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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-23, 08:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 535
Posted By Sluggo

1987 Atala Pro

My brother got this 1987 Atala Corsa Professionisti (catalog (https://bikalog.org/api/view/Atala/1987/atala-1987.pdf) ) from our uncle. I don't know why Uncle D purchased this hotrod bike, with tight...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-08-22, 12:44 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 7,392
Posted By Sluggo

Festivus is not till December 23.

Festivus is not till December 23.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-16-22, 05:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 695
Posted By Sluggo

I agree with all the posts suggesting making the...

I agree with all the posts suggesting making the nails bend over. However, the only time I used a "iron upside-down-foot thing cobblers used" I broke it. Too vigorous with the hammer, I guess. But...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-14-22, 08:31 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,305
Posted By Sluggo

A good summary of the quandary of this bike. I...

A good summary of the quandary of this bike. I might add the peculiar fact that the Columbus sticker is the only sticker or identifying paint that survived.

I am surprised that nobody has asked...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-22, 10:14 AM
Replies: 1,197
Views: 398,620
Posted By Sluggo

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An alternate approach to standard MTB fit with riser stem to compenate for the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-17-22, 03:33 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,466
Posted By Sluggo

This is unlikely on low-mileage rims, but worth...

This is unlikely on low-mileage rims, but worth checking: When the inside wall of a double-wall rim develops cracks, the air pressure of an inflated tire spreads the braking surfaces apart at the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-22, 09:11 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,480
Posted By Sluggo

I had a bike with a Shimano 7 spd. Worked well...

I had a bike with a Shimano 7 spd. Worked well for hilly urban use and I could not tell a difference in efficiency between different gears, However, the right cone got pitted badly after 10K miles or...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-22, 10:45 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,054
Posted By Sluggo

Looks like an opportunity to repost this photo of...

Looks like an opportunity to repost this photo of my great grandmother's bike club. She is second from right.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-22, 11:53 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 8,190
Posted By Sluggo

Me in action, circa 1981. The bike was a touring...

Me in action, circa 1981. The bike was a touring frame I built myself (#1). Real cyclocross equipment was scarce in the US in those days, so mine was cobbled together. It was possible to get cheap...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-22-22, 10:48 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 617
Posted By Sluggo

Sutherland notes that Maillard 700 rear axles are...

Sutherland notes that Maillard 700 rear axles are a unique 10mm x 0.75mm (I have a rear with a broken axle and good cones :notamused: )

Sutherland does not say anything about the front, and I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-23-22, 10:00 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,584
Posted By Sluggo

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Messr. Lapize
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-15-22, 11:55 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 29,255
Posted By Sluggo

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Another Schwinn Sports Tourer.
Rat, yes. I don't know about rod.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-04-21, 09:53 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,748
Posted By Sluggo

Many (most?) early vintage MTBs had 22 mm rims...

Many (most?) early vintage MTBs had 22 mm rims and held 60 mm tires fine. You have a lot more flexibility than some would have you believe, although if you are starting from scratch, there are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-21, 02:42 PM
Replies: 452
Views: 50,407
Posted By Sluggo

Two from a recent #adventurecycling trip in...

Two from a recent #adventurecycling trip in Vermont. Climbing Jay Mountain, and the Island Line Trail on a railroad causeway near Burlington....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-08-21, 11:18 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,538
Posted By Sluggo

For clarification: are you saying that this curve...

For clarification: are you saying that this curve happens because the tube is heated on one side only?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-07-21, 11:55 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,538
Posted By Sluggo

Over in the Frame Builders forum, Andrew R...

Over in the Frame Builders forum, Andrew R Stewart points out:"I'll add one more aspect of mixtes VS drop TT "ladies" bikes. When the TT attaches onto the ST below the seat stays there's a bending...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-21, 10:02 AM
Replies: 452
Views: 50,407
Posted By Sluggo

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Natchez Trace Parkway, Tennessee.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-21, 12:56 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,420
Posted By Sluggo

I have gotten various vintage derailleurs to work...

I have gotten various vintage derailleurs to work with 9 speed, but some are close to their limits. Most of the the shifters I have used are maxed out, also.

Are you sure that your shifters are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-21, 09:05 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,109
Posted By Sluggo

I don't have a great full-on side view. Look...

I don't have a great full-on side view. Look here: Joe';s derailleur (disraeligears.co.uk) (http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/Joes_derailleur.html)
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-21, 08:31 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,109
Posted By Sluggo

Is it a zombie thread if the OP revives it? ...

Is it a zombie thread if the OP revives it?


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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-21, 01:14 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,314
Posted By Sluggo

If you are still looking, I have a Winner narrow...

If you are still looking, I have a Winner narrow 6 spd that I would give you for the cost of postage. I think it has a 13, so it may not solve your chain wrap problems.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-21, 04:16 PM
Replies: 217
Views: 20,595
Posted By Sluggo

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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-31-21, 04:03 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,693
Posted By Sluggo

Yes, the New Departure hubs applied braking force...

Yes, the New Departure hubs applied braking force by squeezing together a stack of alternating steel and bronze discs (as in the quote from tcs), whereas the Bendix hubs jammed brake shoes against...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-21, 07:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,278
Posted By Sluggo

The seat stay ends lool like a Proteus, which may...

The seat stay ends lool like a Proteus, which may just mean that a small builder bought frame parts from the Proteus catalog and copied the look.
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-29-21, 07:40 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,813
Posted By Sluggo

If your brakes require a cable with two fixed...

If your brakes require a cable with two fixed ends (as do my old Dia Compes), you can use a long single-end cable (or a flat-bar brake cable) and a Knarp. Trim the cable as needed.

Odyssey...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-21, 09:21 PM
Replies: 166
Views: 15,904
Posted By Sluggo

Time trialing, 1980-ish, in a Skid Lid. This...

Time trialing, 1980-ish, in a Skid Lid. This helmet got intimate with the asphalt a few times and protected me from cranial road rash, but was not so good when my head ran into a tree during a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-21, 11:13 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,761
Posted By Sluggo

Can you turn the chainring over and use the...

Can you turn the chainring over and use the unworn side?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-21, 11:00 AM
Replies: 303
Views: 28,380
Posted By Sluggo

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-21, 12:34 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,474
Posted By Sluggo

Looks like Super Champion Arc En Ceil ...

Looks like Super Champion Arc En Ceil
VeloBase.com - Component: Super Champion Arc en Ciel...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-22-21, 08:01 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 671
Posted By Sluggo

Roof rack makes sense to me. With the wheel off,...

Roof rack makes sense to me. With the wheel off, it works as a dummy axle to clamp into a fork-style rack.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-21, 03:18 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,884
Posted By Sluggo

Wasn't that what REI called the Winsdors they...

Wasn't that what REI called the Winsdors they sold?
Forum: Touring
02-14-21, 04:53 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,399
Posted By Sluggo

... So I tried to get an idea of how the folding...

... So I tried to get an idea of how the folding guitar would pack on the bike.

As I noted before, the bag that comes with it is somewhat bulky, but maybe viable. The bag and guitar total about 8...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-07-21, 11:51 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,331
Posted By Sluggo

Yes, at 3:59 that is hearth brazing, The bricks...

Yes, at 3:59 that is hearth brazing, The bricks control the blast of heat from a hearth. I think I saw a brass rod that he is feeding into the joint.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-02-21, 02:41 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 7,882
Posted By Sluggo

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https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/cosby3_2__67bf0309c8359ac0d01427a590f9e621aefa1736.jpgNumber 6, touring bike with Rohloff. Built 2014.
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Forum: Touring
01-29-21, 09:56 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,399
Posted By Sluggo

The guitaralele is a viable option, but it is...

The guitaralele is a viable option, but it is pitched differently (tuned up a fourth) and has a shorter scale length, therefore closer fret spacing, and it is still longer than I would like.

I...
Forum: Touring
01-25-21, 05:36 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,399
Posted By Sluggo

mtnbud, thanks for the search. There are some...

mtnbud, thanks for the search. There are some good perspectives in the relevant threads. I have not had good luck with the search function in the past -- I should have more faith.

I do not feel...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-23-21, 10:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,247
Posted By Sluggo

I use JIS cartridge BBs on TA cranks with no...

I use JIS cartridge BBs on TA cranks with no issues. The limiting factor on my bikes has been chainstay clearance (no dimple) and I needed a very long (127 mm or so) spindle. If you have a generous...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-16-21, 01:40 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 11,749
Posted By Sluggo

"The Third Policeman" by Flann O'Brien. A bike...

"The Third Policeman" by Flann O'Brien. A bike novel.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-21-20, 03:37 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,794
Posted By Sluggo

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My Gary Hale was originally equiped with a full Galli/Maillard groupo -- Galli...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-14-20, 02:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,152
Posted By Sluggo

Shimano put the shift mechanism on the non-drive...

Shimano put the shift mechanism on the non-drive side on some of their coaster hubs. Probably a 3CC.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-06-20, 12:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,233
Posted By Sluggo

But be sure that the crank-puller threads aren't...

But be sure that the crank-puller threads aren't stripped before you buy the tool. And if they are stripped, that might be a reason not to use the crank.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-27-20, 11:06 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 12,955
Posted By Sluggo

I don't like to support Evil Geniuses that plot...

I don't like to support Evil Geniuses that plot world domination, so I try to avoid Shimano, but not always successfully.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-09-20, 12:50 PM
Replies: 452
Views: 50,407
Posted By Sluggo

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More East Tennessee back roads.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-27-20, 10:45 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 5,637
Posted By Sluggo

Not really C&V (though the brake cables are...

Not really C&V (though the brake cables are correct), but this provides another data point at the other end of the spectrum from all those race bikes. My touring bike (racks, fenders, dynamo...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-27-20, 10:23 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,281
Posted By Sluggo

This is a great compilation of information. ...

This is a great compilation of information.

One detail to take with a grain of salt: The weight of tube sets looks like it consistent within a particular manufacturers, but is not necessarily...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-22-20, 03:37 PM
Replies: 452
Views: 50,407
Posted By Sluggo

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-20, 12:59 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,664
Posted By Sluggo

Back in my bikeshop days when we sold viscounts,...

Back in my bikeshop days when we sold viscounts, tapping to Italian was the standard solution after the customer's first broken BB spindle (they break on the circlip groove).

We used a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-20, 01:15 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 12,801
Posted By Sluggo

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My great grandmother (second from right) with the bike club....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-01-20, 12:38 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 5,614
Posted By Sluggo

The article in this link...

The article in this link (https://stason.org/TULARC/sports/bicycles/8e-2-Frame-Stiffness.html) shows measured data that supports Sheldon's (and Trakhak's) statements with some discussion and caveats:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-29-20, 10:57 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 29,698
Posted By Sluggo

My homemade neo-retro pseudo-vintage all-road...

My homemade neo-retro pseudo-vintage all-road bike.
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