On its way

G.T. said:

Since I'm moving and I'll have a garage again, I figured I'd start adding to
my stable. And since I'm moving out of the hills and back to the flatlands
I figured I'd make myself a fixie.

http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/fixie.jpg

It's being shipped out tomorrow. It's an early 80s Motobecane Jubilee
Sport. My first "serious" road bike was a 1980 Jubilee Sport, it was blue
so this one isn't an '80 but it's real close because all the parts except
the handlebar tape are the same.

Greg

Cool. My first road bike was also a similar Motobecane (3rd gen
hand-me-down). I thought it was tha shiznit at the time!

Matt

MattB said:

G.T. said:

Since I'm moving and I'll have a garage again, I figured I'd start adding to
my stable. And since I'm moving out of the hills and back to the flatlands
I figured I'd make myself a fixie.

http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/fixie.jpg

It's being shipped out tomorrow. It's an early 80s Motobecane Jubilee
Sport. My first "serious" road bike was a 1980 Jubilee Sport, it was blue
so this one isn't an '80 but it's real close because all the parts except
the handlebar tape are the same.

Greg

Cool. My first road bike was also a similar Motobecane (3rd gen
hand-me-down). I thought it was tha shiznit at the time!

Matt

Cheese eatin' surrender monkeys! My first road bike was a SCHWINN
VARSITY, made in CHICAGO, USA.

JD heavy metal

JD said:

MattB said:

G.T. said:

Since I'm moving and I'll have a garage again, I figured I'd start adding to
my stable. And since I'm moving out of the hills and back to the flatlands
I figured I'd make myself a fixie.

http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/fixie.jpg

It's being shipped out tomorrow. It's an early 80s Motobecane Jubilee
Sport. My first "serious" road bike was a 1980 Jubilee Sport, it was blue
so this one isn't an '80 but it's real close because all the parts except
the handlebar tape are the same.

Greg

Cool. My first road bike was also a similar Motobecane (3rd gen
hand-me-down). I thought it was tha shiznit at the time!

Matt

Cheese eatin' surrender monkeys! My first road bike was a SCHWINN
VARSITY, made in CHICAGO, USA.

JD heavy metal

....and I love wine, cheese, and even escargot.

Matt (no Freedom Fries for me)

G.T. said:

Since I'm moving and I'll have a garage again, I figured I'd start adding to
my stable. And since I'm moving out of the hills and back to the flatlands
I figured I'd make myself a fixie.

http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/fixie.jpg

It's being shipped out tomorrow. It's an early 80s Motobecane Jubilee
Sport. My first "serious" road bike was a 1980 Jubilee Sport, it was blue
so this one isn't an '80 but it's real close because all the parts except
the handlebar tape are the same.

Greg
--
"What have you got in that paper bag?
Is it a dose of Vitamin C?
Ain't got no time for Western medicine
I am Damo Suzuki" - Mark E Smith

Nice. At first glance, I though 'getosx' was 'goatse'. Happily, it was
just a pic of a nice, sensible candidate for a fixie. What kind of
gruppo is on there now?
/s

Scott Gordo said:

What kind of gruppo is on there now?

Here's my guess...an old one.

JD

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Quoted message said:

MattB said:

G.T. said:

Since I'm moving and I'll have a garage again, I figured I'd start
adding to
my stable. And since I'm moving out of the hills and back to the
flatlands
I figured I'd make myself a fixie.

http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/fixie.jpg

It's being shipped out tomorrow. It's an early 80s Motobecane Jubilee
Sport. My first "serious" road bike was a 1980 Jubilee Sport, it was
blue
so this one isn't an '80 but it's real close because all the parts
except
the handlebar tape are the same.

Greg

Cool. My first road bike was also a similar Motobecane (3rd gen
hand-me-down). I thought it was tha shiznit at the time!

Matt

Cheese eatin' surrender monkeys! My first road bike was a SCHWINN
VARSITY, made in CHICAGO, USA.

Well, my first road bike was a SEARS FREE SPIRIT, made somewhere in the USA.
The Motobecane was the first one with aluminum rims, bars, seatpost, etc.

Greg heavier metal

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Quoted message said:

G.T. said:

Since I'm moving and I'll have a garage again, I figured I'd start adding
to
my stable. And since I'm moving out of the hills and back to the
flatlands
I figured I'd make myself a fixie.

http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/fixie.jpg

It's being shipped out tomorrow. It's an early 80s Motobecane Jubilee
Sport. My first "serious" road bike was a 1980 Jubilee Sport, it was
blue
so this one isn't an '80 but it's real close because all the parts except
the handlebar tape are the same.

Greg
--
"What have you got in that paper bag?
Is it a dose of Vitamin C?
Ain't got no time for Western medicine
I am Damo Suzuki" - Mark E Smith

Nice. At first glance, I though 'getosx' was 'goatse'. Happily, it was
just a pic of a nice, sensible candidate for a fixie. What kind of
gruppo is on there now?

It's a Suntour Blueline drivetrain, SR cranks, Weinman brakes, IIRC. It was
about $375 new when I bought one in the summer of 1980.

Greg

G.T. said:

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MattB said:

G.T. wrote:
> Since I'm moving and I'll have a garage again, I figured I'd start
> adding to
> my stable. And since I'm moving out of the hills and back to the
> flatlands
> I figured I'd make myself a fixie.
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/fixie.jpg
>
> It's being shipped out tomorrow. It's an early 80s Motobecane Jubilee
> Sport. My first "serious" road bike was a 1980 Jubilee Sport, it was
> blue
> so this one isn't an '80 but it's real close because all the parts
> except
> the handlebar tape are the same.
>
> Greg

Cool. My first road bike was also a similar Motobecane (3rd gen
hand-me-down). I thought it was tha shiznit at the time!

Matt

Cheese eatin' surrender monkeys! My first road bike was a SCHWINN
VARSITY, made in CHICAGO, USA.

Well, my first road bike was a SEARS FREE SPIRIT, made somewhere in the USA.
The Motobecane was the first one with aluminum rims, bars, seatpost, etc.

Greg heavier metal

I dunno, man. Some of those Free Spirits were lugged and much lighter
than the Varsity. The Varsity was like Black Sabbath whereas the Free
Spirits were like The Sweet...

JD heaviest metal

G.T. said:

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Quoted message said:

G.T. said:

Since I'm moving and I'll have a garage again, I figured I'd start adding
to
my stable. And since I'm moving out of the hills and back to the
flatlands
I figured I'd make myself a fixie.

http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/fixie.jpg

It's being shipped out tomorrow. It's an early 80s Motobecane Jubilee
Sport. My first "serious" road bike was a 1980 Jubilee Sport, it was
blue
so this one isn't an '80 but it's real close because all the parts except
the handlebar tape are the same.

Greg
--
"What have you got in that paper bag?
Is it a dose of Vitamin C?
Ain't got no time for Western medicine
I am Damo Suzuki" - Mark E Smith

Nice. At first glance, I though 'getosx' was 'goatse'. Happily, it was
just a pic of a nice, sensible candidate for a fixie. What kind of
gruppo is on there now?

It's a Suntour Blueline drivetrain, SR cranks, Weinman brakes, IIRC. It was
about $375 new when I bought one in the summer of 1980.

Weinman concave rims? I had those on my '78 Motobeercan. I ended up
using them for cross. Tough rims. :-)

Shawn

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G.T. said:

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Quoted message said:

G.T. wrote:
> Since I'm moving and I'll have a garage again, I figured I'd start
> adding to
> my stable. And since I'm moving out of the hills and back to the
> flatlands
> I figured I'd make myself a fixie.
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/fixie.jpg
>
> It's being shipped out tomorrow. It's an early 80s Motobecane Jubilee
> Sport. My first "serious" road bike was a 1980 Jubilee Sport, it was
> blue
> so this one isn't an '80 but it's real close because all the parts
> except
> the handlebar tape are the same.
>
Nice. At first glance, I though 'getosx' was 'goatse'. Happily, it was
just a pic of a nice, sensible candidate for a fixie. What kind of
gruppo is on there now?

It's a Suntour Blueline drivetrain, SR cranks, Weinman brakes, IIRC. It
was about $375 new when I bought one in the summer of 1980.

Weinman concave rims? I had those on my '78 Motobeercan. I ended up
using them for cross. Tough rims. :-)

Mine had Rigida 1320s, and think this one does, too.

Greg

Carla A-G said:

JD said:

Quoted message said:

MattCheese eatin' surrender monkeys! My first road bike was a SCHWINN

VARSITY, made in CHICAGO, USA.

JD heavy metal

I had a hand me down Schwinn road bike that my gave me in the 80's, it
was WAY, WAY too big for me, but that was my means of transportation
at the time. Then I learned my lesson and bought a Bianchi roadie,
nothing like a vintage Italian steel bike to get you from place to
place...I still have the frame in storage somewhere...

My Motobecane showed at my new place even before I did. The thing looks
absolutely unused. Not a scratch, has the original toe clips and
straps, has the original 26 years old tires that may be usable, I'll see
when I pump them up, all the reflectors are still on it, the original
Hutchinson pleather bar wrap is in perfect condition, the brake pads are
100%, it looks like this thing just came off the floor of the LBS except
for the spiderwebs.

I'll have my fix before next weekend.

Gregr

--
"All my time I spent in heaven
Revelries of dance and wine
Waking to the sound of laughter
Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons

G.T. said:

Carla A-G said:

JD said:

> MattCheese eatin' surrender monkeys! My first road bike was a SCHWINN
VARSITY, made in CHICAGO, USA.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

JD heavy metal

Quoted message said:

I had a hand me down Schwinn road bike that my gave me in the 80's, it
was WAY, WAY too big for me, but that was my means of transportation
at the time. Then I learned my lesson and bought a Bianchi roadie,
nothing like a vintage Italian steel bike to get you from place to
place...I still have the frame in storage somewhere...My Motobecane showed at my new place even before I did. The thing looks

absolutely unused. Not a scratch, has the original toe clips and
straps, has the original 26 years old tires that may be usable, I'll see
when I pump them up, all the reflectors are still on it, the original
Hutchinson pleather bar wrap is in perfect condition, the brake pads are
100%, it looks like this thing just came off the floor of the LBS except
for the spiderwebs.

I'll have my fix before next weekend.

Gregr

--
"All my time I spent in heaven
Revelries of dance and wine
Waking to the sound of laughter
Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons

Magnifique!

Picked up a lugged tandem this weekend. 700c touring wheels, indexed
Sachs thumbies, 18 speeds (3x6), Stronglight cranks, straight bars.
The sole identifier is a small tubing sticker that says "Gitane
Hyperlite". I'm not an expert on the French stuff, so I don't know if
that means it's a Gitane or if other companies used the same tubes or
what. I haven't taken a close look at the dropouts yet to look for a
stamp, nor have I found the serial number yet. The guy I bought it
from worked at a Ross office in Long Island a while back and received
it as a sample but didn't have any further info on it.

It's got that late-80's paint -- white base with some black splatter.
The brakes are sorta interesting. There are front and rear cantilevers
(gah!), plus a rear drum. Pulling the front brake lever pulls two
cables, activating both the front brake and the rear drum, with the
rear cantilever acting as insurance. New one on me.

And, yes, it has a horizontal rear dropout.

I'm going to have to get some 700x40's and some new chains on this
puppy for a shakedown. It could also use a bath after 20 or so years
of shed-must.

/s

Straight C- French student in high school....

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Carla A-G said:

JD said:

> MattCheese eatin' surrender monkeys! My first road bike was a SCHWINN
VARSITY, made in CHICAGO, USA.

JD heavy metal

I had a hand me down Schwinn road bike that my gave me in the 80's, it
was WAY, WAY too big for me, but that was my means of transportation at
the time. Then I learned my lesson and bought a Bianchi roadie, nothing
like a vintage Italian steel bike to get you from place to place...I
still have the frame in storage somewhere...

My Motobecane showed at my new place even before I did. The thing looks
absolutely unused. Not a scratch, has the original toe clips and straps,
has the original 26 years old tires that may be usable, I'll see when I
pump them up, all the reflectors are still on it, the original Hutchinson
pleather bar wrap is in perfect condition, the brake pads are 100%, it
looks like this thing just came off the floor of the LBS except for the
spiderwebs.

I'll have my fix before next weekend.

Gregr

--
"All my time I spent in heaven
Revelries of dance and wine
Waking to the sound of laughter
Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons

PICS?

Scott Gordo said:

Straight C- French student in high school....

As opposed to a /Gay/ C-minus French student...?

Bill "slow morning" S.

Bill Sornson said:

Scott Gordo said:

Straight C- French student in high school....

As opposed to a /Gay/ C-minus French student...?

Bill "slow morning" S.

no. as opposed to a /crooked/
C-minus French student.

Dean A. Stepper said:

PICS?

He is in the procss of moving. I doubt he knows where his camera is.
I've seen it and his claims are true. The only thing that gives it
away as to someone having even spun it down the street are very faint
brake [censored] marks on the rim sidewalls.

JD

Bill Sornson said:

Scott Gordo said:

Straight C- French student in high school....As opposed to a /Gay/ C-minus French student...?

Bill "slow morning" S.

That's twice in just a few days. Either I'm Freudian, or you're
thinking wishfully, Sailor. To quote the eminently quotable Blazing
Saddles, "Awww... Mongo straight."

/s

Not my kind of tandem....

JD said:

Dean A. Stepper said:

PICS?He is in the procss of moving. I doubt he knows where his camera is.

I've seen it and his claims are true. The only thing that gives it
away as to someone having even spun it down the street are very faint
brake [censored] marks on the rim sidewalls.

Oh, yeah, it's a couple of centimeters smaller than my normal road
bike so the original 100mm seatpost (or whatever length it is, people
rode way bigger bikes in those days) ain't going to cut it, but
thankfully I won a 350mm Kalloy in 26.2 on Ebay for $4 yesterday.

Greg

Scott Gordo said:

G.T. said:

Carla A-G said:

On Jan 19, 3:21 pm, "JD" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>> MattCheese eatin' surrender monkeys! My first road bike was a SCHWINN
> VARSITY, made in CHICAGO, USA.
> JD heavy metal
I had a hand me down Schwinn road bike that my gave me in the 80's, it
was WAY, WAY too big for me, but that was my means of transportation
at the time. Then I learned my lesson and bought a Bianchi roadie,
nothing like a vintage Italian steel bike to get you from place to
place...I still have the frame in storage somewhere...My Motobecane showed at my new place even before I did. The thing looks

absolutely unused. Not a scratch, has the original toe clips and
straps, has the original 26 years old tires that may be usable, I'll see
when I pump them up, all the reflectors are still on it, the original
Hutchinson pleather bar wrap is in perfect condition, the brake pads are
100%, it looks like this thing just came off the floor of the LBS except
for the spiderwebs.

I'll have my fix before next weekend.

Gregr

--
"All my time I spent in heaven
Revelries of dance and wine
Waking to the sound of laughter
Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons

Magnifique!

Picked up a lugged tandem this weekend. 700c touring wheels, indexed
Sachs thumbies, 18 speeds (3x6), Stronglight cranks, straight bars.
The sole identifier is a small tubing sticker that says "Gitane
Hyperlite". I'm not an expert on the French stuff, so I don't know if
that means it's a Gitane or if other companies used the same tubes or
what. I haven't taken a close look at the dropouts yet to look for a
stamp, nor have I found the serial number yet. The guy I bought it
from worked at a Ross office in Long Island a while back and received
it as a sample but didn't have any further info on it.

It's got that late-80's paint -- white base with some black splatter.
The brakes are sorta interesting. There are front and rear cantilevers
(gah!), plus a rear drum. Pulling the front brake lever pulls two
cables, activating both the front brake and the rear drum, with the
rear cantilever acting as insurance. New one on me.

And, yes, it has a horizontal rear dropout.

I'm going to have to get some 700x40's and some new chains on this
puppy for a shakedown. It could also use a bath after 20 or so years
of shed-must.

Tandems are cool. Got a stoker?
My wife and I rode a lot together, but getting a tandem was a new
experience. Our most notorious moment was the shouting match off the
bike at the summit of Wolf Creek Pass during the '91 Ride the Rockies
(your standard "[censored]!" "[censored]" discussion". We'll always remember
that one, I'm sure lots of people riding by will too. We got over it.
The next day was an epic ride taking turns with another tandem while at
least a dozen singles drafted us. :-)
Enjoy!

Shawn