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A Ritchey Timberwolf (very) unexpectedly showed up on the local CL a few weeks ago! No dents, but scratched, scraped, neglected, and generally just beat to shit. But the D-A hubs, 600 headset, and the BB were all good to rebuild! Deerhead F derailleurs never die, do they? Rims, rings, spokes...

huh...... did i miss something? while it is in super shape the spec doesn't match the photos (!) i'm no expert, but it looks more like a (84?) stump sport. all shimano brakes- no mafac or tommaselli there....... :?

You! I'm sure you can find a good step-by-step online and when you're finished you'll think "well that wasn't so bad, sort of fun actually" :D

i've been warning our mechanics not to cut those since they disappeared from our distributors catalogs last year......hopefully something will show up on ebay. hmm, now i'm wondering if a shimano 3 speed cable would fit, don't they have an end kinda like that? :?

exactly what service was the bike in to the lbs for? if it was a tune up they should have tightened it and should replace it. if it felt like crap when they tightened it they probably should have left a note on the service ticket and owe you an apology but not much else. sometimes you do the...

my goal on this 40/41 excelsior badged dx was to get it under 30 pounds with no obviously 'modern' parts. of course sub-30 pretty much rules out gears or drums :wink:

my 2 cents- if it's already a decent cartridge bearing headset- make sure there's a thin film of grease on ALL metal-to-metal contact areas.........

ned and mountain bike racing have come a long way! here he is winning the iron horse bicycle classic in durango, i think 1984.....listen to the roar of the crowd! look at all those sponsors! :D

a coworker gave me an old urago catalog and some old photocopies from a herse catalog. i scanned the cleanest ones- you might like them.... :)

if it's convenient that would be cool. a great-uncle lived there in the 20's. :)

i know this is an odd request, but if anyone on this forum is ever near 'yeoman's row' sw3 i'd sure appreciate a photo of #24. i'm sure it doesn't look like this anymore :wink:

the paint is original- after a lot of time spent polishing away grime and haze (unfortunately the pinstriping went as well). the stem is just a lucky rattle can close match from the auto parts store. btw, the photos are very flattering to the finish..... :wink:

i know this thread is a little old, but i'm new here so it's fresh to me.... anything british w/out a 'raleigh' badge is pretty unusual for us. built this one a few months ago. the headbadge and chainring get a lot of attention :)

thanks for all the kind words. it put up a helluva fight but turned out to be a nice rider :)

hmm, thought I put my first post in the 'intro' thread but I guess I didn't :oops: Here's one for you klunker guys. 1942 Schwinn-built BF Goodrich :)

well, this forum seems positive enough, let's give it a try. started mt biking in '82, inspired by the magazine photos of the marin/cb guys on pearl pass. as far as 'retro' is concerned my main interest is in building single speed klunkers :)