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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-29-11, 11:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,549
Posted By michaeldaruwala

Bullseye used to make some excellent sealed...

Bullseye used to make some excellent sealed bearing pulleys, they had different spacers for the various makes of derailleurs. I prefer good sealed bearings to the originals!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-11, 08:56 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 13,651
Posted By michaeldaruwala

There are drop bolts that you can get to lower...

There are drop bolts that you can get to lower the brakes, especially centre pull, no cold setting is required. good luck with your venture.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-16-11, 10:37 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,849
Posted By michaeldaruwala

I have read of a German builder, in popular...

I have read of a German builder, in popular mechanics, who built custom made bicycle frames somewhere around the mid eighties. He was extremely pragmatic in his approach, and from what I could...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-11, 09:03 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 7,629
Posted By michaeldaruwala

Thanks for sharing your experiece with us. You...

Thanks for sharing your experiece with us. You paid the price of your experiment! however sharing your knowledge will help someone else. In a strange sort of way, the individual cost of this...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-01-11, 10:39 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,834
Posted By michaeldaruwala

A tip I picked up from bike forum, you have not...

A tip I picked up from bike forum, you have not mentioned is softening your saddle with oliv oil. it gives the leather a nice glow, and also softens it. The first priority preserving the integrity of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-11, 04:26 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,489
Posted By michaeldaruwala

Just to add to your information, plastic chain...

Just to add to your information, plastic chain holders were available. They had a tensioned plastic clip that pressed onto the rear stay. A touch of glue, was additional protection to keep them in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-05-11, 06:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,227
Posted By michaeldaruwala

watch out for the right hand bottom bracket cup ....

watch out for the right hand bottom bracket cup . It may be non conventionally threaded
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-11, 03:22 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,289
Posted By michaeldaruwala

Perhaps you could try removing the seat post and...

Perhaps you could try removing the seat post and pouring some gear oil down the downtube. Keep a piece of rag, to mop up the oil that seeps out overnight. Campy had an oiling hole in their hubs,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-21-10, 12:50 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,192
Posted By michaeldaruwala

Thanks for the info. love to see any picstures...

Thanks for the info. love to see any picstures (if someone has them) of any of the frames mentioned above. I am enlightened by the general observations. that rear facing derailers were necessary to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-21-10, 03:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,192
Posted By michaeldaruwala

backward facing dropouts

Some twenty years ago I came across an article on a steel frame possibly 753 custom built by a German frame builder. Besides having a very tight geometry, the frame hada rear ward facing track style...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-19-09, 10:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,341
Posted By michaeldaruwala

I have a such a bar on my Gios Turino, assembeled...

I have a such a bar on my Gios Turino, assembeled the bike myself. They work and feel fine !, No problem with the brake clamps etc,
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-09, 11:57 AM
Replies: 225
Views: 51,523
Posted By michaeldaruwala

Thanks for the advise. I went to a powder coating...

Thanks for the advise. I went to a powder coating shop, and was not quite convinced of the gentle art they employ to stip the frame of the old paint. I am therefore embarking on an extensive, touch...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-09, 07:53 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 51,523
Posted By michaeldaruwala

While on the subject of painting, I have a query...

While on the subject of painting, I have a query which I would like to throw open to fellow enthusiasts. The background is that I have a GIOS AERODYNAMIC frame which I bought 30 odd years back in...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-08-09, 11:39 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 551
Posted By michaeldaruwala

Thanks for answering my query. The Shimano R540...

Thanks for answering my query. The Shimano R540 came very close to the wheel I saw. However, Crank Brothers Cobalt wheels was exactly what I had in mind.

I found both designs most enlightening...
Forum: Introductions
06-08-09, 11:23 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 243
Posted By michaeldaruwala

Yep Vintage that's probably me

Thanks Chris, I think Vintage is just the thing for me . I enjoy the new innovations but I appreciate good workmanship and craftmanship. Not only were the older bike build to last, often they were...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-06-09, 08:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 551
Posted By michaeldaruwala

landmark wheel design

While logging onto Bike Forums, I came across an article regarding tubeless wheels, where, in place of spoke holes, there were extended "ears" of metal drilled at right angles to accomodate spokes!....
Forum: Introductions
06-02-09, 09:16 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 243
Posted By michaeldaruwala

Introduction

I, Michael Daruwalla, am currently living in Bombay. Thanks for welcoming me into a group where I feel, that I really do belong. I am a cyclist, who for the past two decades has been living in the...
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