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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-24, 06:43 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

I had this problem with Superbe Pro headset on my...

I had this problem with Superbe Pro headset on my Cannondale. I was so bummed that it was clunky and then I found a bunged up seal. I figured that there was no way I’d find a Superbe Pro seal so I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-24, 06:26 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Too too windy for riding so I spent most of the...

Too too windy for riding so I spent most of the weekend building a trailer for my new to me Chester Yawl. The Yawl came on a double decker trailer and I’m using much of the upper deck for a bicycle...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-24, 09:06 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Swapping the 6400 spindle for my badly pitted...

Swapping the 6400 spindle for my badly pitted 6207 didn’t take care of the clunk. At the co-op, I found what looks like a 6207 and a couple of lesser no seal cups that look great. This morning I put...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 03:20 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Dust cap is easy. Allan nut/bolt also easy. ...

Dust cap is easy. Allan nut/bolt also easy. Removing the bearings not so easy without...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-24, 10:17 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

VintageSteelEU Do those pedals require a special...

VintageSteelEU Do those pedals require a special tool to rebuild? I let a pair of Superbe road pedals go because the tool was very hard to come by.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-09-24, 06:54 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_9472_eaefb87787ced20ec814e64d24e4e0eb9702bc6c.jpeg
Cause of a clunk?
I replaced it with a 6400 113 spindle and now I think my 85...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-09-24, 08:17 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

It looks happy:thumb:

It looks happy:thumb:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-24, 07:08 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

This stuff? ...

This stuff?
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Never knew this existed.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-05-24, 10:43 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

BTinNYC I think I missed the post where you share...

BTinNYC I think I missed the post where you share your technique of painting the blue. Absolute Perfection!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-14-24, 10:16 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

You've likely thought of this but: 1 1/8 inch...

You've likely thought of this but: 1 1/8 inch stems are worth keeping out of the smelter.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-11-24, 10:31 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

I’m going to try this next time. I don’t know why...

I’m going to try this next time. I don’t know why I always wrap my non aero bars when they are on the bike.



Is this the old Fizik tape? The new stuff is not so tapered and doesn’t lie flat...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-30-23, 08:19 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Rebuilt my Park Tool chain cleaner. I've been...

Rebuilt my Park Tool chain cleaner. I've been putting it off for years and it was pretty full of gunk. I had a replacement sponge waiting which made it worthwhile. I wish there was a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-12-23, 09:42 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

It’s coming along. ...

It’s coming along.
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-12-23, 07:54 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

For stripping the paint off this Motobecane LC,...

For stripping the paint off this Motobecane LC, Citristrip works better than the current Jasco product.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-11-23, 02:45 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

The last time that I stripped a frame for...

The last time that I stripped a frame for painting, the product label contained a warning about methylene chloride. No such luck today🙁

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-10-23, 08:08 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Maybe Ukai rims are different but I can go back...

Maybe Ukai rims are different but I can go back and forth between old school Mavic tubulars and various makes of clinchers without adjusting the brakes. 3/16" seems like a lot.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-07-23, 10:39 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

What started as the realization that the steel...

What started as the realization that the steel crankset on my PA-10E with its simplex braces could not adapt to smaller than the 45 teeth, turned into an angry dismemberment. My Bikesmith cotter...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-02-23, 01:43 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Dismantling the new to me L.C. Maybe the 26.4 is...

Dismantling the new to me L.C. Maybe the 26.4 is the wrong size :foo:for a 74-75 Motobecane L.C. (NR rear mech pat 74) and got the DS cup soaking. I keep reading it should be Swiss
:foo:

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-02-23, 09:33 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Bathtime.

While this one soaks, I’ll dismantle my new Le Champion and use the same bath water for it.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-20-23, 02:57 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Wait at least a week between coats or you end up...

Wait at least a week between coats or you end up with soft layers under the top layer and the end result will take forever to dry hard if it ever does. Put it in your car parked in the sun between...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-01-23, 06:55 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

An idea that has worked for me: After you get it...

An idea that has worked for me: After you get it rideable, ride it to some automobile sales lots and lean it up against some like colored cars. If you find something close, order touch up paint for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-23, 07:24 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Not a bike but Espresso. And a 20 year old...

Not a bike but Espresso. And a 20 year old Expobar Office Lever requires wrenching and forum searches to make “replacement” parts “compatible”. Steel is real.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-23, 07:57 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

If it did have brazed on cable guides, I’d say...

If it did have brazed on cable guides, I’d say it’s a 78 GJ and mine has Swiss BB with no pump or bottle braze-ons.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-23, 11:33 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

I arranged the purchase of this Cannondale before...

I arranged the purchase of this Cannondale before I left CA for TX. I checked a bag full of tools and parts not knowing what It needed. I didn’t check my list twice and now I’m bummed without a chain...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-23, 03:35 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

You have the dual pivots already so I'd go with...

You have the dual pivots already so I'd go with the cane creeks. But the coolest would be Shimano non-aero SLR.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-25-23, 07:42 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Took 6mm of this axle going on a 6207 hub which...

Took 6mm of this axle going on a 6207 hub which will be part of a wheel set for my '73 PA-10. After I put the hub back together, I cleaned up the inside of eyelets on these old Matrix Titans. Before...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-20-22, 09:25 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

As I finish a ride, I tell myself to remember...

As I finish a ride, I tell myself to remember some little thing that needs to be addressed on the bike I’m riding. I always forget. There is a small whiteboard in the crawl space I should put up for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-20-22, 03:23 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Luciano Berruti's bike was not very polished so I...

Luciano Berruti's bike was not very polished so I think I'm ok. The Normandy hubs were cleaned up quite a bit after being stored outdoors and finally put to the curb. I haven't done a thing to the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-20-22, 09:46 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Doing some wheel building. As it goes, I ended...

Doing some wheel building.
As it goes, I ended up with a mis-matched pair of tubulars with 7100 large flange hubs and 1.6/1.8 DB spokes. One of the wheels had crossing spokes flanking the stem so...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-27-22, 02:36 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

I think the modern clinchers are made to measure...

I think the modern clinchers are made to measure as labeled on modern wide rims.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-12-22, 06:30 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

The last several wheel builds were also with...

The last several wheel builds were also with previously used spokes and sometimes used nipples also. The spokes were a little short or a little long — a real pita. I lucked out with this one. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-19-22, 10:47 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Almost all of my albums are gone but I don’t...

Almost all of my albums are gone but I don’t remember reading the covers in those days. I recall seeing BOC warmup for Ted Nugent in Syracuse or some such place.
wrt wrenching: No one wanted my ‘77...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-14-22, 04:39 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

I saw Patti Smith for the first time in Central...

I saw Patti Smith for the first time in Central Park in 1979. The second time was when I took my 6 year old twins to a Ralph Nader rally in 2000. They get a lot of things.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-03-22, 08:16 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Skipping the polish and wax step on my new GR for...

Skipping the polish and wax step on my new GR for a test ride. Then…
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-27-21, 01:27 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

I gave up trying to find a silver Velocity...

I gave up trying to find a silver Velocity Aerohead and ordered a pair of Ambrosio Excellence. ERD is only +1 from the Aeroheads so I figure it's a go with my carefully bundled and labeled spokes...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-04-21, 02:49 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

I finally got around to fine tuning a set of...

I finally got around to fine tuning a set of 7700/CXP33 wheels that have been feeling a bit off. My attempts a truing were thwarted by a few frozen alloy nipples on the DT Comp spokes. I hate alloy...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-20, 09:14 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

I stripped and waxed my Wife's Ironman some time...

I stripped and waxed my Wife's Ironman some time ago. There was no rush because she hadn't quite gotten over the last time I crashed her out. Her bike came to us with some GPX hubs with that silly...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-20, 07:00 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Wow! And you used a "regular" drop out screw...

Wow! And you used a "regular" drop out screw after all that drilling and tapping? What size tap? I've got a couple bent screws that I'm afraid to straighten because of the, "Oh Sh'?"
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-20, 06:37 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

The Story: I have a habit of always...

The Story:

I have a habit of always unclipping left side first by rotating my heel outwards. I took my Centurion Turbo out on Sunday morning and clipping in, I remembered that the left side pedal...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-20, 09:04 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Replaced the head-in drive side spokes on my...

Replaced the head-in drive side spokes on my Record/GP4 wheel after a perfect storm left this:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-23-20, 09:04 AM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

My Grand Patina Jubile

I think this sat in the sun for 20 years or more. Not much rust. It came complete and maybe all original but with SR 2 bolt post and SR pedals. I don't intend to paint it. I smoothed the sun damaged...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-20, 04:12 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

I just built some new wheels with brand new TB14s...

I just built some new wheels with brand new TB14s on first generation White Industies hubs with new nips and used spokes. Then by the end of a 43 mile ride yesterday, I concluded that they don't look...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-29-19, 09:51 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

I thought the derailleur hanger on my Cimarron...

I thought the derailleur hanger on my Cimarron was bent and I've been meaning to straighten it. but it turns out the Deer's Head derailleur is tweaked a bit. Analysis is planned. In the meantime, I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-12-19, 08:28 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

I've had some 7400 wheels without skewers for...

I've had some 7400 wheels without skewers for some time and had no luck trying to trade Campy SR skewers for some Dura Ace. 7400 skewers don't often show up and when they do, they are pricey. Today,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-19, 05:58 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

My '84 Centurion Turbo is my second experience...

My '84 Centurion Turbo is my second experience with Suntour friction shifters. The first one was a Schwinn Circuit. Both times, the bosses were too shallow (or the fixing bolts too long) and I fixed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-07-18, 03:31 PM
Replies: 7,820
Views: 927,704
Posted By Classtime

Last night after dinner, I got everything but the...

Last night after dinner, I got everything but the fork off a '87 Ironman. The FW finally breaking free after using the vise and making the workbench jump around some. At times like these, the "CRACK"...
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