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Forum: Framebuilders
02-15-24, 09:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 459
Posted By Wiel

Searching through old Brown Brothers catalogs...

Searching through old Brown Brothers catalogs showed EKLA as most probable maker.
I have more numbered lugs, and as Unterhausen says they can be ugly....
Forum: Framebuilders
02-14-24, 03:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 459
Posted By Wiel

The Fonteyn whole salers catalog from 1950 had...

The Fonteyn whole salers catalog from 1950 had these :
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/534x789/fonteyn_3616ec16f39a377b1b33a78994862747b1261586.jpg
Forum: Framebuilders
02-14-24, 10:58 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 459
Posted By Wiel

Old cast steel lugs, who made them?

I bought a batch of old cast steel lugs from the fifties. Very elaborate but not investment casted. They are numbered (probably for the catalog).
This is a set for a ladies bike toplug 69 and lower...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-29-22, 01:52 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,113
Posted By Wiel

I have a set of those dropouts in my collection ...

I have a set of those dropouts in my collection Velofilie (https://fietssite.jouwweb.nl/13/13e) They are casted including housingstop;
The alignment screw is not threaded in the dropout but in the...
Forum: Framebuilders
05-25-22, 04:07 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,900
Posted By Wiel

Amazon has some aluminum brazes tested in this...

Amazon has some aluminum brazes tested in this YouTube video: Alu brazing (http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKIKsDfRAcs )
Cut the crack with a grinder, clean and braze with propane or MAP gas...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-22, 09:33 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,012
Posted By Wiel

A few years ago I wrote an Excelfile to calculate...

A few years ago I wrote an Excelfile to calculate the effect of different tire sizes and gearing systems.
It can be downloaded at my website: Velofilie (https://fietssite.jouwweb.nl/01)
All...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-22, 02:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,523
Posted By Wiel

There is a Doniselli 1949/50 catalog for sale at...

There is a Doniselli 1949/50 catalog for sale at VeloRetro (http://www.velo-retro.com/list.html) , very nice, Wiel...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-11-22, 01:57 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,945
Posted By Wiel

Years ago I made an Excel-file for calculating...

Years ago I made an Excel-file for calculating the development of all kinds of BB-gearboxes , deraileur combinations and hub gears.
It is on the downloadpage of my website.
Gearchart metric...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-27-22, 01:32 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,614
Posted By Wiel

Threadcutters come in more styles and forms....

Threadcutters come in more styles and forms. VAR169 is a reamer/ threadcutter that goes all the way through the bottombracket. French can be changed to Italian (35 to 36mm) not the other way .
...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-24-22, 03:26 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,614
Posted By Wiel

CDFJ wrote: I have this French race bike...

CDFJ wrote:
I have this French race bike 70s-80s that has a french threaded BB that I am building for a friend. I took off the BB to see some artifacting that makes me think it was retapped or...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-14-22, 02:06 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 91,732
Posted By Wiel

I am glad that there are more people building...

I am glad that there are more people building their own tandem.
My second and third tandem used some "square " tubes to create a solo and a tandem bike....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-22, 02:43 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,749
Posted By Wiel

This looks like a very lonely bicycle. It will...

This looks like a very lonely bicycle. It will need a lot of Tender Loving Care to feel better.
Forum: Introductions
03-07-22, 01:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 195
Posted By Wiel

Hallo Bicamper, Frank Zappa even played music...

Hallo Bicamper,
Frank Zappa even played music on a bike in a 1963 tv-show.
Just type in Zappa plays bicycle on You Tube and you 'll see.....

Greetz, Wiel
Forum: Introductions
03-06-22, 01:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 294
Posted By Wiel

Hello Willem, greetings from an old Dutchie still...

Hello Willem, greetings from an old Dutchie still in Holland..........
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-04-22, 04:14 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 660
Posted By Wiel

I've used the stainless steel version of those...

I've used the stainless steel version of those classic Dahon bikes.
The frame was high end, but the parts used were cheap and rusted anyway.
It was a good folder, but a lousy ride.
A 20km trip...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-04-22, 03:54 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,976
Posted By Wiel

It is a very neat design, but I guess that it is...

It is a very neat design, but I guess that it is too expensive to for most people.
I've owned several Dahons while commuting over the years, but this one not within the budget for daily use.
Forum: Europe
03-03-22, 12:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,060
Posted By Wiel

There is a tourist network of cyclepaths "green...

There is a tourist network of cyclepaths "green lanes" in Belgium.
It is called RAVeL , check this for information.
Often old railways are paved and used for tourism.

Succes, Wiel
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-02-22, 10:53 AM
Replies: 3,247
Views: 417,999
Posted By Wiel

Black and silver spokes are a nice idea

Of your wheels don't get better or faster, but they will stand out against the average.

Wiel
Forum: Framebuilders
08-18-21, 07:43 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,265
Posted By Wiel

There is info in the Netherlands too; just google...

There is info in the Netherlands too; just google velofilie. There is even tubing , lugs etc.
Forum: Introductions
12-16-11, 01:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 147
Posted By Wiel

New to BikeForums

Hello fellow-bikers,

I am Wiel, cycling since the sixties; I live in Holland, southern region, Maastricht, Valkenburg. I've riding all over Europe, but as I'm getting older, hills seem steeper and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-16-11, 12:08 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,114
Posted By Wiel

Bozzi lugsets

I have a few Bozzi lugsets in my collection. I have placed pictures on Velobase.

http://velobase.com/ViewFramePart.aspx?ID=0e1e37c3-403a-4d13-b160-9c8f28c959b9&AbsPos=88

Because Emilio Bozzi...
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