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Comment by o0_dan_0o on August 30, 2009 at 4:11pm

routenberg: it probably wont hurt your frame, as long as its steel. 1/2" is a quarter inch on each side. you probably dont want to spread em any further, but as long as youre not dog tracking youll be fine.

Comment by Mike Bullis 5.5-6.5 miles on August 30, 2009 at 3:34pm

Just came home with a mid sixties Robin Hood. Rough but restorable. I had a new 1970 Robin Hood when I started high school(Now you know I ain't a youngster) and this one was the same color. Different gearing and hubs than mine had, though.

Comment by Mike Bullis 5.5-6.5 miles on August 8, 2009 at 9:09pm

Those sound sweet, especially the 58 Lenton.

Comment by Thomas Collette on July 23, 2009 at 3:04pm

This site might help you
http://www.angelfire.com/rant/allday101/SchwinnCodes1.html
A Schwinn forum site
http://www.schwinnbikeforum.com/index.php?www

Comment by Jeff Roth on July 9, 2009 at 5:17pm

Lunch order: Hot Italian with extra sport peppers. Oh! And slather some of that hot sauce on it to.

Sassy girl cleaned up real nice.

Comment by brandon lee* on July 6, 2009 at 11:41pm

ixne on the trek. van pulled out across the front of me and i slammed into the side taking out my fork and possibly the front rim of my matching sun rims. anyone got an idea where i can find a nice classic styled, lugged fork for replacement?

Comment by brandon lee* on July 4, 2009 at 2:33am

Just finished putting together a 87 trek 560ex pro series. It's gorgeous. I'll post some pictures after i replace a few cheap parts bin temporaries! Speaking of, anyone have a nice silver 27mm micro adjust seat post they'd be willing to donate or sell for right price? Everything else on this bike has been second hand, I figure why start with this.

Comment by Thomas Collette on June 25, 2009 at 5:33pm

I just found a 1978/9 Raleigh Record Ace at a yard sale. I fixed it up and rode it last week at a 10 mile time trial. I not done much riding in the last year but still did over 16 mph. I also have a 1970 Raleigh Sprite 27 that I use on the Erie Canal here in New York. I have no trouble using 27x1 1/4 or 26x1 3/8 for gravel trails.
While commuting I used a 1970 Bottecchia and a modified Centurion.
Raleigh Record Ace
http://britsolrebuiltbicycles.shutterfly.com/2101
Sprite 27
http://britsolrebuiltbicycles.shutterfly.com/886
Bottecchia
http://britsolrebuiltbicycles.shutterfly.com/796

All my other bicycles are shown here
http://britsolrebuiltbicycles.shutterfly.com/

Comment by Jerome Hughes on June 15, 2009 at 10:55am

hey, Jeff, that's a nice looking touring bike, with long wheelbase, fork lowrider bosses, cantilever brakes, granny gear crank, etc. - by copying photo and zooming in can see it's a "Specialized Expedition" - quite a score!

for me, number one update to such a bike is to replace their original brake levers with "aero" style levers, running the brake cables under the tape - you can get a nice set of aero levers that are also lighter that the originals for very little cash... http://tinyurl.com/aeroleverscheap

bar end shifters would also be very much in the touring spirit of your bike, but perhaps a bit more costly

btw, my '89 Bianchi Sport SX (mentioned below and visible on my flickr page) spent most of its life in Monterey under my now retired uncle, who moved out there in the '60s from Chicago (as did a couple other uncles) and kindly sent it to me recently as he's only been riding a mountain bike through the fields (and motorcycles on the roads) since moving inland to Spreckels

first rode the Bianchi on the oceanfront path while visiting in '90s

Comment by Jeff Roth on June 14, 2009 at 10:32pm

Reply to Standingchair, I don't thing we'll be seeing each other on the street anytime soon, although I wish it were so. I love Chicago, been there a few time for work and the people reminded me of where I grew up, Evansville, IN. I live in Monterey, CA now. I found this site after I bought a nice steel bike at a garage sale and wanted to get more info on it.(The one in the photo.) Now I'm all crazy for 80's Japanese steel. I got the info on the bike. But, I like keeping track of this site because it's a quality site with good people and it reminds me of the Midwest.

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