r/Vintage_bicycles

Picked this up on FB marketplace from an older gentleman in his 60s at a very nice home in a rural Midwest town. Check it out. Thoughts?

This bike has been sitting inside my parents' house since 2013; my Dad bought it in the early 90s off a racer who suffered a career-ending injury and sold it cheaply. It's Shimano 600, components put it around 88 or 89. In 2013 my Dad was scared off riding it due to horror stories about bonded aluminum frames from a bike mechanic friend of his, he bought a Trek Madone instead. I'm trying to do more research about the bike; I've had a couple other frames around this age but the bonded aluminum horror stories are putting me off a bit too.

Hello Guys,

Picked up this bike today for 50€. I really like it. Do you have any information about it ?

I probably looked like an idiot pulling over constantly to make adjustments. Drop bar kept moving, the whole stem also became loose, changing gears on this is the hardest thing I've ever encountered, etc.

How much can I sell?

Hello vintage bicycle friends, I have an old miyata six ten. I recently replaced the derailleur and it has been riding great. I have one gripe. The saddle! It is the original avocet saddle that I think came on it, but it has a noticeable swoop to it. There is a dip in between the front and the back of the saddle, and I find it very uncomfortable. My mountain bike has a very flat and narrow saddle, that I like much more. Any flat vintage looking saddles you guys know of? I don't want to throw on a modern saddle that doesn't at least look old. Thanks! Not sure if you can see the dip in the picture but I provided it anyway. Also in the picture it is tilted back quite far, but I found that to be most comfortable with the current saddle.

Think I already know the answer to this, but is there anything that can be done for my vitus frame? The seat tube has come loose, apparently the glue used when putting the frames together is bound to fail at some point.

Thanks in advance for any help!

I've got a vintage serotta Colorado that has some pretty serious sun damage and nicks and scrapes. It really needs a new paint job but I'm not really up for doing that. One reason is the decals are expensive. So I was thinking maybe I could do some spot repairs and then do a tinted clear coat on it that would hopefully darken the faded paint. I've uploaded the original and a couple examples in different shades, orange and red. What do you guys{and girls) think? The first one is the original.

these frames, they belong to a neighbour who can no longer ride due to health issues.he was a very keen cyclist and built several bikes over the years 
I listed them on eBay but he really just wants to sell them quickly as he needs the money. These are the links to the eBay listing as they have all the details, i based the prices on google searches so they could be off. 
If they are of interest to you please let me know if not anywhere else I could sell them.

Thanks so much 

https://ebay.us/m/5yGU3W

https://ebay.us/m/Es6jfe

https://ebay.us/m/NsdJ7F

https://ebay.us/m/gtmKCb

We have this bike since early 2000/s and according to chatgpt and google its from the 80s/90s. The stickers say its a ROKO Locarno but I cant find anything about the manufacturer or year od production. Does anyone know anything?

Hey guys, I found this bike on a local online marketplace. The seller states that is a Pinarello Road Bike, approx. from the 80s. Unfortunately, I do not have more pictures. I've been thinking about buying it and restoring it into good condition. It looks pretty rough, but do you guys think this could be worth it? He is asking for 100 euros, if I would it i would try to get i down to around 50€. Thanks!

I see lots of tasty 90s and older custom builds (and I realize that is the main focus of this sub), but not much love for the 2000s pieces. I just bought this ‘03 for a good price, it’s fun to ride, and aside from a hard fork, and cockpit, is it worth a juicy rust oleum repaint and parts? If so, what would you do with it?

I would like to ride my late 80s road bike outside some time, but this chainstay bridge limits me to very narrow tires that are getting harder to find (25c or less). This is not comfortable on the crap roads we have here.

Any suggestions? It's Reynolds 531 tubing, if that matters. The chainstays are 16"/406mm long.

Does anyone know what exact bike this is I was told an old mongoose but the handlebars look different. I bought it a long time ago but have no idea what its worth

Looking to use these shifters on flat bars. They’re Suntour Power Control. I’ve looked into Paul thumbies but they only make mounts for Shimano, SRAM, and Microshift. Just looking for compatible mount suggestions. I’d prefer to have them under the bar if possible. Thanks in advance!

Howdy folks I just acquired a new project bike out of my friends yard and I am eager to get this thang road worthy . I am new to road bikes , fixed gears , vintage bikes , etc. I have questions and am seeking guidance and advice and suggestions . Any info assistance collaboration on this project would be greatly appreciated and is welcomed thanks yall.
I’m going to add some photos of what I’ve got . I’m not sure what all I need to get it going and also don’t even know what some of these parts are. It’s looking like I’m going to need new tires, brake lines at least but I think the brakes themselves are good idk , a new seat , and I think i can just clean this chain and it’ll be good as new. What the heck are these little black things lol I took the old disintegrated tires and inner tubes off the wheels . There seems to be no bending or cracks in the frame or anything . Just some old paint and a little rust and dirt . Scrapes here and there . I feel like I’ve got some cool parts here idk but I like this thing I want to be zooming around asap! I imagine this is an expensive hobby. I ride a mountain bike all the time at local parks on trails and to get cigs from local store . I’ve found I really enjoy biking and it feels great to get my legs absolutely pumped up and hurts so good . I’ve always wanted to get a sweet mountain bike like a legit one that the pro downhill dudes use and shit. Love trial bikes and racing . I think I could even get into doing distance rides with people or the events I see in my city . Richmond Virginia . I’m twenty minutes outside of the city though . Anyways . I’m going to have many bikes eventually , a bmx one , I had a sweet old gt bmx bike I let my brother use* because he doesn’t even have a license and can ride it to work and stores and he “gave it to a little kid “ so that sucks but whatever I’ll get a new one one day . I don’t even really bmx like that I’m trash im a skater but I do like having one and riding it around . Maybe go to a dirt track or something . That’s something I really want to do is go to these dirt tracks around here there’s many . I’ve got a Mt climber roadmaster that’s actually my sisters that I’ve got at my house but she’s gonna want that back lol. She’s the neighborhood bike lady, any of the neighborhood kids wanna ride bikes they can borrow them she’s the best . Anyways I’ll have this sweet road bike and it’s essential for me to have a nice mountain bike I can take to off-road trails . Any suggestions on those are welcomed too. Idk shit about shit like what brands or even the correct verbiage and vernacular or names of parts I just know I’m a man who bikes and is trying to bike a lot more But currently my main focus is this Miyata 310! I’m not a rich man but I work hard enough consistently enough that I can manage to get shit I want if I really want it slowly but surely . Not working with much but I can get things one at a time till I get paid. Whatever thanks for reading if you did . Stay hydrated

Found this cool bike completely in the wild that’s up for free.

Can someone help me please? Fix up and keep or re sell?