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Just viewing 2 pages of heavyweights makes my legs ache. Just call me a lightweight.

^^^^ 1952, amateur race, southern Canada (Manitoba --> Ontario)

Glue or tape?

The Zeus - All Zeus except Cinelli bar&stem, BB (which I don't remember), but not all from one group. Even the repop hoods were made in Spain. Zeus hubs were later. Generic leather saddle. But it was hardly all Zeus'ed on the first build. Even the frameset took a little effort to get all...

So,...worn original parts must be replaced? Scratches,...'professionally' touched up. If I buy a frameset and the selected Campy NR rear derailleur has a date code not matching the frame? Freewheels must be vintage? No substitutions for wider range of gears? Perfect chrome? IMHO, There is...

I had never heard of a Robert Dean tubular. Only brands like Continental, Vittoria, Schwalbe, A.Dugast, Veloflex and the tubulars I run on my vintage tubular rims. The Dean 'tire' does not look roadworthy, is it just for show bikes?

Restoration - not exactly sure what that means to everyone. I like to take old framesets with paint still decent and get them on the road with mostly 'period correct' parts. I'm into the ride more than a full restore, but I want them to look old and appreciated as transportation...

Interesting. I searched 'Tubuksrs' and the only relevant return were references to TheCabe. Does not look durable for road use. Is yours just a show bike? Would love a pic. I've missed any earlier posts on this build. (don't get over here too often 😳)

https://a-dugast.com/pages/customised-products https://a-dugast.com/pages/contact A Dugast in Netherlands make custom tires. I am certain they get frequent requests for wider than 33mm. I only have 1 set of their 33mm tubulars, not many gravel miles on them.

I suddenly want a perm. 😊

Curtlo - Winthrop, WA

Single speeds and fixies welcome, and some folks can do it; but for most it is clearly a ride for geared bikes.

The start... a few years back Ya never know who might be riding what The gravel Lunch spot on first day Interesting bikes A toast

For those of you who ride your vintage bikes, like the camaraderie of fellow vintage enthusiasts and can get to western Montana in late July - consider the Cino Heroica ride. Benefits a Kalispell Montessori School. Here is the registration link https://www.kalispellmontessori.com/cino a link...

Rinsed with a baking soda solution, then flushed well with water. Currently sitting in the sun. Thank you for the replies. I think a few drops of linseed oil in each chain stay is a good idea since that is where much of the rust dust came from and visual inspection impossible. The frame is...

I ride many vintage lightweights with friction shifting, several newer bikes with integrated brake/shift levers and an e-road bike. Funny how on a 'bearing overhauled',1970s, 23 pound bike on flatish terrain my speed is about the same as a 19 pound modern bike. Throw in hills and the older...

On paved surfaces, lower the tire pressure = increase the rolling resistance. Period, no exceptions.

Treated a 1972 lugged steel R531 frame (Holdsworth) in an oxalic acid solution last night. No external rust on frame, but brass brushing inside tubes from the bb area resulted in some 'rust dust' and a few small bits, so I decided to try the oa bath only to a depth of 2" submerging the bb and...

On mine everything aligns as 1985, deviation on fork crown inner leg tabs. I do not have factory panto'd parts, and the stem/bars are not original. 1st owner liked Modolo bars&stem. 1985 frame and fork. Not 100% sure of date on CdA group (1st gen?) Just shot the pics quickly with older camera...

My insurance agent forbid 'rolling pics' when I turned 70, but here is what I rode yesterday. Low 40s in Western WA, USA - Puget Sound. But dry! Sorry, it is only ~35 yo. - a toddler by Cabe standards, I know. And not even all original. Just a rider. I like the feel of narrow handlebars...

Ya know, @juvela, I do not know the full history on this frame. From a BForums member in NYC, who is not original owner, but may know more. Not sure if it was first purchased from George in Ireland or Charlie in LA. Would there be any way to tell the diff from frame & fork? I doubt it. Makes...

Took me a while to find these pics. I know nothing, but the bike was in a small 'outdoor show' in Anacortez, WA some years back.

@juvela is modest - one of the best sleuths on the Internet identifying obscure (relatively speaking) classic vintage lightweights. And prolific, too.

1974 Holdsworth, branded as an Irish Harding. Reynolds 531 tubing. 60X57cm ctc, an excellent fit for me. I didn't actually 'find' it this week, as I have been cordially, patiently, respectfully stalking its' owner for a few years now. The gentleman finally decided he had too many project frames...

Original to the Giro 'd Italia model. Pro model was Campagnolo equipped.

I have had 3 bikes with Japanese tubing Centurion ProTour with Tange 2 Bianchi Limited with Ishiwata 022 and the one still with me is a Batavus Competition Ishi022 I would like to have owned Tange1 and Ishi019 bikes, but you can't own them all, in my world.

1972 Giro 'd Italia Mine was purchased as an 'almost original' one owner bike. First owner switched from tubular to clincher. I made only a few changes : Back to tubular rims Seat pin & saddle clamp to a seatpost Record rear derailleur to NR New hoods Pardon the rear tire yet to be changed...

Thanks I will absolutely inspect. And have replacements available. Maybe I will skip the shellac, not 100% loving the black and maroon look - given silver & bright choices. Next bar tape change, unless stem looks fraught. Is there a bicycle component that hasn't been broken? And discussed on...

I have heard of no problems with this model Modolo. Ride light. But ride your bike.

Here is the 1959 Rickert (posted in Lightweights) on the road. Mixed build, mostly 'close to Era apropo'. Campa Gran Sport derailleurs/shifters, but with 46/30 chainrings for riding gravel in hilly terrain. Universal brakes, Galli levers, Ambrosio stem, 3t bars w/ Newbaums cloth.. 27mm Veloflex...

‘87 Bianchi Vittoria. Another mixed component build of Campa, Mavic, Weinmann, Suzue. Columbus Formula One tubing (feels like SL main frame, heavier fork in 59cm, stays = ?). Newbaum cloth bar wrap. edit: ¿accoutrements count?

Up to the trailhead, down the big hill for 3km of brake check, ride the flats, climb home to check the drivetrain in small ring/large cog combo under load and low cadence. 😅 A short ride of 10 miles on a rebuild of a bike I like. ‘82 Holdsworth Special manufacture, but sold under contract to...

I must confess, not today - but wrenching and riding limit posting time. This and a couple to follow are within the last week. English Falcon. Long standing, still in bike building business. Description? = Red, unusual decaling, lugged steel (531c), a mix of components (Campa, Modolo, Cinelli...

Hope it is ok to post here as well as Lightweights. German bikes seem to get posted here. Hugo Rickert touring from '59. Reassembled from frame/fork/headset with period correct, maybe not wheels.

Just repeated juvela in above comment. regarding GranSport rear derailleur, I’m running it on Rickert with 14-28 fw.

It takes a lot of work but many of them clean up nicely, 😓 ,with a few replacement consumables. Lately, I have gotten a couple of 'new' bikes on the road and partially refurbed several others from my group. But, there is a late '70s Carlton, hi-ten, that would glow and glide with a good...

….and I like it. At first it was meant to be Campa + Weinmann deltas Then as an all Mavic build But it ended up like this. Campa, Mavic, Suzue, 3t. But I like the Weinmann hoods, so the hoods/levers stayed. Maybe getting an English racing saddle. Frankenbuilt practical for big hills with a...

….and I like it Rickert touring. Purchased as a frame and fork with some extra bits negotiated after the initial sale, from a collector on Bainbridge Is. ^^^ an old pic, staged to check tire clearance, 33 cyclocross fit, but not with off-road clearances. I did not get to this build as quickly...

1972 Bottecchia Giro 'd Italia, Columbus SP tubing. Company is one of the oldest Italian builders. Oops, pic before rear tire got changed

Follis bicycles were produced in Lyon from 1903 until 2007. Some very nice ones were built. I would seek a steel Look.

I don’t post so often, being a rider of skinny tires, but here are the vintage I have ridden within the last couple of weeks. Dry days in the 40*s in coastal PNW makes for nice cool conditions. Winter bibs make it plenty warm. In order: red barn, 1981 AustroDaimler Olympian. 2x6, has always...

Ever try to ride a greyhound??? Answer: Perfect design and aerodynamics have nothing to do with it! 😊

3 Hail Marys and 2 pints of bitter. Forgiveness + Healing.

The road to knowledge is regularly a bumpy ride. Persistence a companion to learning.

For #12 I will post my oldest bike - 1959 Hugo Rickert touring. The German worked alone - supposedly his wife helped with some tasks. It is a repaint and should show different decals. Still a project but almost done. 531 frame and fork, repainted with newer (wrong) decals for it’s age. Front...

Early 70’s Zeus, metric 531, saved from a Canadian co-op’s dump, shipped to PNW, frame/fork straightened, rebuilt to near 100% Zeusness, but alas, mixed groups. (Pardon the lack of front cable guide, corrected - but distracting in pics I have)

1980 Romic touring (possibly a custom frame) with gold anodized Galli bits and 1/2 step + granny gears. Needs period rear der, but rides just fine as is. Ray G. was a Schwinn guy before going solo. More info at CR.

Early 70’s (‘72?) Bottecchia Giro ‘d Italia. 2nd owner of this mostly original equipment bike. Only changes = rd from Record to NR, wheels back to tubular (but not orig spec’d rims), replacement Universal hoods from Rustines. Oops, wrong order.

About this time last year - an all original (not tires/tubes), 1 owner, very low mileage, late 70s, Worksop built Carlton Criterium came my way. No matter that it is a rather lowly frameset in a rather large (but quite rideable) size. It ticked a couple of boxes. edit: Can happily report...