Recent content by nimchimpsky82

Re: Re: Merci heymarge! I'll check some old brochures but from what I've seen already it sounds pretty plausible.

Re: Thanks both. I've been looking at more 1980s Peugeot and now also Motobecane catalogues but can't quite find a match. The '84 Peugeot PH10L comes close, for example in terms of the internal rear brake cable routing and gear cable braze-on on the chain stay. However, the joint between the...

About 12 years ago I bought a flat handlebar fixie on eBay. It had been resprayed, stripped of all its decals etc. and had lots of probably unoriginal components, except perhaps for the front rim (Mavic CXP 33). The seller wasn't able to tell what manufacturer or frame it was. I got it because...

Re: Thanks Big Cheese :D Yes, entirely possible. There's one guy working there who is really into old bikes, which is why I've used them a few times in the past, but the one I talked to today is probably more of a modern Trek bicycle salesman... I might get that chainset but am actually also...

I was just about to head out on my 1986/1987 (?) Gijs van Tuyl Racing Feather (see first pic below) when the left pedal (BLB Classic City Sealed) came off. On inspection it had quite a bit of thread from inside the crank arm wrapped around it... I am not sure how this has happened, but I suspect...

Tx all -- very helpful :) There's a bolt inside; just haven't bothered removing the dust cap yet :) Thanks, hadn't realised that. Explains the bottom Campy tool in Nob's message I guess. I came across this tool http://www.probikekit.co.uk/bicycle-too ... tAodCAkAXw in a Bikemanforu vid...

Hi all I've just got a 1987-ish Gijs van Tuyl Racing Feather. I'm very keen to start riding it, but want to treat it to some proper rust proofing first... I've never removed a crank or bottom bracket before, and am trying to get my head around what's involved. I'd just like to check that the...

Looks very nice -- blue is such a good colour for French bikes :) Having just come back from a trip to London I'm also happy to see a Peugeot that is not fixiefied!

Ha, OK, thanks Paul!

Thanks Timelab. Good to know I didn't fall into the trap of paying over the odds for this one. Just seen parts 1 and 2 of your restoration vid as well -- very nice job you did, both on the bike and on the video!

Tx guys, very helpful! The vendor wants around £450 for it, which strikes me as a bit steep for an Asolo that is OK but clearly not excellent...

The owner of the Pinarello has now kindly sent me some more photos to help answer the question: Montello, yay or nay? It seems to me that the answer has to be nay... We get the GPT logos on the seat stays, but not on top of the BB. Also, the bridge between the chain stays is...

Thanks for the ID lewisfoto :) Have just found out that the tubing is Aelle, which AFAIK is towards (at?) the lower end of the Columbus hierarchy at the time, so probably strong but not very light.

Is the end of summer always such a good hunting season? Just came across a third possible bike, in addition to the Pina (viewtopic.php?f=12&t=270202) and the Van Tuyl (viewtopic.php?f=12&t=270273). Also very large, this is a (what looks like 1980s) Reus, apparently with Campagnolo gruppo...

Update: the seller did indeed use the term "Koga Miyata" to get more people to view the advert. Quite possibly Italian made then.