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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-23, 08:14 AM
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Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

I SO saw that coming...

I SO saw that coming...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-23, 10:50 AM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

It is highly unlikely that this bike will be...

It is highly unlikely that this bike will be ridden far enough for comfort to be an issue, making that Books excess baggage. The LeGrande is crying for a ti or carbon railed, plastic saddle of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-23, 01:31 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

After seeing the type of thing that Raleigh got...

After seeing the type of thing that Raleigh got away with back in the '70s with 531 tubing, I doubt there's much to worry about in undercutting the stuff on that Huffy. It could probably take a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-23, 04:43 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

I think Mr. Ed killed off the name "Wilbur" for...

I think Mr. Ed killed off the name "Wilbur" for good. This poor kid just missed the cut.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-23, 11:49 AM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

Not sure that was a good move. Guess time will...

Not sure that was a good move. Guess time will tell. That ridge was clearly intended to distribute the stress that wants to bend the forward tab inward when the pinch bolt is tightened. Without it,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-28-23, 09:13 AM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

Yes, my analogy was a bit unfair--to the...

Yes, my analogy was a bit unfair--to the lawnmower that is. I was impressed that anyone could make an IC engine cheaply enough to slap on a lawnmower frame to be sold for under a hundred bucks and it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-23, 08:01 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

I should clarify that there are lawnmowers and...

I should clarify that there are lawnmowers and there are lawnmowers. From the pic of the inside of the BB, the LeGrande is more along the lines of the lawnmower I bought at the lumber yard for $99....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-23, 10:35 AM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

My idea of mixing a Record spindle with Nuovo...

My idea of mixing a Record spindle with Nuovo Record cups will not work. The difference in bearing race spacing is 5 mm, but I just tried it and adding the extra thickness of the rifled cups doesn't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-23, 11:37 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

The rifled Nuovo Record cups required the bearing...

The rifled Nuovo Record cups required the bearing races on the spindle to be moved inward slightly for clearance. Campy engineers thought that this would result in too much cantilever when the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-23, 04:47 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

I have used JB Weld on multiple headsets that...

I have used JB Weld on multiple headsets that have been fitted to stretched head tubes or slightly undersized fork crowns. It has never failed. You can use a release agent that comes with the thread...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-23, 04:35 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

I pulled the 25.0 mm Super Record post out of my...

I pulled the 25.0 mm Super Record post out of my Look KG86 and the I.D., measured with a vernier caliper, is around 20.5 mm, leaving about a 2 mm wall thickness. If your post is 7/8", that would be...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-23, 09:09 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

Schwinn was the first to use some tire sizes,...

Schwinn was the first to use some tire sizes, such as the 2.125 balloon. There are some interesting histories that describe how Schwinn in the 1930s broke the back of the US monopolies that stuck the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-23, 08:45 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

I was applying the dictionary definition of the...

I was applying the dictionary definition of the word:a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.
I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-23, 08:56 AM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

Full-Campy, Nuovo/Super Record, 531 racing bikes...

Full-Campy, Nuovo/Super Record, 531 racing bikes were typically around 21 lbs with tubulars. You could get the weight down to sub-20 lbs. without too much difficulty, especially in smaller frame...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-23, 08:48 AM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

I have a box of Wald pencils...Erasers as hard as...

I have a box of Wald pencils...Erasers as hard as a John Bull brake shoe.
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-23, 09:51 AM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

I would be very surprised if a sharp BB tap...

I would be very surprised if a sharp BB tap wouldn't clean up that thread just fine, even run in from the outside. The better taps are piloted, so that the two sides are concentric to the same axis,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-23, 09:07 AM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

I don't think that this was as true for Huffy as...

I don't think that this was as true for Huffy as it was for Schwinn. Schwinn saw the other American mass manufacturers as its primary competition and, like the US car manufacturers, didn't recognize...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-23, 11:14 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

In the original Huffy Throw Rules was this gem: ...

In the original Huffy Throw Rules was this gem:
"Bicycle must be completely operational, or as close to operational as the manufacturer originally intended."

Embracing this philosophy will...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-23-23, 11:05 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

I predict a screeching like you've never heard....

I predict a screeching like you've never heard. It will need to braced somehow by the stays. Of course, you could also treat it as a feature--use the front brake only except for emergencies, then add...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-21-23, 01:04 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

Absolutely not. The most appropriate suit to go...

Absolutely not. The most appropriate suit to go with the H would be a heart, and that's bound to sic the DeRosa mafia on your trail. I would not take the risk.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-15-23, 08:28 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

It has been my experience that this is purely...

It has been my experience that this is purely cosmetic cracking of the chrome plating when someone removes the shifters or cable guide without taking special precautions to avoid it, which is to say...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-23, 04:27 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

It took great effort, but I disassembled the...

It took great effort, but I disassembled the headset from the Huffy I dismembered in the woods to get some measurements. I should have recorded the screeching it made as I unscrewed the top race with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-06-23, 05:00 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

I think the Super Sport was one step above where...

I think the Super Sport was one step above where a one-piece crankset was appropriate, but at the time it was introduced, the most affordable aluminum cranksets would have made the bike too...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-06-23, 04:42 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

That looks like a great candidate for a new head...

That looks like a great candidate for a new head badge for your bike, once it has been "upgraded." Or would that be head badger?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-02-23, 10:05 AM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

It's a '51 Chevy, almost the same thing, but it's...

It's a '51 Chevy, almost the same thing, but it's just a parts truck. That was my '51 Studebaker pickup that did a Huffy-crushing cameo in the video. None of the trucks fit between the trees, though....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-02-23, 09:30 AM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

Oh, I think I understand the spirit of this...

Oh, I think I understand the spirit of this thread completely. Since neither one of us is flying this thread, how about both of us just staying in our seats?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-01-23, 11:05 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

Okay, let’s first dispense with any critics who...

Okay, let’s first dispense with any critics who might complain that I am hijacking this thread with such a long post. I disagree and I don’t care. I did the work so I am making the report. I think...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-23, 08:50 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

Campy cups won't work, as the bearing races get...

Campy cups won't work, as the bearing races get in the way. Almost all of this style BB I have seen fit the same OD of the cartridge bearings. What differs is the thickness of the cup wall, which is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-23, 04:08 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

I think it's a leap to use the words "tubing" and...

I think it's a leap to use the words "tubing" and "Huffy" in the same sentence, at least in terms of the bikes they sold at retail stores. I suppose that any hollow cylinder meets the dictionary...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-23, 11:27 AM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

This video captures the spirit of the event. ...

This video captures the spirit of the event.
Last Ride and/or The Great Vermont Bicycle Toss - YouTube
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-23, 09:02 AM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

Perhaps with the exception of this Murray from my...

Perhaps with the exception of this Murray from my collection?

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1984...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-23, 08:53 AM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 106,760
Posted By sbarner

Upon careful inspection, I can say with a high...

Upon careful inspection, I can say with a high degree of competence that your bike would meet the stringent qualifications at the Huffy Throw weigh-in. There would no doubt be some who might...
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