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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-24-23, 07:12 AM
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Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Thanks; PM incoming.

Thanks; PM incoming.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-23-23, 12:44 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

I think I found that post, someone with a couple...

I think I found that post, someone with a couple 25.0s looking to shim them to 27.2, so a trade would be a natural. Alas, almost 3 years old, so probably a cold trail. And yeah I've seen some Kalloy...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-23-23, 07:38 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

ISO a 25.0mm seat post. Yes, "point naught".....

ISO a 25.0mm seat post. Yes, "point naught".. Nothing show quality needed, this is going on a rider, an '88 Centurion Carbon I'm doing a quasi-parts-bin build on. Doesn't need to be long, enough for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-10-23, 09:06 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Try not to laugh. ISO a pair of those QR front...

Try not to laugh. ISO a pair of those QR front wheel "lawyer locks" that were specific to Schwinn, esp. 1985-95:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-17-22, 01:43 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

^^^^ First "vacation" with the girl I married was...

^^^^ First "vacation" with the girl I married was in Elora; we X-C skied the gorge trails, going on 40 years ago now.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-15-22, 03:02 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ And, based on the seller name, might well...

^^^^^^ And, based on the seller name, might well be a member here....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-13-22, 08:22 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

^^^^ PM incoming.....

^^^^ PM incoming.....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-13-22, 08:03 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ Index? Friction? Brand preference?

^^^^^^ Index? Friction? Brand preference?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-22, 06:59 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Q: Why is a bottle opener incorporated into the...

Q: Why is a bottle opener incorporated into the Helicomatic lock ring tool?







A: Because they couldn't figure out a practical way to incorporate a corkscrew.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-22, 08:54 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Good call; will probably grip better than a...

Good call; will probably grip better than a channel-lock, and much less likely to warp the lock ring.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-12-22, 11:36 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

The Helicotragic* disque du dorque is all plastic...

The Helicotragic* disque du dorque is all plastic (and, when not yellowed/cloudy/cracked, rather stylish). Coincidentally (or not?), I've recently acquired two Sachs-Huret rear wheels with the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-12-22, 07:46 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Option - if you're not interested in preserving...

Option - if you're not interested in preserving it, and especially if it's brittle, you could poke at the dork disc from the other side until it cracks into two or more pieces through the hole, then...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-22, 09:14 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

If you're REAL careful, you can GENTLY put a...

If you're REAL careful, you can GENTLY put a channel-lock pliers around that lock ring; it's not (well, it SHOULD not be) tightened down very tight.

What's your (general) location? Shipping wheels...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-01-22, 06:13 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

jdawginsc I have a Raleigh Super Record, early...

jdawginsc I have a Raleigh Super Record, early '80s(?), I know it needs a few things (chain); I'd rather send it complete, just because I don't know what else I'd do with the components. But we could...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-29-22, 07:32 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ Fah, I was just at my local co-op a few...

^^^^^ Fah, I was just at my local co-op a few hours ago. Closed for the weekend, alas.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-25-22, 07:16 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ Hmm, looks very brass-colored to me...

^^^^^^ Hmm, looks very brass-colored to me (shrug).....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-24-22, 01:24 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Hm, yeah, I forgot that chainring bolts/nuts are...

Hm, yeah, I forgot that chainring bolts/nuts are larger than M5. But I think there are nuts of a similar design to chainring nuts, in M5x0.8 size.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-24-22, 12:27 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

A chainring nut might fool some of the people,...

A chainring nut might fool some of the people, some of the time. Just need a short enough bolt (or cut it) that doesn't look dorky sticking out beyond the nut threads.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-19-22, 02:35 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Are you sure it's "busted"? As in, physically...

Are you sure it's "busted"? As in, physically damaged? If it's something like a RapidFire or one of its stepchildren, that uses ratcheting pawls, and it's just not doing anything when you press the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-22, 12:51 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Seems like bike buyers have "discovered"...

Seems like bike buyers have "discovered" shopgoodwill, as winning bids have gone up quite a bit. Descriptions have also improved somewhat.

https://shopgoodwill.com/item/141162778Vintage 14 Speed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-20-20, 01:31 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

I don't think it is. In your mind, dissolve the...

I don't think it is. In your mind, dissolve the rust and turn the pulley cage 180 degreees clockwise.

That is some epic rust.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-19-20, 07:30 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Depends on the bike. Some SA equipped bikes have...

Depends on the bike. Some SA equipped bikes have cable housing running the whole length from the shifter to the indicator. Others have some part of the cable with no housing. There's also the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-09-20, 10:47 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Size? Th-they're different?

Size? Th-they're different?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-20, 06:05 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

If three posts constitutes a "saga", what would...

If three posts constitutes a "saga", what would you call the empty box and sealed box threads?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-20, 10:01 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Just looking visually, hanger 27 looks like a...

Just looking visually, hanger 27 looks like a better match. Do you have the old hanger, even in pieces?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-20, 12:41 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Welcome to the "new normal".....

Welcome to the "new normal".....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-20, 01:00 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Old trick employed by used car dealers on cars...

Old trick employed by used car dealers on cars with mismatched wheel covers / hub caps.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-31-20, 06:24 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

There's a local guy here who CL's a lot of stuff,...

There's a local guy here who CL's a lot of stuff, guy I know, he has a box of 18 295s of this brand, he says they're double-butted but doesn't mention the gauges. I was gonna buy them myself when I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-03-20, 07:11 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ And/or photos?

^^^^^ And/or photos?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-14-20, 07:59 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^^ "Smart" phone?......

^^^^^^^ "Smart" phone?......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-10-20, 08:21 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Have you tried "rebuilding" it by flooding it...

Have you tried "rebuilding" it by flooding it with some sort of degreaser, to see if that wakes up the pawls?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-23-19, 10:10 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

I had to reflect on that....

I had to reflect on that....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-22-19, 07:47 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

You don't have a dingle arm reinfraction tool?

You don't have a dingle arm reinfraction tool?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-04-19, 01:43 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Has she considered a set of those Tektro (or...

Has she considered a set of those Tektro (or other brand) "interrupter" levers for the riding on the tops of the bars? Y'know the sort of 21st-Century answer to "turkey" levers, the difference being...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-19, 10:16 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

^^^^ Yes, easy to bend. I've managed to remove at...

^^^^ Yes, easy to bend. I've managed to remove at least one similar headbadge without damage using fishing line.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-23-19, 10:56 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Will a "brushed" black finish one do? ...

Will a "brushed" black finish one do?
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Bontrager two-bolt style, aprx...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-19, 06:54 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Trying to picture that wig in Celeste green. Not...

Trying to picture that wig in Celeste green. Not working....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-19, 07:32 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

^^^^ Magic wig, makes embroidered words on...

^^^^ Magic wig, makes embroidered words on clothing appear backward......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-19, 07:52 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

I have a Sugino RT that's a look-alike to this...

I have a Sugino RT that's a look-alike to this set, if it's this "style" that you're after. 170, 52/40. Quite used. Significant chain rub on the inside of the DS arm. I can PM you photos tonight if...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-19, 07:29 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Can we just say that it's Italian threaded, and...

Can we just say that it's Italian threaded, and leave it at that? My sincere apologies for any other misunderstanding I might have caused with any gaffe related to width. I just want someone who...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-19, 05:31 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Once again, I never mentioned English thread....

Once again, I never mentioned English thread. Mentioning English thread afterward does not "clarify", it confuses. What distinguishes English from Italian thread is the fact that the drive side is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-19, 07:42 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

I never mentioned English thread. So there is no...

I never mentioned English thread. So there is no such thing as an Italian threaded shell that's 68mm wide?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-18-19, 02:06 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Oh no, this is starting to look like the Linda...

Oh no, this is starting to look like the Linda Ronstadt thread....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-19, 05:41 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

ISO - Mid-late '80s Shimano 105 or 600 road...

ISO - Mid-late '80s Shimano 105 or 600 road levers, prefer aero

Have - Campag Centaur(?) bottom bracket, Italian thread, 24x36, 68x111mm. Full disclosure - bought this at a thrift sale, it was in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-18-18, 12:35 PM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

Call it "Fold This". And AFTER you get back,...

Call it "Fold This".

And AFTER you get back, remind them of the number of "true" folding bikes (Montague, etc) that have 26" wheels front and rear.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-10-18, 12:51 AM
Replies: 6,477
Views: 773,414
Posted By madpogue

ISO Exage(-ish) aero road brake levers, ca. 1990....

ISO Exage(-ish) aero road brake levers, ca. 1990. Prefer with hoods, flexible wrt hood color. Prefer for the kind that have a release button or the like on the lever, but not a show-stopper.

I've...
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