/r/MiddleAgedBicycles
A place for posting and discussing bicycles and parts built between 1990 and 2010
A place for posting and discussing bicycles and parts built between 1990 and 2010.
RULES FOR POSTING
Just like most bike forums, if you can only take one picture of your bike, TAKE A PICTURE OF THE DRIVE SIDE! It's hard to tell the nature/quality of the bike without seeing the majority of the components.
If you need help trying to ID a bike/frame, please take pictures of: The whole bike, head badge, decals, lugs/welds, serial number, components/parts, and anything else of note on the bike. Pictures should not be taken with a potato, i.e. good res, close up, not blurry, good lighting.
Of your bike is newer than 2005 please head over to /r/bicycling. If your bike is older than 1990, please head over to /r/Vintage_bicycles
Important links
Sheldon Brown (May he rest in peace. Everything anyone could possibly know about bikes)
Velobase (User managed database of old parts and bikes)
Disraeli Gears (Site full of old common and oddball derailleur systems)
Mombat (Great site full of info about early mountain bikes)
Vintage Mountain Bike Workshop (Another vintage MTB site)
Bicycle Quarterly (Puts out a little magazine that commonly focuses of touring and vintage bikes)
The Dancing Chain (Excellent book about the history and development of the derailleur bicycle)
Sutherland's manual (The bike mechanic's bible)
Vintage Trek (It's Not Just A Bike, It's An Old Trek")
Sunset for Suntour (By Frank Berto. About the history of Suntour)
Retrobike.co.uk Retro & classic bicycle discussion forums, classifieds, events & news. Based in the UK, but gets plenty of traffic from everywhere
Bike Calc Online gear inch calculator
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Bianchi Mega Pro Mercatone Uno
07:36 UTC
Trek Multitrack
Picked this up in a 50$ bundle of leftover yard sale stuff. Cleaned up pretty well. Need a new tube and clean up, but pretty happy it’s all in working order.
22:14 UTC
1999 Magna Outreach and lipstick on a pig
Found this a couple of weeks ago as roadside salvage.
I know it's a Walmart bike, but I've been hard up for a bike, and it was free (besides tools, a seat, and some work I had done on it).
However, the mechanic noted the rear Derailleur (a Falcon FIS) is… sluggish getting into the lowest gear. He didn't have a part on hand to replace it, so basically just told me to hold the shifter in place until it feels like moving over.
I'd like to get a replacement derailleur, any chance anyone could recommend something? I'm leaning towards a Shimano 6/7 speed Tourney with a hanger mount. Is this what I'd need?
Of course, it didn't include my images… one sec. Sorry. Fixed.
Edits: Images, and grammar, tone, and I'm new to this sub, so hi, pardon my nerves!
05:51 UTC
Lemond Buenos Aires (2001) on Craigslist
Someone is selling a Lemond Buenos Aires for 425 on CL. I'd like to pay no more than 400. Not sure if that's a reasonable price, though.
The owner says it's in near new condition & from the looks of the tires, it has not seen the road in some time... I currently ride a gravel bike & would like a dedicated road bike, preferably rim brake. What do y'all think?
I would use it for everything from punchy group rides to longer randonneur events.
link: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/bik/d/aptos-greg-lemond-buenos-aries-mens/7707917306.html
22:32 UTC
What brand/model is this crankset?
13:14 UTC
Reynolds 853 - 1988
19:18 UTC
Eddy Merckx Titanium EX, by Litespeed.
15:23 UTC
2000 Bianchi M Alloy Pro 🏴☠️
20:06 UTC
1990ish Davidson Impulse
14:07 UTC
Any information please!
15:22 UTC
1992 Concorde Europa
22:14 UTC
Peter Mooney #729 (2000) and #763 (2002)
20:41 UTC
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