Re: [CR] Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 74, Issue 22

Hello Fuji Fans!

The Fuji Ace was measured center to top...I have a 24" version, which aside from the right rear dropout cracking at the chainstay junction during a century ride in 1996, has been very reliable. I'd post some pictures of it, but, being an amateur frame builder, I have extensively modified it since that time, brazing on all sorts of things and repainting it.

Stuart Stiffey

Woodstock, NY

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Today's Topics:

1. Regina Oro vs. Regina CX freewheel (Bianca Pratorius) 2. Re: Regina Oro vs. Regina CX freewheel (Tom Forbes) 3. WTB Brooks Professional et. al. (P.C. Kohler) 4. Flashlight Holder?? (Jerome & Elizabeth Moos) 5. ranndoneur flashlight (KRISTER KATSOGIANNOS) 6. Rare Austro Daimier (Pete Kneeland) 7. Re: Rare Austro Daimier (Steve Valladolid) 8. Classic FUJI Bicycle Identification Home (Charles Nighbor) 9. Another eBay outing - Gitane (Tom Jue) 10. Re: Blog with lots of good photos (Joel Uden) 11. Re: outing - Gitane (Dale B. Phelps) 12. Advice on French Lightweights (Todd Grantham) 13. "fake" Alex Singer (alex m) 14. Re: Classic FUJI Bicycle Identification Home (Jerome & Elizabeth Moos) 15. bikes"Alex SINGER" (godart christian)

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Message: 1 Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 19:17:17 -0500 From: Bianca Pratorius <biankita@comcast.net> Subject: [CR] Regina Oro vs. Regina CX freewheel To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Message-ID: <3d0d7bf486845e4addbd324af4432a8e@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"; format=flowed

I swapped out a Regina Ora five cog freewheel for the CX that came with the Coppi bike I just cleaned up. That peculiar off clicking sound of the old CX was offensive and plain wrong. If Reginas had three pawls and one was hanging up because of a broken spring, then it made sense that the freewheel was still perfectly functional but just sounded awful. What's the deal with the Regina line up from those years? Wasn't the Oro the top of the line and others like the America and the CX lower in quality? What was the difference in construction between the various models? I remember that Suntour used to tout better performance from their different models but as one shop owner in SF (people's bike and tool) used to say - the Suntour Perfect is perfectly good as are all the Suntours on up. It seems to me that the Reginas were all perfectly finnicky all the way up to the top of the line model I have on my Raleigh (It's loud and sounds like rattling balls on some days).

BTW I'll be posting photos of the completed Coppi soon. I rode it tonight in record cold temperatures for Florida. It was sweet and smooth and braking squeel free even with the old Campy pads that came on it. It's so cool to invigorate a piece of history on a maiden ride. I always get the feeling the bike is thanking me for being freed from its former less attentive owner. This one was never really abused but more like discarded and unappreciated.

Garth Libre in Miami Florida USA

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Message: 2 Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 19:04:21 -0600 From: Tom Forbes <tfbike@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [CR] Regina Oro vs. Regina CX freewheel To: <biankita@comcast.net>, Classic Rendevous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Message-ID: <BAY104-W12CADB6068ED9D50BCBE78D8C00@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"

I never did much with Oro's untill lately trying to match up to older bikes . Most of my ride time from 80-90s was always on Regina CX or CX-S. One thi ng I always liked was the silent coast. Never had any issues with the inter nals, would wear out 14 and 15tooth sprockets a lot. It's pretty flat aro und here so those were the rear cogs used the most, and of course smaller diameter. I still use Phil Tenacious lube in the bodies, and knock on wo od have thousands of trouble free miles. Tom Forbes Houston, Texas.> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> From: biankita@comca st.net> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 19:17:17 -0500> Subject: [CR] Regina Oro vs . Regina CX freewheel> > I swapped out a Regina Ora five cog freewheel for the CX that came with > the Coppi bike I just cleaned up. That peculiar off clicking sound of > the old CX was offensive and plain wrong. If Reginas h ad three pawls > and one was hanging up because of a broken spring, then it made sense > that the freewheel was still perfectly functional but just sounded > awful. What's the deal with the Regina line up from those years? Wasn't > the Oro the top of the line and others like the America and the CX > lower in quality? What was the difference in construction between the > various models? I remember that Suntour used to tout better performance > f rom their different models but as one shop owner in SF (people's bike > and tool) used to say - the Suntour Perfect is perfectly good as are > all the Suntours on up. It seems to me that the Reginas were all > perfectly finni cky all the way up to the top of the line model I have > on my Raleigh (It' s loud and sounds like rattling balls on some days).> > BTW I'll be posting photos of the completed Coppi soon. I rode it > tonight in record cold tem peratures for Florida. It was sweet and > smooth and braking squeel free ev en with the old Campy pads that came > on it. It's so cool to invigorate a piece of history on a maiden ride. > I always get the feeling the bike is t hanking me for being freed from > its former less attentive owner. This one was never really abused but > more like discarded and unappreciated.> > Ga rth Libre in Miami Florida USA> > _________________________________________ ______> Classicrendezvous mailing list> Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> htt p://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/classicrendezvous _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_howitworks_0 22009

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Message: 3 Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 20:31:18 -0500 From: "P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@starpower.net> Subject: [CR] WTB Brooks Professional et. al. To: Classic Rendevous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Message-ID: <899FAB3C1D714F9EA418645807CC915B@peter5ca78cb10> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=original

Looking for the following for a 1969-1970 Raleigh Professional project:

Brooks Professional small rivet saddle (should be good, used condition)

Campagnolo 27.2 NR seat post (again, good used condition)

Olmo Professional black plastic 'bar tape (this is the heavier patterned tape), 2 rolls OR something similar

Many thanks

Peter Kohler Washington DC USA

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Message: 4 Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 18:28:45 -0800 From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> Subject: [CR] Flashlight Holder?? To: Classic Rendevous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@starpower.net> Message-ID: <488530.30061.qm@web82205.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Anyone know of bicycle flashlight holders designed to attach a C-Cell flashlight to a rack rather than the handlebars? It looks like the classic Wald one could be adapted to rack mounting, but I think it is only for D-Cell flashlights. Most others seem to be for handlebar mounting. I have a couple of very bright CREE LED C-Cell flashlights, but I want to mount them to racks to reduce clutter on the bars. Any suggestions?

Regards,

Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA