What have you been wrenching on lately?
10-30-22, 06:46 PM
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post script - nice work, by the way! looks a might bit better than my bodged project! ha!
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So I’m working on reassembly of a bike that I took my time over the summer repainting. Looking at before pics to mock up where things go. Then I realize that I painted right over the chrome fork tips! Crap. Would be easy fix as this paint didn’t stick real well. ( even after primer and 3 coats. Think I’ll leave as is for now and chalk up another reason to just enjoy patina instead of repainting.
10-31-22, 03:23 AM
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I seriously like the Stronglight 105 (I think) crankset on the bicycle on the right side of the photo. I'm especially envious of the intact dust caps, wasn't able to preserve them on mine and they can be found only at exorbitant prices, it would seem. I have the TER (black chainrings) version of Stronglight 105 crankset and I think it's one of the most interesting vintage designs.
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The Davidson is still OOC (it's in the stand to the left) because I've still not received word my rims are on the way from Australia. Therefore, I went up to WA, dropped off a couple zero bikes, and returned to AZ with my remaining bikes and most of my spares. Just finished tuning up the Bianchi:
Finished the Medici yesterday (to the right in the pic) and will begin on the Colnago later in the week. Since I took the photo, I temporarily replaced the Concor with a leather Flite for evaluation.
I've missed tinkering with the old-school stuff
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Finished the Medici yesterday (to the right in the pic) and will begin on the Colnago later in the week. Since I took the photo, I temporarily replaced the Concor with a leather Flite for evaluation.
I've missed tinkering with the old-school stuff
DD
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The gift of a Medici...In My Size!!
Jeff, The one in the picture , from what I can see is similar in color to the one I am building now. Obviously mine is a repaint and the decals are probably home made but the overall paint is in good to maybe very good with clear coat applied. This was given to me by a very kind BF member that was never going to get around to building it and he knows I will. I have put the shifters, Campagnolo SR derailleurs on , seat post (Campy NR) , Cinelli bar and stem and the Campy BB is on its way from Santa Rosa , Ca. I love my orange one , it really is a fine bike but it is 60cm and I prefer 63/64 cm. I plan on keeping them both because I still enjoy riding the '82 so much . I think this one is a late eighties bike as it has the internal cable routing for the rear brake. The seat post is 27.2 like my other one so maybe Columbus tubing? The dropouts and fork tips are Campagnolo. I have a set of red anodized rims with Miche hubs that will go nicely , for now .
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The Davidson is still OOC (it's in the stand to the left) because I've still not received word my rims are on the way from Australia. Therefore, I went up to WA, dropped off a couple zero bikes, and returned to AZ with my remaining bikes and most of my spares. Just finished tuning up the Bianchi:
Finished the Medici yesterday (to the right in the pic) and will begin on the Colnago later in the week. Since I took the photo, I temporarily replaced the Concor with a leather Flite for evaluation.
I've missed tinkering with the old-school stuff
DD
Finished the Medici yesterday (to the right in the pic) and will begin on the Colnago later in the week. Since I took the photo, I temporarily replaced the Concor with a leather Flite for evaluation.
I've missed tinkering with the old-school stuff
DD
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10-31-22, 05:52 PM
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A zero bike is a bike you own, but resides someplace other than your personal residence. It may be staying permanently with a friend, who keeps it on hand for those occasions you show up with all your riding gear with the exception of the bike itself. One bike, the Alpina, stayed with a buddy in WA, the other, the Casati, was dropped off in OR with Mark, the 'Bike Butcher of Portland'. He promised he wouldn't do any further modification to it while in his possession
The zero moniker serves to denote that a bike of this type counts neither for nor against any collector basing his/her/its collection on the N+1 rule.
gugie could probably explain it better, or at least with more detail as I believe he coined the term?
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The zero moniker serves to denote that a bike of this type counts neither for nor against any collector basing his/her/its collection on the N+1 rule.
gugie could probably explain it better, or at least with more detail as I believe he coined the term?
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The gift of a Medici...In My Size!!ll
Jeff, The one in the picture , from what I can see is similar in color to the one I am building now. Obviously mine is a repaint and the decals are probably home made but the overall paint is in good to maybe very good with clear coat applied. This was given to me by a very kind BF member that was never going to get around to building it and he knows I will. I have put the shifters, Campagnolo SR derailleurs on , seat post (Campy NR) , Cinelli bar and stem and the Campy BB is on its way from Santa Rosa , Ca. I love my orange one , it really is a fine bike but it is 60cm and I prefer 63/64 cm. I plan on keeping them both because I still enjoy riding the '82 so much . I think this one is a late eighties bike as it has the internal cable routing for the rear brake. The seat post is 27.2 like my other one so maybe Columbus tubing? The dropouts and fork tips are Campagnolo. I have a set of red anodized rims with Miche hubs that will go nicely , for now .
Would love to find a pair of clincher or tubular rims anodized red for mine, too. Those will look fantastic! One day, perhaps; as it is, I have a few bits of flashy red-anodized stuff on mine, and a pair of red rims would ice the cake nicely.
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10-31-22, 06:31 PM
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Well: its official, I'm a grandpa and old and found a new love of all things 'vintage'. Having some racing back years ago, and because of that i have loved all things race bikes but I came across an old 1983 Mike Mullet steel bike that was a joy to rebuild up and clean as a whistle and I have been picking up old bikes as everyone wants the 'carbon' crap now adays.
My second one was a $20 auction bike at a local estate sale, an Alpine, a steel steed from what I can tell was built in the NE by a builder who was helped by tom kellogg but the brand never really took off. It had 8spd 105 and the full grouppo, and a clean up, was all it needed
and the thread is what are you wrenching on today...and my recent was even less than $20...free! Buddy dropped one off and she is a real project. Schwinn world tourer, maroon in color, 5spd rear end with a freewheel in the BB, 52/42 up front. I was perplexed at first, never seen a freewheel like this, thought i broke something at first, but a different kinda a deal, then I shifted it as i went over her, and it was indexed shift in the rear derailleur...weird. Looked it up and it was termed FFS by shimano or Front Freewheel System. It was with matching fenders, heavier than your Aunt Berthas pound cake overall, but all things included, will be a great rail/trail bike. Fenders, racks and long haul set up, i'm set...i'm old and smiling all the way.
So, its scratched up, has a kickstand, and I am loving this ole gal. However, I could not save the rear derailleur. Will switch out to a shimano 400 rear derailleur and keep the rest of it as she was, with exception of changing flat cruiser bar to drop bar.
My second one was a $20 auction bike at a local estate sale, an Alpine, a steel steed from what I can tell was built in the NE by a builder who was helped by tom kellogg but the brand never really took off. It had 8spd 105 and the full grouppo, and a clean up, was all it needed
and the thread is what are you wrenching on today...and my recent was even less than $20...free! Buddy dropped one off and she is a real project. Schwinn world tourer, maroon in color, 5spd rear end with a freewheel in the BB, 52/42 up front. I was perplexed at first, never seen a freewheel like this, thought i broke something at first, but a different kinda a deal, then I shifted it as i went over her, and it was indexed shift in the rear derailleur...weird. Looked it up and it was termed FFS by shimano or Front Freewheel System. It was with matching fenders, heavier than your Aunt Berthas pound cake overall, but all things included, will be a great rail/trail bike. Fenders, racks and long haul set up, i'm set...i'm old and smiling all the way.
So, its scratched up, has a kickstand, and I am loving this ole gal. However, I could not save the rear derailleur. Will switch out to a shimano 400 rear derailleur and keep the rest of it as she was, with exception of changing flat cruiser bar to drop bar.
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11-01-22, 01:30 AM
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I wasn’t planning a fill color , I’m not sure it would stick with the clear coat already on the frame
This one has a few different features than my ‘82
the top tube internal cable routing , under BB shell guides , and braze on FD mount are distinct differences to my other one
Also the dual water bottle bosses and pump peg for mounting the pump under the top tube
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11-01-22, 07:06 AM
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Well: its official, I'm a grandpa and old and found a new love of all things 'vintage'. Having some racing back years ago, and because of that i have loved all things race bikes but I came across an old 1983 Mike Mullet steel bike that was a joy to rebuild up and clean as a whistle and I have been picking up old bikes as everyone wants the 'carbon' crap now adays.
My second one was a $20 auction bike at a local estate sale, an Alpine, a steel steed from what I can tell was built in the NE by a builder who was helped by tom kellogg but the brand never really took off. It had 8spd 105 and the full grouppo, and a clean up, was all it needed
and the thread is what are you wrenching on today...and my recent was even less than $20...free! Buddy dropped one off and she is a real project. Schwinn world tourer, maroon in color, 5spd rear end with a freewheel in the BB, 52/42 up front. I was perplexed at first, never seen a freewheel like this, thought i broke something at first, but a different kinda a deal, then I shifted it as i went over her, and it was indexed shift in the rear derailleur...weird. Looked it up and it was termed FFS by shimano or Front Freewheel System. It was with matching fenders, heavier than your Aunt Berthas pound cake overall, but all things included, will be a great rail/trail bike. Fenders, racks and long haul set up, i'm set...i'm old and smiling all the way.
So, its scratched up, has a kickstand, and I am loving this ole gal. However, I could not save the rear derailleur. Will switch out to a shimano 400 rear derailleur and keep the rest of it as she was, with exception of changing flat cruiser bar to drop bar.
My second one was a $20 auction bike at a local estate sale, an Alpine, a steel steed from what I can tell was built in the NE by a builder who was helped by tom kellogg but the brand never really took off. It had 8spd 105 and the full grouppo, and a clean up, was all it needed
and the thread is what are you wrenching on today...and my recent was even less than $20...free! Buddy dropped one off and she is a real project. Schwinn world tourer, maroon in color, 5spd rear end with a freewheel in the BB, 52/42 up front. I was perplexed at first, never seen a freewheel like this, thought i broke something at first, but a different kinda a deal, then I shifted it as i went over her, and it was indexed shift in the rear derailleur...weird. Looked it up and it was termed FFS by shimano or Front Freewheel System. It was with matching fenders, heavier than your Aunt Berthas pound cake overall, but all things included, will be a great rail/trail bike. Fenders, racks and long haul set up, i'm set...i'm old and smiling all the way.
So, its scratched up, has a kickstand, and I am loving this ole gal. However, I could not save the rear derailleur. Will switch out to a shimano 400 rear derailleur and keep the rest of it as she was, with exception of changing flat cruiser bar to drop bar.
11-01-22, 02:50 PM
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I had a eureka moment when I realized that the steerer was long enough on an old Cannondale hybrid fork to fit the Rodriguez. One of my first low-trail experiments was using another Cdale hybrid fork on a pink Schwinn. Offset isn't crazy, but ~65mm if I remember right. The added axle-to-crown should slacken the front end, but in practice the added offset seems to keep the toptube pretty close to the same horizontality. I'd been waiting to salvage this nice DiaCompe canti from a donor fork until I had the right place to put it. The eccentric gets it low enough for adequate brake setup. I'm waiting until I find a set of koolstop thinlines before I finish setting everything up.
It looks like it should work well, it's a custom with only 55.5cm toptube, so I wasn't happy with the toe overlap. It's been eliminated for now, but will soon return with fenders.
It looks like it should work well, it's a custom with only 55.5cm toptube, so I wasn't happy with the toe overlap. It's been eliminated for now, but will soon return with fenders.
11-02-22, 01:30 PM
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Off the beater posted above.
Wondering how someone can shear an axle,
dent the top tube, bend the d hanger and cross-thread a fixed cup, all on the same bike.
Wondering how someone can shear an axle,
dent the top tube, bend the d hanger and cross-thread a fixed cup, all on the same bike.
11-02-22, 05:28 PM
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Probably worked on by me. Smiles, MH
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Bought some rims last week and they came with free hubs (Sunshine '5345' + Shimano 600) and 5 speed Sunrace freewheel.
Was planning on getting some Campy large flange but the cones and races on the manky Sunshine hub were almost perfect.
It had white patches on it, but after some wet and dry followed by a dremel:
That's almost Campy levels of bling, now I just need a matching front hub.
Was planning on getting some Campy large flange but the cones and races on the manky Sunshine hub were almost perfect.
It had white patches on it, but after some wet and dry followed by a dremel:
That's almost Campy levels of bling, now I just need a matching front hub.
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Rehabbed a folding bike for a friend of mine. Originally bought as part of the great bike giveaway, and thought she might be able to make use of it.
For a mass production bike, not too bad. Hubs are not precision and so there is/was a bit of play, but the chrome polished nicely and the paint is pretty good.
As much as I hate V Brakes these did not resist my charms...for a change.
For a mass production bike, not too bad. Hubs are not precision and so there is/was a bit of play, but the chrome polished nicely and the paint is pretty good.
As much as I hate V Brakes these did not resist my charms...for a change.
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Overhauled a Shimano 7700 bottom bracket this afternoon.....tedious, but rewarding.
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That's a catalog I couldn't find on the interwebs. Sure would have helped... the information I did find was wrong. Apologies to both you and @SurferRosa, - Marine Logic® doesn't play well in polite conversation.
So now I'm going to have to take a couple steps back. My assumption on the crankset was faulty. It doesn't say Ofmega anywhere on there that I could find. But it does say "Bianchi". So I can assume it has an Italian taper BB. But it sure seemed to fit fine... weird. Now I'm going to have to find some way to measure that taper. I assume checking it with a caliper at the base and tip would probably do it, no? I'll keep you posted.
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So now I'm going to have to take a couple steps back. My assumption on the crankset was faulty. It doesn't say Ofmega anywhere on there that I could find. But it does say "Bianchi". So I can assume it has an Italian taper BB. But it sure seemed to fit fine... weird. Now I'm going to have to find some way to measure that taper. I assume checking it with a caliper at the base and tip would probably do it, no? I'll keep you posted.
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