Latest hobby: Raleigh Super Course MKII

centuryghost · March 07, 2011, 11:26:10 PM

Time to update!

Well, I've been pretty busy with this build and I have learned a ton! Found out I like to mess with bikes.

Cleaned and greased all bearings; hub and bottom bracket.

New innertubes and tires.

Swapped in a 2 chainwheel Sugino crankset

All new cables and housing

Set up with Suntour ARX derailleurs and shifters

New bar tape

Sweet new Cardiff leather saddle

Now I'm building up that Nishiki for my wife

yamahonkawazuki · March 09, 2011, 11:49:32 PM

ive got the wheelset on the bay, but still have the shimano 105 calipers, front and rear, the time trial bars, and the cateye astrale 8 computer. if you want any of these thigns let me know. will make a GOOD deal on 1 or all ofit

yamahonkawazuki · March 15, 2011, 08:48:18 AM

Ehhh got offered 40 for the wheelset. im going to take it if no higher. im as broke as a whore in a convent

centuryghost · March 15, 2011, 04:20:29 PM

Sorry man, no need for them. I plan on selling the Raleigh! Any takers?

yamahonkawazuki · March 15, 2011, 08:47:53 PM

id do it if it didnt hurt to ride them. i had to kill the sale cause i discovered a crack in teh rear wheel. lol. so now im broke and without transportation

bettingpython · March 16, 2011, 11:46:30 AM

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on March 15, 2011, 08:47:53 PM
id do it if it didnt hurt to ride them. i had to kill the sale cause i discovered a crack in teh rear wheel. lol. so now im broke and without transportation

OK how much of the bike do you have left? I haven't been around for a while so it sucks I missed this.

Oh fyi back in the day we used to run those 20c stitch ups with nitrile liners at 120 psi.

I have an old raleigh roadbike in the garage I need to get fixed back up. I had a nishiki when I was 11 20" stitch up tires believe it or not. Then a Bianchi when my legs were long enough to use a full sized crank set, I had a Maasi frame that I never got around to building because I got bored with it.

yamahonkawazuki · March 17, 2011, 09:29:23 PM

Quote from: bettingpython on March 16, 2011, 11:46:30 AM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on March 15, 2011, 08:47:53 PM
id do it if it didnt hurt to ride them. i had to kill the sale cause i discovered a crack in teh rear wheel. lol. so now im broke and without transportation

OK how much of the bike do you have left? I haven't been around for a while so it sucks I missed this.

Oh fyi back in the day we used to run those 20c stitch ups with nitrile liners at 120 psi.

I have an old raleigh roadbike in the garage I need to get fixed back up. I had a nishiki when I was 11 20" stitch up tires believe it or not. Then a Bianchi when my legs were long enough to use a full sized crank set, I had a Maasi frame that I never got around to building because I got bored with it.

have teh front wheel and tire, chin is a conti duraskin, the rear tire which is a conti gator skin. both same sizes. conti race-lite tube in front. some other brand in rear. the cassette ( a shimano hyperglide-c _ 9 spd, the time trial bars, & brake levers and shifters, shifters are a gimme, they need some tlc. have the front and rear shimano 105 brake calipers, and front crank. front and rear derraileur are also shimano 105. and teh cateye astrale 8 computer, basically the whole bike lol. but teh rear wheel will stay here because its one ride shy of catastrophic failure.,

yamahonkawazuki · March 23, 2011, 01:57:22 AM

Quote from: bettingpython on March 16, 2011, 11:46:30 AM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on March 15, 2011, 08:47:53 PM
id do it if it didnt hurt to ride them. i had to kill the sale cause i discovered a crack in teh rear wheel. lol. so now im broke and without transportation

OK how much of the bike do you have left? I haven't been around for a while so it sucks I missed this.

Oh fyi back in the day we used to run those 20c stitch ups with nitrile liners at 120 psi.

I have an old raleigh roadbike in the garage I need to get fixed back up. I had a nishiki when I was 11 20" stitch up tires believe it or not. Then a Bianchi when my legs were long enough to use a full sized crank set, I had a Maasi frame that I never got around to building because I got bored with it.

basically hav teh frame, the calipers, the front wheel, and tire/tube,the rear tire/tube. rear wheel, is no good, and the cateye. if someone cares to make a stab at it, sans frame would be cheap. shipped

jserio · March 24, 2011, 11:49:43 PM

I had a bike in highschool I absolutely loved. I wish I could remember what it was because I'd love to have one again. Got it at an auction towards the end of the night, nobody around. It was yellow. I remember my dad saying something to the effect that it was a "french raching bike". I know that isn't a technical term but back then, I didn't care. I absolutely loved that thing. Could go anywhere on it I wanted really. I was a bit rough on tires and got tired of replacing the tubes so I eventually went with a solid innertube set up for both tires. It seemed to ride so much better after that. Anyways, I'm rambling now and really have nothing to contribute to this thread other than to say, nice bike.

yamahonkawazuki · March 25, 2011, 12:33:03 AM

Quote from: jserio on March 24, 2011, 11:49:43 PM
I had a bike in highschool I absolutely loved. I wish I could remember what it was because I'd love to have one again. Got it at an auction towards the end of the night, nobody around. It was yellow. I remember my dad saying something to the effect that it was a "french raching bike". I know that isn't a technical term but back then, I didn't care. I absolutely loved that thing. Could go anywhere on it I wanted really. I was a bit rough on tires and got tired of replacing the tubes so I eventually went with a solid innertube set up for both tires. It seemed to ride so much better after that. Anyways, I'm rambling now and really have nothing to contribute to this thread other than to say, nice bike.

was it a motobecane?

jserio · March 25, 2011, 12:07:14 PM

Not sure. I do remember that it did have the two sets of hand levers as on the bike in this post. Oh, and the gear selector switches were actually located in the center of the bars. I don't remember it weighing alot either. One of the lighter road bikes i've ever ridden if I recall. After I moved out my old man sold it in a garage sale. Oh well, I shoulda taken it with me.

centuryghost · March 25, 2011, 02:27:25 PM

Thanks for the compliment, jserio

yamahonkawazuki · March 25, 2011, 08:17:10 PM

going to start saving up, and put together another motorised bike. have to have it ready by late may. cause health permitting going to assist with road ride as a volunteer. and will ride it from my home in clinton to worlds fair park in knoxville tn. about 30 miles or so but motorised, so in essense all i have to do is steer it, and dodge cars... at 5am

yamahonkawazuki · March 25, 2011, 09:50:21 PM

honestly id let teh whole bike go. but the rear wheel is not safe to ride. and shipping even at 18lbs roughly, still is odd sized so = costly somewhat. usable parts are rear tire/tube ( presta valve ), front wheel/tire/tube, front and rear shimano 105 calipers/pads, 2 gear shimano 105 crank. rear derraileur, and the time trial bars withshifters/armrests. i want to ride that bike 1 more time but that crack to me says you MIGHT get 1 ride out of it or maybe not. it could fail at the wrong time causing a bad day

yamahonkawazuki · April 30, 2011, 10:51:59 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/UPGRADED-80CC-BICYCLE-MOTOR-ENGINE-KIT-MOTORIZED-H80-/150581235580?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230f574f7c gotta get my hands on one of these. this walkin shaZam! is killin me

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