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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-24, 11:25 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 721
Posted By oneclick

You want the washer to be softer than the...

You want the washer to be softer than the aluminium so it distorts in preference.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-24, 03:43 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 721
Posted By oneclick

Not I; but the population of sleeve-repaired...

Not I; but the population of sleeve-repaired cranks must be small, so the number of failures must be small^2.

However, crank failures at the eye typically start at the threads due to some sort of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 05:18 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 721
Posted By oneclick

I think those pedal threads might still be...

I think those pedal threads might still be (mostly) there - it looks as if the roots are just filled with galled aluminium.
Go at it with a pick for two minutes and you'll know.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 06:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 106
Posted By oneclick

C&V events/places in NE US mid-August?

Road trip might be coming up, what's interesting from ME to MA that time period?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-14-24, 01:30 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 538
Posted By oneclick

You can only flip the big ones, it's his small...

You can only flip the big ones, it's his small ones that have (as they do) worn.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-14-24, 05:16 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 293
Posted By oneclick

Good tyres are worth it on almost any bike. ...

Good tyres are worth it on almost any bike.
They are the single largest component of ride quality, and probably outweigh most of the rest together.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-24, 10:12 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 538
Posted By oneclick

If all you want is 13-34 look for an Atom 77 as...

If all you want is 13-34 look for an Atom 77 as well.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-24, 03:24 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 1,343
Posted By oneclick

Worst bicycle you ever rode?

Mine: Bickerton.

Not a common thing, an aluminium folding bicycle from the 1970s.
It has a single box-section main frame tube with a hinge on one side and a fasten/tighten arrangement on the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 05:16 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,399
Posted By oneclick

Considering the manufacturing process versus the...

Considering the manufacturing process versus the desired shape, I doubt it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 12:57 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,399
Posted By oneclick

Now built, rides nice, too big for me dammit

Just went for a short pootle - generally I like this but for a big bike toe-clip overlap was unexpected.
Has 27 x 1 1/4 tyres on it, room for much bigger *and* mudguards, would really have to watch...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 02:44 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,846
Posted By oneclick

Does it count if it was new when I bought it?

Does it count if it was new when I bought it?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 02:41 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,189
Posted By oneclick

I have a Zeus 2K and it came with that pump - has...

I have a Zeus 2K and it came with that pump - has the Zeus logo (now *very* faded) imprinted in gold on the body.
It's a good pump of the bang-off variety, never measured the pressure but the bike...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 02:29 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 250
Posted By oneclick

The Nervar 5-pin outer chainwheel has enough...

The Nervar 5-pin outer chainwheel has enough materiel in the arms that you can drill it for a 74mm BCD ring, which gets you to 24 teeth - smaller than the TA granny.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 02:59 AM
Replies: 767
Views: 276,824
Posted By oneclick

Anyone in Red Deer, Alberta?

Anyone in Red Deer, Alberta?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-01-24, 07:02 AM
Replies: 1,785
Views: 251,470
Posted By oneclick

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1149/20240601_074354s_324b66ea9ed50c988f27201f4e7fbb37e056b425.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-01-24, 02:21 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 55,634
Posted By oneclick

This has no oval tubes (except the chainstays),...

This has no oval tubes (except the chainstays), but the timeframe is right and it's a bit aero:

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-31-24, 03:35 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 268
Posted By oneclick

What variety of bar-end shifters do you have?

What variety of bar-end shifters do you have?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-24, 04:36 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 376
Posted By oneclick

Why don't you just take a blade and cut the pads?

Why don't you just take a blade and cut the pads?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-24, 04:30 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,408
Posted By oneclick

You could look at the price of something...

You could look at the price of something cycle-related, and high end (Campag 50th groupset?) and do the same maths.

I suspect there is a cross-over point of "value" at which...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-24, 03:14 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,523
Posted By oneclick

Those threads are quite small, and steel; often...

Those threads are quite small, and steel; often the metal of the thread is still all there, just distorted.
If the damage is localized I'd get a loupe on and use a smoothed triangular pick to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-24, 02:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 478
Posted By oneclick

I had a set of exactly those, branded Modolo, and...

I had a set of exactly those, branded Modolo, and the adjuster on one had seized.
If yours are not, pull them out and grease the threads, the one I had to deal with was so stuck I'd measured the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-24, 06:38 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 624
Posted By oneclick

More vowels.

More vowels.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-24, 02:37 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 160
Posted By oneclick

Trattner AX frame - 80s, 4lb 1 oz

This recent arrival was buit by George Trattner, who at the time lived in Nova Scotia and built frames in his spare time.
I had a recent email from George about it and will share the pertinent...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
05-26-24, 04:41 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 189
Posted By oneclick

I have a set of 1W (front) and 2W (rear) on a...

I have a set of 1W (front) and 2W (rear) on a favourite bike and they are really nice wheels, they have 27 x 1 1/4" Michelin World Tour tyres and together they are fast, comfy, and strong enough that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-24, 04:22 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,133
Posted By oneclick

Not by much, and often not at all. a) The...

Not by much, and often not at all.

a) The extra material in a solid (assume 10mm) axle compared to a 10mm OD and 5mm ID tube (a QR axle) gives somewhere between 5% and 10% extra strength.
b) the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-24, 02:51 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 725
Posted By oneclick

The spokes are in a four-cross pattern. ...

The spokes are in a four-cross pattern.

There are two spoke-hole circles; all the spokes going one way exit from one circle, all the others the other.

All the spokes exit the flange at the same...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-21-24, 06:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 725
Posted By oneclick

That wheel is laced four-cross.

That wheel is laced four-cross.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-21-24, 06:20 AM
Replies: 513
Views: 47,808
Posted By oneclick

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-bike/city-of-toronto...

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-bike/city-of-toronto/1966-4-speed-moulton-deluxe-bicycle/1691827001

Original-looking F-frame, 4-speed, posted weeks ago at $260.

Tart this up and have a comfy...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-24, 04:23 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 233
Posted By oneclick

A larger hole can be cut: Get a piece of...

A larger hole can be cut:

Get a piece of thin-wall brass tubing the size of the hole, and sharpen the end on the outside circumference (you didn't want the plug getting squeezed).
Make it a sharp...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-24, 07:18 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,767
Posted By oneclick

Well it all depends. On how good the...

Well it all depends.

On how good the powdercoat is, and how much and where it gets out and in what kind of weather, and how pretty your quickly is.
This has been a regular rider for about 10...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
05-19-24, 07:05 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 166
Posted By oneclick

I believe it's pretty much the same part for all...

I believe it's pretty much the same part for all Shimano AND Suntour bar-ends - M10x1 thread, and the same wedge bits and circlip.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-24, 08:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 192
Posted By oneclick

Maxy 3-arm variants and markings - are there more?

There are of course at least two types of this swaged crank - with and without a replaceable outer ring; but the replaceable kind also has (at least) three variants:

a) with inner-ring shoulders...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-24, 02:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 501
Posted By oneclick

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/cribsheet-headsets.ht...

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/cribsheet-headsets.html

Best you measure the cup and seat diameters as well.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-16-24, 06:11 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,388
Posted By oneclick

Hope diamond was sent in the post.

Hope diamond was sent in the post.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-16-24, 06:08 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 725
Posted By oneclick

Did it; good sharp carbide tipped toolbit on an...

Did it; good sharp carbide tipped toolbit on an generic asian 7x10.

You do need a crown race with a good outer cylindrical section to grab.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-24, 07:42 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 725
Posted By oneclick

Their site: ...

Their site:

https://velo-orange.com/pages/threaded-headset-basics

says they know a french crown seat is 26.5.

What does your old one measure?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-24, 07:19 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,204
Posted By oneclick

I made a set for a mechanic at the LBS who had an...

I made a set for a mechanic at the LBS who had an ugly bodged setup for a rack (did have a set of the originals to work from...)

One trick that could work is a pair (each side) of hard rubber...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-24, 07:13 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,660
Posted By oneclick

Check that your freehub spline isn't missing the...

Check that your freehub spline isn't missing the single wide spline that HG cassettes have.

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/k7.html
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-24, 05:46 AM
Replies: 6,587
Views: 830,755
Posted By oneclick

If you (or a friend) can braze - a) repair -...

If you (or a friend) can braze -

a) repair - assuming the hex socket is what is buggered, drill a 5mm hole into the end at the bottom of the hex, cut the hex off, and braze an M5 socket-head...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 05:34 AM
Replies: 22,399
Views: 4,778,200
Posted By oneclick

Grand Records are common enough so it's not as...

Grand Records are common enough so it's not as though *that* one needed to be saved.
And even "reputable" framebuilders are craftsmen second, artists third - and tradesmen first.
If the customer...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-24, 05:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 273
Posted By oneclick

Frame decision: modify it or find/use a Shimano AX rear

This is a wery cool frame, but I don't have (or want?) one of those rear mechs with the sheet steel guide - the bare cable exits the chainstay and uses no housing at all.
Frame weighs 1820g, fork...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-24, 04:29 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 270
Posted By oneclick

Where was this FD made - it's not in vbase>

Fellow in Portugal is selling a "Luna Cycles" front mech.
It's a copy of the Huret Club etc. design, of which many versions.
Although some of the versions are actually finely made, a great virtue...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-24, 10:22 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 540
Posted By oneclick

Note to all, as I see there are more than one - ...

Note to all, as I see there are more than one -
NaOh is not an acid, it's a base.
Don't use acid - it'll attack steel.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-24, 05:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 540
Posted By oneclick

Stuck seatpost vs. NaOH - how long>

Might have to dissolve an aluminium seatpost out of a steel frame - has anyone done this and how long did it take.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-24, 03:46 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,077
Posted By oneclick

All branding is meant for those who don't own. ...

All branding is meant for those who don't own.
It is in essence advertising.
This is a liberating concept when it comes to refinishing's cosmetic decisions.
A current favourite frame has only...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-24, 03:33 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,873
Posted By oneclick

I'd replace "The large" with "Any". For any...

I'd replace "The large" with "Any".
For any BB's versions of Any.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-30-24, 04:45 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 268
Posted By oneclick

Check that it isn't stuck against the side of the...

Check that it isn't stuck against the side of the ratchet wheel.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-24, 03:59 AM
Replies: 1,132
Views: 68,206
Posted By oneclick

Depends on how you look at it: ...

Depends on how you look at it:

https://www.pashley.co.uk/products/guvnor
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-24, 08:00 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,542
Posted By oneclick

The most recent barcon wrap I did was shellaced,...

The most recent barcon wrap I did was shellaced, and to prevent the wrap from gluing to the cable housing I put a bit housing inside a bit of plastic tubing before wrapping; afterwards that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-24, 04:10 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 3,093
Posted By oneclick

Torque settings are a guide. There is enough...

Torque settings are a guide.
There is enough variability in manufacturing tolerances alone to justify this, nevermind the possible intermixing of different manufacturer's parts and the effect of...
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