What have you been wrenching on lately?
10-22-20, 06:45 PM
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I overhauled my trailer's other wheel later today. My workbench is too messy. I lost one of the hub dustcaps and absolutely couldn't find it. I found a spare one of those rubber boots some hubs have and put that on instead. Oh well.
I put a cable guide on the Super Course. That was fully of surprises. Drilling a hole in the BB shell was harder than I thought. And it turned out I had to remove the BB cartridge assembly to get the drill bit and tap far enough. And my bolt was too long, so I ground it down on my bench grinder. I love having a bench grinder.
Here is the Super Course with its new Technomic stem, Greallthy bell, and dynamo-powered taillight.
Before the cable guide, I just ran the cable. It worked, but I think it slide side-to-side and changed the adjustment, and that's what led me to use a guide.
After installing the guide:
Here is the stem. I don't like the vertical part of the stem to be longer than the head tube, but oh well, it fits me.
I put a cable guide on the Super Course. That was fully of surprises. Drilling a hole in the BB shell was harder than I thought. And it turned out I had to remove the BB cartridge assembly to get the drill bit and tap far enough. And my bolt was too long, so I ground it down on my bench grinder. I love having a bench grinder.
Here is the Super Course with its new Technomic stem, Greallthy bell, and dynamo-powered taillight.
Before the cable guide, I just ran the cable. It worked, but I think it slide side-to-side and changed the adjustment, and that's what led me to use a guide.
After installing the guide:
Here is the stem. I don't like the vertical part of the stem to be longer than the head tube, but oh well, it fits me.
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10-22-20, 06:56 PM
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Looks the business! What’s the white stuff, a prior paint job? Undercoating?
10-22-20, 07:45 PM
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Presently doing a restoration on an ‘84 Trek 720 touring. Paint is in very nice condition needing only a basic cleaning, polishing of alloy parts and the usual new stuff. It still has the bar bag with ride badges and patches. What a gem.
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10-23-20, 03:49 AM
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This beast.
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https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...pro-tours.html
Swedish Centurion Pro Tour with R7000 / GRX Groupset
Full thread here:
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Swedish Centurion Pro Tour with R7000 / GRX Groupset
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10-23-20, 07:08 AM
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Ironed on a new patch on the Carradice Junior saddlebag, one from the 'Roffa Mon Amour' arthouse open air festival. 'Roffa' being the local slang for Rotterdam and the 'Mon Amour' coming from the Hiroshima Mon Amour arthouse film from the 1959 New Wave cinema movement.
Anyway, enough talk, pics!
Anyway, enough talk, pics!
10-23-20, 08:54 PM
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A friend of mine has a singlespeed, which became a zero-speed. The pawl spring snapped right half in two, leaving her with no drive. I tested it (bending back and forth with pliers) and it doesn't appear to be brittle due to improper heat-treatment. I wonder why it broke! Also never seen caged bearings in a freewheel. Also never seen the weird remover spline. I ended up knocking it off the wheel with a hammer and punch.
I got her the cheap replacement freewheel from Ebaymazon and she's back on the road, leaving me with this curio. Funny enough, that freewheel has no remover splines! The next guy (realistically probably me) will have to knock off the cover plate and grip the pawl carrier with a pipe wrench to get it off.
I got her the cheap replacement freewheel from Ebaymazon and she's back on the road, leaving me with this curio. Funny enough, that freewheel has no remover splines! The next guy (realistically probably me) will have to knock off the cover plate and grip the pawl carrier with a pipe wrench to get it off.
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10-24-20, 07:33 AM
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Sent to a new home this week.
Now to find a home for this.
Now to find a home for this.
10-24-20, 11:23 AM
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Two years in the making...
...the tires are glued up and I could test ride it tomorrow. Waiting on black cloth tape, though.
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10-24-20, 03:56 PM
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Did a small modification on the Sturmey Archer XL-RD5(w) hub in the SilverAce today. (though this should work on the X-RD5(w) as well, though perhaps not on the newer rotary shifting SA RXL-RD5)
These hubs are a further evolution on the classic AW 3-speeds offering 5 speeds while sharing most of the same parts.
It's a known issue on these hubs that the 4th gear can be difficult. 3 > 4 and requires an upshift + downshift to 5 > 4 to go into gear.
I've also had some issues sometimes with a 4 > 3 downshift not going entirely into gear.
Shifting works with 1st gear being the tightest on the cable and 5th being completely limp and the indicator chain pushed into the hub by the clutch spring.
Most of what I've read seems to indicate that the tolerances of the shifter design(s) are to blame.
My theory however was that this is mostly because a) there is insufficient pressure to push it into 4th on an upshift or b) sticky cables. I have mostly ruled out option b and one way I can see option a working is with a stronger clutch spring.
So... I soldered two clutch springs together.
I swapped them today as it is a relatively small operation, only requiring the drive side locknut to be removed, spring swapped and then put back together again.
Initial impressions are good. Shifting feels crisper and no missed shifts anymore in either direction. Cable tension even seems to be less critical compared to what it was before.
I will update in my project thread in the future for long term use.
Two springs soldered together
Original single spring
New double spring. Careful, it tends to jump out when opened.
These hubs are a further evolution on the classic AW 3-speeds offering 5 speeds while sharing most of the same parts.
It's a known issue on these hubs that the 4th gear can be difficult. 3 > 4 and requires an upshift + downshift to 5 > 4 to go into gear.
I've also had some issues sometimes with a 4 > 3 downshift not going entirely into gear.
Shifting works with 1st gear being the tightest on the cable and 5th being completely limp and the indicator chain pushed into the hub by the clutch spring.
Most of what I've read seems to indicate that the tolerances of the shifter design(s) are to blame.
My theory however was that this is mostly because a) there is insufficient pressure to push it into 4th on an upshift or b) sticky cables. I have mostly ruled out option b and one way I can see option a working is with a stronger clutch spring.
So... I soldered two clutch springs together.
I swapped them today as it is a relatively small operation, only requiring the drive side locknut to be removed, spring swapped and then put back together again.
Initial impressions are good. Shifting feels crisper and no missed shifts anymore in either direction. Cable tension even seems to be less critical compared to what it was before.
I will update in my project thread in the future for long term use.
Two springs soldered together
Original single spring
New double spring. Careful, it tends to jump out when opened.
10-24-20, 06:14 PM
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'72 Torpado
Overhauled everything. The Nuovo Record rd required about 2.5 hours alone. Bought two sets of shifters and used the best bits of each. Polished the stem and bars. Found some silver Sugino crank bolts that look way more cool than the plastic dustcaps. The rest is falling into place...
Overhauled everything. The Nuovo Record rd required about 2.5 hours alone. Bought two sets of shifters and used the best bits of each. Polished the stem and bars. Found some silver Sugino crank bolts that look way more cool than the plastic dustcaps. The rest is falling into place...
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10-24-20, 06:21 PM
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Fuji Sandblaster SX
Great rider! Lonnnnng...ish. Seems to have been kinda maintained...ish. My new vacation bike!
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10-24-20, 06:22 PM
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SR,
I like the color very much scheme and the build looks very nice, what did you use to clean all of the aluminum with?
BTW, the garden looks good too!
Best, Ben
I like the color very much scheme and the build looks very nice, what did you use to clean all of the aluminum with?
BTW, the garden looks good too!
Best, Ben
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10-24-20, 07:17 PM
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Me too. One of my classier acquisitions.
The usual: my two iron files, 600 grit, and wd-40. I filed quite a bit of rash from the rd. It was mostly just grimey and gross. I ripped paper towels in little squares and used a liberal amount of wd-40. The brakeset, crankset and pedals just needed an overhaul and wipe down. Bars and stem needed wet sanding. Now I just need another shift cable and a screw for one of the Campy top tube clamps.
What did you use to clean all of the aluminum?
10-25-20, 09:05 AM
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New wheelset, new cassette, new chain, swapped cranks and BB, swapped brakes from Campy (no quick release) to Shimano -- all done for the first time thanks to Park Tool how-to's on YouTube. Getting my work double-checked and derailleurs adjusted today before going for my first decent ride on the thing. So pleased with myself though, never thought I'd end up doing my own work. Now I just need a repair stand so I can do stuff that requires pedaling by hand.
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10-25-20, 11:59 AM
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It had tubulars on Nuovo Tipo hubs. I added the seatpost, clincher wheelset, freewheel, and rd.
10-25-20, 04:33 PM
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Seller said he's been the sole owner since he bought it in '72. Apparently, a garage queen. Very little wear except for some small chips in the chainstay. He switched out the Campy crankset and brakeset at some point for Sugino and Dura Ace. Works for me. They both look nos. It had tubulars on Nuovo Tipo hubs. I added the seatpost, clincher wheelset, freewheel, and rd.
It had tubulars on Nuovo Tipo hubs. I added the seatpost, clincher wheelset, freewheel, and rd.
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10-26-20, 08:49 AM
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Here’s the first ‘parts hang’ - just to take some measurements and see what I think - and then rethink things like housing color / saddle / bar tape. Setback? Lacking a good non-aero brake solution. But it is cleaner, shinier, and more rideable for my current needs.
I feel porkchopbmx will be getting an order for several colors of housing.
I feel porkchopbmx will be getting an order for several colors of housing.
Decided to stop looking for the ‘right’ vintage hoods - these are new DiaCompe. The Soma bars are an experiment in narrowness. 34cm ctc at the hoods, 40cm in the drops. I’ll either be narrowly aero or riding the drops a lot. Or in need of a new setup.
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10-26-20, 09:05 AM
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Waiting for tires and chain peening tool:
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10-26-20, 01:33 PM
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10-26-20, 03:30 PM
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Quikie pic update! Still waiting on cables.
Decided to stop looking for the ‘right’ vintage hoods - these are new DiaCompe. The Soma bars are an experiment in narrowness. 34cm ctc at the hoods, 40cm in the drops. I’ll either be narrowly aero or riding the drops a lot. Or in need of a new setup.
Decided to stop looking for the ‘right’ vintage hoods - these are new DiaCompe. The Soma bars are an experiment in narrowness. 34cm ctc at the hoods, 40cm in the drops. I’ll either be narrowly aero or riding the drops a lot. Or in need of a new setup.
10-26-20, 03:42 PM
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Second shakedown....
Heliomatic hubs from plonz. Built into wheels.
Simplex shifter mounts from francophile
Nitto Albatross bars from Bianchigirll
First ride proved I didn’t tighten the rear wheel enough. Seems ok now-after 12 miles. Hopefully I don’t need shorter drive side spokes.
Simplex shifter mounts from francophile
Nitto Albatross bars from Bianchigirll
First ride proved I didn’t tighten the rear wheel enough. Seems ok now-after 12 miles. Hopefully I don’t need shorter drive side spokes.
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10-26-20, 04:36 PM
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