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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 11:41 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 258
Posted By bikingshearer

We're all missing a key part of the question:...

We're all missing a key part of the question: will a 9- or 10-sp Racing Triple crank play nicely with a 6-sp cogset? I have never tried that arrangement, In that set-up, the rear cogs will be a bit...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 11:13 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 8,429
Posted By bikingshearer

It looks like it would work well on old-fashioned...

It looks like it would work well on old-fashioned knurled, threaded headset parts, although I don't think it was intended for that because of the bend in the neck of the tool. The VAR 78 was intended...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 07:14 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,067
Posted By bikingshearer

I think that a blast of FrameSaver or Boeshield...

I think that a blast of FrameSaver or Boeshield or a similar product (or even zandoval's mixture) every few years (or even every more than a few years) will most likely keep your Fuji going strong...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 10:53 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 343
Posted By bikingshearer

You mean this one? For those who have not seen...

You mean this one? For those who have not seen this before, yes, that is rust packed into the no-longer-attached fork end. To be fair, while I have no doubt that rust played a role, the fork had also...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 09:17 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 489
Posted By bikingshearer

All you will need o secure my services is a small...

All you will need o secure my services is a small retainer. How small? If you have to ask, you can't afford it.:rolleyes:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 03:58 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,067
Posted By bikingshearer

I have 25s on a couple bikes (one won't fit...

I have 25s on a couple bikes (one won't fit anything bigger with the fenders on it, one won't fit anything bigger at all), 28s on one and 32s on two. I run all of them at around 100psi. (I used to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 01:51 PM
Replies: 1,093
Views: 238,060
Posted By bikingshearer

The Bike Barb still walks among us? Excellent!

The Bike Barb still walks among us? Excellent!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 01:25 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,067
Posted By bikingshearer

I dislike using mini-pumps enough that I stick...

I dislike using mini-pumps enough that I stick with full-length frame-mounted pumps. YMMV.

Another advantage of longer pumps is they make good anti-dog devices for those (fortunately) rare...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 12:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 224
Posted By bikingshearer

^^^ This. Build what will make you more likely...

^^^ This. Build what will make you more likely to ride.

The only thing I disagree with in catnip's post is I prefer triples to compact doubles, but that is purely a matter of personal preference.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 12:03 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 343
Posted By bikingshearer

nlerner's article is an interesting comparison of...

nlerner's article is an interesting comparison of products. I'd have though Boeshield would do better, but . . . I have no idea how good or bad the ProGold product is.

In answer to the basic...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 10:55 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,287
Posted By bikingshearer

Oh, the humanity . . . .

Oh, the humanity . . . .
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 07:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 259
Posted By bikingshearer

Not in 1974, he wouldn't. ;)

Not in 1974, he wouldn't. ;)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-24, 05:54 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,067
Posted By bikingshearer

Two of my five have bottle cage bosses on the...

Two of my five have bottle cage bosses on the seat tube. For them, the pump goes under the top tube so I can mount the second cage. The other three do not have bosses on the seat tube - one has...
Forum: Northern California
06-03-24, 10:39 AM
Replies: 441
Views: 29,791
Posted By bikingshearer

Fantastic weather yesterday. The ride though the...

Fantastic weather yesterday. The ride though the Pinehurst Rd. valley (between the Canyon Rd Intersection and the first hairpin) was simply magical.

My complaint? It's going to get hot this...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-24, 10:32 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,282
Posted By bikingshearer

By the time Della Santa made the Ossobuco, pretty...

By the time Della Santa made the Ossobuco, pretty much nobody was racing on steel any more. They were for old-fart used-to-be/wanna-be/never-was riders. (I personally am one of the latter.)

I,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-24, 10:06 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 453
Posted By bikingshearer

Uh, no. Frame from the mid-1960s. ...

Uh, no.

Frame from the mid-1960s.
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Frame from...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 05:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 489
Posted By bikingshearer

fify

fify
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 05:29 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 22,856
Posted By bikingshearer

This is the only 531 bike I have - 1967...

This is the only 531 bike I have - 1967 Paramount, repainted and set up as a commuter bike. I have commuted almost not at all since COVID hit, so it doesn't get a lot of use these days. Still a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-24, 10:32 AM
Replies: 9,136
Views: 3,192,025
Posted By bikingshearer

Thank you. PM sent.

Thank you. PM sent.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-24, 06:44 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,469
Posted By bikingshearer

There is something just a bit blasphemous about...

There is something just a bit blasphemous about the Rainbow Jersey making a Taco Bell run. On the other hand, Merckx appeared in print ads hawking cigarettes, so what the heck.:rolleyes:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-24, 10:47 PM
Replies: 9,136
Views: 3,192,025
Posted By bikingshearer

The first mountain bike I have ever purchased . ....

The first mountain bike I have ever purchased . . . and it's not for me. 1995 (I think) Trek 850 for my nephew as his college bike at UC Davis (with terrain about as flat as it gets - the only...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-24, 11:36 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,282
Posted By bikingshearer

Roland Della Santa (RIP) made his "Ossobuco"...

Roland Della Santa (RIP) made his "Ossobuco" frames with round holes through the chain stays. Like the Masi Milano shown, Roland's holes were boxed, as you put it. That not only negated any weight...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-24, 03:21 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 6,367
Posted By bikingshearer

Somebody asked for more pics, so here are some...

Somebody asked for more pics, so here are some more pics, although you've all seen them before.

Here's a mid-1960s Cinelli framed resto-mod piece of heresy. The frame is almost 60 years old. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-24, 01:47 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,486
Posted By bikingshearer

Unfortunately, the article says the owners have...

Unfortunately, the article says the owners have entered "Voluntary Liquidation." Assuming that holds, and if no one wants to buy the entire operation lock, stock & barrel, the Mercian shop will be...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-21-24, 10:38 PM
Replies: 218
Views: 19,464
Posted By bikingshearer

I was never as fast or as tough as I think I...

I was never as fast or as tough as I think I was.:rolleyes:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-24, 06:25 PM
Replies: 218
Views: 19,464
Posted By bikingshearer

They're willing to put up with my pace. You'd be...

They're willing to put up with my pace. You'd be fine.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-24, 09:37 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 39,803
Posted By bikingshearer

Strictly speaking, we all have flawed...

Strictly speaking, we all have flawed personalities. It's kind of an occupational hazard of being human.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-16-24, 12:12 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,282
Posted By bikingshearer

I'm guessing it's a utility knive or box cutter...

I'm guessing it's a utility knive or box cutter or X-acto knife, something in that family, but I like the thought that it might a light saber.

Next question: what on earth is "Face Express"?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-16-24, 12:08 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 660
Posted By bikingshearer

Fortunately, there was no chrome on the one I...

Fortunately, there was no chrome on the one I did. I got lucky.

Thank you for the wonderful explanation. I do not expect to ever need to do this again, so with luck I will not have to commit...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-24, 03:37 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 660
Posted By bikingshearer

Someone is going to hang me for this, but I have...

Someone is going to hang me for this, but I have filed down a fork crown to make a crown race fit. Use a small file, going around and around the crown to avoid flat spots, and checking the fit...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-24, 01:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 344
Posted By bikingshearer

Bump for any interested parties who missed this a...

Bump for any interested parties who missed this a couple days ago.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-24, 01:41 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 5,282
Posted By bikingshearer

Re: The small-wheeled Colnago - I have nothing...

Re: The small-wheeled Colnago - I have nothing to add about the bike itself, but it reminded me that Cino Cinelli came to believe that a racing bike should have smaller wheels (the metric equivalent...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-24, 12:59 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 6,367
Posted By bikingshearer

I will both agree and respectfully disagree with...

I will both agree and respectfully disagree with the bolded sentence. I agree with the "nothing irreversible" sentiment, although probably not to the point that you mean. On a pristine Confente, for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-24, 12:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 450
Posted By bikingshearer

Chain stays that short would give Grant Petersen...

Chain stays that short would give Grant Petersen the vapors.:twitchy:

Okay, not really - he'd say that if it works for you and the kind of riding (i.e., racing) you want to do, then go for it, but...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-24, 11:58 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,784
Posted By bikingshearer

For installing the headset, considering one can...

For installing the headset, considering one can get the job done with a hammer and a block of wood (not that I'd recommend that method), I think you can trust the ZTTO press on a steel frame. I have...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-24, 11:38 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,784
Posted By bikingshearer

Do you want pics of the frame/bike, or pics of...

Do you want pics of the frame/bike, or pics of the new hole in genejockey' head? Either one, or even both, is fine with me.:D
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 11:52 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,577
Posted By bikingshearer

This. Above a certain level, the application and...

This. Above a certain level, the application and the builder matter more than the brand of tubing, although different builders have a lot of differing opinions about different tube sets, and plenty...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 11:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 344
Posted By bikingshearer

Coppi video - an hour and 45 minutes of fun

I just stumbled across this video. It's all about Fausto Coppi. It's an Italian production but has overdubbing by Phil Liggett. My best guess is it dates from the 1980s. It has a lot of fun footage...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-13-24, 07:50 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,868
Posted By bikingshearer

Titanium frames are TIG-welded. AFAIK, they all...

Titanium frames are TIG-welded. AFAIK, they all have been from the Teledyne Titan on. The earlier Speedwells may have been joined using a different method - this listing...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 04:27 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,784
Posted By bikingshearer

genejockey: If you are really looking for a hole...

genejockey: If you are really looking for a hole in the head, I'd be happy to bring a cordless drill to the next Peninsula Ride. Jus. sayin' . . . . :innocent:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 04:24 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 6,367
Posted By bikingshearer

Okay, here's one man's opinion, and it's worth...

Okay, here's one man's opinion, and it's worth exactly what you are paying for it.

My personal sweet spot for riding is classic lugged steel with a Campy 10sp triple drivetrain. I love the look...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-13-24, 03:58 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,577
Posted By bikingshearer

bulgie's thoughtful replies contain in them a...

bulgie's thoughtful replies contain in them a point that often does not get stressed enough: Any discussion of what is the "better" tubing is close to meaningless without context, i.e., who is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-24, 04:13 PM
Replies: 508
Views: 32,038
Posted By bikingshearer

So you guys got to get in a ride without the East...

So you guys got to get in a ride without the East Bay riff-raff holding you back.:D
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-24, 04:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 577
Posted By bikingshearer

C'mon, cut to the chase - how much did you pay...

C'mon, cut to the chase - how much did you pay for it? :innocent:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-24, 10:56 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 501
Posted By bikingshearer

Vintage? Perhaps not. Classic? Absolutely. ...

Vintage? Perhaps not. Classic? Absolutely. It's nice enough that I can forgive the four-arm crank. :D

Thanks for sharing this one.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-10-24, 11:11 PM
Replies: 508
Views: 32,038
Posted By bikingshearer

No can do this weekend. :( I hope to see...

No can do this weekend. :(

I hope to see everyone June 1.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-24, 11:51 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,079
Posted By bikingshearer

Interesting idea, but I would think that would...

Interesting idea, but I would think that would really complicate trying to get the rear wheel off to fix a flat. It would be bad enough at home, but it looks like it would be a major PITA on the road.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-08-24, 11:26 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,079
Posted By bikingshearer

Putting a rear rack on a frame designed for...

Putting a rear rack on a frame designed for racing can done using P-clips, a nut/bolt/washer set up in the cutout part the rear drop-out or something similar- I've done it, and my first loaded tour...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-07-24, 11:50 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,039
Posted By bikingshearer

Okay, to summarize and add a thought or two: ...

Okay, to summarize and add a thought or two:

1) This is a seriously cool bike with seriously cool components. I especially sighed when I saw the Clement Criterium Seta tires - the best money...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-24, 10:36 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 820
Posted By bikingshearer

Chapeau!

Chapeau!
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