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Glad there is a happy ending. By coincidence, my Peugeot did get nicked once, partly my fault, I felt sorry for this guy and loaned him my bike, I think it was a UO 8, not exactly top of the line but I put some nice wheels on and had SPD clipless pedals on it and a narrow racing type leather...

Yes, you have a point. Kermis races from Belgium are well known and I believe that is a sort of Dutch/Flemish word. So, we've got Madison modelled after Madison Square Garden. Believe it or not, some of those 3 speeds are called erm, English Racers sometimes. :wink: in some places...

from the discussion here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... lebar+stem Okay, is a stem like this opened with a hex allen wrench?? Alright, here is my problem, I am working on a stem similar to this but I don't think it is for a hex allen wrench to open up. It's really a circle...

The newer 1980s headbadge, 3 coloured versus the big red "M". Very nice. Always a winner Motobecane and an '80s bike should never leave you looking for a Swiss or French sized spindle if you ever have bottom bracket problems. :wink: I like those Hutchinson grips too.

The bike's dynamite! What a looker! Looks a bit like modern cork handlebar wrap. I'm told in it's day, Phillips was a real empire, they were Raleigh's big competitor. There were places in the world Raleigh was, but not Phillips, then, like in Iraq, there was Phillips but not Raleigh. 3...

Too bad he just posted and didn't answer. This is a great bike. So many on here are retro but not really that old. This Peugeot is definitely after my own heart. Good show!

Thanks for telling us: so with your name and this link, this is your bike. Nice. http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/bi ... rgill.html It's probably on this site too. Once I get the hang of navigating here, I will see. Very well done bike, the lugs, I'll have to go through that site...

Cool Emblem!

Saw a KHS (Japanese bike) Mixte Grand Sport today, had the Dia Compe's on there. I think as bike makers moved to the Pacific Rim, a lot of those bikes, maybe even low budget ones got Dia Compe's on them. The things you learn. I'll bet when people say they have a Japanese vintage bike, it's often...

Thank You. I got real busy from work and then from working on a bike too. Be better to be out cruising. Thank you for your kindness, the short answer to my question could have been "don't ride it." I'll keep up to date.

Gran Compe By Dia Compe I know I've seen, I have in fact. So many questions are answered on the web, but it is better to be able to get these at reasonable prices. http://www.yellowjersey.org sells them still, but what a price to pay. "Once upon a time, there was a small, yet...

Lots on applying new decals and removing them in this forum, I have a unique decal on one bike (about that maker winning a TdF) that I want to keep preserved. Are there any suggestions?? '70s era Raleigh. Thank You. I'll just go on a bit, I've had a chainstay protector, it was a clear...

Harry Hill!!! I know his story but had to make sure of his name, though he was only a Bronze medallist, he passed away in Jan. this year I'm sure, this was talked about here. His story is real heroic. What impresses me is that after he got back from the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany, he...

Ok, here you all are largely in the UK: and here this is a retro bike forum. Was Reg Harris mentioned?? :shock: Guy retired and then came back some 20 years later to race again on his same old cycle from 20 years earlier and still had a punch. Something like that...

Yes, thanks for the tips: I actually came across what I thought was a real nice bike, it was being abandoned by the owner and I took it. It really was nice, a sky blue framed bike but in the midday sun, I wasn't sure if it might be Celeste Blue, oh well. Since I thought maybe it was a...

They look a bit in the style of Colnago graphics, there is a bike they made called the Olympic Master. (http://velospace.org/node/2510 ) http://thevelostore.com/images/covers_velo/70096.jpg <--- Same champions stripes colour scheme which admittedly, has been done by a number of companies...

Ok, probably one of the most seen 10 speeds in the world ever in the history of mankind is the Raleigh Grand Prix, vintage '70s and before. I came across a bloke selling a 1990+/- vintage Grand Prix which is relatively recent since from what I understand, some Grand Prixs were made with Rod...

Yes, I only saw this name somewhere and I thought it looked bikey!