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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-05-20, 01:49 PM
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Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

Campy Vento is one of the most indestructible...

Campy Vento is one of the most indestructible wheels ever. If I wanted to be sure of damaging one I'd go directly to running over it with a truck. FWIW I have done New England backroads on Vento with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-05-20, 10:43 AM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

I use rims that are 50, 60, 70 years old. Half of...

I use rims that are 50, 60, 70 years old. Half of them came to me free and were badly flatspotted. Or otherwise useless deplorable unredeemable scrap metal. If I tell you how to make rims work...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-29-19, 03:53 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

Tread Stopping Compound is no mystery. Black goo...

Tread Stopping Compound is no mystery. Black goo to fill cuts in tread. It stuck, it stayed stuck. Dried fast enough in tread and remained fresh in tube a very long time.

The one I never was able...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-29-19, 01:00 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

John Howard stories! OK. John Howard and...

John Howard stories!
OK. John Howard and tubulars.
Think it was '67 Cross Nationals. Could of been '68 or '69 too. Whichever one was at Palos Forest Preserve just west of Chicago. Tiger Johnson...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-28-19, 08:36 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

Flat rims are pretty much all interchangeable....

Flat rims are pretty much all interchangeable. Flat means flat. Vintage clincher rims used to be just as flat as tubular rims. Spend some time looking up ERD of the rims you're thinking of. Then...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-28-19, 11:23 AM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

You got a Dunlop kit with everything still in...

You got a Dunlop kit with everything still in it!!! Those fabric boots are the best ever. I am still using Dunlop Cycle Repair Canvas acquired 46 years ago, probably 50 to 60 years old. Wonderful...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-18-19, 05:35 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

And now that I've told a horror story try not to...

And now that I've told a horror story try not to be put off. Just a great tire. If you have the clearance for a 30mm tire worth a try. The current version (or current label) is called Schwalbe G-One....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-18-19, 05:20 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

Had something similar about a year ago with a...

Had something similar about a year ago with a Schwalbe S-One. When I stopped for the flat there was no adhesive at all between carcass of tire and base tape. Tire had hunched up a little in front of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-09-19, 09:39 AM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

If the price of good tubulars puts you off, shop....

If the price of good tubulars puts you off, shop. Shop some more.

This morning I rode on 29mm silk tubulars by Vittoria. Cost $23 each. Swap meet item. Bought late in the day after everyone else...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-19, 05:10 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

Yes. Those are skinny tires. You are running just...

Yes. Those are skinny tires. You are running just a touch light on air. Some tubulars, and definitely wider tubulars, are fine a bit soft. Conti Sprinters want to be hard. They get confused and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-30-19, 03:21 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

Last heard of those guys maybe ten years ago....

Last heard of those guys maybe ten years ago. Still in business. Checked site, seems to be same place. Good wheels back then. Pay extra and get light spokes, you'll get more out of the Reflex rims....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-29-19, 05:51 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

Yes, they do. Or not. Don't worry. Two...

Yes, they do. Or not. Don't worry.

Two recent ones. Had a flat on a very fancy top end tire. Don't care to reveal the brand. When I started taking the tire off the rim it was OMG. The tire carcass...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-05-19, 04:36 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

Appropriate rim for any Shimano hub would be...

Appropriate rim for any Shimano hub would be Araya. Araya 16B if you want to stick with flat rims.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-26-18, 05:26 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

Just once met a shipment of hot off the presses...

Just once met a shipment of hot off the presses Clement tubulars. They stank of solvent. Could not be sold. Moved them to most remote part of shop and waited two weeks before bringing them back out....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-18, 02:30 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

The red glue in Patriot's photo up above is...

The red glue in Patriot's photo up above is pre-historic mastice gutta. Comes off easy and quick with paint thinner. Which we used to do when it got on side of rim or wherever.

I can remember...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-15-18, 08:48 AM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

Skip 60 psi is probably enough, with...

Skip

60 psi is probably enough, with reservations. Are you sure your gauge is accurate? When gauges are off, and most are, they will more likely give a high reading than a low reading. For those...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-19-17, 06:06 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

That's right, CX tires were not so wide in the...

That's right, CX tires were not so wide in the olden days. 33mm and 36mm tires create different demands on glue. Best thing that could happen would be big wide rims with big wide glue beds. Until...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-18-17, 06:16 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

El Chaba I can give an example of what you...

El Chaba

I can give an example of what you are talking about. A friend who used to ride 20,000+ a year and thus not normally employed used to have a sewup repair service. Each fall he would get a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-17-17, 06:20 PM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,113
Posted By 63rickert

Yes obuckler tape is a bear to get off. Only time...

Yes obuckler tape is a bear to get off. Only time I did it willingly the object was to reclaim a 40 hole Fiamme Brevetatto Longhi. Took an hour with paint thinner, single edge razor blade, a variety...
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