John, thank you for taking me back fifty two years to my best summer… 1972. Training, racing, went out to Portland Oregon for the ABLA Summer regionals at Alpenrose Dairy. A concrete track with 42 degree banks. Sadly, it is, or will soon be a subdivision. I had fallen and was rebuilding my bike because: *we were always doing that *I was injured and advised not to ride as a massive hematoma in my leg could break loose and head on up to my brain. We threw the bike and parts in the car and headed out to Portland. Got in late at night and began assembling my bike. Tested it out early the next morning, and went to the velodrome. Had a wonderful time, and it took a few laps to get the speed, and nerve to climb up onto the banks. Weeks later I was in the shop helping a customer (an older lady. I believe she was twenty one) fit her bike. Halter tops were popular that summer. She leaned forward to hold onto the bars, and halter tops were not known for their snug fit. Another “first” that summer. A brutal race was scheduled for late August. It was high in the mountains but the eight mile course was fairly flat. Never rode that fast in my life. Two laps in about twenty nine minutes. Did that on semi-touring geometry, a Cilo from Bass Sports. 531 frame, with an all Nuovo Record groupo. I don’t know how they got away with calling that “all Nuevo Record” when it had Weinmann center pull brakes. Believe I was fifth. Pretty good considering I was late to the start and had to spend the first 1/2 mile catching the peloton. I tucked in and let the group drag me along. It was a great time to be alive. Take your time assembling the bikes. I just enjoy watching the cleaning, and precise assembly of the jewel-like components.
What a beautiful frame. I am a regular visitor to Condor Cycles in London. Their attention to detail and commitment to racing remains to this day. Did you know back in the good old days, when Clincher was a dirty word, they'd write the received date on racing tubulars and store them, in the basement for a year, to harden the rubber. Only then would they sell them!
Clincher is still a dirty word. I don’t smoke, drink, do drugs, or chase women (well, I chase my wife but now we walk) so I figure I’m saving enough money on those vices to afford road silks.
I enjoy this channel! Thanks for the care you give these cool old bikes. I’m almost 65 so these machines were drool-worthy when I was just a kid in school way back when. In the early 70’s I rode a Raleigh Record and could only dream of Campagnolo! The next project - your Harry Quinn - should get red bar tape.
That's true art, love the chrome. I found a late 80's Columbus Jan Janssen frame wich was fully chromed, some damaged paintwork gave it away. Chemically stripped the paint and immediately had to go find my sunglasses to continue rebuilding the bike ✨✨
This Condor is definitely a standout of this new collection. I’m sure the previous owner would be happy about how excited you are to be the new care taker.
Beautiful bike very relaxing watch. by the way John i was one of those dumb asses telling how you were fitting the BB bearings wrong my apologies you were right of course
Hi, you and many others pointed that out. Probably got about 16 Emails telling me I did it wrong. Its an easy mistake. If you never had that type of bearing your instincts kick in and say its wrong. Thanks for watching.
Luscious color on this frame, and the detail on the lugs is just the cherry on top. Especially the seat stays where they meet up with the seat clamp. I agree that the gum hoods will look better as the white hoods look too cold against the creamy warm paint. Thanks for sharing!
I loved my 70's Condor. A friend also had a Condor Supurbe. I still think about that bike. I hope it's doing well. Glad to know another one is in riding shape. Everest gold freewheel, wow, it looked like Campy grease in the BB. Great video! THanks!
So much to love about this bike! A few comments: the white hoods look good with the white frame and orange tape but the gum will be more era appropriate. The brake calipers are pre CPSP while the pad holders are post i.e. they shouldn’t have the plastic covering on the wheel guides. We all have our own preferences for brake cable housing length and routing but IMHO shorter housing with both cables routed behind the bars would look better. 😊 Anyway, nice video as usual! Hope the bike rides as nicely as it looks.
Hi John,l,m from England ,when I was young I lived in an Essex village near Stanstead and there was a cluster of London cycling club bungalows a few miles from my family home. On a Sunday morning the riders would come past my house,on there best Sunday bikes chrome spokes glistening in the sunlight often carrying their racing wheels on small cyclo brackets on the front forks l remember quite a few of those riders would be riding gleaming Condors!
Nice bike, John! I just love coming to your channel. It takes me back to a better time. I just feel at peace when I drop by. Two days ago I rode my recently acquired ‘74 Paramount to the grocery store and back. Four people stopped me to comment on the bike. Same thing yesterday. A guy along my route saw the bike and commented on how beautiful the bike is. Bikes have changed a lot in the last sixty years, but I think bikes became their very best around 1969. I like my custom 1982, but for the rest of my life I plan to buy and ride old vintage steel.
Thanks, We all have love for those old steel bikes. IDK if steel will make a comeback or not. I have a place in my heart for the Paramounts. I have a few of them. Maybe because it was the first high end bike I ever wanted! Glad you enjoy the channel.
I would always flip the ‘72 Schwann catalog open to the Paramount page. I believe they were $350. Same price as the Colnago Super, and same as the wholesale price of my Cilo.
John, another great job! That Condor is fire. Looking forward to the Harry Quinn build. The Quinn is such an understated bike, I think you should continue to build on that and use black cloth bar tape. I think it will pop and tie in with the saddle on that bike. Your one pop of “color” could be gumwall tires, although this is one of those rare vintage builds that would look fine with black wall tires. Those current red tires don’t look good.
A quick tip: Pull the cable right, tighten the clamp, and clean a few inches of the excess cable with rubbing alcohol. Tin your soldering iron, twist the excess cable just a little. Smear-in some flux while the cable is slightly expanded, and apply solder to the cable. After the solder cools a pair of cable cutters can be used to trim the excess length.
the suggestion for the harlequin wrap is great! I use it on a bike with a solid color frame, and the ornamentation of the harlequin wrap complements the plain frame nicely. Plus... it'll be fun to watch John wrap the tape. 😃
Glad you like the idea. In my experience, harlequin is way easier with the old Benotto Cello tape, however it can be done with Newbaums cotton tape with really nice results (I did lt grey/black on a light metallic grey ‘74 Mercian)
That Harry Quinn looks just like my De Rosa '57 Replica, same thin tubes, same silver paint job and the lug work looks identical...bought it at Denver Spoke, the same shop that build Grewal's 1984 Gold Medal ride!
Beautiful bike, you did a really nice job on the cleanup and put together 👍. You have a great eye for detail and you make it fun. You brought this bike back to life. Great way to honor Mr. Brooks ❤️🩹.
That's a great idea. What you didn't see was me dipping my fingers into some tri-flow that was sprayed onto the bench and I kind of smear it on those bushings before assembly. Great that you mentioned that
Stunning. Lots of bling, ornate lugs, lots of chrome with vintage Campy components. What’s not to like….Always enjoyable and gives me inspiration. The orange tape works with this frame. Keep up the great work. 👍🚴🏽♂️
My first race bike was a Condor built in Reynolds 531 with track seat stays. The paint was super thick and close to a luxury car for smooth finish. I’ve visited the original and current shops in Grays Inn Road in London.
@@smudgey1kenobey Hi, The people at Condor think it's the same bike. But they are not sure. My frame looks slightly taller than the one on the book. However, it could be the angle in which the picture was taken. We'll never know lol
Very pleased with this process, as usual you did a great job. Really a special bike. Yes, it looks great but the world logo gum hoods are what this bike deserves. Thanks for giving in to us! FWIW, crank dust caps were never used by almost all racers, but mostly used by casual riders & tourists. As you know they tend to seize up if not properly lubed. Keep up the good work!
I asked a bike tech were my derailleur pulley wheels worn because they appeared to have worn down teeth!! Said on the older bike the chain just basically rolled over the pulley wheels.
Great job as usual. It's very relaxing to watch you work. I have a Cinelli track bike that is the color of that Harry Quinn and it has olive drab bar tape that looks good. Gotta have the gum hoods on that Condor - they will match the copper rails on that saddle.
When I wrapped bars in the 1970s and early 1980s with Tressostar and Cateye tape, I would start from the top and work down toward the bar end, as John did in this clip. Then, in the 80s, alternate handlebar wraps appeared and many brands included two additional short pieces of pre-cut plastic tape. It then dawned on me that by wrapping from the bottom up and serving the loose end with tape at the top, I would get better wear from the wrap, because the overlap occurs to the top side of the wrap, like a higher clapboard or a course of shingles overlaps the lower one.
True, But, It’s still just… wrong. Always have, always will wrap top-down. Bottom-up is just not vintage and hurts my heart when I’m time traveling on my bike.
Great to see the Condor refreshed and gorgeous! re: old lithium grease.. that stuff tends to turn into rock over the decades. It's prudent to clean it out and use some Phil or Park green grease. re: white hoods.... Works for me. My Raleigh International has white hoods and white tape and cable housings, and it looks great! But, yeah.. white Campy hoods are a later thing. re: crank dust caps.. yep, install them on a "bling" bike!
8:52 the pulley IS cracked at 7:30pm there is a crack all the way through the pulley. The plastic just hasn't shrunk enough to open up the crack very much, yet ...
Incredibly beautiful frame! Is that a Brooks Swallow saddle? I would go full leather with this beauty, and put on leather handlebar tape. Very nice build👍
@@chapmyers9272 The people at Condor said that they were all custom painted and they would be rare to find two that were similar or the same. Another person told me that there was one identical and that is mine. Saying that the one on the book belonged to Eric Clapton and then there was mine. But who knows?
Absolutely stunning! Question: Why would anyone object to putting a little grease on the spindle before attaching the crank arms? Back in the day when this bike was made we always used grease to help prevent any reaction between the steel and aluminum.
must say, I like the white hoods - looks great w/ the frame & orange tape. your close-ups & pace of assembly are excellent... a guide for refurbing our ancient bikes. Campy Nuovo porn is the best gruppo porn. the Condor is beautiful - evocative of Greg's life in bikes that replacement parts are at hand as-planned. {I'd use black on the Quinn... silver tape on silver bike is ... too silver. save it for Modolo black bars & stem?}
Thinking about that Harry Quinn. I initially liked the idea of silver tale but would go back to black for contrast. Don't want TOO much silver. I would like to hear about Geometry on the HQ, they were often steep and short.
John, Does it require screw adjusters on the rear dropouts for rear wheel trimming, also agree with the front brake cable behind the handlebars. I believe Condor made many of the bikes for the L.A. movie recently.
I have a private machinic and I was chatting to him once about Condor Cycles and I have had 3 of their frames over the last 20 years and he thought that Condor Cycles actually built their frames in house and they do not build any of their frames themselves, they get everything out sourced. In fact they probably have never built a production frame themselves ever. Also their quality control on their frame-sets pretty much does not exist anymore, they used to have a frame jig at their warehouse so they can check frames over and they went and sold it a few years ago, Fact. There're a strange bunch and that comes from dealing with them face to face. I ended up stopping dealing with them due to Q & C issues with two of the same frames I purchased from them and that is how I discovered the Q&C frame jig issue. Real shame.
Lovely job! Is Jim Piets the builder of the frame? And do you know what gauge the tubes are? They went pretty thin-wall sometimes with 531 in those days.
Silver tape - awesome for the Quinn. Was I amiss, did you lube the chain pullies? Also, Campagnolo goes on the outside of the pullies. :-) See if the crowd notices that.
John, is it blasphemy to suggest a trim color on the pantographing? I use the small bottles of model airplane enamel. Gently brush it over the pantographing, and quickly wipe it off.
I would always try to use the shortest bottom bracket spindle that would fit, because I would often stay in the big ring, going up hills. Cinelli 26.4 bar and stem to be period correct? PS. 36 hole wheels?
I bought a used Monte Carlo bike 15 years ago, and still riding it today. Howcome I don't see anyone restoration it or showing that bike name on UA-cam. I want to know the history about that bike
Beautiful frame! Wasn’t mentioned in either video but the lugs were designed by Bill Hurlow. Probably the frame was built by him as well although some uncertainty as to when he stopped building for Condor, some sources state 68 but others state he built for a few years after. Not sure why there should be any uncertainty of this frames age as first two numbers of the serial is the year the frame was made, remaining number is the frame produced within the year.
John, thank you for taking me back fifty two years to my best summer… 1972. Training, racing, went out to Portland Oregon for the ABLA Summer regionals at Alpenrose Dairy. A concrete track with 42 degree banks. Sadly, it is, or will soon be a subdivision. I had fallen and was rebuilding my bike because:
*we were always doing that
*I was injured and advised not to ride as a massive hematoma in my leg could break loose and head on up to my brain.
We threw the bike and parts in the car and headed out to Portland. Got in late at night and began assembling my bike. Tested it out early the next morning, and went to the velodrome. Had a wonderful time, and it took a few laps to get the speed, and nerve to climb up onto the banks.
Weeks later I was in the shop helping a customer (an older lady. I believe she was twenty one) fit her bike. Halter tops were popular that summer. She leaned forward to hold onto the bars, and halter tops were not known for their snug fit. Another “first” that summer.
A brutal race was scheduled for late August. It was high in the mountains but the eight mile course was fairly flat. Never rode that fast in my life. Two laps in about twenty nine minutes. Did that on semi-touring geometry, a Cilo from Bass Sports. 531 frame, with an all Nuovo Record groupo. I don’t know how they got away with calling that “all Nuevo Record” when it had Weinmann center pull brakes. Believe I was fifth. Pretty good considering I was late to the start and had to spend the first 1/2 mile catching the peloton. I tucked in and let the group drag me along. It was a great time to be alive.
Take your time assembling the bikes. I just enjoy watching the cleaning, and precise assembly of the jewel-like components.
What a beautiful frame. I am a regular visitor to Condor Cycles in London. Their attention to detail and commitment to racing remains to this day. Did you know back in the good old days, when Clincher was a dirty word, they'd write the received date on racing tubulars and store them, in the basement for a year, to harden the rubber. Only then would they sell them!
Clincher is still a dirty word.
I don’t smoke, drink, do drugs, or chase women (well, I chase my wife but now we walk) so I figure I’m saving enough money on those vices to afford road silks.
“Clincher” is still a dirty word. “Ma! Get me the Lifebouy!”
I enjoy this channel! Thanks for the care you give these cool old bikes. I’m almost 65 so these machines were drool-worthy when I was just a kid in school way back when. In the early 70’s I rode a Raleigh Record and could only dream of Campagnolo! The next project - your Harry Quinn - should get red bar tape.
RED?? hmmmmm that might work.. Thanks for watching.
Beautiful Condor…👀👀👀👀
That's true art, love the chrome. I found a late 80's Columbus Jan Janssen frame wich was fully chromed, some damaged paintwork gave it away. Chemically stripped the paint and immediately had to go find my sunglasses to continue rebuilding the bike ✨✨
This Condor is definitely a standout of this new collection. I’m sure the previous owner would be happy about how excited you are to be the new care taker.
Gorgeous bike. Look at the chrome lug work. Campagnolo everything... .side pulls, crank case, etc.
Beautiful bike very relaxing watch. by the way John i was one of those dumb asses telling how you were fitting the BB bearings wrong my apologies you were right of course
Hi, you and many others pointed that out. Probably got about 16 Emails telling me I did it wrong. Its an easy mistake. If you never had that type of bearing your instincts kick in and say its wrong. Thanks for watching.
Luscious color on this frame, and the detail on the lugs is just the cherry on top. Especially the seat stays where they meet up with the seat clamp. I agree that the gum hoods will look better as the white hoods look too cold against the creamy warm paint. Thanks for sharing!
I loved my 70's Condor. A friend also had a Condor Supurbe. I still think about that bike. I hope it's doing well. Glad to know another one is in riding shape. Everest gold freewheel, wow, it looked like Campy grease in the BB. Great video! THanks!
Thanks. Its my favorite in the entire collection! Thanks for watching
I really like the white brake hoods and orange tape.
So much to love about this bike! A few comments: the white hoods look good with the white frame and orange tape but the gum will be more era appropriate. The brake calipers are pre CPSP while the pad holders are post i.e. they shouldn’t have the plastic covering on the wheel guides. We all have our own preferences for brake cable housing length and routing but IMHO shorter housing with both cables routed behind the bars would look better. 😊 Anyway, nice video as usual! Hope the bike rides as nicely as it looks.
Hi John,l,m from England ,when I was young I lived in an Essex village near Stanstead and there was a cluster of London cycling club bungalows a few miles from my family home. On a Sunday morning the riders would come past my house,on there best Sunday bikes chrome spokes glistening in the sunlight often carrying their racing wheels on small cyclo brackets on the front forks l remember quite a few of those riders would be riding gleaming Condors!
That's the reason I collect! The nostalgia is thick!
I think the seat tube colors are amazing
The white hoods look very good on this build
BUT
only the gum hoods will allow you to reach 77 mph to get back to 1969.
John, what a bike! It's a true beauty. thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Nice bike, John! I just love coming to your channel. It takes me back to a better time. I just feel at peace when I drop by.
Two days ago I rode my recently acquired ‘74 Paramount to the grocery store and back. Four people stopped me to comment on the bike. Same thing yesterday. A guy along my route saw the bike and commented on how beautiful the bike is.
Bikes have changed a lot in the last sixty years, but I think bikes became their very best around 1969. I like my custom 1982, but for the rest of my life I plan to buy and ride old vintage steel.
Thanks, We all have love for those old steel bikes. IDK if steel will make a comeback or not. I have a place in my heart for the Paramounts. I have a few of them. Maybe because it was the first high end bike I ever wanted! Glad you enjoy the channel.
I would always flip the ‘72 Schwann catalog open to the Paramount page. I believe they were $350. Same price as the Colnago Super, and same as the wholesale price of my Cilo.
Love the orange tape, just building up steel Sapin using orange tape, the front end is orange though so it's the best colour for it.
I'm not a fan of fancy lugs normally but that bike is stunning, love the seat stays
What ?? What?? not a fan of fancy lugs!!! no way!! LOL.. Thanks for watching.
Always loved Condor! Great video again! 👍🏴
Thanks. That bike is a favorite for me!
White hoods and white caps work very well.
John, another great job! That Condor is fire. Looking forward to the Harry Quinn build. The Quinn is such an understated bike, I think you should continue to build on that and use black cloth bar tape. I think it will pop and tie in with the saddle on that bike. Your one pop of “color” could be gumwall tires, although this is one of those rare vintage builds that would look fine with black wall tires. Those current red tires don’t look good.
A quick tip:
Pull the cable right, tighten the clamp, and clean a few inches of the excess cable with rubbing alcohol. Tin your soldering iron, twist the excess cable just a little. Smear-in some flux while the cable is slightly expanded, and apply solder to the cable. After the solder cools a pair of cable cutters can be used to trim the excess length.
Look nice, thats my kind of bike
Nice job! I think the white hoods look great with the white bar plugs 😊
On the Harry Quinn consider a harlequin wrap using light grey & black
the suggestion for the harlequin wrap is great! I use it on a bike with a solid color frame, and the ornamentation of the harlequin wrap complements the plain frame nicely. Plus... it'll be fun to watch John wrap the tape. 😃
Glad you like the idea. In my experience, harlequin is way easier with the old Benotto Cello tape, however it can be done with Newbaums cotton tape with really nice results (I did lt grey/black on a light metallic grey ‘74 Mercian)
I like the music. Such a peaceful build.
What an absolute beauty. Great bike and great rebuild. Loved the Ferris Beuller reference to boot,, “Anyone, anyone”.
Masterpiece!
I'm happy to see this bike built. Looks great as it is. 🙂
Dang, now that’s a collection. I’m going to show this to my wife. It could be worse, dear.
@@samtatge8299 lol
Stunner! I agree on adding dust caps - and also swapping hoods. The grey ones stand out too much. Keep up the great work!
What a beautiful bicycle. The level of detail is just stunning. I am sure the Condor will be a crowd puller at the bike show.
That Harry Quinn looks just like my De Rosa '57 Replica, same thin tubes, same silver paint job and the lug work looks identical...bought it at Denver Spoke, the same shop that build Grewal's 1984 Gold Medal ride!
Thank you!
Wow what a beautiful spot you have, very nice collection and setup
EXCELLENT BIKE end excellent job, warm greetings from the Netherlands
Beautiful bike, you did a really nice job on the cleanup and put together 👍. You have a great eye for detail and you make it fun. You brought this bike back to life. Great way to honor Mr. Brooks ❤️🩹.
Thanks much!
nice work! i usually add a touch of grease to the bushings in the derailleur pulleys.
That's a great idea. What you didn't see was me dipping my fingers into some tri-flow that was sprayed onto the bench and I kind of smear it on those bushings before assembly. Great that you mentioned that
Very very nice. The only thing I can complain about is that the rear tire was on backwards ⬅️. It Could slow you down 😊
Stunning. Lots of bling, ornate lugs, lots of chrome with vintage Campy components. What’s not to like….Always enjoyable and gives me inspiration. The orange tape works with this frame. Keep up the great work. 👍🚴🏽♂️
My first race bike was a Condor built in Reynolds 531 with track seat stays. The paint was super thick and close to a luxury car for smooth finish. I’ve visited the original and current shops in Grays Inn Road in London.
Love the orange and red and white! Orange tape nice.
It works. very unique. Thanks for watching
The Condor looks like the cover bike of Richard’s Bicycle Book from 1972. Richard Ballantine, classic!
@@smudgey1kenobey Hi, The people at Condor think it's the same bike. But they are not sure. My frame looks slightly taller than the one on the book. However, it could be the angle in which the picture was taken. We'll never know lol
Beautiful bike,welcome to the Condor owners club.I just noticed the arrow on the rear tyre seemed to be facing the wrong way.
Holy smokes, you have a great eye! I only caught that after I was done with the video. Thanks for watching
Love the lug work. The bike came out beautifully, and that orange tape… icing on the creamsicle shake! 👌🏽
The lugs the panto what a great looking Condor
Thanks. Its a rare find
Looking sharp there John ,those lugs are something else .
Very pleased with this process, as usual you did a great job. Really a special bike. Yes, it looks great but the world logo gum hoods are what this bike deserves. Thanks for giving in to us! FWIW, crank dust caps were never used by almost all racers, but mostly used by casual riders & tourists. As you know they tend to seize up if not properly lubed. Keep up the good work!
I asked a bike tech were my derailleur pulley wheels worn because they appeared to have worn down teeth!!
Said on the older bike the chain just basically rolled over the pulley wheels.
Great job as usual. It's very relaxing to watch you work. I have a Cinelli track bike that is the color of that Harry Quinn and it has olive drab bar tape that looks good. Gotta have the gum hoods on that Condor - they will match the copper rails on that saddle.
A lovingly made video of a really special bike. I learn something new in every video🎁🏆🫡
What a great looking bike! Very elegant moving art.
Beautiful build 😊
Lovely bike ... and in good safe hands.
Excellent build! Looks to be an awesome ride.
When I wrapped bars in the 1970s and early 1980s with Tressostar and Cateye tape, I would start from the top and work down toward the bar end, as John did in this clip. Then, in the 80s, alternate handlebar wraps appeared and many brands included two additional short pieces of pre-cut plastic tape. It then dawned on me that by wrapping from the bottom up and serving the loose end with tape at the top, I would get better wear from the wrap, because the overlap occurs to the top side of the wrap, like a higher clapboard or a course of shingles overlaps the lower one.
I agree with everything you're saying. However, I still wrap from the top down with cloth and with cello tape. Everything else is bottom up.
True,
But,
It’s still just… wrong.
Always have, always will wrap top-down.
Bottom-up is just not vintage and hurts my heart when I’m time traveling on my bike.
Beautiful bike!!
Congratulations.
Thank you!
Beautiful bike! Absolutely one of the best of the most artistic era of.cycljng.
Great to see the Condor refreshed and gorgeous!
re: old lithium grease.. that stuff tends to turn into rock over the decades. It's prudent to clean it out and use some Phil or Park green grease.
re: white hoods.... Works for me. My Raleigh International has white hoods and white tape and cable housings, and it looks great! But, yeah.. white Campy hoods are a later thing.
re: crank dust caps.. yep, install them on a "bling" bike!
My international has white Carlton hoods as well. That works! Thanks for watching.
Belissima....another great build ❤
8:52 the pulley IS cracked at 7:30pm there is a crack all the way through the pulley. The plastic just hasn't shrunk enough to open up the crack very much, yet ...
great work as always
Thank you much!
Wow! That bike is sweet.
Incredibly beautiful frame!
Is that a Brooks Swallow saddle?
I would go full leather with this beauty, and put on leather handlebar tape.
Very nice build👍
The orange bar tape goes well with the orange sear post stripes
Hard to find a bike that orange works with!
Love it. Great way to start my day! Thank you. 😊
Believe that frame was on the cover of an early edition of Richard’s [Ballantine] Bicycle Book.
Check out two videos ago. It's on the thumbnail and it's in the video. Thanks for watching
Ah ha. I will follow up. Candidly, looks to be the very frame. Do you know either way?
@@chapmyers9272 The people at Condor said that they were all custom painted and they would be rare to find two that were similar or the same. Another person told me that there was one identical and that is mine. Saying that the one on the book belonged to Eric Clapton and then there was mine. But who knows?
Absolutely stunning! Question: Why would anyone object to putting a little grease on the spindle before attaching the crank arms? Back in the day when this bike was made we always used grease to help prevent any reaction between the steel and aluminum.
It sure looks like the same bike
must say, I like the white hoods - looks great w/ the frame & orange tape. your close-ups & pace of assembly are excellent... a guide for refurbing our ancient bikes. Campy Nuovo porn is the best gruppo porn. the Condor is beautiful - evocative of Greg's life in bikes that replacement parts are at hand as-planned. {I'd use black on the Quinn... silver tape on silver bike is ... too silver. save it for Modolo black bars & stem?}
Dang!
That's real neat.
Did I say it right?........Aust.
Change the Jockey wheels for a sealed bearing set, the difference is dramatic. So much drag in the Original ones
Agreed. Bullseye were around in the late ‘70’s so they can well, kinda fit the build.
Yes, I was wondering why you did not replace the pulley wheels, even with matching. The ones on the bike definitely were worn.
Noooo, don't cave John, definitely keep the white hoods!
Thinking about that Harry Quinn. I initially liked the idea of silver tale but would go back to black for contrast. Don't want TOO much silver. I would like to hear about Geometry on the HQ, they were often steep and short.
Checkout this point in the video 0:18
The orange bike in the upper right corner, Is that a Gazelle from 1973?
I think you're looking at a 78 Schwinn volare
@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage ah yes, just Found your video with it - Looks almost exactly like my Gazelle.
Thanks!
You're such a sweet guy.
Awe Shucks
Sooo 70's 😎
John,
Does it require screw adjusters on the rear dropouts for rear wheel trimming, also agree with the front brake cable behind the handlebars. I believe Condor made many of the bikes for the L.A. movie recently.
Nice
What bike trail was that you were riding ?
I have a private machinic and I was chatting
to him once about Condor Cycles and I have
had 3 of their frames over the last 20 years
and he thought that Condor Cycles actually
built their frames in house and they do not
build any of their frames themselves, they
get everything out sourced. In fact they
probably have never built a production
frame themselves ever. Also their quality
control on their frame-sets pretty much
does not exist anymore, they used to have
a frame jig at their warehouse so they can
check frames over and they went and sold
it a few years ago, Fact. There're a strange
bunch and that comes from dealing with
them face to face. I ended up stopping
dealing with them due to Q & C issues
with two of the same frames I purchased
from them and that is how I discovered
the Q&C frame jig issue. Real shame.
Super 🎉🎉🎉
Brawo 👏👏👏
NiCE...❤
Oi...👁️👁️
Lovely job! Is Jim Piets the builder of the frame? And do you know what gauge the tubes are? They went pretty thin-wall sometimes with 531 in those days.
The bike was built by Condor. Jim I presume was the owner
Silver tape - awesome for the Quinn. Was I amiss, did you lube the chain pullies? Also, Campagnolo goes on the outside of the pullies. :-) See if the crowd notices that.
Hi, There is a lot that I do off camera. These are not meant to be How to videos. Great catch on the pullys!
@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage Got to have some fun.
Do you restore old bikes? I have a Bowden space lander I need help to fix up
@@PaulVaughn-m9v sorry, I don't do that for a living.
John, is it blasphemy to suggest a trim color on the pantographing? I use the small bottles of model airplane enamel. Gently brush it over the pantographing, and quickly wipe it off.
I would always try to use the shortest bottom bracket spindle that would fit, because I would often stay in the big ring, going up hills.
Cinelli 26.4 bar and stem to be period correct?
PS. 36 hole wheels?
I bought a used Monte Carlo bike 15 years ago, and still riding it today. Howcome I don't see anyone restoration it or showing that bike name on UA-cam. I want to know the history about that bike
@@ayoCanada0921 IDK, to be honest with you, I never heard of that Brand.
Would you put a Japanese bicycle bell on an Italian bike ? … do you have any recommendations on bike bells 🔔
Hahahaaaaaa!
This bike, I think, was featured on the cover of Richard's Bike Book. From the 70's.
Cool Toys? Rockin? Where are your parents Sir?
It’s not a cockpit 😵💫
I'm into the white hoods... Haha
There's a joke there somewhere
Beautiful frame! Wasn’t mentioned in either video but the lugs were designed by Bill Hurlow. Probably the frame was built by him as well although some uncertainty as to when he stopped building for Condor, some sources state 68 but others state he built for a few years after. Not sure why there should be any uncertainty of this frames age as first two numbers of the serial is the year the frame was made, remaining number is the frame produced within the year.