Old Ten Speed Gallery

Have a happy and safe Halloween weekend!

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It’s amazing what some people consider a POS these days.  I’m sure the majority of you would not consider Jeanette’s mid ’70s Sekine a  POS by any stretch.  Just for clarification, I have posted a few nice examples of some true POSs.

POS 1 – POS 2 – POS 3 – POS 4

I wanted a little steel road bike to fix up, my old KHS aero turbo is getting bottom bracketitis…
This little dude (“Axel”) came from eBay, where I paid a little too much for a patriotic Canuck bike, and tooled around buying a few upgrade parts (cheap, functional vintage) painting and shining. Weighing in at 23lbs with snappy light 140psi ‘70 tubulars, it’s a POS that’ll beat a lot of $100 POS’s

Tonight’s OTS is a 1979 Peugeot Record du Monde sent in by Josh.  After seeing those knobbies installed, I would go ahead and  add some barend shifters and take this baby out for some cyclocross action.  This season is my first attempt at CX and every week I compete against a bunch of guys on late model CX-specific carbon rigs with ZIPP 404s.  I am, of course, on a re-purposed Schwinn Crisscross that I’ve owned since I was 14, and I still manage to beat a few people.

This Peugeot—with a few tweaks—could probably weigh less than my Schwinn beast, and has me curious if anybody out there has used their OTSs for CX? If so, show me your CXOTS!

I found this bike at a yard sale, I gave $25 for it.It is all original except for tires and seat.

Thanks Josh

Today’s OTS is a late 70s Raleigh Grand Prix sent in by Alex.  I’m all about accessorizing one’s OTS, but aside from the that hideous striped bar wrap, all these accessories are far too functional for my liking.  I prefer a bit more needlessness in the extra weight I pedal around.  This main photo also bares a striking resemblance to this one from our early days.

I bought this old Raleigh from a guy who bought it at a yard sale, fixed it up, and turned it around to me. It appears to be mostly original parts with a few functional upgrades and personalization including, believe it or not, raising the saddle. It rides like a dream, and I don’t care what they say, I love my suicide handlebars.

thanks!
Alex

Thanks Alex

Two 10-Speed Weekend Special:  The first is a 1974 Schwinn Continental in a brown not too often seen on bikes these days. The second is a rattle-can-black* Huffy cruiser. This special two 10-speed weekend is brought to you by Dave M.

I bought this bike from a friend of a friend for $15.00. It appears to be all original , except the tires. The 23″ frame is a little too tall for me so I don’t ride it much, but it’s only one of a garage full of old ten speeds that I ride a lot. The bike is a 1974 Schwinn Continental in almost mint condition. All parts are standard Schwinn approved, with the usual Continental upgrades. I love your site, keep,up the good work. Look for more pics in the future.

I bought this old Huffy for $2.00 at a yard sale. The bike was rusty and pretty much worn out, but it had really shiny fenders. The worn out french stuff was replaced with some recycled Shimano (Thunderbird front & Eagle rear) derailleurs. The brake levers are new, $2.00 at a yard sale.  Also replaced the cables, cable housings and tires. I have the original seat but replaced it with this white Messenger seat cause I liked it. I know I violated rule 3 by painting it with spray cans (original color was gold) but there was just too little paint remaining.  The Mitsuba generator and headlight came off another $5.00 yard sale bike.  Total invested is about $45.00. The bike runs great, I put a lot of miles on it this summer

Thanks Dave