Daddy Long Legs

[horsefarmer]

Power Cranks were also a thing.

Man, Anyone else miss "Bikeman" on YT? My brother told me about him and I learned a lot. Never saw that video though. Those cranks would be crazy on a group ride or parade tho. Think brigade of Shriners with synchronized pedaling.

 

[Grant]

Man, Anyone else miss "Bikeman" on YT? My brother told me about him and I learned a lot. Never saw that video though. Those cranks would be crazy on a group ride or parade tho. Think brigade of Shriners with synchronized pedaling.

I love watching his old road bike and fixie videos.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Think I'll put these on the shopping list...
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Holy shamoly, after hours of looking online, figuring out what shipping cost and duty work out to, and comparing almost every vendor in the amazon, and eventually figuring out who has what scarce stock, got a search result for the LBS! They actually have 2 in stock, in the size I want, for LESS than any online option! I'm picking them up after work!
Now I just need wheels to put them on. After that it's just bars, shifter and crank, and I'll be rolling

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Picked em up, apparently they were destined for Peru, but the purchaser hesitated, and lost. Five bucks less than the cheapest I could find online, AND I get to support the LBS. YAaay brick and mortar.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Wow waking up the dead here. Got some goodies cleaned up and ready to mount

I grabbed two sets in case anything was missing. Or if I lost/broke/forgot what order things went back in. The good set hardly needed a rebuild, clicked like a fishing reel. ingola made me do it.

It is not surprising that these things still work perfectly, almost every part in there is metal. The flashlight is essential for the tiny piece that I will invariably drop into the dark void under the bench.
I didn't need a thing from the spare set, they'll find a home on a future project, got some GripeShifts to replace

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Apparently I'm required to polish as well?

You monster look what you have done.

Now they're all sparkley

 

[ingola]

Wow waking up the dead here. Got some goodies cleaned up and ready to mount
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I grabbed two sets in case anything was missing. Or if I lost/broke/forgot what order things went back in. The good set hardly needed a rebuild, clicked like a fishing reel. ingola made me do it.
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It is not surprising that these things still work perfectly, almost every part in there is metal. The flashlight is essential for the tiny piece that I will invariably drop into the dark void under the bench.
I didn't need a thing from the spare set, they'll find a home on a future project, got some GripeShifts to replace

Hey you laid it all out as it came apart and put it all together without loosing or breaking anything and went through with the polish.

 

[ingola]

Here's why I stopped. Last thing of the day, let's get the stupid reflectors off the wheels.
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SNAP!!! Now I need a spoke wrench, a spoke, and knowledge. Or new old wheels. But I like theses!

I pull off all mine but we can fix that

 

[MattiThundrrr]

That new set from Brian is going here once I get the tape on the rims

 

[ingola]

That new set from Brian is going here once I get the tape on the rims

RIM TAPE!!!!!!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

RIM TAPE!!!!!!

I have red and black and green

 

[ingola]

I have red and black and green View attachment 196163

I have lots

 

[MattiThundrrr]

So because the shifters were polished, and the stem was clear coated for the GFA project...

Ditto for the levers and clamps. Awaiting reassembly. More beautiful, solid construction.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

While the cable guide is off,

Unable as of yet to crack the code, nothing I've seen on Nishiki serials are even close

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I dunno, Mr Miyagi, maybe I'm not doing it right?

One turd, lightly polished.

 

[ingola]

I dunno, Mr Miyagi, maybe I'm not doing it right?
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One turd, lightly polished.

Is it a glossy surface or flat

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Shimano manufacturing date code LL = December 1987. I'm calling it an 1988.

 

[ingola]

Shimano manufacturing date code LL = December 1987. I'm calling it an 1988.
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You polished that it I see the sparkle

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Is it a glossy surface or flat

I think it glossy. Does that mean shiny?

I didn't polish the der, that's just cleanish. Brakes on the fork got polished though.

Man, that silver fork on blue to silver fade is going to look... Ok

 

[ingola]

I think it glossy. Does that mean shiny? View attachment 196471
I didn't polish the der, that's just cleanish. Brakes on the fork got polished though.

Man, that silver fork on blue to silver fade is going to look... Ok

Shiny right polish then