This is my personal bicycle. I usually get in a couple of 25 mile rides a week on it. Heron touring frame 59CM. (A Rivendell/Grant Peterson design) Phil Wood hubs laced to Mavic A719 rims with stainless steel double butted spokes. Schwalbe Marathon Plus 700 x 38C tires (I dont like repairing flats on the road, I have over 800 miles now without a flat) Just added are the Gilles Berthoud Stainless Steel fenders. I think they really set the bike off. Wheels are held on with Pitlock locking skewers. (Replacement cost for this wheelset with the tires is around $950.00) Brooks Champion Flyer Special saddle, Brooks leather bar wrap & Brooks mud flap. Nitto seat post, stem, and handle bars. Shimano Ultegra cranks with 46/36 chain rings and an eight speed 12/32 cassette. Rivendell Grip King pedals. Shimano Ultegra long cage rear derailluer, Sachs Huret front derailluer, Suntour Superb down tube shifters. Pauls Components, Neo-Retro Cantilever brakes with Shimano DurAce levers . Nigle Smyth seat pouch (which contains spare tube, patch kit, Park Tools Multitool, 6" Crecent wrench, a pair of tire levers, a presta/schrader adapter, and a grease rag. Cat Eye battery powered lights, Cat Eye 6 function wireless computer (I'm doing good to work through 6 functions) and a Japanise Brass Bell completes the acessory package. Also in the picture is a Vintage Campy frame pump.
A bike shop in Louisville, Kentucky, we have over 300 quality vintage lugged-steel road bikes from the 1970s and '80s available for restoration, including Schwinn, Raleigh, Peugeot, Motobecane, Ross, Masi, DeRosa, Puch, Astro Diamler, Nishiki, Atala, Zullo, Concord, ItalaVega, Dawes, Fuji, KHS and Trek. Sizes from 47 to 63CM. The inventory is constantly changing and there's always a wide selection available on our website. www.vicsclassicbikes.com
Monday, November 24, 2008
My personal ride
This is my personal bicycle. I usually get in a couple of 25 mile rides a week on it. Heron touring frame 59CM. (A Rivendell/Grant Peterson design) Phil Wood hubs laced to Mavic A719 rims with stainless steel double butted spokes. Schwalbe Marathon Plus 700 x 38C tires (I dont like repairing flats on the road, I have over 800 miles now without a flat) Just added are the Gilles Berthoud Stainless Steel fenders. I think they really set the bike off. Wheels are held on with Pitlock locking skewers. (Replacement cost for this wheelset with the tires is around $950.00) Brooks Champion Flyer Special saddle, Brooks leather bar wrap & Brooks mud flap. Nitto seat post, stem, and handle bars. Shimano Ultegra cranks with 46/36 chain rings and an eight speed 12/32 cassette. Rivendell Grip King pedals. Shimano Ultegra long cage rear derailluer, Sachs Huret front derailluer, Suntour Superb down tube shifters. Pauls Components, Neo-Retro Cantilever brakes with Shimano DurAce levers . Nigle Smyth seat pouch (which contains spare tube, patch kit, Park Tools Multitool, 6" Crecent wrench, a pair of tire levers, a presta/schrader adapter, and a grease rag. Cat Eye battery powered lights, Cat Eye 6 function wireless computer (I'm doing good to work through 6 functions) and a Japanise Brass Bell completes the acessory package. Also in the picture is a Vintage Campy frame pump.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
63CM 1984 TREK 400 Series $400.00 SOLD
63CM lugged steel frame. Fresh restoration including; headset, bottom bracket, and hub bearings overhauled; new tires, tubes, rims trips, cables, & chain. Cotton bar tape finished with hemp twine & shellac. Shimano derailleurs, alloy rims with eyelet reinforced spoke holes, micro adjust alloy seat post, alloy handle bars, Diacompe side pull brakes. Sake alloy crank & pedals. Selle San Marco suede leather seat.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Fresh restoration. This bicycle has seen little use. Bearings and races are like new. Lugged steel frame, sport touring geometry, beautiful red metal flake paint, SunTour derailleurs, tracer alloy crank, diacompe side pull brakes. Handlebars finished with cotton bar tape and shellac. Thursday, October 30, 2008
Campy Recoard derailleurs, shifters, hubs. Mavac rims. Stronglight cranks and Chrome head tube lugs make this one a real beauty.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
80's Schwinn Worldsport 350.00 Sold
53CM Lugged steel frame. Araya alloy rims. Sake alloy stem, Champion alloy handlebars. Cotton bar tape finished with hemp twine and shellak. Sugino alloy crank. Fluted micro adjust alloy seat post. Suntour blaze derailleurs. Fresh restoration including overhaul of all bearing systems (hubs, bottom bracket, & headset). Derailleurs & brakes cleaned lubricated & adjusted. Wheels trued. New tires & tubes. Enjoy owning a classic for half the cost of an entry level bike shop bike.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Curent Inventory Avaliable for restoration
The Raleighs; Capri53CM,Rapide50CM, Capri54CM, Sportif54CM, USA59CM, Capri58CM, Super Grand Prix59CM.
The Schwinns;Worldsports, 3 @ 53CM, 1@ 58CM, Travlers, 53,57,&68CM, Varsitys, 55CM & 43CM Mixti, Continental 56CM.
Nishiki Olympic 58CM. Peugeot Course 59CM.
Comming soon Torpado & Carlton Calalina.
for further information call 502-552-5669 or email me at mill2334@bellsouth.net
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
70's Vintage Nishiki Olympic $250.00 SOLD
Fresh from the restoration shop. 53CM seat tube, 31" stand over. Lugged steel frame with beautiful intricate lugs. Pantagraphed alloy Champion handlebars. Shimano derailluers and high flange alloy hubs. Diacomp center pull brakes. All bearings overhauled, wheels trued, new tires and tubes, cotton bar tape finished with hemp twine and shellac.
Oh Yeah, and a way cool head badge.
Own a quality classic road bike for the price of a department store toy. If interested call 502-552-5669 or email at mill2334@bellsouth.net.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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