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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-24, 08:22 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 451
Posted By bulgie

It's not just the Surly that's not made to work...

It's not just the Surly that's not made to work with a coaster, it's any chain tensioner. A really rigid and strong one could be made that's safe, like the one on cheap American tandems like the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-24, 08:13 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 451
Posted By bulgie

You saw this, right? ...

You saw this, right?
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/834x43/singleator_not_for_coaster_brake_3927024d52cf2ac4a73e463833232ed7ef8e4888.jpg
I'm not one to shy away from...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-24, 08:04 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 451
Posted By bulgie

Just to be extra clear, let me re-iterate: it...

Just to be extra clear, let me re-iterate: it doesn't matter how tight the chain is. "Taut" doesn't factor into it. The lower (slack side) chain tension is provided by the spring, and it's OK to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-24, 07:51 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 472
Posted By bulgie

lol — maybe ride it on nice soft grass at first? ...

lol — maybe ride it on nice soft grass at first?

My brother brought one over once, he got it from an abandoned storage unit sale. We both tried and failed to get it going at all. Maybe on a...
Forum: Framebuilders
06-23-24, 07:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 182
Posted By bulgie

I made over a thousand forks and they were almost...

I made over a thousand forks and they were almost all brazed in one go, steerer and blades in the same heating cycle. And all brass. I'm not declaring this the only way, but it's my preference.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-24, 05:50 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 772
Posted By bulgie

Yeah it's essentially an Allvit without the...

Yeah it's essentially an Allvit without the "cover" except for one real difference: Unlike an Allvit where the two lower parallelogram pivots attach to the two-sided 'backbone" on both ends, on the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-24, 04:56 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 451
Posted By bulgie

The coaster won't put undue stress on the...

The coaster won't put undue stress on the derailer hanger as long as the tensioner has enough range to let the bottom run of chain go fully straight. I'll bet all tensioners have that much range and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-24, 04:18 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 472
Posted By bulgie

I started at Santana when they were first...

I started at Santana when they were first building out the factory. We had to build workbenches and run compressed-air pipes and electical conduit, hang fluorescents... Then learn how to build...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-22-24, 07:43 PM
Replies: 22,399
Views: 4,793,488
Posted By bulgie

With round chainstays, no bend, indent or oval,...

With round chainstays, no bend, indent or oval, plus vertical DOs, probably means 21 mm tires, maybe 23 mm max. People were dumb back then! ;)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-22-24, 07:38 PM
Replies: 22,399
Views: 4,793,488
Posted By bulgie

Also the rare southern hemisphere model, where...

Also the rare southern hemisphere model, where threads spiral the other way so the gear have to be on the left.
Forum: Framebuilders
06-22-24, 04:37 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 305
Posted By bulgie

I follow Duane on Flickr, where I've seen...

I follow Duane on Flickr, where I've seen in-process shots that show him to be careful and skilled. I've also been to his house and seen his work IRL. I would trust him to make a stem without any...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-22-24, 04:02 PM
Replies: 254
Views: 81,397
Posted By bulgie

One possible fix for F.der hitting the guard is...

One possible fix for F.der hitting the guard is space the guard further to the right with longer bolts/spacers. On my grocery getter with TA Pro 5-vis, a crank with very little room between the large...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-22-24, 03:37 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 343
Posted By bulgie

Good recap. I liked and rode a lot on Softride...

Good recap. I liked and rode a lot on Softride stems, but I wouldn't say they were the best. Have to give that to the JP Morgen:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-18-24, 04:35 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 819
Posted By bulgie

I was hoping for more than an emoji from you. Cat...

I was hoping for more than an emoji from you. Cat got your tongue? :p

Unlike merziac I'm not a Merz expert, but it's my uderstanding that serials starting with JM were only the bikes he built for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-24, 01:45 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 819
Posted By bulgie

The lugs are Folson (Henry James), early style....

The lugs are Folson (Henry James), early style. Not thinned by the builder (or at least not much), that's the way they came. I first saw them about 1980, but they could be older if I was simply...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-24, 12:07 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,049
Posted By bulgie

Yeah I've stopped correcting people because...

Yeah I've stopped correcting people because "small-H" helicoil has become a generic term like xerox and kleenex, so it's close enough. And "bicycle crank pedal thread repair sleeves" is too long....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-24, 06:49 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 431
Posted By bulgie

The earliest ones didn't have a date, just the...

The earliest ones didn't have a date, just the word PATENT. I think the very last ones made (circe '85?) also left off the date.
The very first edition ('67) is rare and highly sought-after by...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-14-24, 09:17 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,916
Posted By bulgie

This is definitely an area where reasonable...

This is definitely an area where reasonable people can disagree.

"Absolutely nothing" might be putting it a bit strongly though. He has to let air out of the tire to get even a 25 mm tire out! A...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-14-24, 03:39 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,916
Posted By bulgie

Sorry to admit I hadn't read this thread until...

Sorry to admit I hadn't read this thread until now, I should have, it's a good one.
My two comments are late (probably too late) but here goes anyway:

Unless you are a bar-end-shifter hater for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-14-24, 02:40 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,836
Posted By bulgie

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

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/640x480/drillium_frame_a6e1b3d29cb1dee67d03d0521d477e328f0d8937.jpg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-24, 07:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 276
Posted By bulgie

Lemme guess. Outside of "choosing the right...

Lemme guess. Outside of "choosing the right parents" (winning the DNS lottery), I'd say it's (secondarily) specificity of training — climbing all day every day — but (primarily) weight loss. Oh and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-24, 07:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 395
Posted By bulgie

Maybe you can buy 853 packaged in sets, but most...

Maybe you can buy 853 packaged in sets, but most OEMs buy boxes of toptubes, other boxes with downtubes, etc. All can be spec'd separately; I don't think there's any discount or any other reason to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-24, 07:10 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 603
Posted By bulgie

Of course it could also be a pre-'61 bike that...

Of course it could also be a pre-'61 bike that had its brakes "upgraded" later. Did you have other clues pointing to a post '61 date?

My circa-1960 Specialissima came with Campy (FB) Gran Sport...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-24, 07:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 276
Posted By bulgie

Can we get the Hans Rey article (pg. 40)? No...

Can we get the Hans Rey article (pg. 40)? No need really, I just think it might be entertaining.

Thanks!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-24, 06:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 301
Posted By bulgie

Not at the moment. My last framebuilding gig...

Not at the moment. My last framebuilding gig ended in '99 (I think) when Match went out of business. Then I switched to IT consultant for the next 20+ years. Now retired, I have collected enough...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-24, 06:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 301
Posted By bulgie

Some of my best memories are from the time of...

Some of my best memories are from the time of working elbow to elbow with Glenn Erickson, '79 to '83 or so. After he sold his half of the business and moved on (I forget when exactly) it was much...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-24, 05:43 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 603
Posted By bulgie

I wonder if the Mafac brakes indicate a date of...

I wonder if the Mafac brakes indicate a date of '60 or earlier? If '61 or later, one would expect Universal centerpulls.
My Specialissima came with Mafac, which is one of the reasons I think it's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-12-24, 05:39 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 603
Posted By bulgie

Does the saddle stamp on top say Campagnolo?...

Does the saddle stamp on top say Campagnolo? Brooks made a special model B-17 with narrower than normal rails, and Campy made the seatpost with the rail support hardware spaced narrower to match....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 07:48 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 722
Posted By bulgie

Little less grainy picture. ...

Little less grainy picture.

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/576x389/modolokronotech_5b60326520b4babc9ee3ab2c269e1b58048b6f48.jpg

The bike was actually built, but likely...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 07:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 250
Posted By bulgie

Hmm, worked with beryllium...

Hmm, worked with beryllium (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK585042/), and died too young? Correlation doesn't imply causality, but does makes you say "hmmm".

Angel Rodriguez also had some...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-24, 02:28 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 722
Posted By bulgie

Yes, TT only. I made this funny bike in...

Yes, TT only.

I made this funny bike in maybe '89 for a friend who had been a co-worker at the bike shop where I worked, who then switched to repping some good bike lines like Time, Mavic, maybe...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-24, 05:45 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,056
Posted By bulgie

Definitely! Thanks. I remember now, how happy I...

Definitely! Thanks. I remember now, how happy I was when the RM-20 (and -25) came out because they were so much "better" than the 7x, which definitely came out earlier. "Better" in scare-quotes just...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-07-24, 07:24 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,056
Posted By bulgie

When did alloy rims for ballooners first come...

When did alloy rims for ballooners first come out? Araya RM-20 maybe? I was there, I just don't remember (honest!)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 06:42 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,267
Posted By bulgie

Yeah the thin stuff is thinner than one business...

Yeah the thin stuff is thinner than one business card. And he meant your tubes are as thick as 3 or 4 of them?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 06:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 452
Posted By bulgie

It seems that prices have gone down, not that I...

It seems that prices have gone down, not that I keep a finger on the puse, just from a few ebay sales.
I only have a few matching BB shells but I have sold sets of 3 lugs a few times, I think...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 06:00 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,267
Posted By bulgie

I'd answer "yes, unfortunately for you, I do...

I'd answer "yes, unfortunately for you, I do know."
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 05:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 330
Posted By bulgie

How cool is that? What a great forum.

How cool is that? What a great forum.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 05:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 330
Posted By bulgie

Yeah no telling what's under those grab-ons but...

Yeah no telling what's under those grab-ons but I'd place a small wager on those being proper GB bars. And you can't beat the price!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 05:55 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 452
Posted By bulgie

Oh yeah here's my box of lugs: ...

Oh yeah here's my box of lugs:

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1887/lugs_ecfcd22617991cad823dabcba8ff3482a4f77fb4.jpg
...except those aren't all the lugs I have!
I may...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 05:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 452
Posted By bulgie

Respectfully, I think you must have seen them,...

Respectfully, I think you must have seen them, they were quite common for a while there.

Here's a recent pic fromgugie showing his (Carlton) Raleigh Professional with them.

They were used on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 03:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 330
Posted By bulgie

I don't have a huge number of them to draw...

I don't have a huge number of them to draw conclusions from, but the maybe half-dozen where I know the bars, they were GB rando bend. They aren't branded in the center, but I seem to remember they do...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-24, 03:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,003
Posted By bulgie

The real vaporware is the black-ano chainrings. ...

The real vaporware is the black-ano chainrings. Anyone seen one, other than catalog pictures?
Spectacularly bad idea since the black soon wears though and the ring looks like crap.
Hard anodizing...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-24, 06:07 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 452
Posted By bulgie

My kinda fun! The one that's top/center is a...

My kinda fun!

The one that's top/center is a Haden Firefly. I used those on the very first frame I built (1977), so it's a sentimental fave of mine. They were very old even back then, '50s maybe,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 08:39 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,232
Posted By bulgie

Yes I know a guy, ex-teammate, whose broken...

Yes I know a guy, ex-teammate, whose broken cabron post "ripped him a new one". I didn't get the details but I gather it was nearly fatal from blood loss. I know he didn't ride for years after that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 05:47 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,056
Posted By bulgie

Yep, I 'married up', I know it.

Yep, I 'married up', I know it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 05:43 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 275
Posted By bulgie

Early-'70s Sports Touring came with TA cranks...

Early-'70s Sports Touring came with TA cranks with a 54 big ring. I have one that's surplus but far from NOS, it's worn and corroded. They're interesting for having some extra parts, still made by...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 05:24 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,056
Posted By bulgie

Schwinn Twinn with steel paperboy baskets rear,...

Schwinn Twinn with steel paperboy baskets rear, porteur rack and big steel basket front = 80 lb.
Loaded, one time I weighed it full of groceries and it was 165, so 85 lb of groceries.

Weighed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 05:00 PM
Replies: 2,462
Views: 601,178
Posted By bulgie

This is not a complaint, just a request, for the...

This is not a complaint, just a request, for the name of the celeb to accompany the pic. Or is that half the fun and I'm missing out?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 04:42 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,232
Posted By bulgie

We're probably not going to get a positive...

We're probably not going to get a positive behavior change from this guy, so walking away is probably best. But I can get you lots of pictures of drillium parts that broke, including ones where it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-24, 12:44 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 688
Posted By bulgie

It's also hideously ugly, I just realized. I...

It's also hideously ugly, I just realized. I apologize for making you all look at it!

Also sorry for the thread hijack, I'm the worst offender...
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