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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-19-24, 02:06 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 212
Posted By brooklyn_bike

thanks everybody . i replaced spoke earlier today...

thanks everybody . i replaced spoke earlier today trued up the wheel and went for a 30 mile ride . rides great ! looks like 265mm spoke length is perfect
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-18-24, 04:42 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 212
Posted By brooklyn_bike

the photo of the metric ruler shows 264mm and...

the photo of the metric ruler shows 264mm and there's 1-2mm missing from where the spoke snapped off at the J-bend : actual spoke length replacement is 265-266mm
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-18-24, 01:54 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 212
Posted By brooklyn_bike

hey thank you LV2TNDM...

hey thank you LV2TNDM (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/lv2tndm-28877.html) ! i got road debris caught in my front wheel at a high rate of speed and heard a *ping* followed by my brakes rubbing the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-24, 08:24 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,437
Posted By brooklyn_bike

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/800x600/1994mb1_718a05892187cf67acdc769a987a5b30993c2cfe.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-24, 07:50 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,854
Posted By brooklyn_bike

Robvolz...

Robvolz (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/robvolz-557277.html) congratulations ! i have an almost identical 3Rensho Super Record Export. serial number A39 our frames probably shipped over to Andrew...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-24, 03:11 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 612
Posted By brooklyn_bike

RustyJames...

RustyJames (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/rustyjames-536409.html) i had the exact same experience - bought a rattle can bike on facebook market place in PDX a few years ago for cheaps. guy was a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-24, 08:51 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 574
Posted By brooklyn_bike

the not often seen 650b 3Rensho : ...

the not often seen 650b 3Rensho :

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1024x768/3rensho_650b_90bf8a211bd70b62013203fcb29915569362fb75.jpeg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-24-24, 08:36 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 908
Posted By brooklyn_bike

that's cool you like your XO-1s as is ! it's...

that's cool you like your XO-1s as is ! it's ironic to invoke Grant Peterson's name when his entire ideology has been to experiment with bicycles . if you're familiar with his Blahg and writings and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-23-24, 07:24 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 908
Posted By brooklyn_bike

heh if you buy it you'd be in the same boat as me...

heh if you buy it you'd be in the same boat as me : XO-2 in search of fork. XO-2s especially do show up at good deals at times. i found both of ours on craigslist for $100.00 - 150.00 for complete...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-23-24, 07:18 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 908
Posted By brooklyn_bike

yep that era MTBs it was the fashion to have a...

yep that era MTBs it was the fashion to have a long toptube and short stem. the 1994 MB-1 my partner and i used to share (they're 5-5" and i'm 6') the seattube was their size (49) and toptube was my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-22-24, 08:37 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 908
Posted By brooklyn_bike

yes when i research bike catalogs from 1980s at...

yes when i research bike catalogs from 1980s at some point all the major manufacturers stop making MTBs with crowned forks and stop making bigger MTB frames (58cm - 60cm) i.e bridgestone / miyata /...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-20-23, 07:18 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,261
Posted By brooklyn_bike

https://youtu.be/WsVL1XqZve8?si=BTRyzpctONSyZqV5

https://youtu.be/WsVL1XqZve8?si=BTRyzpctONSyZqV5
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-19-23, 06:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 758
Posted By brooklyn_bike

thanks for the feedback everybody . the consensus...

thanks for the feedback everybody . the consensus from info here and the Framebuilders sounds like crimping your own bike could be considered but not a bike being passed on to someone else. some...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-24-23, 07:09 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,978
Posted By brooklyn_bike

^ i agree, from experience this is the easiest...

^ i agree, from experience this is the easiest most inexpensive solution. find a used mid to upper level japanese 10-speed for 75.00 - 150.00 and migrate everything over.

as a side note : years...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-16-23, 05:02 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 654
Posted By brooklyn_bike

OP describes same problem you're having :...

OP describes same problem you're having : https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-mechanics/1257300-do-tires-tubeless-not-hold-air-well-they-age.html

Just curious - I recently swapped in some used...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-16-23, 05:00 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 654
Posted By brooklyn_bike

also cross posted in the thread "Do tires...

also cross posted in the thread "Do tires (tubeless) not hold air as well as they age?"

i've heard and read this to be a problem with tubeless. the handful of my friends who have at least one bike...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-23, 10:04 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,403
Posted By brooklyn_bike

700x38s did fit altho my digital calipers read...

700x38s did fit altho my digital calipers read 35mm actual tire width. it was still very tight to the bottom of the brake calipers. with 650b i ran a 42mm Compass in the front with plenty of...
Forum: Touring
05-25-23, 08:55 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,791
Posted By brooklyn_bike

i love this thread thank you for continuing to...

i love this thread thank you for continuing to post. i'm probably re-locating to seoul this year with my family so i'm carefully looking over this info. safe riding !
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-23, 08:47 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 943
Posted By brooklyn_bike

you're right there are some odd spaced out marks...

you're right there are some odd spaced out marks the size of dots in-between the crack and shift cable stops - wonder if something was clamped there in the past that added to the frame failure . i...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-23, 01:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 943
Posted By brooklyn_bike

Damaged Medici Gran Turismo

hello C&V i've never had a frame failure in the decades of riding classic lugged steel frames but i have a Medici Gran Turismo i built up and rode for a year. it was a wonderful riding swift reynolds...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-23, 01:48 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,031
Posted By brooklyn_bike

my medici gran turismo is reynolds 531 : ...

my medici gran turismo is reynolds 531 :

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1080x768/medici1_605632985a635bcdf96717db10b4a2cf2746187b.jpg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-29-23, 10:55 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 888
Posted By brooklyn_bike

thanks everybody - looks like qty 48 / 280mm...

thanks everybody - looks like qty 48 / 280mm spokes and qty 16 / 278mm spokes is the way to go !
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-30-22, 02:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 530
Posted By brooklyn_bike

you can put a 2mm spacer on the driveside with...

you can put a 2mm spacer on the driveside with the 113 axle and see if it gets you enough clearance from the small chainring
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-22, 07:54 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,108
Posted By brooklyn_bike

i just double checked the opening sequence - they...

i just double checked the opening sequence - they look like campy record shifters to me
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-14-22, 09:24 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,007
Posted By brooklyn_bike

another long shot but fairly inexpensive route :...

another long shot but fairly inexpensive route : locate a 1991 Schwinn Mirada locally and harvest the wheels. i grabbed one for 45.00 just to see if 650b would work on a few of my existing frames
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-22-22, 12:25 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 995
Posted By brooklyn_bike

looks like a yoshi konno built allez to me -...

looks like a yoshi konno built allez to me - congratulations it's a terrific bike !
Forum: Touring
03-16-22, 08:33 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,678
Posted By brooklyn_bike

i either carry a Lezyne Micro Floor Drive or...

i either carry a Lezyne Micro Floor Drive or Pocket Drive depending on weight and distance. they're both over 10 years old and still work terrific
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-06-22, 10:50 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 10,626
Posted By brooklyn_bike

my interpretation of sport tourers is like you...

my interpretation of sport tourers is like you describe : geometry / utility that's in between full on touring and racing - i'd put most of the bikes you listed in the full on touring list. raleigh...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-03-22, 04:12 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,199
Posted By brooklyn_bike

not sure if it helps : i have a very similar...

not sure if it helps : i have a very similar colnago superissimo with lots of similar details. the colnago gurus also say 1982 - 1983
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-23-22, 10:18 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,171
Posted By brooklyn_bike

they have adapters for adding water bottle cages...

they have adapters for adding water bottle cages to the handlebars as well and some clamps / adapters for adding a second water bottle cage to the seattube. i've tried a few setups on my older bikes...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-17-22, 09:58 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,472
Posted By brooklyn_bike

all the triples i've set up use chainring spacers...

all the triples i've set up use chainring spacers for the smallest ring. your LBS should have on hand
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-13-22, 07:27 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 5,306
Posted By brooklyn_bike

thank you for the informative post gaucho777 ! i...

thank you for the informative post gaucho777 ! i have a similar early 80s colnago superissimo and recently scored the same strada bianca 700 x 30 tires (but clincher) on craigslist. i was able to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-19-21, 04:46 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,403
Posted By brooklyn_bike

Medici Gran Turismo 650b

hello from the pacific northwest. i recently acquired and built up this Medici Gran Turismo

i rode it for a few rides as 700 x 38 and have now been trying it out as a 650b conversion . it’s a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-21, 10:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,501
Posted By brooklyn_bike

sure do : we use a Bullitt cargo bike for hauling...

sure do : we use a Bullitt cargo bike for hauling stuff and the kid rides an Islabikes 20" sometimes we strap the kids bike to the cargo bike.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-21, 05:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,501
Posted By brooklyn_bike

The 7 year C&V update : Bridgestones, 650b Portage, 3Rensho

hello C&V it's been 7 years : i had a kid, sold most of my bikes before moving from brooklyn to portland OR . been slowly building back up the stable of bikes . included are : 1993 Bridgestone XO-2,...
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