Ultimate Bike Thread.... - Page 245

look 171 · 10-07-2023, 08:42 PM

Thanks, that is a very interesting read.

Back then (I can only relate to around the mid 80s) most pro shop were the typical boutique shops catered to the typical road racing crowd with their bread and butter on mid end frames and service, of course. Bikecology sold volume, cheaper them most around at the time and piss off a lot of the local smaller shops. Are you from LA? That was a shop near Bikecology called Ernie's in Brentwood. Everything about that shop was high end, like going into a Ferrari dealer. They hated Bikecology. I rode for Erine's / LeGrandge for a year.

I remember a lot of the European steel frames that came off the pegs were not straight nor were they faced at the factory. The couple of Gios I worked on were very good but some of the smaller frame builders were pretty bad including their painter who has too many glasses of wine after dinner having to go back to the shop to finish the batch of frames that needed to go out the next morning. You should see some of the lugs that were hand painted. A Jr high kid can do better that in art class. As much I like a Rossin, the three frames that came out of the box were not straight. Cinelli were no better, as least the ones I came across.

Oh man, I wore out that catalogue. That was what keep me awake during Biology class. Tubasti glue. I remember that, what a trip.

look 171 · 10-07-2023, 08:44 PM

Anyone want a Merlin? Small frame, I think it is a 51. I bought it for my kid when he was little and he out grew it in a hurry and never really rode it. I kept saying I will sell it one day but that day will never come because I am horrible at selling stuff. Too lazy

CurtEgerer · CurtEgerer's Garage

What model, frame material, year on the Merlin? I'm interested.

I'm not from LA but of course ordered from the Bikecology catalog on a regular basis

greglepore · 10-08-2023, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by look 171

Anyone want a Merlin? Small frame, I think it is a 51. I bought it for my kid when he was little and he out grew it in a hurry and never really rode it. I kept saying I will sell it one day but that day will never come because I am horrible at selling stuff. Too lazy

If Curt doesn't want it, put me in line-the early ones had TK geo.

CurtEgerer · CurtEgerer's Garage

^^^ Greg, I'm pretty much looking for 2 things to add to the stable: a. a titanium frame road bike and b. something to build into a gravel bike. If it's not one of those 2, it's all yours.

If we can make a deal, it can be as simple as dropping the frame off at your local bike shop. I'd arrange to have them pack it and BikeFlights would pick it up.

greglepore · 10-08-2023, 08:54 AM

Its a very nice old school ti bike Curt, go for it, they are very well built.

"A" · "A"'s Garage

Picked this up from FB Marketplace for cheap:

CurtEgerer · CurtEgerer's Garage

^^^ Wow. Serious downhiller!

LEAKYSEALS951 · 05:57 PM

Not so much about the bikes, but the company. 50 miles. 5700 feet of climbing. 39 degrees, feet in the air to stay warm, and an awesome SAG support table of food and goodness!

look 171 · 10-09-2023, 01:28 AM

Its in storage, I have to go get it out. After I realized he looked like a circus bear on a little bike, I had a long stem on it with a bit of seat post sticking out for myself. Rode it no more then 10 times, if that much? Its the Extralight. Not sure what year, I am thinking mid - late 90s? If you aren't in a hurry for it, I will get out there this weekend to get it out and get you a bunch of pic of it under daylight. Its really clean, not a scratch (can't scratch ti

) on it.

I wanted to keep it for myself since I was too poor to buy one during the Ti craze only to realized that I will never ride it. IMO, they are so much better then any steel frame.

CurtEgerer · CurtEgerer's Garage

Whenever you get around to it, no problem. Just PM with the details and we'll see if we can work out a deal. I've got enough projects to keep me busy for a while

A gravel bike is next on my list. We've got miles of gravel roads through the orange groves around here and it seems like it would be a fun change up from road riding once in a while.

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rockfan4 · 10-09-2023, 11:37 AM

Poking around FBM....

Never saw these before - hydraulic rim brakes

How much would this worry you? JB Weld and touch up paint?

Racerbvd · Racerbvd's Garage

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I've been running Mathauser brake pads for over

CurtEgerer · CurtEgerer's Garage

TdF nutrition schedule:

herr_oberst · 05:57 PM

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Poking around FBM....

Never saw these before - hydraulic rim brakes

How much would this worry you? JB Weld and touch up paint?

Magura hydraulics. I never saw any in the wild, however I remember they were expensive, and well regarded when they were set up properly. Mostly an early mountainbike thang

As to the frame? I don't own a single bike without some tire rub damage on the chainstays but surely that's because of the mighty power I produce when I'm standing on the pedals....

. I doubt if it would put me off from buying a vintage steel frame, knowing that I've never had a frame break down there, and any vintage roadbike I would ever assemble at this stage of my life would be a neighborhood cruiser, not a hard-mileage missile.

herr_oberst · 10-09-2023, 05:56 PM

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TdF nutrition schedule:

I just got a new Garmin, I replaced a 10 year old 810 that finally bailed on me; you can set it up with a drink! warning; I think I'll put it at 20 minutes! I've had it set to 45, and it's amazing how I have to actually be reminded sometimes!

look 171 · 10-09-2023, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

Whenever you get around to it, no problem. Just PM with the details and we'll see if we can work out a deal. I've got enough projects to keep me busy for a while

A gravel bike is next on my list. We've got miles of gravel roads through the orange groves around here and it seems like it would be a fun change up from road riding once in a while.

Where did you get that pic of me? That was in my younger riding days.

look 171 · 10-09-2023, 08:45 PM

I stopped by the Carson track last night to pick up my kid from their volleyball game. The infield turned into a volleyball gym. I had never been there since the 84 Olympic and that was an outdoor track where Mark Gorsky kicked some Russian World champ butts several times between 83 and 84. Now, I am itchy to get on that track and ride it again in this old age. Getting cert is about 150 bucks and the 20 monthly fee to ride the track. Bike rental is about 10-20 per month.