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  1. juvela

    1967 (ish) Cyril Wren restoration

    ----- fitment of Arregui caliper - had this come up on a machine built up for meself needed about the same was able to again eno' by filing the adjustment slot on the caliper arm also keep in mind you can gain four mm by mounting twenty-seven inch wheels - judging by the large clearances...
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    Falcon bike identification

    ----- forgot to mention above - if rider needs bar to be that high for comfort that is perfectly fine stem can be replaced with a taller model such as the Technomic from maker Nitto - -----
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    Falcon bike identification

    ----- in case you are curious as to a specific date there are several fittings on the cycle which should exhibit such marking: portion of stem down inside steerer right end of bar rear mech backside of crank arms for markings which are coded there is a decryption guide here -...
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    BSA Opperman Special ID help

    ----- headset locknut Brampton Bros. Nr. 915 020 (also offered in nickel & black finishes) headset clip Brampton Bros. Nr. 845 101 (also offered in nickel & black finishes) would expect hs to employ floating u-races and take 1/8" ball fork ends Brampton Bros. Nr. 880 061, note distinctive...
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    BSA Opperman Special ID help

    ----- gear hanger Cyclo Ref. no. T/E -----
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    frenchwheels • Gitane

    ----- the stateside editions of Roma lasses came in this livery around this era have a crashed TdF from ~'72 which has been hangin' in me racks for decades wearing it does not seem rare for MICMO produit on this shore of puddle... -----
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    frenchwheels • Gitane

    ----- this transfer set came into use with the 1974 model year -----
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    Union mixte singlespeed

    ----- headlugs appear BOCAMA but my materials not showing a match for model designation bottom bracket shell BOCAMA pattern Ref. 5 seat lug BOCAMA pattern "T" both plate style laterals bridges likely ESGE Pletscher, may not be so marked, Agrati another producer for these laterals bridge...
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    Why are more modern barend shifters "bent"?

    No. If you measure any of the old ones, whether Campag, Juy, Maeda, Freres Huret, etc they are all noticiably shorter from pivot axis to lever end than are their downtube companions. Modern "bent" models may be a means of giving the rider more leverage/control without increasing the distance...
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    Union mixte singlespeed

    ----- @non-fixie shall have information to share ;) -----
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    Cesare Mu questionnaire

    ----- for readers with an interest in Brugelmann offerings thar be some back catalogues archived here - https://velo-pages.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6920 -----
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    1960's Bluemels AFA pump seals wanted..

    ----- this 1974 catalogue from the maker of AFA products, Poutrait-Morin, states that the plastic seal of that time be made of a material called "elastomere" and available in three sizes (see last image) inherited an AFA frame pump model 818 from me parents and discovered it to have a cracked...
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    Classic bikes, BBQ and old friends

    ----- always enjoy reading the reports of this wonderful event visited Bob in September of '01 and received a generous giro of his marvelous collection this was back when he was yet on Bainbridge Island after the tour he took us in one of his restored Volkswagens for a visit to Mr. Groman's...
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    A final try at identifying my mystery bike

    ----- 👍 ...an' lo she be neither demotic greek... 🤔 -----
  15. juvela

    A final try at identifying my mystery bike

    ----- wonder if steerer "markings" may not have been done intentionally but due to something inside the clamp which was used to hold the tube during construction... -----
  16. juvela

    Spotted on the street

    ----- ...the clearest case of kinesological perfection have ever seen...for a chupacabra... -----
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    A final try at identifying my mystery bike

    ----- perchance our framebuilder member @bulgie may see something here... -----
  18. juvela

    Spotted on the street

    ----- you mean to say that you have not always longed to have the top of the steerer poking into the underside of your chin/throat? ...must be some kinda weirdo...🫨 -----
  19. juvela

    ofmega r. der. rebuild

    ----- am auld wreadin' the header had me thimkin' we were gonna see wunnuh them brightly coloured banana-shaped plastic thingamajigs...🤪 -----
  20. juvela

    Information advice on a Raleigh Record Sprint I’ve just purchased

    ----- thanks very much for sharing this find appears we are in the early eighties here headset looks to be Tange MA 60 there will be a clockface type date marking on the backside of the Weinmann 605 caliper arms the Sugino crank arms will have a date marking on their backsides dropouts...
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