The Quinn at last unveiled against our g ...

The Quinn at last unveiled against our garage door

Aug 17, 2024

That's my circa 1970 Harry Quinn road bike, 99% completed. You can see the sweet old Shimano Crane rear derailleur and the nuts on the bolts that attach the Campy Nuovo Record brakes. Even the three clips that hold the rear brake cable in place on the bike's top tube are Campagnolo. Nice, huh?

You can see the un-period Rivendell Silver shift levers and the awfully convenient SPD pedals. I hope you agree that the IRD compact crankset with its 46-30 chainrings does not look all that inappropriate on the bike.

The TTT stem is period as are the GB handlebars. The saddle is not a Brooks but was made in the mid-'70s by a company that was later acquired by Brooks, and it seems to be fine. The front derailleur is a French Huret that I believe to be period. It works well.

The frame-fit Silca pump is not quite right. The bike in 1970 would have had one of those umbrella clips and a pump with a different handle. The Campagnolo hubs and lovely Regina Oro gear cluster are period, but the rims are not. They are the correct finish, silver, but as I recall very few cyclists were riding 700c clincher tires in 1970...and who knows what rims they may have used.

The seat post is an SR-Laprade, a Japanese copy of a French post from a bit later than my frame. I intend to replace it with a two-bolt Campy post when my wealthy uncle in Buffalo passes and I inherit.

I will also buy and install Campagnolo steel pedals and Christophe toe clips plus good but not really good toestraps. Even if my uncle leaves me everything, I will not be able to afford really good toestraps.

Thanks to Seth at Golden Velo, I have a period bottle cage that I will not reveal today - lest it cause widespread jealousy among my supporters.

The Quinn, as you can see if you look vewwy, vewwy closely, has no bottle cage mounting holes in its frame. So I have to use clamps to mount the mystery cage to the bike's down tube. Before brutally clamping anything around the bike's admittedly marginal paint, I have to apply clear protective strips where the clamps would damage the already ratty finish.

Once I've done that, I'll post a photo of the cage here on my Buy Me a Coffee page...and you can sit back and marvel. What a cage, you will think. What a cage, you will say to yourself. What a cage.

Meanwhile, if you have a handlebar tape suggestion, feel free to comment. Remember though, that tape selection in 1970 was somewhat limited. Cotton... Cotton, I believe, is what there was.

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Oct 07, 2024
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@lucarellicpa
Supporter
Aug 24, 2024
Great looking build. The elegance of this bike is stunning—- the paint color combined with the angles and the overall tubing is something we rarely ever get to see. I know this is not retro, but Cinelli tape is Italian and I think it would be appropriate.
Earle Young
Supporter
Aug 19, 2024
Clearly, your bars should be taped with black cloth, if the bike is mostly for riding. For show, you need clean white cloth. Tide laundry detergent and a natural bristle fingernail brush can clean up the tape so you don't have to retape the bars every ride. Some people recommend shellac to preserve the tape. Nope, just use cloth tape, like the Newbaum's that our friend Grant sells.
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Maynard Hershon
Aug 19, 2024
Earle Young
Aug 19, 2024
The tape at that site is all modern stuff. Newbaum's from Rivbike.com is the stuff you want. It's like vintage cotton tape, but a little longer rolls and new adhesive so it doesn't end up on the outside of the tape.
Maynard Hershon
Aug 19, 2024
I'm easily seduced by that nubby tweed tape. As if it'd look good on my 55-year-old Quinn... I packed two Earle Wheels tees, and made sure I have your email in my phone. We're outta here in an hour, Earle. Packing, including all the m/c gear, has been a chore - stuff is so bulky. I'm flying in my m/c boots...
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Tim Potter
Supporter
Aug 19, 2024
Turned out lovely. Can hardly wait to see that water bottle cage! There's a Facebook group just waiting for you! Look At My Bike Leaning Against Stuff: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lamblas
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Maynard Hershon
Aug 19, 2024
I jumped right on it, Tim, and posted my Quinn! Thanks!

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