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Forum: Framebuilders
09-19-24, 07:16 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 373
Posted By bulgie

Wow, this ebay seller...

Wow, this ebay seller (https://www.ebay.com/itm/176003179043) has Blue Grit 180J, 1-1/2" wide, 50 yards for $35 which I thought was a decent price, but then he emailed me an offer at $15 and free...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-24, 07:07 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 774
Posted By bulgie

Cool, thanks. The lugs are as I said much older,...

Cool, thanks. The lugs are as I said much older, but of course people build frames all the time with lugs from previous decades.

The right-rear dropout on yours is also earlier than the '72...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-24, 06:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 294
Posted By bulgie

Yes, the angle is identical, so definitely close...

Yes, the angle is identical, so definitely close enough.
Forum: Framebuilders
09-19-24, 12:58 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 373
Posted By bulgie

I'd like to see a video of someone sanding with...

I'd like to see a video of someone sanding with NO grit going up their nose. It's in a cloud that fills the room, so some is definitely going there unless you hold you breath or are a mouth-breather....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-24, 12:19 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 774
Posted By bulgie

Is it OK to mention other forums? The Custom...

Is it OK to mention other forums? The Custom Frame Forum (CFF) has a pinned thread with a list of all known framebuilding classes you can take....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-18-24, 10:20 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 774
Posted By bulgie

I did that on my Schwinn Twinn, 85 pound tandem...

I did that on my Schwinn Twinn, 85 pound tandem that we use for grocery shopping, picnics, going out to dinner...
With the housing stop in the (drilled) handlebar stem, the fork juddered something...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-18-24, 03:30 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 373
Posted By bulgie

Thanks, just what I was hoping to hear. ...

Thanks, just what I was hoping to hear.

Longer lasting grit has the added advantage of not putting as much grit up your nose. Yes I should be wearing a mask when sanding, but I don't always.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-18-24, 02:59 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 774
Posted By bulgie

What is that frame?!? I see some very...

What is that frame?!? I see some very interesting workmanship there, and a variant on the Nervex Professional lugs that hasn't been made since the early-'50s. Did someone make a frame later, but...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-17-24, 06:13 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 278
Posted By bulgie

Amost certainly Taiwanese, like Everest or Long...

Amost certainly Taiwanese, like Everest or Long Shen.
Not that you asked, but to me, they're a disappointment. I think they're ugly, with only "cheaper to manufacture" on the plus side. A step...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-24, 06:03 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,375
Posted By bulgie

No, those topped out around 26t big FW cog and...

No, those topped out around 26t big FW cog and really only with a half-step in front, due to limited chain-wrap capacity.

I have a hybrid rear mech made by grafting the upper pivot knuckle from a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-16-24, 04:10 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 806
Posted By bulgie

Not a complete cure but it can help to use the...

Not a complete cure but it can help to use the stainless steel housing that has no plastic sheath. Popularized by Campy but you can get almost identical stuff made by Suntour and others.

The winds...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-16-24, 12:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 336
Posted By bulgie

Are you sure the Pivo bars are OK in the 3ttt...

Are you sure the Pivo bars are OK in the 3ttt stem? If the bars are quite a bit smaller than the 26.0 which the stem expects, then a crack may form across the top of the bar clamp. I have seen a...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-15-24, 11:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 373
Posted By bulgie

OK I pulled the trigger on some Blue Grit. This...

OK I pulled the trigger on some Blue Grit. This ebay seller (https://www.ebay.com/itm/266730709514) offered 50 yards of 1-3/8" wide (odd width but OK) for $20 and free shipping, which seems like half...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-15-24, 05:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 373
Posted By bulgie

What is 3M "Blue Grit"?

Looking for some more shop roll, aka utility roll, abrasive cloth strip. Previously I've mostly gotten 3M 314D (maroon), which is plenty good and they still make it, but now I'm seeing one they call...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-15-24, 03:57 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 806
Posted By bulgie

I'm sorta nitpicking but that's a threaded...

I'm sorta nitpicking but that's a threaded steerer. The stem clamps to a 22 mm tube that goes down into the steerer. From the Barra pic I can't tell how this bike was done, but sometimes (Herse et...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-15-24, 03:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 148
Posted By bulgie

In general you want the largest size that'll fit....

In general you want the largest size that'll fit. If 26.0 fits but a bit snug, then it's probably a 26.0 frame with one or a few tight spots from distortion. Sometimes because a previous owner...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-24, 11:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 226
Posted By bulgie

Nuovo Tipo QRs used a circlip when Record (old...

Nuovo Tipo QRs used a circlip when Record (old Record aka "NR era") QRs were threaded for a nut.

If your lever is threaded, then any M5 x .8 nut will work, doesn't have to be an acorn. Clean the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-24, 05:13 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 806
Posted By bulgie

Yeah, I would never! But his pulley, though...

Yeah, I would never! But his pulley, though beautiful, is too small diameter, so the cable will fatigue there eventually. Each time the brake is actuated, the cable feeding onto and off the pulley is...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-11-24, 04:32 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 655
Posted By bulgie

I've seen a couple guys who run the hoses from...

I've seen a couple guys who run the hoses from tanks to brazing area along the ceiling, so it drops down to you. Doesn't work for me since I braze outdoors, but I've admired that in principle.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-24, 04:18 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 806
Posted By bulgie

Sure, here's a Barra (Barralumin), probably...

Sure, here's a Barra (Barralumin), probably 1940s:
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1600x1002/cantilever_brakes_under_chainstays_615260f2007a43b29bc8d28c56708340dd0ff5bc.jpg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-24, 03:51 PM
Replies: 22,510
Views: 4,963,754
Posted By bulgie

Kidding, right? Assume you're pointing put how...

Kidding, right? Assume you're pointing put how the seatpost is touching the URT, so no movement is possible — it is a hardtail!

First time I heard about a Trek Y-foil I thought they said Wife...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-24, 04:59 PM
Replies: 22,510
Views: 4,963,754
Posted By bulgie

Bit of a shame since that was a nice,...

Bit of a shame since that was a nice, somewhat-rare Schwinn Town and Country, with hand fillet-brazed joints, closer to a Paramount than a Varsity.

But the TT being missing probably won't be...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-24, 04:20 PM
Replies: 2,649
Views: 648,090
Posted By bulgie

+1 I thought it was especially charming. Is...

+1
I thought it was especially charming.
Is that a still from Malèna (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%A8na_(film))? There's a funny scene, funny to vintage bike nerds that is.

It's in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-24, 04:02 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 652
Posted By bulgie

I remember the Raleigh Sports 3-speeds that had...

I remember the Raleigh Sports 3-speeds that had that feature built into the brake lever. Early '70s is when I noticed them but maybe they are older? It was clever enough but with loose tolerances,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-24, 05:47 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 658
Posted By bulgie

The things you see are housing stops, and there's...

The things you see are housing stops, and there's a brass tube connecting them.

So feed the cable in one end and it comes right out the other, no fishing. Also the interior of the tube is sealed...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-07-24, 08:30 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 655
Posted By bulgie

I wonder if there are even any "consumable" parts...

I wonder if there are even any "consumable" parts inside, like O-rings. Maybe it's just brass-on brass — take it apart and see? Oh yeah here it is, Gasaver owner's manual and parts list...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-24, 08:24 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 956
Posted By bulgie

In the early '70s I was a wrench at a large shop...

In the early '70s I was a wrench at a large shop near Hartford CT, where there was a Jamaican immigrant community. The boss was more than a bit racist and wouldn't talk to them, claiming he couldn't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-24, 08:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 334
Posted By bulgie

Ugh, 10-speed is C&V now? Man do I feel old.

Ugh, 10-speed is C&V now? Man do I feel old.
Forum: Framebuilders
09-06-24, 01:41 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 655
Posted By bulgie

Changing the subject a bit,.. I'm no smith but I...

Changing the subject a bit,.. I'm no smith but I know an anvil when I see one, or TWO? I assume there's a forge also? What do you make?



Yeah I use a number of them, for sharing the Gasaver...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-24, 01:09 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 420
Posted By bulgie

I noticed a crack just like that in the Weinmann...

I noticed a crack just like that in the Weinmann Vainqueuer centerpull on my '71 Raleigh Super Course, I think back near when it was new. I still have that bike and the crack never went anywhere. I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-24, 01:05 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 887
Posted By bulgie

Wow, so cool. Would you by any chance be willing...

Wow, so cool. Would you by any chance be willing to scan that document? The pics you uploaded are great, I can pretty much read it all, but scanned in a real document scanner would be easier on the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-24, 12:59 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 635
Posted By bulgie

Notice that there's another braze cracking in the...

Notice that there's another braze cracking in the picture, namely where the oval cap is closing off the top of the stay.

That is depressingly common on that era Carlton Raleighs. Luckily it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-24, 12:43 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 956
Posted By bulgie

Let 'em frown, your way has a long history of...

Let 'em frown, your way has a long history of successfully getting bikes back on the road.

The chisel you want is usually called a "cold chisel", not sure why that name but it's made for steel and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-24, 07:34 PM
Replies: 2,649
Views: 648,090
Posted By bulgie

I think it's a child seat. That's not a...

I think it's a child seat.

That's not a mixte though. The defining characteristic of a mixte is the midstays that go from the sloped TT to the dropouts.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-24, 07:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 579
Posted By bulgie

I got to work elbow-to-elbow with him for a few...

I got to work elbow-to-elbow with him for a few years, '79-'83. He was the boss but also a great friend, mentor and more. Everyone who knew Glenn loved him. Women wanted to be with him, men wanted to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-24, 06:04 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 887
Posted By bulgie

You may be right but I think not, I think what...

You may be right but I think not, I think what you saw was the offering of cups for Italian, not Italian spindles. That's the consensus of the most learned graybeards here anyway. Finding they...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-24, 08:55 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 887
Posted By bulgie

Are we sure SL even made a longer spindle for...

Are we sure SL even made a longer spindle for Ital frames? I know I've asked this Q before but I don't remember the answer.

I know TA did not make an Ital spindle. They used the same spindle for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-03-24, 02:51 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 956
Posted By bulgie

That's truly weird. Trying to imagine how they...

That's truly weird. Trying to imagine how they could be that inept at making such a simple shape. I mean, blip on a lug or a seatpost I can ignore, but on a precision bearing race?

Normally I'm a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-02-24, 07:22 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,249
Posted By bulgie

So cool, thanks on behalf of the whole vintage...

So cool, thanks on behalf of the whole vintage cycling world for giving this beauty a second life, and for sharing the pics. Made my da\y.

Say, is it me or is that bottom bracket rather high? For...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-02-24, 04:38 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,820
Posted By bulgie

Gary taught me his technique, and he demonstrated...

Gary taught me his technique, and he demonstrated every step, so I can tell ya for sure, no rotary files. I'll reveal the secret:
Double-pass weld with certain settings on the pulser that make a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-02-24, 06:22 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 956
Posted By bulgie

Lots of older British bikes, even into the early...

Lots of older British bikes, even into the early '80s for some brands, had shells a good bit narrower than 68 mm, and it wasn't a mistake. I'm pretty sure they were making them to the traditional...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-02-24, 05:36 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 465
Posted By bulgie

But only for the black-ano alloy cage, right?...

But only for the black-ano alloy cage, right? Never saw the gold on a steel cage, nor even a silver alloy, which came with black.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-01-24, 04:55 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,820
Posted By bulgie

That piece of 6/4 Ti is so cool, and a piece of...

That piece of 6/4 Ti is so cool, and a piece of history!

Gary gave me a couple dropouts to use on my Wife's bike. He didn't just cut out a 2-D profile, he also thinned them from the outer face,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-01-24, 04:24 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,837
Posted By bulgie

Lots of bikes have used 34t freewheels with a...

Lots of bikes have used 34t freewheels with a V-GT (whether "Luxe" or not), and no extra doodad needed between the frame and the mech. Not sure what the problem was with yours, but we did use to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-01-24, 07:03 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,837
Posted By bulgie

If you don't mind some more notes: Your...

If you don't mind some more notes:

Your cable housing is too long, NR likes it shorter than modern mechs
Your pulley bolts are too long. The upper one can catch the spokes, maybe not in normal...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-01-24, 06:33 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,837
Posted By bulgie

Even if you never ever use big-big, it's...

Even if you never ever use big-big, it's dangerous to have a bike where, if you accidentally shift into it, it breaks or bends something. So if your big-big won't work, it better really not work, as...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-31-24, 05:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 298
Posted By bulgie

Didn't see your post while writing mine, thanks...

Didn't see your post while writing mine, thanks for the info.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-31-24, 05:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 298
Posted By bulgie

Oh look, here's the GR page of a catalog which...

Oh look, here's the GR page of a catalog which has been dated by someone as '83 (correct me if that's wrong):...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-31-24, 05:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 298
Posted By bulgie

I was a big fan of the '74-ish GR, owned one that...

I was a big fan of the '74-ish GR, owned one that I bought new in that year and now own another that turned up cheap at Recycled Cycles. They came with Campy dropouts, natch, and a Campy NR derailer...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-31-24, 05:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 388
Posted By bulgie

5 mm usually isn't super significant for pedaling...

5 mm usually isn't super significant for pedaling IMHO, but it can make a big difference in toe overlap. If you have a little o'lap already (as on a couple of my wife's bikes), an extra 5 mm can take...
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