Postby Ranga Tang » Sat Feb 23, 2013 6:03 pm
Would look nice
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Postby drubie » Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:28 pm
+1 it's lovely.grantw wrote:Nice work Ted
Except for the seatpost - find yourself a nice period Laprade or something. Love the colour scheme though.
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Postby TedDancin » Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:09 pm
Ranga Tang, what year is your Apollo V? This thread gets a bit excited whenever one shows up.
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Postby Kermit TF » Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:28 pm
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w51 ... addfea.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
More pics here....1/2way down
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Postby Ranga Tang » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:26 pm
It's that kind of bluey/grey/green colour
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Postby Kermit TF » Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:52 pm
I think you need 10 postings before you can attach pics, otherwise PM me a pic !
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Postby huggiebear » Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:52 pm
this is the bike i hopefully pick up in a few days which needs some TLC but a coat of paint and some elbow grease should have it going good.
plans are new handle bars (ebay just lists them as road bike bars) new chain, brake cables, levers and pads, tyres, tubes and trip computers and water bottle pump etc
any advice on where to get new decals from would be great too
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Postby huggiebear » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:11 pm
impressions of the bike, wow you must all be REALLY tall haha, im trying to find some cheap shimano Z503 gear units to replace mine as they have seen better days, a new chain coming along with some tyres then it should be ride-able, but obviously plenty to restore.
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