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BG,
The manifold appears to be for a small block Chevy. If I remember correctly Ben owns a 58 'Vette and this may be for that. I'm sure Ben will tell us. Smiles, MH
PS. I love the bell in the "Mystery Box!
The manifold appears to be for a small block Chevy. If I remember correctly Ben owns a 58 'Vette and this may be for that. I'm sure Ben will tell us. Smiles, MH
PS. I love the bell in the "Mystery Box!
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Hi B.G.,
The fuel unit is for this car. I have had it for many years and had an identical one when I was much younger....not trying to relive my youth! This one just happened to be on the market at the right time.
Un-like my 56 Nomad, it has many battle scars from shopping carts and mismanaged doors, I do not care to do an exterior restoration because I know that I would never drive it....it is an all-original car.
Have a great L.D.!
Best, Ben
BTW, I wish you still had the Crono but must say one of my all-time favorites is the "speckled trout"
Have as great as we can make it....Labor Day!
Best, Ben
Mad Honk
The fuel unit is for this car. I have had it for many years and had an identical one when I was much younger....not trying to relive my youth! This one just happened to be on the market at the right time.
Un-like my 56 Nomad, it has many battle scars from shopping carts and mismanaged doors, I do not care to do an exterior restoration because I know that I would never drive it....it is an all-original car.
Have a great L.D.!
Best, Ben
BTW, I wish you still had the Crono but must say one of my all-time favorites is the "speckled trout"
Have as great as we can make it....Labor Day!
Best, Ben
Mad Honk
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New to me 1987 Schwinn super sport. Cleaned and greased, new tubes and tires and on the road again.
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A what the hell purchase. First time riding anything but a road bike. Not gonna see any rough terrain with me in the saddle, but gonna enjoy some trails for the first time.
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More work on the Super Course. I couldn't find string to align the frame, so I used speaker wire. It doesn't straighten under tension as well, but I guess good enough is good enough. I took lots of measurements, and at a certain point, they converged, so that seems good enough. I had used RJ the Bike Guy's threaded rod method for spreading the rear of the frame, and that turned out to be a bad idea. The right side is much more flexible than the left side because of the dimple for the chainring. I used a 2x4 this time.
It was hard to get out the adjustable cup. There was a lot of corrosion. Trying to put in a clean cup, it was still too hard. I saw the threads were knackered. I brought the frame to the LBS, and the owner took care of me quickly, putting me ahead of the week-long queue. Thanks, Christian!
I lost half of my master link for my chain! Oy, I keep losing stuff. I tried to put in a 9-speed master link in the 8-speed chain, so I ordered a set of master links which arrived today in the mail.
It was hard to get out the adjustable cup. There was a lot of corrosion. Trying to put in a clean cup, it was still too hard. I saw the threads were knackered. I brought the frame to the LBS, and the owner took care of me quickly, putting me ahead of the week-long queue. Thanks, Christian!
I lost half of my master link for my chain! Oy, I keep losing stuff. I tried to put in a 9-speed master link in the 8-speed chain, so I ordered a set of master links which arrived today in the mail.
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A week from now mrs non-fixie and I will be packing for a week of cycling in Italy. Originally planned to include the La Superba event, it will now be just eight days of touring in the Piedmont region. COVID-19 rules permitting, that is. We're keeping our fingers crossed there'll be no outbreak here or in Piedmont within the next week.
Anyway, I decided to take the Roy Thame, which needed a few things done. After modding it with brifters (which turned out to be a rather good decision) I took it for a weekend trip in spring and ruined the front fender by picking up a twig with the tire. I also noticed that the inner chain ring was a little too close to the chain stay for comfort. It rubbed. Less of a problem, but irritating nonetheless, the used Brooks B17 Titanium I'd mounted stained my shorts in a rather embarrassing fashion.
So today I added a 1 mm spacer behind the drive side BB cup, replaced the fenders and mounted another saddle.
The saddle is a non-branded, but very nice-looking example, with really thick leather I picked up a while back:
One advantage it has over a Brooks is that the fore-aft adjustability is a lot better with these straight rails:
I replaced the Club Specials with a set of Populars, which are a tad wider and hopefully work a little better with the Challenge Strada Bianca tires:
Anyway, I decided to take the Roy Thame, which needed a few things done. After modding it with brifters (which turned out to be a rather good decision) I took it for a weekend trip in spring and ruined the front fender by picking up a twig with the tire. I also noticed that the inner chain ring was a little too close to the chain stay for comfort. It rubbed. Less of a problem, but irritating nonetheless, the used Brooks B17 Titanium I'd mounted stained my shorts in a rather embarrassing fashion.
So today I added a 1 mm spacer behind the drive side BB cup, replaced the fenders and mounted another saddle.
The saddle is a non-branded, but very nice-looking example, with really thick leather I picked up a while back:
One advantage it has over a Brooks is that the fore-aft adjustability is a lot better with these straight rails:
I replaced the Club Specials with a set of Populars, which are a tad wider and hopefully work a little better with the Challenge Strada Bianca tires:
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My bike finally works right. I don't understand how I could have assembled the chain without a master link. I mean, I know how to do that very well, but why don't I remember it? I don't even think it's a good idea to do that anymore.
I put a master link in but then I had to take the chain off to take the frame to the LBS. Upon bringing it back home, I had lost half of the master link. Damn. I found another but it just would not fit on. Damn. So I bought some more, and they looked the same as the one that didn't fit. Well it did fit.
Aligning the frame and straightening the derailleur hanger made the gears work much better. Indexed shifting relies on good alignment.
Next I'll put on fenders, a dynamo headlight, and a rack.
I put a master link in but then I had to take the chain off to take the frame to the LBS. Upon bringing it back home, I had lost half of the master link. Damn. I found another but it just would not fit on. Damn. So I bought some more, and they looked the same as the one that didn't fit. Well it did fit.
Aligning the frame and straightening the derailleur hanger made the gears work much better. Indexed shifting relies on good alignment.
Next I'll put on fenders, a dynamo headlight, and a rack.
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All dressed up and nowhere to go
Yup, all the road trips are canceled for the year. The Fuji TS III I rehab'd last winter was all dressed up for those trips but..... Well, I've been enjoying it locally at least.
On a recent trip "around the block" I got back to the shop and noticed a rear brake pad dragging. I quickly found that the tension spring had broken so the tension spring on the other side was pulling the caliper - Dia Compe 960. I found that the tab on the spring that engages the hole in the stud mount was gone, broken off at the bend. Well as I did not know that I could not do it, I went down the spring a bit and bent a new tab. Not quite a 90deg bend though so less stress. It works just fine and does not seem to have changed the centering of the pads. Nice. Then....
As I did not know I could not do it, I searched my piles of "junk too small to throw away" and found a spring that was pretty close to the same diameter. I fussed and cut and struggled and was able to fabricate another spring to do the same job. Not pretty but functional. I've no intention of doing more unless I need them, beyond the spare I now have. If I had to make a living at this I would starve to death in a week. Next time I'm at the LBS I'll rummage in the Bygone Brakes Box to see the dimensions of a V brake return spring. I may try to fab another spring for these 960s from that. Worse that can happen is I just recycle the metal.
stock spring from front and spring I started with.
again, stock spring (R) and the one I made (L). Ugly but functional. Nice to have a back up. If one breaks then another will.
On a recent trip "around the block" I got back to the shop and noticed a rear brake pad dragging. I quickly found that the tension spring had broken so the tension spring on the other side was pulling the caliper - Dia Compe 960. I found that the tab on the spring that engages the hole in the stud mount was gone, broken off at the bend. Well as I did not know that I could not do it, I went down the spring a bit and bent a new tab. Not quite a 90deg bend though so less stress. It works just fine and does not seem to have changed the centering of the pads. Nice. Then....
As I did not know I could not do it, I searched my piles of "junk too small to throw away" and found a spring that was pretty close to the same diameter. I fussed and cut and struggled and was able to fabricate another spring to do the same job. Not pretty but functional. I've no intention of doing more unless I need them, beyond the spare I now have. If I had to make a living at this I would starve to death in a week. Next time I'm at the LBS I'll rummage in the Bygone Brakes Box to see the dimensions of a V brake return spring. I may try to fab another spring for these 960s from that. Worse that can happen is I just recycle the metal.
stock spring from front and spring I started with.
again, stock spring (R) and the one I made (L). Ugly but functional. Nice to have a back up. If one breaks then another will.
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Filed the lawyer lips off my '95 Trek 5500. VERY satisfying. Led to an early start of cocktail hour under the currently smoky skies of the Pacific Northwest.
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The Pinarello fell off the fork mount on the roof rack on the way home from a ride. Thought it was tight enough. The rear wheel kept it attached to the Jeep. I think the only damage is the hanger and a slight bend in the rim. Will be working on that today.
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I cleaned and swapped out several cassettes for my bikes and my paramour's, plus the chains.
So, I accomplished nothing, had tons of fun and got very dirty once the gloves ripped.
So, I accomplished nothing, had tons of fun and got very dirty once the gloves ripped.
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Super LeTour 12.2
Was set up as my foul weather single speed.
That honor went to a canti-Miyata hanging in the back ground.
so this is catching all my laying around parts. But I got no laying around wheels. So building wheels will be a fall project.
maybe a new Old stock headset for this too......
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I decide to make a cruiser out of my old 970 for days we hang out at the local beach.
(Tried to upload pic, but still a few posts short.)
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You rebel.
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That's pretty satisfying. I had to file them off my spouse's bike. They were so big that she had to take the nut entirely off the skewer to get it out of the fork. And she kept losing the nut. Once she was almost unable to ride because we couldn't find it. Somehow I found a generic 8mm nut and a washer as a stopgap. She won't be having that problem anymore.
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Yup, all the road trips are canceled for the year. The Fuji TS III I rehab'd last winter was all dressed up for those trips but..... Well, I've been enjoying it locally at least.
On a recent trip "around the block" I got back to the shop and noticed a rear brake pad dragging. I quickly found that the tension spring had broken so the tension spring on the other side was pulling the caliper - Dia Compe 960. I found that the tab on the spring that engages the hole in the stud mount was gone, broken off at the bend. Well as I did not know that I could not do it, I went down the spring a bit and bent a new tab. Not quite a 90deg bend though so less stress. It works just fine and does not seem to have changed the centering of the pads. Nice. Then....
As I did not know I could not do it, I searched my piles of "junk too small to throw away" and found a spring that was pretty close to the same diameter. I fussed and cut and struggled and was able to fabricate another spring to do the same job. Not pretty but functional. I've no intention of doing more unless I need them, beyond the spare I now have. If I had to make a living at this I would starve to death in a week. Next time I'm at the LBS I'll rummage in the Bygone Brakes Box to see the dimensions of a V brake return spring. I may try to fab another spring for these 960s from that. Worse that can happen is I just recycle the metal.
stock spring from front and spring I started with.
again, stock spring (R) and the one I made (L). Ugly but functional. Nice to have a back up. If one breaks then another will.
On a recent trip "around the block" I got back to the shop and noticed a rear brake pad dragging. I quickly found that the tension spring had broken so the tension spring on the other side was pulling the caliper - Dia Compe 960. I found that the tab on the spring that engages the hole in the stud mount was gone, broken off at the bend. Well as I did not know that I could not do it, I went down the spring a bit and bent a new tab. Not quite a 90deg bend though so less stress. It works just fine and does not seem to have changed the centering of the pads. Nice. Then....
As I did not know I could not do it, I searched my piles of "junk too small to throw away" and found a spring that was pretty close to the same diameter. I fussed and cut and struggled and was able to fabricate another spring to do the same job. Not pretty but functional. I've no intention of doing more unless I need them, beyond the spare I now have. If I had to make a living at this I would starve to death in a week. Next time I'm at the LBS I'll rummage in the Bygone Brakes Box to see the dimensions of a V brake return spring. I may try to fab another spring for these 960s from that. Worse that can happen is I just recycle the metal.
stock spring from front and spring I started with.
again, stock spring (R) and the one I made (L). Ugly but functional. Nice to have a back up. If one breaks then another will.
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I've been working on getting my husband to stop being scared of riding a road bike. I finally got him to take out my slightly too large for me Ironman and he came back, saying, "Wow, that's fast." Yes, it is...and I haven't even done the bearings yet.
Now that the Trek rebuild is done, we're moving on to getting a Miyata Country Runner ready for running the country roads. Cables and wheels acquired!
Now that the Trek rebuild is done, we're moving on to getting a Miyata Country Runner ready for running the country roads. Cables and wheels acquired!
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I've been working on getting my husband to stop being scared of riding a road bike. I finally got him to take out my slightly too large for me Ironman and he came back, saying, "Wow, that's fast." Yes, it is...and I haven't even done the bearings yet.
Now that the Trek rebuild is done, we're moving on to getting a Miyata Country Runner ready for running the country roads. Cables and wheels acquired!
Now that the Trek rebuild is done, we're moving on to getting a Miyata Country Runner ready for running the country roads. Cables and wheels acquired!
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I’d tell him to find another, but I think he’s worried about what house project I will start once he’s gone to pick it up.
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