Refugee from a scrap pile redux..........
Had to make some mods to the refugee to make it more rideable for me. Kind of ruined the look but at least I can comfortably ride it now. Swapped in a threadless stem adapter, threadless riser stem and wider bars which of course made all the cables 4" too short. Took it for a 3 mile ride today and knew by mile 2 the "sofa" seat had to go so I swapped on one of my favorite cheap saddles, I buy these 3 to 5 at a time. Also decided it needed more rubber.
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Looks great! The cable outers seem to accentuate the flowing lines too!
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I love the contrast between the frame and the cables. Looks fantastic!
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Nice bike,
My 'Sofa seat' may also have to go, unsure what to go with as I sit more upright on my cruiser. Will look at saddles similar to yours. My Hippie bike has to keep It's look, a performance saddle would just be wrong. I like SquidPuppet's Brooks saddle a bunch and they make a springer. Your cables give the bike character, nice color choice. |
Originally Posted by Sindy
(Post 19877045)
Nice bike,
My 'Sofa seat' may also have to go, unsure what to go with as I sit more upright on my cruiser. Will look at saddles similar to yours. My Hippie bike has to keep It's look, a performance saddle would just be wrong. I like SquidPuppet's Brooks saddle a bunch and they make a springer. Your cables give the bike character, nice color choice. |
Originally Posted by tds101
(Post 19874303)
I love the contrast between the frame and the cables. Looks fantastic!
I'm really loving the ride and handling with the bigger tires but the derailleurs and crankset are getting upgraded SOON! OK on level ground but downshifting on uphills is a lost cause. Time for a 3 piece BB adapter, decent crankset (probably a triple), better thumb shifters and derailleurs. I have some decent SunTour stuff off an old Schwinn MTB that should do the trick. I need a bit more seat height too but this post is at maximum height and the clamp is already under the seat rails. I'm a bit of a Clydesdale and I'm worried about putting too much leverage on it and I don't really want an offset post because I don't want to shift my weight further back, the handling is very precise the way things are. Maybe a crankset with 175mm arms would make enough difference, the Ashtabula cranks on it are probably 165 Max. Just happen to have one........ |
Pretty sweet!
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Brooks B17, I hear ya
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Originally Posted by Murray Missile
(Post 19878658)
Thanks, they're Jagwire gold braid, originally purchased for another project but they clashed really bad. Stuck them up against the Met. Brown on the Clipper and knew right away nothing else would look that good on it.
I'm really loving the ride and handling with the bigger tires but the derailleurs and crankset are getting upgraded SOON! OK on level ground but downshifting on uphills is a lost cause. Time for a 3 piece BB adapter, decent crankset (probably a triple), better thumb shifters and derailleurs. I have some decent SunTour stuff off an old Schwinn MTB that should do the trick. I need a bit more seat height too but this post is at maximum height and the clamp is already under the seat rails. I'm a bit of a Clydesdale and I'm worried about putting too much leverage on it and I don't really want an offset post because I don't want to shift my weight further back, the handling is very precise the way things are. Maybe a crankset with 175mm arms would make enough difference, the Ashtabula cranks on it are probably 165 Max. Just happen to have one........ What diameter is your seat post? I easily bent the cheap steel ones so I've made a few from solid 6061-T6 rod. The rod material is actually pretty cheap. You can buy on line or at a metals supply house. I bought a 44 inch long piece of 7/8 inch scrap for about $12.00. Got three posts out of it. :) You can get tubing too. Both are available in a jillion sizes. No bending so far. These guys have it all. Good prices. http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant...0&showunits=mm |
13/16", worse yet. I have a couple 7/8" BMX posts that are pretty heavy duty but they won't go. Thanks for the link, I was thinking about having one made out of 6061. My oldest is a machinist so if I can't find the right diameter I can have him shave a little off for me. ;)
Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
(Post 19879724)
What diameter is your seat post? I easily bent the cheap steel ones so I've made a few from solid 6061-T6 rod. The rod material is actually pretty cheap. You can buy on line or at a metals supply house. I bought a 44 inch long piece of 7/8 inch scrap for about $12.00. Got three posts out of it. :) You can get tubing too. Both are available in a jillion sizes. No bending so far.
These guys have it all. Good prices. 6061-T651 Round Bar, Cold Finish - Online Metal Store |
Originally Posted by Murray Missile
(Post 19880599)
13/16", worse yet. I have a couple 7/8" BMX posts that are pretty heavy duty but they won't go. Thanks for the link, I was thinking about having one made out of 6061. My oldest is a machinist so if I can't find the right diameter I can have him shave a little off for me. ;)
Hahahahahaha. I have two that are 13/16" also. I bought 7/8" rod and took it down to 13/16 (for the frame) but left the top inch or so alone, where the 7/8 clamp holds it. $10.38 for a three foot rod. 0.875" Dia. Extruded 6061-T6 Aluminum Round Rod - Online Metal Store https://www.pedalroom.com/p/caramel-...r-21856_16.jpg |
Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
(Post 19880617)
Hahahahahaha. I have two that are 13/16" also. I bought 7/8" rod and took it down to 13/16 (for the frame) but left the top inch or so alone, where the 7/8 clamp holds it.
$10.38 for a three foot rod. 0.875" Dia. Extruded 6061-T6 Aluminum Round Rod - Online Metal Store https://www.pedalroom.com/p/caramel-...r-21856_16.jpg |
Originally Posted by NoControl
(Post 19911071)
That looks real nice! :thumb:
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Good Looking Bike!
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It's about ready to go on the stand again, it's getting a lot more gears and some vintage upgrades of the SunTour variety. Hopefully I can post some pics soon.
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Finally got to work on it today and decided to start by replacing the crappy headset. The crown race was shot and the cups were zinc plated so I bought a nice Tange chrome set. Popped the old cups out and went to position the new lower cup and it dropped right in and rattled around. WTH?! Fork has a 1" steerer tube but the head tube is 1-1/8! This thing is full of oddities like that, the ID of the seat tube is an odd size too, that made getting a decent seat post a challenge. This is kind of a good thing since I had wanted to put a suspension fork on it but couldn't find one with a 1" steerer that didn't have disc brake tabs. I wanted it to at least look somewhat close to the same vintage as the bike. I found a "new" Suntour off a bike that had been damaged in shipment. No disc tabs and it had the mount for a cantilever brake cable stop on the bridge. Not the greatest fork but good enough for this frame. Now to get a U-brake adapter for the rear stays, or should I use a roller cam?
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Pics... PICS... PICS! :bike2:
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Originally Posted by Murray Missile
(Post 20230681)
Finally got to work on it today and decided to start by replacing the crappy headset. The crown race was shot and the cups were zinc plated so I bought a nice Tange chrome set. Popped the old cups out and went to position the new lower cup and it dropped right in and rattled around. WTH?! Fork has a 1" steerer tube but the head tube is 1-1/8! This thing is full of oddities like that, the ID of the seat tube is an odd size too, that made getting a decent seat post a challenge. This is kind of a good thing since I had wanted to put a suspension fork on it but couldn't find one with a 1" steerer that didn't have disc brake tabs. I wanted it to at least look somewhat close to the same vintage as the bike. I found a "new" Suntour off a bike that had been damaged in shipment. No disc tabs and it had the mount for a cantilever brake cable stop on the bridge. Not the greatest fork but good enough for this frame. Now to get a U-brake adapter for the rear stays, or should I use a roller cam?
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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
(Post 20230969)
Are you sure the head tube is 1-1/8 inch? I bet it's the old school OPC standard of 32.5mm. Plenty of head sets available for that size at PorckchopBMX.com and at TopLowrider.com. Available for 22.2mm stem or 21.1mm stem too.
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Originally Posted by NoControl
(Post 20230844)
Pics... PICS... PICS! :bike2:
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Originally Posted by Murray Missile
(Post 20231092)
100%. The old headset wasn't even a press fit, I pulled the cups out by hand. Actually the bottom cup stayed with the fork, the grease on the bearings had more grip on it than the head tube did LOL. The collars on the old cups are a good .010" smaller than the I.D. on the head tube! The cups on my 1-1/8" headset measure 1.3385" O.D. across the collars that press into the head tube and the head tube measures 1.3360 I.D. which makes for a pretty nice press fit. Since precision measurement is part of what I've done for a living for almost 40 years now and I keep my personal mics and calipers calibrated I'm pretty comfortable with my findings. ;) I DO appreciate the input though as I was not aware of that size, I learned something today. :thumb:
But seriously, now I wonder what the heck is going on there? 1" fork in a tube designed for 1-1/8" fork. I take it that's not the stock fork? Was it rattling and clunking when you rode it before? Seems like it must have been loose feeling and crooked too? |
Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
(Post 20231116)
Alright, i see that you are kinda, barely, sorta qualified to use a ruler. :p
But seriously, now I wonder what the heck is going on there? 1" fork in a tube designed for 1-1/8" fork. I take it that's not the stock fork? Was it rattling and clunking when you rode it before? Seems like it must have been loose feeling and crooked too? https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/jeglmn.jpg |
Originally Posted by n0+4c|u3
(Post 20231214)
It's a wald headset. Most likely a #4080
By George I think he's got it! https://www.niagaracycle.com/categor...RoCC-sQAvD_BwE Looks just like it but it sure didn't fit this frame properly. |
Originally Posted by n0+4c|u3
(Post 20231247)
They didn't fit any frame correctly. what they were was cheap.
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Originally Posted by n0+4c|u3
(Post 20231214)
It's a wald headset. Most likely a #4080
Originally Posted by Murray Missile
(Post 20231237)
By George I think he's got it!
https://www.niagaracycle.com/categor...RoCC-sQAvD_BwE Looks just like it but it sure didn't fit this frame properly. |
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