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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-24, 01:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 217
Posted By dddd

The spring should be the same as some of the...

The spring should be the same as some of the similar but lower-tier units I would think, you could compare part numbers.

I know that the inner cage plate (the plain one) is interchangeable down to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-24, 12:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 139
Posted By dddd

How many detent positions (# of clicks + 1)? ...

How many detent positions (# of clicks + 1)?

About how far does the cable move per click?

Having two levers arms somewhat reduces the range of needed motion of your thumb joint it would seem...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-24, 12:05 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 322
Posted By dddd

I would not expect this bottom bracket to feature...

I would not expect this bottom bracket to feature an accurate rendition of the ISO taper specification myself.

Some Chinese sellers similarly sell handlebars having your choice of 25.4mm or 26mm...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-24, 11:22 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 322
Posted By dddd

That posting on the Sheldonbrown.com site seems...

That posting on the Sheldonbrown.com site seems most likely due to an unfortunate miscalculation of the taper angle (off of the spindle axis) versus the included angle of opposing flats of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-24, 10:41 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 723
Posted By dddd

Each cog selection has a noiseless "window" of...

Each cog selection has a noiseless "window" of acceptable position of the rear derailer, but which may change when a different chainring is selected, due to some resulting change in the chain gap...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-24, 10:59 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 723
Posted By dddd

I've seen what sort of "worst thing" situation...

I've seen what sort of "worst thing" situation can arise when friction-shifting an HG or "ramped" cassette.

With little if any audible feedback of a misaligned pulley on a particular cog, a high...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-24, 10:22 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 322
Posted By dddd

I would start by fitting an inexpensive JIS 113mm...

I would start by fitting an inexpensive JIS 113mm bb, to gauge what's going on with the clearances.

Figure that when changing to an ISO bb, that the smaller taper will make each end 2,5mm shorter...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-24, 02:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 193
Posted By dddd

Different spindle lengths accommodate different...

Different spindle lengths accommodate different rear frame spacing, as well as allowing some freedom to tune the chainline, and to accommodate larger-diameter seat tubes that allow less in the way of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-24, 02:08 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 534
Posted By dddd

Greasing all of the bike's bearings is going to...

Greasing all of the bike's bearings is going to involve so many steps that the owner might not be familiar with(??).

I usually recommend starting with a traditional "oil can tune-up" of all...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-24, 10:00 AM
Replies: 8,573
Views: 1,141,210
Posted By dddd

Those later-2000's Trek hybrids are a pretty rare...

Those later-2000's Trek hybrids are a pretty rare sight, but it's a sleek fork/suspension design that I really like so I'm bemoaning the industry having abandoned that style of suspension.
I'm...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-24, 10:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 567
Posted By dddd

I have that exact SR stem with 25.4mm clamping...

I have that exact SR stem with 25.4mm clamping diameter of course.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-24, 11:15 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 727
Posted By dddd

Funnily, I've lately been using a...

Funnily, I've lately been using a theft-deterrent, freebie '88 Cannondale mtb (having a steel fork and lowly Suntour 3040 gear train) for commuting and errands, and found myself repeatedly noting...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-24, 10:12 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 661
Posted By dddd

The Davidson frames are quality to their core,...

The Davidson frames are quality to their core, and to include their paint.

And I do like the way that the Impulse rides, especially on hard-charging rides. Comfortable, too.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-24, 09:53 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 567
Posted By dddd

Schwinns, Windsors, Nishikis and many others used...

Schwinns, Windsors, Nishikis and many others used a thicker-walled steerer tube with an ID measuring only 21.1mm or .833", and these stem's quill is normally stamped with one of those two numbers.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-24, 12:17 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 552
Posted By dddd

The ones that are on the bike. Hopefully the...

The ones that are on the bike. Hopefully the rubber grips are intact.

And I wouldn't pull the cable out of it, the right hand shifter is quite tricky to get buttoned back up with it's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-24, 05:52 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 552
Posted By dddd

Lastly, those plastic spring covers on...

Lastly, those plastic spring covers on entry-level Shimano brake caliper arms often also serve as the tension-adjust spring boss on one or both of the arms, and can be extremely prone to cracking,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-24, 05:44 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 552
Posted By dddd

Note that certain of Shimano's similar...

Note that certain of Shimano's similar entry-level cranksets were the subject of a recall during that approximate era.
A google search of the part number found on each pedal eye should turn up...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-24, 05:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 552
Posted By dddd

It kind of looks like the fork's internal springs...

It kind of looks like the fork's internal springs might be collapsed elastomers, but hopefully not.

I like some of these old forks because of their lighter weight and minimalist travel, making...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-24, 05:21 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 890
Posted By dddd

I've read these weren't so great functionally. ...

I've read these weren't so great functionally.

Something about the clearances where adjusting the cups didn't fully eliminate chainring wiggle, since the radially-disposed roller's track diameter...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-24, 11:28 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,528
Posted By dddd

I think the frames were all made in Japan, so a...

I think the frames were all made in Japan, so a Superbe or Dura-Ace gruppo might be as good as it gets.

Mine is more of a "bespoke" build done by a Specialized employee using a variety of parts.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-24, 11:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 396
Posted By dddd

I have a Record Triple crankset here, it has...

I have a Record Triple crankset here, it has 10-speed rings on it so I assume it's a ten-speed triple crankset.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-24, 11:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 602
Posted By dddd

Indeed, the headset threading should be the very...

Indeed, the headset threading should be the very Austrian 26x1mm, but the bottom bracket threading will be English.
Stem quill (steerer ID) will be French/metric 22mm.

My guess is that it's a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-24, 03:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 401
Posted By dddd

That'll be English threading, but do verify that...

That'll be English threading, but do verify that the bb shell of the frame is 68mm wide.

Selecting the actual spindle taper and length is going to depend entirely on the crank you will be using.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-24, 03:10 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 615
Posted By dddd

Spared me the effort of writing about the same...

Spared me the effort of writing about the same thing!

I had a (1000?) "Gran Touring" model from about 1977 that had oddly steep angles and a high bottom bracket, but by the 80's the 1000 and the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-24, 11:42 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 890
Posted By dddd

I expect that the chainline will be more than...

I expect that the chainline will be more than ample, so not expecting this scenario to be problematic at all.

But, as nlerner says, test fit the cranks for clearance and for the front derailer's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-24, 11:33 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 482
Posted By dddd

Likely a defect in the metal dating back to when...

Likely a defect in the metal dating back to when the billet was formed.

Or could possibly be the same sort of "layer of corrosion" known to permeate older Nuovo Record chainrings (which manifests...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-01-24, 06:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 466
Posted By dddd

I've had a few of these seem to shrink and crack...

I've had a few of these seem to shrink and crack while stored in a very hot garage, so the specter of this becoming available as a replacement part sounds really good to me, effort appreciated!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-31-24, 01:39 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 470
Posted By dddd

Some pedals really do need the keyed washer, if...

Some pedals really do need the keyed washer, if there is no clearance for a wrench or socket to hold the cone from turning while the lock nut is tightened down against it.

I apply grease to the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-26-24, 06:23 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 372
Posted By dddd

Build quality and material quality aside, the...

Build quality and material quality aside, the basic characteristics of this bike are:
1) It's heavy.
2) Very slack frame angles (which shorten the reach-to-height ratio and which beg for a wider...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-26-24, 01:47 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,246
Posted By dddd

See if you can locate the above-pictured (by...

See if you can locate the above-pictured (by juvela) date stamp on the rear derailer cage plate.

This will possibly pre-date your bike's assembly date by several months.

The appearence of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-19-24, 09:45 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,891
Posted By dddd

Who knows what happened with their vendor, or...

Who knows what happened with their vendor, or short list of vendors.
Many tens of thousands of small manufacturers in Asia went under during the greater Pandemic disruption, and those that didn’t...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-18-24, 09:44 PM
Replies: 344
Views: 57,290
Posted By dddd

This swap was both well-attended and...

This swap was both well-attended and well-inventoried you could say.

I bought the pictured Look kg381 laying on the ground sporting Chorus-11 carbon bits, leaving the R-Sy’s tubular wheelset...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-24, 11:52 AM
Replies: 344
Views: 57,290
Posted By dddd

Great, now I have to make a choice. :foo: ...

Great, now I have to make a choice. :foo:

Which Sunday swap is the one to go to, no chance of hitting both!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-24, 11:24 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,442
Posted By dddd

The competition-oriented development of today's...

The competition-oriented development of today's "gravel" bikes has to be a boon for R&D advancement of the more broadly-defined "hybrid" bikes, though contemporary constraints of "must have disc...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-24, 07:07 PM
Replies: 631
Views: 236,091
Posted By dddd

Monday night at Goodwill, two road bikes arrived...

Monday night at Goodwill, two road bikes arrived but (RATS!) the unnamed and supposedly "lighter" one sold immediately according to the clerk.
I'm happy for whoever got it, don't know if it was even...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-15-24, 11:30 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,459
Posted By dddd

If the axles spin free and smooth, I'd say good...

If the axles spin free and smooth, I'd say good enough to at least go ahead with the wheel build and do some riding.

But any degree of "tightness", when there should be at least some discernible...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-15-24, 11:24 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,012
Posted By dddd

Wow, great back story, nice paint and...

Wow, great back story, nice paint and appropriately-bespoke build. My favorite handlebar stem ever.

How does it ride and handle if I might ask?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-15-24, 10:59 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 750
Posted By dddd

I had used old, USA-made wire dikes for cables...

I had used old, USA-made wire dikes for cables and housings in my youth (they were obviously of better quality than most sold today, since they lasted a long time).

But when SIS compressionless...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-13-24, 01:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 750
Posted By dddd

As far as cutting spiral housings of all...

As far as cutting spiral housings of all varieties, I generally let the cutter blades "find" a good spot between adjacent coils before clamping down.

But I usually then make a second cut with the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-02-24, 11:12 AM
Replies: 8,573
Views: 1,141,210
Posted By dddd

I found this 19" 2001 full-suspension bike at...

I found this 19" 2001 full-suspension bike at Goodwill two nights ago for $29.99 (hadn't yet been marked down, no surprise there).

The bike needed a ton of work however.
--The outer driveside...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-31-24, 01:05 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 630
Posted By dddd

This isn't a case of any sort of metal fatigue,...

This isn't a case of any sort of metal fatigue, just cold-working (yielding) that produced no crack, so within the rupture limit even as the spoke was severely over-tensioned perhaps 3x or 4x of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-30-24, 07:47 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,695
Posted By dddd

Lots of good information thus far. Pulleys...

Lots of good information thus far.

Pulleys from the millions of Huret and Suntour rear derailers almost always are dimensionally-perfect replacements for the more-brittle Simplax derailer pulleys,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-30-24, 07:17 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 636
Posted By dddd

To my eye, the OP did an accurate enough carving...

To my eye, the OP did an accurate enough carving job such that I really doubt that the pad could be coaxed backward.
Hopefully duplicated on the other side!

One more thing that I think should...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-30-24, 06:59 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 630
Posted By dddd

The fact that the rim didn't split there suggests...

The fact that the rim didn't split there suggests that the spoke hole support there is now more stress-relieved, so perhaps even better than on the rest of the rim's spoke sockets.

Also...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-30-24, 05:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 407
Posted By dddd

Using the spring tension adjuster at the cage...

Using the spring tension adjuster at the cage pivot, one can alter the balance of spring pre-load on the A (cage) and B (mounting bolt) pivots, to better preserve radial distance from the rear wheel...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-30-24, 05:20 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,195
Posted By dddd

My first-gen Diamondback FS bike from 1996 has...

My first-gen Diamondback FS bike from 1996 has the same stopper pin to prevent the moving/tilting shock from possibly hitting the bottom of the post.

I needed a longer post, so after removing the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-24-24, 01:17 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 645
Posted By dddd

And is it possible that some 26" (559) mtb wheels...

And is it possible that some 26" (559) mtb wheels have been fitted?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-16-24, 01:01 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,224
Posted By dddd

I'm thinking that your second find may also be a...

I'm thinking that your second find may also be a PX10LE, from the mid-70's, and clearly with the much-steeper 75-degrees-plus HT and ST angles (these post-1972 years being when Peugeot suddenly aimed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-24, 05:49 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 901
Posted By dddd

Nice! Any idea what year, and what tubing?

Nice!

Any idea what year, and what tubing?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-24, 05:45 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,402
Posted By dddd

"Topmodel van de Sport-serie..." Top...

"Topmodel van de Sport-serie..."

Top sporting model, equivalent to the Nine-Twelve, so likely a full 23+lbs with racing tires.
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