Good day to clean up the shop.

Oh yeah, I didn't ever like you!

Sounds like you have the wrong version, Tom. Alas, some of us are not meant for 175 length cranks!

My last attempt at removing the Italian bb almost dislocated both shoulder.
Lol, like my bikes sometimes I feel a connection to the tools that I use. The Park Tool HCW-15 and I have had a beautiful relationship for decades. Then yesterday she decided She wasn't good enough, I am so angry. Year after year and now, I don't know if I can ever recover from our bad break up.

Country after country, English, French, Italian, even Switzerland was conquered by my mighty HCW-15! But Italy kept fighting, Mussolini returned with a vengeance and broke down the mighty might of the HCW-15 commander. Reinforcements were called to assist the fearless leader in the battle(breaker bar extending), but the powers of the Axis Alliance was to much for the American. Park Tool HCW-15 fought hard, HCW-15 moved the front line back.

The Italian moved a minute, things were looking good at the moment. The Italian commander fought back, the HCW-15 exploded (I ain't joking on that, it's a good argument to wear eye protection). Reinforcements were called up for duty. Bigger guns were required to take on the enemy! Enter the American, Trimo, Trimont Mfg co Roxbury Mass USA 1911. Surely the Italian would succumb to the new gun in the battle.

The hopes of the free world now rests upon the best little Roxbury can do, unfortunately during the battle the American commander wasn't up to the task and had to surrender to the powers of the Axis.

Thank you.

I saw this in the middle of my work day. Rest of the day became easier.

Lots more to do.
Temp build to check fit, 1972 Cinzia folder.

Laced up the Sun XCD high flange and fit it into my International with an 11-32 10 speed cassette. Everything seems to spin, so tomorrow I’ll dial it in and mount the left brifter.


Here's the Shimano and the Sun.

"Babe, the blue Oxen" is a 70s Sears Free Spirit that is my winter bike - heavy, steel rims and HB and rings and everything. A pisser to get up hills but if one rides less often in winter one may as well ride harder. Out for a nice 15 mile hilly ride recently I picked up a branch in the rear frame. FUBAR'd the rear wheel and bent a seat stay and broke the rack. I walked it home. So

Got a replacement R wheel, easy. And another cheap rack (mostly for bringing the mail up the driveway). I removed the F wheel and the pedals and lay the frame down on the floor. I'll say another nice thing about these BSO salty roads bikes: the gas pipe frames sure are easy to fix. Two bits of strong oak and a large C clamp took the bow out of the seat stay. A stout 2x4 served nicely to return the spacing of the DOs to speck. Slip joint pliers to align the DOs again. Just leaning on the R triangle here and there to fine tune the spacing. Put it all back together and back on the road.

Reminded me of my youth, prior to everything needing to be all perfect and lovely and OEM spec and all. Bend it, bolt it, bop it and ride it.

Interim setup using 2x10 Microshift brifters and a borrowed Tiagra whist long cage Microshift R10s get restocked. Works just fine and, since I can’t get on the road for at least another 4-8 weeks while my rotator cuff continues to heal, it will do for the trainer. 48/34, 11-32 for the tooth counters out there. However, it’s really 1x10 as my venerable NR front derailleur cable clamp bolt has turned its’ last. I may try to fiddle a replacement screw in but I’ll probably retire it 😢.