http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/ Bicycle Restoration Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:21:13 GMT chris m http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10130 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10130 I've got a Western Flyer London Flyer that needs restored $30.00. nice english style 3speed w/ baskets located in Quincy,Il Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:13:20 GMT Steve Birmingham http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10129 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10129 No problem, I'm mostly into the aero TT bikes from the same time period, and they all have odd top mount shifters. It's likely that the old one just needs new Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:34:37 GMT will@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10128 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10128 Steve, Thanks for the comments. I'll have to get a better look at the top-mount, downtown bolt-on shifter boss (wow, that's a mouth full) when I bring the bike Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:20:58 GMT chris m http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10127 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10127 I recently picked up an old JC Higgins girls cruiser with a gas tank. I got too many projects now so I'm just going to flip her.Her fenders and stuff still Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:04:34 GMT Steve Birmingham http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10126 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10126 The black filled "arabesque" is 600, the gold that looks more arrow like is 105. Many of the topmount shifters used different mounts on the frame, and some Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:35:43 GMT will@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10125 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10125 Hello everyone, I'm tunning up a friend's bike an early 80s era Miyata. It has - if memory serves me correctly - a full Shimano Arabesque group, which was Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:10:29 GMT Forbes Black http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10124 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10124 Hi Gang, This is a bit OT, but Murray is a certified bike wrench who likes to build up old lugged frames as fixies, so maybe it's okay. In any case, I just Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:24:19 GMT BarryM http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10123 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10123 The Schwinn is different. If you have an older one, made in Chicago, then it's good. The advantage to that is the cups and everything will be the same on all Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:03:07 GMT dlhughes001@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10122 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10122 You just can't beat a good ol' Varsity...I ride a singlespeed-ed one, a '79. I have nice long cranks (175), Mary bars on a long-reach MTB type stem, mini-clips Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:23:21 GMT BarryM http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10121 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10121 Yes, I've got a dozen or so hanging from hooks and 5 frames up in the rafters. Coffee cans with parts all over and a big stack of fenders. For this winter Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:53:17 GMT dlhughes001@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10120 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10120 On flat terrain, I'd recommend singlespeeding it. For one thing, you won't need to buy nearly as many parts (no derailleurs, no shifters). I live in a fairly Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:38:34 GMT pillsmofo http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10119 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10119 I'm going to restore this bike for use to and from campus at school. So it will be a road bike, mostly for commuting. The frame had no name on it, i do know Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:43:05 GMT Mr D.H. http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10118 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10118 Don't forget to spray from a far enough distance. You want a fine mist coverage a little at a time. I've seen so many inner city spray paint jobs it makes me Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:34:13 GMT Rich http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10117 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10117 as anyone here can tell ya, restorations can get expensive. Sheldon Browns site (simply google and type in sheldon brown or harris cyclery)is a basic language Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:25:55 GMT Steve Birmingham http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10116 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bicycle_Restoration/message/10116 Personally, I'd start with The headset, then wheels and tires. That makes it a rolling bike that you can move around easily. Having it rolling and sitting