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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-24, 08:00 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,583
Posted By oneclick

The most recent barcon wrap I did was shellaced,...

The most recent barcon wrap I did was shellaced, and to prevent the wrap from gluing to the cable housing I put a bit housing inside a bit of plastic tubing before wrapping; afterwards that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 03:42 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,911
Posted By oneclick

Which I missed by hours. (3 of them spent in a...

Which I missed by hours.
(3 of them spent in a huge queue for the immigration gate at Schipol.)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-24, 06:02 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 997
Posted By oneclick

pic assist: ...

pic assist:


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-05-24, 08:21 AM
Replies: 1,073
Views: 230,701
Posted By oneclick

Two good things happened on this ride

#1 I got a flat. Right outside a bike shop. Which had just opened. And had exactly the right size tube.

#2 When I got where I was going there was a great excuse to post a pic of one of my bikes:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-24, 04:21 AM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,652,545
Posted By oneclick

Some people type very slowly.

Some people type very slowly.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-24, 04:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 364
Posted By oneclick

This is what you call a result.

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First stage of un-packing, all is good.

Even better, when packed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-24, 05:32 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 158
Posted By oneclick

NB5204555 translates to: Nottingham built Feb...

NB5204555 translates to:
Nottingham built Feb 1975, frame # 204555
That and the 71mm shell (and the thickness of the socket walls as they appear in your photos) strongly suggest 26tpi BB theading....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-24, 01:39 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,157,898
Posted By oneclick

Great example by omission.

Great example by omission.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-24, 02:10 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,546
Posted By oneclick

Make SURE you have it centred. Get the dad to...

Make SURE you have it centred.
Get the dad to show you how to use a dial test indicator - and get it so that needle does not even quiver.
You need to have the DTI run on the bearing races, not of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-24, 10:59 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 268
Posted By oneclick

"stumped" - in the motor-bike world they have an...

"stumped" - in the motor-bike world they have an acronym - NAIT, which stands for "not appearing in Tragatsch", Tragatsch being the encyclopedia of... by Erwin T.

Perhaps we need NAIV.

p.s. see...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-25-24, 01:17 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 600
Posted By oneclick

If that bit of soft plastic stops the crank from...

If that bit of soft plastic stops the crank from being fully tightened, you'll be buying a new crankarm.

So if it's used (in the situation you describe) to do so, the axle is too short.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-24, 01:38 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 877
Posted By oneclick

Guess what kind of pizza I had for dinner....

You get one guess:


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-24, 01:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 600
Posted By oneclick

$.

$.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-24, 01:25 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 265
Posted By oneclick

(anothere) what's this - left chain/seatstay reinforcement on otherwise normal Pug

Had a good look at this, it seems not to have been added afterwards - the paint looks original.
My guess is either to handle the stress of the torque-arm, or perhaps a trailer attachment.

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-20-24, 12:10 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 674
Posted By oneclick

There are only 26 holes. The thread pitch is...

There are only 26 holes.
The thread pitch is 1mm.
That hole-ey washer thus limits you to adjustment steps of roughly 0.04mm.
It's not difficult (with spanners) to set the cones at intervals on the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-19-24, 04:28 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,157,898
Posted By oneclick

Could well be, but come to Amsterdam and stand on...

Could well be, but come to Amsterdam and stand on a streetcorner, you'll see one of these go by before 2 minutes are up.
The woman on it might look like your grandmother, returning from shopping...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-19-24, 04:21 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 674
Posted By oneclick

Slip-joint pliers will work just fine on a...

Slip-joint pliers will work just fine on a knurled cone.

If you are worried about marking up the cone put a bit of rag in the jaws first.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-18-24, 02:37 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,546
Posted By oneclick

I'd have a *good* look at all the roots of the...

I'd have a *good* look at all the roots of the threads with a loupe.
Once a crack starts, it doesn't stop.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 01:57 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 627
Posted By oneclick

Some form of gap-flling liquid from Loctite, or...

Some form of gap-flling liquid from Loctite, or cut the seat and use a 26.4.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 01:41 PM
Replies: 6,487
Views: 780,234
Posted By oneclick

I know what you mean, I have several of those...

I know what you mean, I have several of those front mechs, and at least one is missing the stop.
They'd be simple to make, one was on the (long) list, but I am still away from the workshop until...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-24, 05:08 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,108
Posted By oneclick

Yes it does - pencil and paper and page 133 of...

Yes it does - pencil and paper and page 133 of The Book.
(my pencil used long ago to correct Jobst's maths):

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-24, 05:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 364
Posted By oneclick

DIY frame transport box

I am about to do some travelling and have arranged (as one does) to buy a frame and bring it back on the flight.

This is an under-bed storage thingy sold by that nordic flat-pack furniture...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-24, 04:03 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,976
Posted By oneclick

Had this out just to see if everything works...

Had this out just to see if everything works (yes), not sure if I like it yet.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-24, 02:58 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 275
Posted By oneclick

Looks like you don't trust it for the good ones.

Looks like you don't trust it for the good ones.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-12-24, 03:34 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,433
Posted By oneclick

Many brake qr mechanisms rely on an over-centre...

Many brake qr mechanisms rely on an over-centre action, either a toggle, or a detent, or a rotating barrel.
They all take some size of "nudge" to release.
At a minimum the nudge must overcome the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-24, 05:00 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,535
Posted By oneclick

I know that - but those dents and that steel...

I know that - but those dents and that steel isn't anything like this dent and this steel.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-24, 05:29 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,335
Posted By oneclick

Does that stem have a clamp-bolt female part with...

Does that stem have a clamp-bolt female part with a set of conical splines at the end, meant to dig into the aluminium and prevent it from turning?

If so, that's where/why the crack started.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-03-24, 08:25 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,457
Posted By oneclick

There is no way to beat a round tube for either...

There is no way to beat a round tube for either strength/weight or stiffness, if stresses are equally distributed.
And holes weaken a structure; if reinforced sufficiently to overcome that it weighs...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-02-24, 03:12 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,157,898
Posted By oneclick

Equal to about $850 today.

Equal to about $850 today.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
03-01-24, 05:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 407
Posted By oneclick

In the mail...

In the mail...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-01-24, 03:07 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 468
Posted By oneclick

So far it looks as though he has a good one: ...

So far it looks as though he has a good one:


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-01-24, 02:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 626
Posted By oneclick

Plastic bag with a measured quantity of water in...

Plastic bag with a measured quantity of water in it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-24, 12:07 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,446
Posted By oneclick

And of the main casting - only one of the bolts...

And of the main casting - only one of the bolts has a through-hole.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-24, 08:40 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,446
Posted By oneclick

Which is fragile; the clamping bit is cast, not...

Which is fragile; the clamping bit is cast, not forged:

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1272349-jpr-seat-post-woes.html
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-19-24, 02:35 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 775
Posted By oneclick

The hole was made - possibly tapered - but round;...

The hole was made - possibly tapered - but round; then the taper was machined. What you see is the part of the hole not removed as the taper was made - that's why you see it of the outer part of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-18-24, 09:26 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,584
Posted By oneclick

Always - *always* - run your finger under the...

Always - *always* - run your finger under the downtube behind the head lug.

If there's a wrinkle it's not a bike, it's parts.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-24, 07:08 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,577
Posted By oneclick

It's a bit brazed on to be a forward rear mech...

It's a bit brazed on to be a forward rear mech stop for a Huret.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-12-24, 06:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 393
Posted By oneclick

Fork's straight.

https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/fietsen-en-brommers/fietsen-racefietsen/m2066154028-vintage-swedish-crescent-road-bike

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-06-24, 05:29 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,082
Posted By oneclick

There has always seemed to me an unusual kind of...

There has always seemed to me an unusual kind of "standard" in pedals, unusual in that it is never mentioned, much less specified.
It's the distance between the front and rear plates - the same in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-02-24, 04:19 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 8,351
Posted By oneclick

For stubborn chainring fasteners I've found a...

For stubborn chainring fasteners I've found a combination of a tool you can easily make and a particular technique work well:

The tool is any cheap bit of table flatware - it has to have a section...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-28-24, 06:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 360
Posted By oneclick

pic assist (op's gallery...

pic assist (op's gallery link:https://www.bikeforums.net/g/user/574186)


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-25-24, 07:35 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,328
Posted By oneclick

To be fair, handsome is as handsome does; the...

To be fair, handsome is as handsome does; the later Tourney (and 500/600) cp calipers had a quite clever qr-and-permanently-affixed-straddle arrangement - plus they are as good as any other...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-21-24, 04:24 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,431
Posted By oneclick

Paintium: ...

Paintium:


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-21-24, 04:12 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,328
Posted By oneclick

I have a pair of Super Routes, a few years apart,...

I have a pair of Super Routes, a few years apart, both have claw-less stamped hangers and a 531 triangle (at least).
One came with what I strongly suspect is a replacement fork, the other is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-18-24, 06:03 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 537
Posted By oneclick

Mis-aligned during assembly; the outer friction...

Mis-aligned during assembly; the outer friction washer has a similar cutout and the walls of the stud are quite thin.

It's repairable, you haven't lost any metal.
Thread a stud into the hole -...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-24, 03:51 AM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,652,545
Posted By oneclick

That's his Kuger parked in front.

That's his Kuger parked in front.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-24, 03:47 AM
Replies: 6,487
Views: 780,234
Posted By oneclick

VP-365 is your budget option, new as low as...

VP-365 is your budget option, new as low as $25/pr shipped on that auction site.
I got a few sets, adjusted the bearings (all were too tight), quite nice now and they look the business.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-16-24, 03:30 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,910
Posted By oneclick

When doing this on a used fork, check first that...

When doing this on a used fork, check first that the steerer hasn't bulged out-of-round from forceful tightening of a wedge-type stem.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
01-09-24, 01:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 482
Posted By oneclick

Sold and posted.

Sold and posted.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
01-08-24, 03:19 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 528
Posted By oneclick

How about we have a whip-round and get Kilroy his...

How about we have a whip-round and get Kilroy his price, and scan them all and put them somewhere for all to see?
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