You beauty - let everyone see what you've got!
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Postby munga » Sun Apr 01, 2018 4:34 pm
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Postby 10speedsemiracer » Sun Apr 01, 2018 5:37 pm
Yep, that's about all they were meant to do.munga wrote:they keep the mud and grime out of the brakes i guess.
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Postby old steel Bikes » Mon Apr 02, 2018 1:00 pm
In the early 70s in NSW nearly all the bikes with gears had barend shifters but died out quickly and the only reason is they worked well with the 5 speed cluster but not so well with the 6 speed. Getting the last cog was quite difficult and I think this was caused by the diameter of the cable runner of the shifter being a litter to small. Also some times your knee would hit the lever and would change your gear at the not most appropriate time. I have read in Europe they where cutting about an inch off the end of the bars to stop this from happening.singlespeedscott wrote:Very nice. I do like a bike setup with barend shifters. I wonder how effective those shorty mudguards really are?
I agree the shorty mudguards would be just about useless. I did put a set of mudguards on my training bike as most people where using them at the time I only kept them n for one season took them off never to relace them again. The reason they are fittered to his bike is are shown on the catalogue and they look good on the bike too.
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Postby ldrcycles » Mon Apr 02, 2018 9:16 pm
That's the first time I've heard of that happening with bar-end shifters, but I've experienced it with stem shifters. Very unpleasant experience.old steel Bikes wrote:Also some times your knee would hit the lever and would change your gear at the not most appropriate time.
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Postby DavidS » Mon Apr 02, 2018 9:26 pm
Those small mudguards are useless, I remember having them on a bike when I was a teen some decades ago.
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Postby hemirokingi » Fri Apr 06, 2018 11:40 pm
Here is my beautiful mixte! When I bought it it had a few different Shimano components (nothing special), with the Deore AX crankset and pedals. It was $20 which seemed like a good price, if only to keep the pedals and cranks. However, after an afternoon of riding I fell totally in love with the mixte frame and decided it would become my commuter. I read up on the Deore AX groupset and ended up purchasing the DT shifters and both derailleurs. The look and feel of all the parts is great, and really seem to match the vibe of the bike. I've redone all the cabling, swapped the handlebars (original drop bars were bent), serviced the headset and bottom bracket and added new tyres! I also put together a rack and now it's ridden every day to uni.
I really don't know much about the origins of this bike - the only sort of indication is a bike shop sticker from Malaysia. I know there is a serial number on there somewhere, will have to have a look for it and post some more info. Any thoughts or info would be highly appreciated!!
EDIT: Thanks for the tip re - photobucket. I've posted them via flickr now! Hopefully this works! It was very late at night posting this, so I've made a few edits to the original post also
IMG-5123 by Hemi Robinson-Kingi, on Flickr
IMG-5132 by Hemi Robinson-Kingi, on Flickr
IMG-5127 by Hemi Robinson-Kingi, on Flickr
IMG-5135 by Hemi Robinson-Kingi, on Flickr
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Postby drex » Thu May 03, 2018 7:09 am
Started my first restoration project last night - Repco Superlight, been sitting in an elderly gent's shed for many years untouched, he passed away last year and this ended up on Gumtree for not much.
Anyone able to decode what J50962 on the frame is?
First step is to clean it up and at least get it running - thinking new chain, loosen up & align derailleurs, lube the brakes (the pads seem ok, but not sure if they should be swapped out too), replace cables (all rusted), grease hubs (both crunchy), put on some new bar tape and swap on some new tyres & tubes that I've got spare from another bike (tyre walls disintegrated in my hands when I touched them, so guessing it has been sitting around for quite a while).
After that, keep it to scoot around my local for a while and think about what to do with it (if anything) longer term.
No idea what to expect since this is my first time fixing up an old bike, but will be spending a lot of time trawling old posts here I reckon...
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Postby hemirokingi » Thu May 03, 2018 11:39 am
Looks awesome! I have a very similar superlite that I've resprayed and done up as a fixie - I love it! Definitely retro. Others may disagree with this, but I've found it works OK in the past - often the chain can be cleaned up with a wire brush (by hand or on a drill) and some lubricant. Doesn't look the prettiest, but you can definitely get it running smoothly and save $20! Can be handy since these jobs often blow out to much more than you expect to start with!drex wrote:...thinking new chain, loosen up & align derailleurs, lube the brakes (the pads seem ok, but not sure if they should be swapped out too), replace cables (all rusted), grease hubs (both crunchy), put on some new bar tape and swap on some new tyres & tubes that I've got spare from another bike (tyre walls disintegrated in my hands when I touched them, so guessing it has been sitting around for quite a while)...
Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
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Postby Milpool » Thu May 03, 2018 12:11 pm
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Postby drex » Sun Jun 17, 2018 6:04 pm
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Postby 10speedsemiracer » Sun Jun 17, 2018 8:00 pm
Ironically I pulled a late 80s Sugino crankset off a bike today. How coincidental.drex wrote:So I picked up a real mixed bag this weekend from an ad on Gumtree. The lovely old bloke who was selling it said he'd had it for ages, but that he couldn't really ride any more, so it had to go. It has no brand name or markings on the frame, other than to say that it is made from Tange Infinity tubing, so I'm guessing it was a custom built job? Has a Sugino Cycloid crankset, which did my head in when I first looked at the 52/42 oval chainrings (I thought they were damaged until I did some research), friction shifters, BR-L490 Shimano brakes, a Shimano Acera rear derailleur (looks like it is a relatively recent addition), and the brakes have been set up like a European bike with the left lever operating the front brakes. I reckon from the brakes and crankset that it is circa 1988, but that's just a guess. Anyone ever seen something similar? Has been well looked after - undid the quill stem to see if I could drop the bars down, fully expecting them to be seized, and they moved smoothly without even needing a nudge. Think I'll be doing minimal changes to this one and taking it out for a ride once I've given it a quick tizzy up, trued the wheels and put some air in the tyres!
I'm wondering if this is a Nishiki of some sort, or something similar. Don't s'pose this has a SunTour front derailleur? Think your estimation of date is fairly accurate, the Cycloid stuff came out 86/87 (was a more aggressive version of Shimano's BioPace...and not very popular). I've never ridden one, although I do like my BioPace.
Whatever it is, nice bike.
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Postby Gordon1 » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:07 am
A quick google search reveals it was for sale near where I live. Luckily I haven't been looking at Gumtree.
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