Madison Bicycles.
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Madison Bicycles.
Postby ConorLikesOldBikes » Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:18 pm
My girlfriend bought me a bike recently and only knew that it was a "madison" as that is what she was told. I'm assuming it was not a Schwinn Madison as the frame did not appear to be chromed under, or did not have track dropouts from the back. I did find a few ebay results for old madison bikes but that was it, they were both in australia.
Does anybody have any info on these bikes? where it may have come from?
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby Shamapow » Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:48 am
I don't know if you still have it, but I have a Madison too!
And it happened the same to me, IMPOSSIBLE to find something in Internet.
A friend of a friend told me that they were a Japanese Brand that imported a few of its bikes to Australia, there were 2 qualities of Madison Bikes, some of them were 'average' and some of them were 'Medium-High class'.
Yesterday I got mine from a Bike shop in Melbourne and the guy told me that It looks like mine was made handmade and there was only one or these bikes were produced in a small amount. (what I believe it as we cannot find anything in google). He also told me that the frame could last another 30 or 40 years If I want.
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby munga » Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:41 am
i remember them being kinda low-rent, but they did make some sought-after bmx's.
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby WestcoastPete » Wed Oct 09, 2013 12:01 pm
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby The Fixer » Wed Oct 09, 2013 1:52 pm
For parts only, methinks... although it could be made rideable at a pinch.
Don't know much about them, really, although do remember a mate had one when we were young.
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby Kermit TF » Wed Oct 09, 2013 7:49 pm
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby P!N20 » Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:49 pm
I did see one parked in Melbourne CBD a while back, but that's the only other one I've ever seen. A popular search engine doesn't yield any helpful results.
*It was defenitely a Steed, but not 100% sure if it was a Madison.
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby ldrcycles » Sat Oct 12, 2013 7:20 am
I had a Madison SR10 which was just a typical cheap 70s ten speed, stem shifters, steel rims, cottered cranks, but unfortunately it had a badly bent frame and went to the bike rack in the sky. Certainly the only Madisons I've seen were the same, just cheap entry level bikes, but then I thought the same thing of De Carlo until I saw a couple of really good quality ones so who knows. I'll say all Madisons were just cheap junkers, with any luck that will bring a nice one out of the woodwork to prove me wrong .
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby mikeyg63 » Sun Dec 14, 2014 5:22 pm
I don't know whether to restore it or convert it to a fixie. From some of the comments here the Madison was only an entry level road bike.
Thoughts anyone?
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby HappyHumber » Sun Dec 14, 2014 5:34 pm
Research some of the tear down & clean up info that's fairly prolific in these here parts. I'd personally only bother fixifying it if was a lot rattier & patchy than what it is.
Hit me up via the BNA dm; I'll get an alert. If y'know, you know.
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby mikeyg63 » Sun Dec 14, 2014 8:08 pm
It will be learning project buy hey the holidays are coming up and my man cave is tidy. Can't wait!
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby elfoam » Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:58 pm
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby CogsnSpokes » Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:07 pm
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby elfoam » Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:56 pm
I'll be waiting to see it. In the meantime heres mine and a bit of a story about it, its no low end bike (well not originally) viewtopic.php?f=28&t=88339" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;CogsnSpokes wrote:I am almost done with a old Madison project bike that I got a little while ago. Will post up images once it's finished. Its a reasonable bike and rides fairly well.
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby CogsnSpokes » Mon Jan 25, 2016 5:18 pm
elfoam wrote:I'll be waiting to see it. In the meantime heres mine and a bit of a story about it, its no low end bike (well not originally) viewtopic.php?f=28&t=88339" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;CogsnSpokes wrote:I am almost done with a old Madison project bike that I got a little while ago. Will post up images once it's finished. Its a reasonable bike and rides fairly well.
Looks Grand. Very similar to the one I have been working on. Hmmm there are a few differences but also cromoly and with similar stickers.
Will get up some photos soon to compare
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby elfoam » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:11 pm
Do you reckon yours has that unusual geometry mine has? and have you been for a ride on it yet?. The fork on mine so compliant, it's really great to ride, smooooth as. As far as I can see your bike and mine are the only two in the thread with a cromoly frame and probably the only two that had the frames built in Australia. Maybe we will never know where or by who but mine's a pretty great frame, I guess yours is too. I guess by the 600EX decal on mine that it's a late 70s or very early 80s bike. Did yours still have any components on it which you could date the bike from?. I found a girlfriend for my Standish fixie at the local tip shop.I think I'll go get it tomorrow if it's still there. It's a 1983 womens Standish "3 Star" it has one of those funky Shimano freewheeling cranks on it.. Never seen one before but I imagine it makes for a strange but easy single speed by putting a track cog on the back..CogsnSpokes wrote:elfoam wrote:I'll be waiting to see it. In the meantime heres mine and a bit of a story about it, its no low end bike (well not originally) viewtopic.php?f=28&t=88339" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;CogsnSpokes wrote:I am almost done with a old Madison project bike that I got a little while ago. Will post up images once it's finished. Its a reasonable bike and rides fairly well.
Looks Grand. Very similar to the one I have been working on. Hmmm there are a few differences but also cromoly and with similar stickers.
Will get up some photos soon to compare
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby Comedian » Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:21 am
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby cranky-1 » Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:59 pm
Yep I was so lucky to own one of them as a youngish 12-13 years old and just loved it to bits. It was as light as anything and myself and a few other friends used to ride them up the walls of skate board bowls god now I'm fifty something with sore hips. It was purchased through a dealer in Oakleigh in Melbourne from a then very new back yard BMX bicycle dealer that went by the name of PRM BMX. Run by a young chap named Patrick Dillon. Don't know what ever became of the business.Kermit TF wrote:The madison taipan bmx's from 79-81 where what I used to drool over..
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby CogsnSpokes » Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:44 am
I was given a different bike to work on by a freind with the Brooks saddle in the images. However that frames was buckled in the rear forks and useless.
This bike was acquired with no wheels or drivetrain. Also the wheels where salvaged 700c. The frame was origionaly meant for 27" wheels so the brake drop was a bit sqwirly. This meant the Dia-Compe brakes it came with had to be retired for another project.
New parts include bottom bracket, seatpost (old one was a fluted and galvanised abomination), cranks, chain, tyres, long drop brakes brakes (bmx ones looked weird), cable lines and bar wrap. The handlebars are lovely japanse drops, really comfy.
Very fun bike to fang around on.
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby elfoam » Fri Feb 19, 2016 4:01 am
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby UglyWoman » Wed Aug 31, 2016 1:06 pm
WestcoastPete wrote:I bought this frameset from Fooch on here earlier in the year. Looks like a pretty standard mass produced Japanese frame with stamped dropouts etc. There's a sticker saying "distributed by Cycles Australia, Geebung Queensland" on it. Maybe they ordered a batch from a maker in Japan and branded them Madison...
My Madison looks the same as WestcoastPete's but in silver and mostly original.
She wears a sticker on the seat bar, above the BB reading:
10 YEAR AUSTRALIAN MADE WARRANTY
This frame is manufactured in Australia
and as a warranty against faulty work-
manship (under normal use) whilst it
remains the property of the original
purchaser
LEISURE CYCLES AUST. PTY. LYD.
25-27 Naweena Rd, Regency Park, S.A.
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby elfoam » Thu Sep 22, 2016 8:56 am
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby Rod McLeod » Sat Mar 11, 2017 2:32 pm
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby ironhanglider » Sat Mar 11, 2017 10:38 pm
Mine had a full Adamas groupset including wheels, although I swapped my front out to use my dynohub wheel in this picture.
None of it would pass as lightweight, but it worked. I did find myself seeking better stopping power, and replaced the brake pads for Koolstop Salmons. But since then I've pulled it all off and turned it into a fixie.
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Re: Madison Bicycles.
Postby Rod McLeod » Sun Mar 12, 2017 6:51 am
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