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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-14-24, 09:27 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 309
Posted By tiger1964

Great info here; I clicked on the topic when I...

Great info here; I clicked on the topic when I saw Lezyne as I just got my first Lezyne pump a couple of days ago. Have not used it yet, but I'll keep an eye out for this problem.:beer:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-14-24, 07:33 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,294
Posted By tiger1964

Thanks but, seeing the quality of some...

Thanks but, seeing the quality of some restorations shown here, "Maestro" sounds a bit much!

I wonder how long ago the little casting on the trophy was made? Looks like toe straps, Campy...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-24, 06:49 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 518
Posted By tiger1964

I suspect the heaviest parts of hubs, BB's and...

I suspect the heaviest parts of hubs, BB's and headsets are the bearing races... just sayin'
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-13-24, 03:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 90
Posted By tiger1964

PM sent; knowing the efforts it took me to get...

PM sent; knowing the efforts it took me to get two of these a couple of months ago, and knowing for sure I'll eventually need one or more of these... yeah.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-24, 01:40 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,294
Posted By tiger1964

I hope to at least post a link to any YouTube...

I hope to at least post a link to any YouTube video; I suspect not until late summer or early autumn.

Anyway, I certainly did not expect THIS, although perhaps I should have. Finishing up, the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-24, 11:30 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 387
Posted By tiger1964

I just used two short scraps of clear vinyl...

I just used two short scraps of clear vinyl tubing, the chrome shows through; almost cannot tell it's there.

Then again, the pump itself recently broke in half. Too late now for me, but I wonder...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 02:12 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,290
Posted By tiger1964

Well, my friend has had the bike back for almost...

Well, my friend has had the bike back for almost two weeks now, and had had it out for a ride. Most of the bike he's really pleased with; he got re-used to downtube shifting, and not even any seat...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 09:30 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 496
Posted By tiger1964

Ahh; thanks for the clarification. And I can't...

Ahh; thanks for the clarification. And I can't blame you for leaving the blue finish -- I was just thinking aloud (I get carried away with polishing anything aluminum... :o)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 08:10 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 496
Posted By tiger1964

Anodized AND painted? Interesting...

Anodized AND painted? Interesting...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 05:57 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 496
Posted By tiger1964

The coloration on the main tubes of a 979, what...

The coloration on the main tubes of a 979, what is it? Paint? Anodizing? As in, could it be removed in preparation for an all-over polishing?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 05:56 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 17,344
Posted By tiger1964

I hope you do get the feedback you are looking...

I hope you do get the feedback you are looking for.

Some time back, I was on the site and contemplated one of the leather helmets; but (a) likely inadequately safe for most uses and (b) I suspect...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 05:51 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 340
Posted By tiger1964

Lots of interesting details on that bike. I...

Lots of interesting details on that bike.

I cannot hep but wonder if this company is somehow connected to the Armstrong-Siddeley that made aircraft engines and cars; for a while there in the late...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 06:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 459
Posted By tiger1964

I dunno, they offer you enough, you might...

I dunno, they offer you enough, you might consider initiating manufacture? :backpedal:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 04:26 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 459
Posted By tiger1964

Yeah, I clicked on every link on that site... no...

Yeah, I clicked on every link on that site... no bike for sale?



Great idea, and then we can all e-mail them and ask "do you have any Huffentes?"
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 03:35 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,159
Posted By tiger1964

Well, the Lezyne Road Drive pump arrived; nice...

Well, the Lezyne Road Drive pump arrived; nice finish, and light. Was able to open it up and, no, the spring salvaged from the dead Silca is a bit too small in outside diameter to fit over the pump's...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-10-24, 02:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 642
Posted By tiger1964

Those are the ones I use, certainly cheap enough....

Those are the ones I use, certainly cheap enough. I do wish there was something more substantial. There used to be one under the REG brand, but asking prices on eBay for those have you wondering if...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 06:09 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 1,272
Posted By tiger1964

So, I presume that chainring is only used in 1x...

So, I presume that chainring is only used in 1x applications?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-24, 11:43 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 4,114
Posted By tiger1964

Cool -- don't give up on that. I could use a...

Cool -- don't give up on that. I could use a dozen pairs myself, if not more. And Christmas gifts for my friends. And make a set into earrings for my wife (and her bike needs two pairs)...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-08-24, 08:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,433
Posted By tiger1964

That looks to be an amazing value -- fortunately,...

That looks to be an amazing value -- fortunately, too small for me as I am local.

This is the bike I drooled over in the Gitane catalog during the four months I had to wait for my 1971 Grand...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-24, 08:45 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,077
Posted By tiger1964

For now. It seems that out on the bike trails,...

For now. It seems that out on the bike trails, and on club rides, I see fewer and fewer non-Trek bikes out there.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-07-24, 03:51 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 846
Posted By tiger1964

...and you think bicycle parts dropped on the...

...and you think bicycle parts dropped on the floor are small and hard to find!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-07-24, 10:12 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 846
Posted By tiger1964

Seems like a wise approach, avoiding the "where...

Seems like a wise approach, avoiding the "where did I put the (brake pads)(chain)(cable cutter)?" :o
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-07-24, 08:13 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 900
Posted By tiger1964

Is Fizik somehow easier to clean than others and,...

Is Fizik somehow easier to clean than others and, if so, why and how?

I come from the era where we said there were two colors of tape: black, and shortly to become black. Yet I persist in using...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-07-24, 05:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 200
Posted By tiger1964

I used what is listed in post #13 of this topic:...

I used what is listed in post #13 of this topic: LEGNANO (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage-bicycles-whats-worth-appraisals/1266992-1974-legnano.html) ; I sent a photo of the completed bike...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-06-24, 03:15 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,112
Posted By tiger1964

And I used to have a pair of those! No idea where...

And I used to have a pair of those! No idea where they went.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 01:20 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,390
Posted By tiger1964

Simulating? I keep reading about a process called...

Simulating? I keep reading about a process called "hydrodipping"; betcha the lugs, tubes or entire bike could be done that way. From what I've read, can do any image and apply it as a coating. Hmm,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-06-24, 12:01 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,112
Posted By tiger1964

Well, a pair of stainless-style office shears...

Well, a pair of stainless-style office shears seems to work well enough -- if slow. Doing longitudinal strips. Have not tried any electrical or other powered tool yet.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 10:27 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 421
Posted By tiger1964

I don't have a picture but sure wish I did. A few...

I don't have a picture but sure wish I did. A few years ago I bought a bike from a forum member, harvested all the parts, and sold the frame/fork to another member a few days later. Never looked...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-06-24, 10:04 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,112
Posted By tiger1964

Cutting inner tubes for repurposing?

I suspect that many use old inner tubes for purposes other than installation inside a bike tire. Must be an almost unlimited number of possible uses.

When cutting tubes, what tool(s) do you find...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 09:53 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 900
Posted By tiger1964

Nice tan tape but not enough tan/brown/earth...

Nice tan tape but not enough tan/brown/earth tones on the rest of the bike (seat, cabling, bags, gum hoods, whatever)

I think your wrapping skill set is better than mine.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 08:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 282
Posted By tiger1964

Just having finished a Legnano, I sympathize. The...

Just having finished a Legnano, I sympathize. The one I did had faded but not peeled chrome, I buffed and buffed and it looks decent but not show-worthy. A search on the forum should reveal some...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 09:10 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 606
Posted By tiger1964

I am highly anti-patina, but that is cool -- the...

I am highly anti-patina, but that is cool -- the head lugs and fork crown alone make it worthwhile.

That's one rear rack that is unlikely to slide down the seat stays, regardless.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-05-24, 07:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 298
Posted By tiger1964

Yeah, not much more than one of Rene Herse's...

Yeah, not much more than one of Rene Herse's rebuild kits alone.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 02:25 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,159
Posted By tiger1964

OK, maybe not a sledge hammer. Instead, I put the...

OK, maybe not a sledge hammer. Instead, I put the plastic handle in a bench vise and gently crushed (???) it, rotating and trying different parts along the circumference. Ironically, at that point...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 12:25 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,352
Posted By tiger1964

Yeah, color-matching a Velcro strap to the bike's...

Yeah, color-matching a Velcro strap to the bike's paint could be tough.:lol:

For those without braze-ons for a pump, and outside of instances where there's a tight frame-fit, there are attachable...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 12:13 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,159
Posted By tiger1964

What do I have to lose? ...

What do I have to lose? ...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
06-04-24, 06:13 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 958
Posted By tiger1964

Pretty. Photo trick, or really relaxed frame...

Pretty. Photo trick, or really relaxed frame angles?

So, world record for number of years the Campy cardboard brake adjuster retainers left on a bike here? :thumb:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 06:11 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,159
Posted By tiger1964

So, while waiting for that pump to arrive,...

So, while waiting for that pump to arrive, thinking about the "modifications". Have not driven to an Ace Hardware in hopes of finding that spring -- and it occurs to me: considering I have a very...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 06:08 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,352
Posted By tiger1964

You know, so many references to putting a spare...

You know, so many references to putting a spare bottle cage on the underside of the down tube, but I do not think I've seen a pump mounted there? Yes, inconveniently far to reach, but I'll presume...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 06:00 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,329
Posted By tiger1964

I recently did two bikes with Tressostar. (a)...

I recently did two bikes with Tressostar. (a) Yeah, no cushioning at all and the bikes are for older riders, so I got sets of the Fizik brand (I presume there are others) gel pads to go under the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-24, 04:04 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,352
Posted By tiger1964

Sure, providing the installation has enough...

Sure, providing the installation has enough tension/grip that the pump does not fall off while riding.
Also, behind the seat tube is cool if there's room (long bike, or short pump!)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-24, 02:19 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,159
Posted By tiger1964

Something else I was thinking about over the...

Something else I was thinking about over the winter was to take a Silca apart, dramatically shorten the piston rod, and use the available space to hide a Rene Herse mini PUMP...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-24, 12:03 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,159
Posted By tiger1964

Meanwhile, I rummaged around and I did have a...

Meanwhile, I rummaged around and I did have a silver/black Serfas brand pump w/gauge, kinda converts into a mini floor pump and it uses a plastic bracket that uses the water bottle cage bolts. OK,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-24, 06:50 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 368
Posted By tiger1964

Did a club ride yesterday, the bike was pretty...

Did a club ride yesterday, the bike was pretty quiet back there (kinda hard to tell in a pace line of modern free hub bikes, those can be noisy!)

I'm telling myself :innocent: that the goal is not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-02-24, 06:43 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,159
Posted By tiger1964

My old Zefal Competition, a precursor, lasted...

My old Zefal Competition, a precursor, lasted almost forever and, back when that was acceptable, a better dog-whacker than a Silca.:eek:



Wow, that's just about exactly what I'd like to have....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-01-24, 04:13 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,159
Posted By tiger1964

2 pump Q’s: Silca death, and alternatives

(1) Today, I had another Silca frame pump die; fortunately, I was on a club ride so, in case a flat occurred, I had backup. This time, the outer tube broke annularly near where the outer aluminum...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 04:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 478
Posted By tiger1964

I look forward to seeing those photos. Two great...

I look forward to seeing those photos. Two great brands, IMHO. I always thought it odd, there's a town called Frejus... in France? :foo:

I just finished a Legnano for a friend, you can do a search...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 01:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 368
Posted By tiger1964

Deliberately mis-aligned RD hanger?

On three other projects I recently finished, I saw a need (on one, anyway) to get the RD hanger aligned, so that was my incentive to buy an alignment gauge/adjuster; OK, I wanted one anyway. I fixed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 12:28 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 6,835
Posted By tiger1964

My eye keeps going back to that barrel adjuster...

My eye keeps going back to that barrel adjuster on the brake...



I presume it's a not-yet-complete bike and you just didn't want to lose the adjuster?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 08:13 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,432
Posted By tiger1964

+1... for anything involving grease, for example....

+1... for anything involving grease, for example. That said, even buying Bounty from Costco makes me wonder if it would be cheaper to buy fine linens, use them one, and discard. :notamused:

As I...
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