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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-26-22, 01:19 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 3,292
Posted By jyl

Yes, the two-group commercial Elektra lives in...

Yes, the two-group commercial Elektra lives in my dining room, plumbed-in and on its own 240v circuit, and my wife gets a latte in bed every morning, or else.

I rebuilt another one and gave it to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-20, 08:02 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,794
Posted By jyl

What!?! Are we getting Guglielmana tattoos...

What!?!

Are we getting Guglielmana tattoos too?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-20, 10:19 PM
Replies: 8,327
Views: 3,100,505
Posted By jyl

That’s lovely. 992 is a great frame!

That’s lovely. 992 is a great frame!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-20, 01:25 AM
Replies: 8,327
Views: 3,100,505
Posted By jyl

It is very cool to have owned a bike since new,...

It is very cool to have owned a bike since new, or close to it!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-20, 10:53 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,101
Posted By jyl

Whaaat - bike shops pay? what’s the world coming...

Whaaat - bike shops pay? what’s the world coming to?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-20, 10:06 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 11,634
Posted By jyl

Here’s the bike after it’s maiden ride, an easy...

Here’s the bike after it’s maiden ride, an easy 1.5 cruise into work. As you can see from the blue tape, I’m adjusting the saddle - it went up another cm and got leveled after this picture.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-20, 03:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,307
Posted By jyl

This is how we derive BFCV’s Law Of Minimum N: ...

This is how we derive BFCV’s Law Of Minimum N:

The minimum ”n” shall be such that each bike shall require maintenance no more than once per year.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-20, 07:17 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 11,634
Posted By jyl

After some distractions . . .

Where were we?

Let’s see, it was Feb 1, shortly after my last post in this thread. I quit my job. Opened my own office. Started nervously watching my cashflow.

Oh, I also began picking up a few...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-02-20, 09:27 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 11,634
Posted By jyl

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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Temporary wheels...

Here is a progress pic. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-01-20, 03:55 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 16,271
Posted By jyl

Yeah, in the newly built apartment buildings the...

Yeah, in the newly built apartment buildings the vacancy rate is as much as 20%, and 6-8 weeks free rent offers for a 1 year lease are common. Lots of new ground floor retail is also sitting vacant....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-01-20, 02:56 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 16,271
Posted By jyl

That is the simplistic Econ 101 analysis: price...

That is the simplistic Econ 101 analysis: price (rent) is just demand vs supply, so more supply -> lower rent.

In reality, in the real estate development industry, supply is determined by price,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-31-19, 04:18 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 16,271
Posted By jyl

Losing More Bike Shops

In the past year or so, we've lost many bike shops in Portland OR.

Partial listVelocult (our C&V Camelot)
Performance Bicycle (3 locations)
CityBikes Coop (the larger location, the original...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-23-19, 01:12 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 11,634
Posted By jyl

Cabling in process. Need to make bar tape...

Cabling in process.

Need to make bar tape decisions.

The frame is white with the big blocks of primary colors (pics upthread).

The saddle will be white with World Champion stripes - it's the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-19, 05:10 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,846
Posted By jyl

I recall the crack was in one of the chainstays. ...

I recall the crack was in one of the chainstays.

They sure are beautiful frames.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-19, 10:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 954
Posted By jyl

I think that is great. Any other C&V decor...

I think that is great.

Any other C&V decor pics?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-19, 07:41 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,711
Posted By jyl

Try placing one end of the tape on the right side...

Try placing one end of the tape on the right side bar top, with the rest of the tape roll pointing forward and to the left at an angle. Use scotch tape to tape that end to the bar. Then fold the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-23-19, 04:04 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 11,634
Posted By jyl

The right shifter boss needed to be more securely...

The right shifter boss needed to be more securely reattached to the frame. My friend drilled and tapped the downtube where the boss mounts, and used a longer bolt that both mounts the housing stop...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-20-19, 09:11 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,317
Posted By jyl

Why use the lock nut at all? The valve isn't...

Why use the lock nut at all? The valve isn't going anywhere if the tire is inflated.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-19-19, 06:09 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,317
Posted By jyl

So, with the "best" pads, how is emergency...

So, with the "best" pads, how is emergency braking in the wet with carbon rims?

Let's say
1 is wet steel rims with dried up old pads - don't brake, swerve!
5 is wet alloy rims with old pads -...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-14-19, 08:38 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 11,634
Posted By jyl

I went over to my friend's basement shop and we...

I went over to my friend's basement shop and we picked out some components:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-13-19, 08:26 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 11,634
Posted By jyl

Is a mystery to me as well. I've seen an eBay ad...

Is a mystery to me as well. I've seen an eBay ad for one of these frames that stated 130 mm spacing. Maybe some of them got coldset, whether recommended or not. This is one of the details that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-11-19, 03:53 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 11,634
Posted By jyl

Are you saying the serial number could have...

Are you saying the serial number could have gotten spliched in the transporter?
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-11-19, 03:40 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 11,634
Posted By jyl

Thoughts about square taper vs Ultra-Torque?...

Thoughts about square taper vs Ultra-Torque? Looks like I have a choice between carbon Record 9/10 cranks w/ square taper, or carbon Chorus 9/10 w/ Ultra-Torque.

I'm slightly leaning toward the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-08-19, 08:13 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 11,634
Posted By jyl

Starting with the frame, here it is. Just like...

Starting with the frame, here it is. Just like almost all the bikes ridden in the Parallel Universe Tour de France 2019, it is lugged steel - Reynolds 753 in this case. The dropouts are "BREV...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-05-19, 07:53 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 16,219
Posted By jyl

Battle of The Quill Open-Face Stems!

Okay, after a long hiatus, I'm building a bike.

Actually, I'm not personally building my bike, but my friend is.

What happened is, he got tired of seeing the ex-Velocult NOS Look Bernard...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-25-18, 10:33 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 6,936
Posted By jyl

My Latest Resto Project. C & V & cycling-related.

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I thought you guys and gals would like to see a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-09-18, 04:30 PM
Replies: 245
Views: 40,042
Posted By jyl

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/309e6265_bd75_4d28_81f6_162905f13d34_99e157753c5b404f0f80c880b94ce8a9fb5cc71b.jpeg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-07-16, 06:25 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 28,838
Posted By jyl

I was thinking venting. Every little bit of...

I was thinking venting. Every little bit of weight reduction helps too.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-14, 08:28 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,053
Posted By jyl

The thing I really love about Mavic is that they...

The thing I really love about Mavic is that they never had a good, better, best model line. Not like Campagnolo with Record, Chorus, Victory, etc or Shimano with Dura-Ace, Ultegra, 105 etc. In any...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-11-14, 04:35 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 11,394
Posted By jyl

Post #63...

Post #63 (http://www.bikeforums.net/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=63) in this thread has pictures of the drop brackets I made to adapt Veloce brakes to a 1974 Raleigh. They work fine, are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-12, 07:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,493
Posted By jyl

My Son's New 1971 Peugeot G50

Over the winter, I posted about finding my childhood bicycle, long-lost but never-forgotten, moldering quietly in my grandparents' basement, where it had slept for nearly forty years. The thread was...
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