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Went for a nice ride yesterday. On the way back
I saw a Norco Monterey for sale for $10.00 so I bought it to convert to a single speed for a friend of mine.

Suntour VG steel cage rear derailleur, Suntour Power Ratchet downtube shifters. Suntour 5 speed freewheel with straight teeth. Suzue hubs with 27" Araya alloy rims. Drilled Dia Compe non-aero brake levers and Dia compe 500 brake calipers.

Frame is burgundy colour with gold lug lining.and made in Japan. No brazeons except for the rear derailleur cable housing stop which is on top of the chainstay not under it. No bottle mounts either.

I figure it might be late 1970's or early 1980's. Does that sound right?

It's already converted to a single speed. I did that last night. It now has straight bars.

Thanks and cheers.

Thanks and cheers.....


I cannot believe you butchered this bike

On 23/06/14 14:53, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Went for a nice ride yesterday. On the way back
I saw a Norco Monterey for sale for $10.00 so I bought it to convert to a single speed for a friend of mine.

Suntour VG steel cage rear derailleur, Suntour Power Ratchet downtube shifters. Suntour 5 speed freewheel with straight teeth. Suzue hubs with 27" Araya alloy rims. Drilled Dia Compe non-aero brake levers and Dia compe 500 brake calipers.

Frame is burgundy colour with gold lug lining.and made in Japan. No brazeons except for the rear derailleur cable housing stop which is on top of the chainstay not under it. No bottle mounts either.

I figure it might be late 1970's or early 1980's. Does that sound right?

I'd guess so.


It's already converted to a single speed. I did that last night. It now has straight bars.


I still haven't discovered the magic of straight bars. To me, less
ability to vary hand and arm orientation is a backward step. The clue
came when MTB bars suddenly got bar ends. It was obvious that straight
bars were missing something that people wanted.

--
JS

On Monday, June 23, 2014 6:04:20 PM UTC-4, James wrote:
On 23/06/14 14:53, Sir Ridesalot wrote:

Went for a nice ride yesterday. On the way back

I saw a Norco Monterey for sale for $10.00 so I bought it to convert to a single speed for a friend of mine.



Suntour VG steel cage rear derailleur, Suntour Power Ratchet downtube shifters. Suntour 5 speed freewheel with straight teeth. Suzue hubs with 27" Araya alloy rims. Drilled Dia Compe non-aero brake levers and Dia compe 500 brake calipers.



Frame is burgundy colour with gold lug lining.and made in Japan. No brazeons except for the rear derailleur cable housing stop which is on top of the chainstay not under it. No bottle mounts either.



I figure it might be late 1970's or early 1980's. Does that sound right?



I'd guess so.





It's already converted to a single speed. I did that last night. It now has straight bars.





I still haven't discovered the magic of straight bars. To me, less

ability to vary hand and arm orientation is a backward step. The clue

came when MTB bars suddenly got bar ends. It was obvious that straight

bars were missing something that people wanted.



--

JS

I too very much prefer drop bars but the person I assmebled/converted this bicycle for finds drop baars too hard - uncomfortable to use.

Cheers

On 6/23/2014 5:04 PM, James wrote:
On 23/06/14 14:53, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Went for a nice ride yesterday. On the way back
I saw a Norco Monterey for sale for $10.00 so I bought it
to convert to a single speed for a friend of mine.

Suntour VG steel cage rear derailleur, Suntour Power
Ratchet downtube shifters. Suntour 5 speed freewheel with
straight teeth. Suzue hubs with 27" Araya alloy rims.
Drilled Dia Compe non-aero brake levers and Dia compe 500
brake calipers.

Frame is burgundy colour with gold lug lining.and made in
Japan. No brazeons except for the rear derailleur cable
housing stop which is on top of the chainstay not under
it. No bottle mounts either.

I figure it might be late 1970's or early 1980's. Does
that sound right?

I'd guess so.


It's already converted to a single speed. I did that last
night. It now has straight bars.


I still haven't discovered the magic of straight bars. To
me, less ability to vary hand and arm orientation is a
backward step. The clue came when MTB bars suddenly got bar
ends. It was obvious that straight bars were missing
something that people wanted.


Not magic, it's just that people vary. A lot.

We do as many switches to drop bars as switches to flat bars.

http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr...t/nirofla2.jpg


--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Not magic, it's just that people vary. A lot.

We do as many switches to drop bars as switches to flat bars.

http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr...t/nirofla2.jpg

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Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

PHOTO PLUS...so is there a relationship between tummy conditions and straight or drop bars ?

http://goo.gl/zEmMG1

On Monday, June 23, 2014 6:19:00 PM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
On 6/23/2014 5:04 PM, James wrote:

On 23/06/14 14:53, Sir Ridesalot wrote:

Went for a nice ride yesterday. On the way back

I saw a Norco Monterey for sale for $10.00 so I bought it

to convert to a single speed for a friend of mine.



Suntour VG steel cage rear derailleur, Suntour Power

Ratchet downtube shifters. Suntour 5 speed freewheel with

straight teeth. Suzue hubs with 27" Araya alloy rims.

Drilled Dia Compe non-aero brake levers and Dia compe 500

brake calipers.



Frame is burgundy colour with gold lug lining.and made in

Japan. No brazeons except for the rear derailleur cable

housing stop which is on top of the chainstay not under

it. No bottle mounts either.



I figure it might be late 1970's or early 1980's. Does

that sound right?



I'd guess so.





It's already converted to a single speed. I did that last

night. It now has straight bars.





I still haven't discovered the magic of straight bars. To

me, less ability to vary hand and arm orientation is a

backward step. The clue came when MTB bars suddenly got bar

ends. It was obvious that straight bars were missing

something that people wanted.





Not magic, it's just that people vary. A lot.



We do as many switches to drop bars as switches to flat bars.



http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr...t/nirofla2.jpg





--

Andrew Muzi

www.yellowjersey.org/

Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Hey there Andrew.


How old do you think that Norco Monterey is?

Cheers

On Monday, June 23, 2014 3:04:20 PM UTC-7, James wrote:
On 23/06/14 14:53, Sir Ridesalot wrote:

Went for a nice ride yesterday. On the way back
I saw a Norco Monterey for sale for $10.00 so I bought it to convert to a single speed for a friend of mine.

Suntour VG steel cage rear derailleur, Suntour Power Ratchet downtube shifters. Suntour 5 speed freewheel with straight teeth. Suzue hubs with 27" Araya alloy rims. Drilled Dia Compe non-aero brake levers and Dia compe 500 brake calipers.

Frame is burgundy colour with gold lug lining.and made in Japan. No brazeons except for the rear derailleur cable housing stop which is on top of the chainstay not under it. No bottle mounts either.

I figure it might be late 1970's or early 1980's. Does that sound right?

I'd guess so.


Yeah, the 5-speed cluster pretty much dates it in there somewhere.


It's already converted to a single speed. I did that last night. It now has straight bars.


That's some shop you're running there with that kind
of turnaround. You and Lou have it going on :-)

I still haven't discovered the magic of straight bars. To me, less
ability to vary hand and arm orientation is a backward step. The clue
came when MTB bars suddenly got bar ends. It was obvious that straight
bars were missing something that people wanted.

If the flat bars are no wider than drop bars, then
I agree; but I find drop bars too narrow for getting
really radical. I do like some bend, though.

http://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...-japanese.html

really feEl badly abt the linseed on my Raleigh...

NORCO'S HALWAY DWON PAGE...

On Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:53:49 PM UTC-7, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Went for a nice ride yesterday. On the way back

I saw a Norco Monterey for sale for $10.00 so I bought it to convert to a single speed for a friend of mine.



Suntour VG steel cage rear derailleur, Suntour Power Ratchet downtube shifters. Suntour 5 speed freewheel with straight teeth. Suzue hubs with 27" Araya alloy rims. Drilled Dia Compe non-aero brake levers and Dia compe 500 brake calipers.



Frame is burgundy colour with gold lug lining.and made in Japan. No brazeons except for the rear derailleur cable housing stop which is on top of the chainstay not under it. No bottle mounts either.



I figure it might be late 1970's or early 1980's. Does that sound right?



It's already converted to a single speed. I did that last night. It now has straight bars.



Thanks and cheers.

Probably around 1980. What kind of crank?

-- Jay Beattie.