parts for ageing bikes - Page 2

02-13-2005, 11:50 AM

Unfortunately or fortunately I live in the U.K. but thanks for the
suggestion.
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> On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:29:51 -0000, "Neil Smith" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].uk>
> wrote in message <420f2c1f$0$29411$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].pipex.com>:
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>>I have two bikes which, unlike me, are ageing. It is getting increasingly
>>difficult to get the parts I want for them. Can anyone advise as to a
>>source
>>of older bike parts/accessories?
>
> Try Sheldon ([Only registered and activated users can see links. ].
>
> Guy
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> 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

02-13-2005, 12:54 PM

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 20:50:09 -0000, "Neil Smith" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].uk>
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>>>I have two bikes which, unlike me, are ageing. It is getting increasingly
>>>difficult to get the parts I want for them. Can anyone advise as to a
>>>source of older bike parts/accessories?

>> Try Sheldon ([Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

>Unfortunately or fortunately I live in the U.K. but thanks for the
>suggestion.

So do I - and I am not the only person on uk.rec.cycling to have
bought stuff from Harris.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] are also worth a try, phone them and see if
they have what you need, or try the cycle jumbles at the bike rallies.
But I still say send the bearded one an email.

Guy
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02-13-2005, 12:54 PM

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 20:50:09 -0000, "Neil Smith" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].uk>
wrote in message <420fbd83$0$29420$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].pipex.com>:

>>>I have two bikes which, unlike me, are ageing. It is getting increasingly
>>>difficult to get the parts I want for them. Can anyone advise as to a
>>>source of older bike parts/accessories?

>> Try Sheldon ([Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

>Unfortunately or fortunately I live in the U.K. but thanks for the
>suggestion.

So do I - and I am not the only person on uk.rec.cycling to have
bought stuff from Harris.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] are also worth a try, phone them and see if
they have what you need, or try the cycle jumbles at the bike rallies.
But I still say send the bearded one an email.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound

02-13-2005, 02:51 PM

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:29:51 -0000, "Neil Smith" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].uk>
wrote:

>Dear All,
>I have two bikes which, unlike me, are ageing. It is getting increasingly
>difficult to get the parts I want for them. Can anyone advise as to a source
>of older bike parts/accessories?
>

See if anybody in your city is doing charitable work involving
bicycles. There are often programs that solicit donations of old bikes
for sending to poorer countries and inner-city youth groups.
Sometime they'll have a store-front presence full of treasure.

02-13-2005, 02:51 PM

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:29:51 -0000, "Neil Smith" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].uk>
wrote:

>Dear All,
>I have two bikes which, unlike me, are ageing. It is getting increasingly
>difficult to get the parts I want for them. Can anyone advise as to a source
>of older bike parts/accessories?
>

See if anybody in your city is doing charitable work involving
bicycles. There are often programs that solicit donations of old bikes
for sending to poorer countries and inner-city youth groups.
Sometime they'll have a store-front presence full of treasure.

02-13-2005, 09:20 PM

Neil Smith wrote:

> I have two bikes which, unlike me, are ageing. It is getting
> increasingly difficult to get the parts I want for them. Can anyone
> advise as to a source of older bike parts/accessories?

If it was on a bike once, chances are Dave Abraham has it somewhere:

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--Matt O.

02-13-2005, 09:20 PM

Neil Smith wrote:

> I have two bikes which, unlike me, are ageing. It is getting
> increasingly difficult to get the parts I want for them. Can anyone
> advise as to a source of older bike parts/accessories?

If it was on a bike once, chances are Dave Abraham has it somewhere:

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--Matt O.

02-14-2005, 10:57 PM

In article <1108321409.0bba74033f3388ae50314b2c1de0303e@teran ews>,
"Mike Kruger" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> 3. If you look long enough, you will find a nice bike at a
> garage sale for, say, $10, which can be mined for some old
> parts. This strategy produces a lot of basement clutter,
> though.

You can say that again ;-)

But I've gotten some nice old Suzue hubs that way. And that
Maxy crankset with which I'm still wondering what to do. And
lots of spare cable housings & ferrules, etc.

And it affords an excuse for night rides, looking for
unlocked dumpsters, tiffs & bins to dump junk frames &
forks into.

I might rig up a garden trellis out of some old wheels.

A chainring with the spacers on it makes a pretty good
teapot trivet.

cheers,
Tom

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02-14-2005, 10:57 PM

In article <1108321409.0bba74033f3388ae50314b2c1de0303e@teran ews>,
"Mike Kruger" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> 3. If you look long enough, you will find a nice bike at a
> garage sale for, say, $10, which can be mined for some old
> parts. This strategy produces a lot of basement clutter,
> though.

You can say that again ;-)

But I've gotten some nice old Suzue hubs that way. And that
Maxy crankset with which I'm still wondering what to do. And
lots of spare cable housings & ferrules, etc.

And it affords an excuse for night rides, looking for
unlocked dumpsters, tiffs & bins to dump junk frames &
forks into.

I might rig up a garden trellis out of some old wheels.

A chainring with the spacers on it makes a pretty good
teapot trivet.

cheers,
Tom

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02-15-2005, 07:15 PM

"Tom Keats" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> I might rig up a garden trellis out of some old wheels.
>
This seems like a good idea. I must have at least half a dozen
old 27 inch steel rims hanging around, and unless I move to a
place with under 2 inches of rain a year I'm never going to
use them again. I'm sure I could find more if I wanted to
look.

Anybody else try this and have some pictures?