/r/Vintage_bicycles
A place for pictures, articles, and discussion of bikes and parts pre 1990.
A place for pictures, articles, and discussion of bikes and parts pre 1990.
RULES FOR POSTING
Please try to make posts about bikes and parts from the pre STI lever (Shimano)/Ergo lever (Campagnolo). 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.
If your post content is between the 90's and the mid 00's, head over to /r/MiddleAgedBicycles
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)
Classic Rendezvous ("Dedicated to Lightweight Vintage Bicycles, circa 1900~1983")
Dave's Vintage Bicycles (For the American cruiser folks)
Velo-Retro (Another site dedicated to vintage bike stuff, mostly Campagolo stuff)
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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Unknown French cyclotouriste, 1950s- highly practical!
17:44 UTC
Can somebody give me more information about this bike?
Got it for servicing some bikes instead of money. Cierra 12 Speed Racing, 630 wheels (27 1/4). It's in quite mint condition, apart of violation of dropbars (there should be jail time for people who do this).
Tried to Google it for more information, there isn't really much to find. Maybe someone has more information about it and it's potential market value. Is it worth keeping stock or I can go all out restomod on it?
16:21 UTC
My brother in law's 1980s Trofeo. Dwelled in his basement for 20 years. I cleaned it up, put some Dura Ace aero levers on it. The Modolo speedy levers were kaput. I didn't wrap the bars myself, and I'm going to re-do them. It has a TT pump peg, which I think came back 1986 and after.
14:53 UTC
Raleigh ID? (not mine, dont have more pictures)
18:26 UTC
Reynolds tubing brochure from 1929
Before it was tagged "Reynolds 531". This process was pretty high tech in the 1920s
17:13 UTC
More Reynolds 531 stuff.
A 1970s advert explaing what it's all about.
17:06 UTC
What does this little piece do? (Small spacer with Phillips head screw to set in place.) Seems like it should flip around to hold the axle in the slot rather than just take up space...
14:58 UTC
1969 Robin Hood Catalog?
Or any authentic images that might help me as I restore one. Looking for pedal, handgrip, and tire details. Thanks!
00:00 UTC
Suspicious Steve Bauer Boreas
Hey all,
Recently I came across a bike that seemed very interesting but I wanted to find out more about it as its price was a bit higher than usual (300-400$). So generally wanted to know if I would get my moneys worth.
The only reasonable resource I found was this: bike forum , but even there was no mention of this specific setup (only with shimano 600) not to mention the color scheme which I couldn't find anywhere else.
So my question would be: Does anyone know more about this bike? (even if I don't end up buying it I am geniuenly interested)
Some specs from the ad:
frame: infinity cro-mo tubes
crank set/brakes/brake levers/ derailleurs: all shimano exage
Thanks in advance!
20:23 UTC
I rebuilt a 1981 Miyata 710
19:04 UTC
1960s Swedish Crescent road bike. How do these stack up compared to something like bianchi?
Sorry for the poor picture.
18:14 UTC
Help ID bicycle
Would appreciate help finding some info about this bicycle, mainly a model year range. The frame at the bottom says YCC4 01047, which i assume is a serial number but couldn't find any guide matching it.
Thanks for any help :)
17:52 UTC
Riding the country lanes.
20:50 UTC
Basso Gap unsure of year maybe 1989-1990?
Hey there,
Saw this bike on Craigslist for $300 and wondering if any of y’all have thoughts/experience with this bike? I know the picture isnt great but that’s the best one the seller posted. Thanks in advance!
17:17 UTC