Used Bridgestone MB-1 $599
Always wanted one of these? We have a Bridgestone MB-1 for sale right now. It’s an 18” size, good for a rider 5’6” to 5’9” tall. The paint is a bit rough on this one but besides the classic Tange Prestige steel frame and the whole retro vibe you do get a new modern Deore XT 2X crankset and bottom bracket and instead of 30 year old cantilever brakes you get new powerful Deore XT V-brakes. Only $599.
1985 Schwinn Cimarron $1199
Schwinn was ahead of their time. Way back in 1985 they advertised this bike not as a “Mountain Bike” or an “ATB” (All-Terrain Bike), but as a touring bike. Thirty-five years later the bicycle world is awash with bike-packing-gravel-adventure bikes, so the moment is probably just right to update this machine and sell it as the latest and greatest touring bike! In 1985 Schwinn’s ad copy called their Cimarron model an “Outstanding touring bike outfitted with the world’s finest components.” This bike was out of style for awhile, but it’s outfitted with the finest parts once again.
Bull moose ‘Jones” bar
Front rack
Leather touring saddle
Original equipment dating back to the 1980’s include the Suntour XC Pro seatpost and pedals, the Nitto “Bullmoose” handlebar, Shimano Deore XT front derailleur, crank arms and brakes (updated with modern cables and Kool-Stop pads). The frame features sweet riding butted cromoly steel which was made in America, and the whole package rolls around on vintage Araya rims (re-laced with fresh spokes).
2 x 10 Deore XT drivetrain
Wavy aluminum fenders
The drivetrain has been modernized to a new Deore XT 2 x 10 system (that we can make a 3 x 10 if you prefer). You get retro-styled (but modern) 10-speed thumbshifters, a modern chain, a cartridge bottom bracket, 12-36 cassette along with new Velo Orange “Drillium” chainrings.
The Aluminum fenders and slick luggage racks are made by Velo Orange, the tires are new ones from WTB, and the new leather touring saddle will be customized to you once you break it in.
This bike will work best for someone between 5’5” and 5’8” tall, and can be all yours for $1199. If nobody out there grabs this old Schwinn I’m taking it home myself…
1991 Trek 8700 Pro
Old-school and hi-tech. A 1991 Trek 8700 mountain bike. Carbon fiber and aluminum frame. A Rockshox RS-1 suspension fork. There’s a Suntour XC Pro component group with Dia-Compe 986 brakes, Bullseye hubs, Matrix rims and original tires (or we’ll set you up with fresh tires). Selle Italia Turbo Special saddle and Shimano SPD pedals.
This is an 18” (medium) size, good for a rider between 5’6” and 5’9” tall. $991
1990 Trek 8900 Pro
Too bad we don’t have retro-themed mountain bike races yet…
‘Cause showing up on this bike would be awesome. This Trek 8900 is in beautiful condition with carbon fiber tubes in the main frame, a fully functional original RockShox RS-1 fork, Suntour XC pro component group with a Cook Brothers crank, Grafton brakes, Bullseye hubs, Matrix rims and Shimano M737 SPD pedals (the original version). Comes with new tires or the stock original ones.
This is an 18” size, and will fit a rider between 5’6” and 5’9” tall the best. Only $1199.
1988 Eddy Merckx
A 1988 greatest hits album from Merckx!
This is an Eddy Merckx Corsa in a 58cm frame size (57cm top tube with a 120mm stem and 42cm bars). It comes with Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 components, the original Look pedals (with new cleats), Cinelli bars and stem and a San Marco Rolls saddle. The rims are Araya tubulars and the tires are brand new.
This bike will fit a rider between 5’10” and 6’1” the best. Only $1988.
Specialized Allez Epic
Re-ride the ‘90’s!
This is a Specialized Allez Epic from 1990. It’s a 54cm frame (54cm top tube, 100mm stem, 40cm bars). The frame and wheels are Specialized carbon fiber, the components are Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 (with dual-pivot brake calipers), the saddle is a Selle Italia Flite, the pedals are Time Equipe models, and the tires are new 23c Continentals.
Good fit for a rider between 5’6” and 5’9” tall. $1799
1988 Kas – Canal 10 Team Replica Vitus Carbon 9
Team Replica Kas-Canal 10 Team bike.
Want to pretend that you’re one of Sean Kelly’s teammates? This is a Vitus Carbone 9 1988 team replica. The carbon frame is a 52cm size (with a 53cm top tube, 90mm stem and 42cm bars). All of the components are period-correct Mavic parts except for the tires (which are new 25c Vittoria Rally tubulars) and Look pedals. The saddle is a French Reydel GTI model.
Good for a rider between 5’3” and 5’6” tall. $1899.
1991 Schwinn Paramount
A retro ride from the ‘90’s.
A 1991 Schwinn Paramount built by the Paramount design Group (now known as Waterford). This is a 54cm size frame (with a 55cm top tube and a 100mm Salsa stem & 42cm Cinelli bars). The components are all Dura-Ace 7400 parts. The rims are Mavic Open Pro clinchers, the seatpost is an American Classic, the saddle is from Selle Italia, and the tires are new 25c Vittoria Rubinos. It comes with Shimano SPD pedals.
Good for a rider between 5’6” and 5’9” tall.
All yours for $1499.
1992 Trek 9500 mountain bike
One of the more infamous mountain bikes of the 1990’s.
Trek’s first fully suspended bike, in new condition right out of the box. There’s the Matrix air-sprung suspension fork, Shimano’s first xtr component group (with their first rapid-fire shifters and including an XTR seatpost), Answer Hyperlite handlebars and stem, Matrix rims, toe clips, bar ends, all of the old goodies.
Just right for a tall rider 5’10” to 6’2”. $1500
1980 Bob Jackson custom
Italian and French racing bikes have always had a fair amount of prestige. There’s no denying their cycling pedigree. Keep in mind though, when you think about the most famous racers and their bikes from the last century, they weren’t all Italian or French. The British have had some fantastic bicycle builders and great racers and racing stories to tell as well.
Raleigh, known for their city bikes as much as racing bikes, lead the pack simply by backing the TI-Raleigh racing team of the late ‘70’s. Craft labels like Claud Butler, Hetchins, Bates, BSA, Jack Taylor, Trevor Jarvis and the Flying Scots were all present and have all played a part in the British cycling epic.
Campagnolo housing stop
Record crankset
Campy bar-end shifters
Bob Jackson bicycles started rolling in 1935 when J. Robert. Jackson opened “J.R.J. Cycles”. There was a short gap in the company history as Bob served in the Royal Air Force during WWII, and then his brand really developed in the post war years with bikes labeled as “Merlins” and “JRJ Cycles”. These bikes were well crafted, as fine as anything an amateur cyclist could have ridden from the continent. Bob Jackson’s work came in a few different guises. If you ride an old Hetchins frame you may be enjoying some of Bob’s handiwork as he did some contract constuction for Hetchins as well as other British brands.
“Il Primo Extra Giro di Sicilia”
Record calipers
What else? A Nuovo Record derailleur
This is a custom Bob Jackson from around 1980. Like most enthusiast bikes from the time, this one is outfitted with Campagnolo Nuovo Record parts. British bikes always seem to have a custom touch or two that make them more practical bikes than others. Matching fenders or a custom rack or a light system. This bike has Campagnolo bar-end shifters instead of the standard downtube-mounted options, and it comes with a custom Silca pump.
That saddle looks like it needs to be tightened up a bit
Wood veneer wrapped head tube
Wood veneer wrapped Silca frame pump
Thin wood veneer is wrapped around the pump shaft and around the tall headtube of this bike, lending the bike sophistication not unlike that of a wooden dashboard in a luxury car.
Jeff is selling this 63cm beauty. If you’re tall enough, this Bob Jackson custom can be yours for only $1000
1940′s Colson Flyer
The restoration project.
Everybody loves good before and after photos. A bicycle restoration project is great at showing the damage that the decades can do, and you get to watch as that damage is erased with fresh paint or new chrome.
A while back, this balloon-tire cruiser came to us as a rusty old relic. The years were not kind to the old Colson. While the rust was not deep, it was everywhere. The owner, a fellow named Gerald Taylor, had a history with the bike and wanted to return the Flyer to its former glory.
Colson Flyer “before”
Gerald’s father had purchased the bike upon returning to the Seattle area from the second World War. Affordable cars were hard to come by in the months following the end of the war, and Gerald’s father figured he could get around on these two wheels just as well as he could with four. The bike served as a trusty commuter for a number of years before transitioning to recreational use, and finally retiring to the back of the garage.
The crankset “after”
The crankset “before”
The wheels were beyond repair. By removing the head badge and the reflectors, we were able to find clean bits of original paint, so the new colors would match. Parts were stripped off of the frame, and the dents were rolled out of the fenders.
Off to the painter (CycleSmith) went the frame, fork, fenders, and chainguard.
Into the recycling went the chain, pedals, and wheels.
The fenders “after”
The fenders “before”
Rusty bits like the chainring, seatpost, fork struts, handlebars and stem made their way to the chrome shop (Art’s chroming in Bremerton).
Some of the parts that you find on old bikes are still made today. No problem getting a Wald kickstand, and the reproductions of the pedals and saddle are well worth the price. Appropriate fasteners are just a quick trip to the hardware store (no allen bolts or torx heads on sixty year old bikes, thank you).
The head tube “after”
The head tube “before”
Jeff, who started collecting balloon-tire bikes decades ago, dug up some great matching wheels and tires from a “donor” bike. Fresh grease for the hubs and some new spokes made them roll and look just right.
Now, I’d like to say this was a quick project. But it wasn’t.
Sometimes it takes a while to find the right parts. You have to get on a painter’s schedule (some have months-long backlogs), and it takes a while to get chrome done (Art’s is actually quite fast). You may have seen the car and motorcycle restoration shows on television where things move lightning fast. They use an editor.
The headlight “after”
The headlight “before”
I truly wish we were able to finish this bike sooner, as Gerald missed the opportunity to see his beautiful bike all spruced up. Gerald fell ill and passed away a few weeks before we were able to finish the project.
The “After” photo is the way this bike would have looked when Gerald’s dad first brought it home.
This bike is for sale from the museum collection. It can be yours, fully restored, for $1500.
2003 Mondonico track bike
Antonio Mondonico made this bike for us in 2003. We asked him for a modern track bike that would steal some attention from the antiques on the walls. He delivered.
This Italian gem comes from a small workshop just outside of Milan. Built for sprint distance and mass start track events, it is made of extremely springy nivacrom steel, silver brazed into Mondonico’s custom lugs. The orange paint is about as subtle as a traffic signal. A bit of chrome here and there to remind us that this is not a plastic bike.
Aces, Spades, Clubs, and Diamonds
Antonio Mondonico head badge
The machined quill stem matches the fluted seatpost
Custom Selle San Marco Rolls saddle
Columbus EL - OS Nivacrom tubing
The parts are a mix of modern classics. Paul Components made the gambler’s crankset, with the four card suits machined into the chainring. A fluted seatpost and machined stem harken back to the 1970s, while the paired-spoke design of the wheels says this is a modern build.
Antonio spent decades building bikes, and many famous Italian racers rode Mondonicos (even if they were painted in another brand’s colors). Unable to interest his son Mauro in taking over the family business, Antonio retired from bike building in 2007.
This bike is for sale from the museum collection. It is a 56cm frame, a good fit for a track rider between 5’9″ and 5’11″. $3000 will buy you this fantastic bit of Italian craftsmanship.