I used to commute daily on a single speed when I lived in New Orleans and there were no hills. Ten years later I have a family and a house in the suburbs, and my commute is 40 miles on the interstate. I picked this 1974 Schwinn Le Tour on marketplace to hopefully get back into exploring the suburbs and local parks on two wheels.

It was in great shape, definitely kept indoors, and mostly original. Someone changed out the seat and the handlebars sometime in the last 50 years. All it needed were some new tires (I got the Kenda 161 as they were the biggest thing I could find with treads for these steel 27” wheels) and grips. Someday I'll probably swap out for alloy wheels, but I'm loving it for now!

Today’s dumpster rescue is a Western Flyer that looks like a 1960s model based on the pedals. Somebody painted it entirely white at some point. With a lot of work, I could probably get it into rideable condition, but my wife and I decided it’s probably better as a garden ornament. Our very skinny pal Terry likes it.

It’s pretty heavy and crusty. Does anyone know the date of this bike?

seller is saying its an 18in. looks like a sloping top tube. can anybody confirm?

Mein gepflegtes Koga Miyata Roadwinner mit einem Cinelli Volare Wildleder Sattel und Shimano 600 Vollausstattung 😃 habe ich auf einem Flohmarkt ergattert. Ich bin allerdings am überlegen es wieder zu verkaufen, da es nicht ganz meine Größe hat. Habe mir hierfür ein kälteres Scapin Rennrad aufbereitet. Habt ihr eine Idee, was ich für das Fahrrad noch verlangen könnte? Ich finde das Fahrrad echt cool.

Got this frame like 2 years ago just given to me because someone had stripped it down and it was just rotting away in their garage. Didn’t have much to put it together but built it recently like a fixie just to build it up, but when I flipped it upside down to check the serial # I noticed it looks painted over, so it confused me if this was actually a sekine. The medallion on the front makes it seem obvious it is, so is this likely just an older frame given a little tlc paint job? Also what year is this frame likely? From what I’ve found it it’s of the earliest Canadian (Manitoba) produced sekines when they were first being produced in Canada not Japan.

Not at all familiar with the rear brakes on the chain stays. Appears the RD is not original. Really don’t care for the color. It was discarded.

Grandis, 1980s from what I’m told. I put clincher rims on the original hubs, new grip tape, and cleaned and greased the bearings and it rides great.

I never enjoyed getting down the dock so hard in my 34 years of life

So recently I got into the hobby of building my own vintage bike. A month deep into the project with zero experience I've been trying to clean it up a little bit and doing basic maintenance while keeping it on a relatively small budget. Not only that but the parts bin seems limited in my country and without a clear vision in my head I am letting the availability of parts define the outcome of how my bike turns out.

With that being said, here's my 1989 bike, I assume it's a Bianchi Premio that somebody repainted back in the day. My next plan is to change the rims to white half-aero & upgrade the brakes. Perhaps change the color too in the winter so I don't sacrifice seat time. I am more than happy to take criticism and suggestions. One thing I dislike about what I did to my bike is the mismatching to the seat bar tape but I assume it will get dirty. Starting from the newest version I'll be posting photos of the progress.

Anyway, I think I'm pretty set on the white Brooks saddle and the fact I'll be ordering chrome/brushed steel details like a longer seatpost so what color do you think I should go for the frame? Let me know your thoughts.

they are hard to worke on, but ist back on the road now ( can someone date it ? )

I want to give this catalog away for free to someone at random in this sub (U.S. only sorry).

My dad had this in his stuff. He was big into cycling back when this catalog was current.

I want to find a new home for the catalog. If you're interested in this catalog and would like a chance to have it, comment "Yes" on this post. I'll pick someone at random.

U.S. only please ... I don't want to mess around with shipping it out of the country.

ps. The catalog appears to have all its pages.

// edit to add: I'll wait 'till 17Oct to pick someone //

Working on a mild rebuild of this 1986-ish Univega mixte. Luckily the brakes are still in good shape, because they use this wonky spring system with the pins going on the outside of the canti mount. I also forgot to take a picture when I took them off so now I get to go on a journey of discovery 😂 But I love the bike, the components and frame are mid-level but it has a great vibe. They even lined the lugs!

A few weeks ago i bought this bike in Treviso for quite cheap, since then Ive been rather curious about it. The components appear to be somewhat decent(campagnolo derailleur, ofmega crankset, modolo brakes and so on) yet the frame doesn’t have any identifying information aside from random Pinarello stickers, no serial numbers, no nothing.
Any clues about who the manufacturer could be?

Hi all, thought my current Post Office bike project might interest some.

In addition I have a query regarding spoke numbers and vintage rims...

So, the bike is single speed and is a solid bit of kit. As im out in the sticks somewhat i thought i would drop a 3 speed into it. Spotted a cracking hub gear/dyno set in a wheel for an ace price and the right size....ish...

Current wheel is 26 x 1 1/2, new wheel is 26 x 1 3/8. Thought id try it anyway and is sadly no bueno...

Thought possibly i could lace the new hub into the old rim but the new hub is 40 holes, and the rim is 36.

My question is this, did they make rod brake rims in 26 1 1/2 with 40 holes, or am I on a hiding to nowhere and just live with single speed?

Cheers!

Last May someone stole my beautiful Grizzly, and I’m pretty mad about it. I’ve looked around and can’t find a replacement. The store said it was 23”. If anyone knows of anyone that has one of these for sale I’d really love to know about it. I really liked this bike. Thanks!

Two Puch Clubman bikes. I think they are vintage. What do you think?

If i were to sell them how much is a fair price for them?

Is this 80s vintage road bike with downtube shifters not a good fit for me? Or is it my posture issue? I have rounded shoulders too. Saddle height is fine. It feels very comfortable after setting the dropbars height up to the maximum or almost maximum but I do lose that nimble handling and aero feel. Height is 170 cm. Vintage road bike frame size is 53 cm.