Malvern Star Appreciation Society
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby silverlight » Sun Apr 26, 2015 6:33 pm
I recently picked up this very fancy lugged 5 star,
Having never seen anything like this before my guess is that this has been custom built for its owner, dated 1950's.
There are similarities to Super Elliott however the seat-stays, head lugs and BB appear different to other Elliotts i own/owned, no serial on this one.
A shame that it hasn't its original paintwork but another to the list to bring back.
SL
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby djdave » Wed May 20, 2015 12:58 pm
This is my dads old bike but he can't remember anything about it...
Unfortunately the wheelset is now gone. Can somebody tell me if it was a 10 speed etc?
I'd love to ride the same bike my dad did back in the day. I'm about to fix it up as I need a road bike!
Any info would be appreciated. I don't think this was a top model but I doubt my dad would have got the base model either.
Corsa? Don't know much about them.
Thanks in advance David
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby Coffs1962 » Sun May 24, 2015 8:08 am
I picked up a 58cm Malvern Star "Excel" and stripped the frame bare, re-sprayed the frame myself and cleaned up most of the parts. Re-greased everything, hubs, bottom bracket, headset etc. New items are, all cables, chain, bidon cages, saddle, bar tape, decals & some clipless pedals. Nice to look at, but decided too heavy to ride, so offloading it on ebay and moving on to another, lighter project.
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby find_bruce » Sun May 24, 2015 3:23 pm
Certainly looks like a 10 speed. Pity about the wheels, do you still have the brakes, shifters & derailleurs ?djdave wrote:Hi Everyone,
This is my dads old bike but he can't remember anything about it...
Unfortunately the wheelset is now gone. Can somebody tell me if it was a 10 speed etc?
I'd love to ride the same bike my dad did back in the day. I'm about to fix it up as I need a road bike!
Any info would be appreciated. I don't think this was a top model but I doubt my dad would have got the base model either.
Corsa? Don't know much about them.
Thanks in advance David
Old Bike by David Saffioti, on Flickr
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby elfoam » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:41 pm
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby maccayak » Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:09 pm
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby elfoam » Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:47 pm
I have hardly been able to walk in my garage for years lol. But I'm starting to let go of some car parts. The bikes are hanging up on the rafters so don't technically take up space. At some point I'm going to get rid of all the large bikes but for now I'm ok. I just leave a couple of my favorite's on the ground between the cars/motorbikes. Pretty good deals on these late 80s malvern stars though still decent enough bikes to be usable. OK the Repcos were a bit better but those things are much more hunted. Wish I could find some late 80s scans of malvern star catalogues so I knew what names to search for. There must have been a bike or two above the excel?.maccayak wrote:Your garage must be getting full.
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby elfoam » Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:25 pm
It rides decent, feels a bit more potent than the Excel (no biopace on the Sportif) still pretty dull compared to my Repco Tri A. But its decent and pretty awesome at the $12 price tag.
Ok as for parts..
It has (unbranded) Lee Chi N500A alloy brake calipers.
Some cheap alloy brake levers.
Hsing Lung alloy covered steel handlebar.
Some random headstem.
A 26.6mm alloy seat post.
Shimano light action shifters.
Some alloy/steel front and rear Shimano derailures (not light action).
Seat is Viscount.
Wheels are joytech hubs on Araya Japan 700c rims.
Cranks are Sakae SA 170mm I've just noticed the left arm is slightly different, I guess a replacement.
Frame measures
63cm c-c seat tube, 58cm c-c top tube. Wheelbase is 102cm. Bike is painted pinkish Red with white headstem tube and white forks. White brake lever rubber, white bar tape and a black seat.
The frame should be from Tiawan like the Excel and has the frame lugs as every other non tange 80s Japanese / Taiwan bike. This should be either the model under the Excel or maybe theres one more bike between them in the line up (with full light action or low end exage).
Thats all just for someones future reference.
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby elfoam » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:22 pm
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby a-frame81 » Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:09 pm
Some basic details:
Model: Cycle Pro, also has a decal "Sprint" on the top tube.
Serial #: M8G 32833
Any info on the model would be good. I'm assuming it's low end due to the parts spec.
Thinking it will be nice to rebuild as a single speed commuter.
I'll post up some pics in the next day or two.
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby steelisreallyreal » Wed Mar 02, 2016 12:11 am
Anyone have one they can put up?
Am interested to know where the 'Kinetic" sits, lower end, Middle or higher spec'd bike??
Cheers Roger
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby spannermonkey » Thu Mar 10, 2016 6:19 pm
Originally thought it was a Hillman ,
Now I'm pretty sure it's a Malvern Star double X
It came with Shimano first gen 600 groupset
I changed the wheels over to 700 , & Arabasque headset
Changed the bars over to Cinelli because I hate seeing spaghetti up front
I still have the original bars & stem ,which had Dura Ace levers
It'll get a proper break down & clean up over winter
Now just to ride the wheels of it
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby Lots of steel bikes » Sun Apr 10, 2016 2:50 pm
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby hvolks » Wed Apr 13, 2016 10:53 am
So hopefully Images work
I am rebuilding ( mainly a clean up at this stage ) of a this Bike for my son to ride, I think may be a Double X
It has Arabesque all around, but it also looks like it has been modified over time, there are no transfers on the bike..
Note: I changed out Brake lever
Any idea what Model.. or is it actually a Malvern Star ?
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Re: Malvern Star Appreciation Society
Postby bicyclepassion » Wed Apr 13, 2016 7:18 pm
Probably a genuine Malvern Star frame. Does it have a made In Japan sticker on it somewhere?
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