Forbes; So far as I know when ordering from a vendor through Amazon the vendor never sees your credit card info. Amazon does a money transfer to them. At...
Hi All, There is a Salvation Army store right next to the building where I do my lab testing, on Del Mar Blvd. in Pasadena, CA. I go check out the bicycle...
Hi All, I could prolly go dig up Bob H's Schwinn pages, but that seems too much like work, so I'll just ask this question here. I am looking at a 67cm Schwinn...
... Work? Lazy ... ;-) http://www.geocities.com/sldatabook/detail7579.html#1978letouriii Pretty sure this was '1020' tubing and built in Japan (Panasonic). ...
Bob comes through with remarkable alacrity! I remember looking through that Schwinn catalog when I was just getting into bikes back in 1978. I remember...
for what it's worth I had a unpleasant experience with them last year. Here is the last email rec'd from them. The process took 2 months. Half way through...
... I've always thought those old orange Le Tours we really pretty. I've got a 1975 Le Tour frame, and let's hope yours isn't as heavy as mine!! :) Have fun...
Forbes, In case you haven't pulled the trigger on that LeTour III ... here is a tall Super Sport for $75. http://denver.craigslist.org/bik/1103600693.html ...
Hi Bob, Very cool, but I want the "Old School" Super Sport - the one that is really a pimped-out Varsity. Thanks, though! Keep keeping me posted, please. That...
Hello everyone, Last year my dear, very old Raleigh touring bicycle (built in England in 1971, the year I bought it) was struck by a careless driver while I...
Magnaflux? that one uses magnets and iron powder. Or there are some penetrating dyes that can be used to find cracks. Right now for actual touring bikes there...
As Steve and David mentioned, Magnaflux and die-penetrant tests are both options. Why not X-ray? I guess finding an X-ray machine big enough to hold a...
... Forbes, who does this Magnaflux? A car body shop or some other kind of business? ... I've not yet looked at or studied the Soma, Surly and Kogswell...
... Thanks Steve ... OK, thanks for these names. ... If the insurance agrees to get me a new bicycle, do these companies generally demand the old frame? What...
I am sorry to hear you got so badly injured. I hope you heal up well. BTW: Allan Wanta is a GREAT guy, and he would relate to your injury because he was...
Sorry to hear you got hurt. I'm not sure if the insurance will want the old bike or not. I've talked to a couple people at the shop that got hit, and in most...
Alrighty... I did not get the big Schwinn Letour III frame I posted about recently, but now I am looking at another big Schwinn. This one is a 1985 Schwinn...
I have a 70's traveller frame & fork. it is a 27 inch frame. last time though i shipped one i got killed on shipping. what did that one sell for that you...
been out sick so this is a bit late. The dye method generally only works on unpainted material. Either test method done properly will be more expensive than...
Rick makes a darn good point. An alternative might be to take it to a local frame builder for evaluation. He/she would not be able to examine the metal on...
I thought it was expensive too, till I looked it up. This place will do an engine block for $45 and heads for $20, so doing a bike frame might not be all that...
Hi All, If anyone has a good photo of one of the AMF Little 500 bicycles, as seen in the movie "Breaking Away," please send it to me or post a link. Thanks! -...
Greetings, I purchased an old Raleigh Sports womens bicycle for my daughter to use as a low profile college commuter. It appears to be about 30 years old. It...
... A bit more examination and research on the net shows that the brakes seem to be original. They have a logo on the front that says "Raleigh Weinmann" on...
Hi Walter, and welcome to the group I've got a NOS (New old stock) 27" wheel with a Shimano 333 hub. I am pretty sure I have the shift lever and cable for it...
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