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No shame there, a bike does not go uphill on its own! I wish I could "nearly kill myself" on a continental mountain. I had trouble climbing a 2000 ft 'hill' in my backyard, used my flatlander trainer; not geared for that type of ascent. I am only 56 so you are doing better than myself on hills...

My Italian is rusty; porteur = portari or vettori (?); cannot remember; it has been awhile since I was there. I am not against racks in general, but not on that particular bike which I do not expect to be taking runs to the store on; got the Raleigh sports for that. I would also be careful with...

Thank you, I do have a spare wheel already, and a couple of hubs (I think '67 & '72). I do not mind tearing the hub apart, but what you said about the broken axle makes sense considering the hit the rear took. I need to check the rim, although it was not obviously damaged upon initial inspection.

Thanks Keith, The bike has a 3 speed internally geared hub, AW model. I have not torn the hub apart yet since I have 2 spare complete rear wheels and a couple of loose hubs. The bike got severely jarred when I hit the bump and an obvious odd noise occurred simultaneously. No telling how many...

Re: Re: You could order as much or as little chrome as you wanted; same with braze-ons. Custom frame finishes are much more common in the European market than in the export market. My friend went to the factory to order his frame when we were in Italy; he sold me his Super which he was...

I have a 1970 Raleigh Sports with perfect threads on both hub axles and nuts. I had removed the front hex nuts and replaced with some old wing nuts I had laying about. I do not know what bike the wing nuts originally came from and they are not marked. I used them vice the original nuts due to...

I do not know where to put this bike in the forums so it will reside here for now. There needs to be a classic 3 speed thread for all makes since I have some from the late '30s through to the late '70s. Anybody second that motion? 1965 Robin Hood 3 speed, Sturmey-Archer hubs, all else is...

Re: I can not vote yet, but that odd Colson frame just catches my eye! That rear steering tube, the twin "bottom" tube(s), and weird front bottom bracket. I wonder what that frame weighs. Looks like it could do some damage on the gravel trails with those "commando" wheels. Curious as to what...

Re: Very interesting and cool! I have never seen or heard of this marque. Curious if they made bikes post WW2. Good luck with that beauty!

Re: A very hard task indeed to value my bikes, some given to me, some bought as a bulk lot, many framesets only. Most of my bikes are 20-60 years old. What I ride as a commuter compared to my top racer is substantial; and most of my frames are market valued at $300 without adding the (getting...

Re: I believe this frame (repainted as received) is an early '70s Motobecane Grand Record with Nervex lugs custom to Motobecane frames only. Very similar to their early "Pro" lugs from the '50s with "horns" instead of the "fishtail" frontal feature. IMG_20191101_170105.jpg...

Re: Thanks for the posts of the killer looking lugs and bikes! Can't wait to see more! I will try to dig out something that is a little different if I can find anything that fits the bill. I just don't have very many bikes old enough to have those more ornate lugs, but I know there is something...

Re: Nishiki Linear 1987 "Linear" TT bike; frame made in '86. First generation Shimano 105, and OFMEGA Premier components. Running a straight block 5 speed rear (15-19), and 49/55T up front (pictured with a 53T before the change to 55T). Not sure why I've been riding this bike regularly for the...

Re: Re: Thanks, I appreciate your attention to detail, I've missed things before! I do agree with your comment, but I had only taken the bike for a VERY casual test ride after getting wheels finished (had a little back spasm that weekend!); need to lower stem (back feels fine now) and seat...

I have some reinforced Binda straps, and although functional looked a bit tatty on this build; also have some nice ALE cages, but blue anodized so again not a good fit. A friend has some ALE black alloy cages I'm trying to cajole him into selling or trading.

Re: Cable removal I have pretty much used methods mentioned previously, but I add another step: 1) I heat up substantially, amount depends on whether or not the unit is still mounted on the bike; to avoid damage; while also incorporating penetrating oil which will act better due to increased...

More of '86 Nuovo Mexico. Hopefully photographs will provide enough frame details for others to identify similarities and/or differences between their own examples of the various Colnagos out there. Missing image of underside of BB shell; "clubs" cut-out is akin to the later '70s frames (I...

Just adding to the mix. Always seems to be a lot of confusion with Colnago "Supers", "Mexicos", and their variants. Blame it on Colnago for making bikes that commemorate achievements by riders using Colnago frames, but then producing a frame that is different from the actual design ridden to...

Re: Just adding for frame reference; won't be able to vote for another 3 or 4 years. Nice rides mates. 1986 Colnago "Nuovo Mexico", 2 gen. Columbus "Profil" tubing, Camp. period mix, Cinelli cockpit. Not finished, but close. Fotos are not uploading, tired of retyping; will attempt to add when...

FONDRIEST "X STATUS" @legrandefromage, sorry trouble posting my X Status. Trying again! fondriest-x-status-1998-40993_5.jpg