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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-12-24, 05:08 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,479
Posted By bikeman68

That is one of the hazards or obstacles, so ride...

That is one of the hazards or obstacles, so ride vigilantly at all times, and avoid riding at night! If you truly want to ride, you must accept there are risks, but with smart riding you can beat...
Forum: Northeast
01-12-24, 05:00 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 165
Posted By bikeman68

Use of Si N4 ceramic loose ball bearings

To all seasoned Bike mechanics who ride,
The big question is for the loose ceramic balls seen all over the internet. Any good convincing accounts of cleaning out old style loose ball hubs, whether...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-26-23, 11:37 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 19,668
Posted By bikeman68

If you still have this pair of Sidi's how are...

If you still have this pair of Sidi's how are they now? Together and holding ? If ripped apart again, please get pics of current condition, I can show you the prep I did for my shoes. With...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-26-23, 11:32 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 19,668
Posted By bikeman68

Chris, this is a useful thread worth revival. ...

Chris, this is a useful thread worth revival. I'm setting up for my home Bike and sport shoe cobbling with Aquaseal SR set aside for the glue. I'd like to go over what my plan is, along with...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-13-23, 05:57 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,419
Posted By bikeman68

Sole build up, good thread for Mtn bike shoe...

Sole build up, good thread for Mtn bike shoe repair. YOu can do that with a few products. I noticed how AQUASEAL has a range of products, maybe getting their SR formula and maybe another just for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-24-23, 04:08 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,650
Posted By bikeman68

FReewheel hub? no bent axles? Well if you insist,...

FReewheel hub? no bent axles? Well if you insist, I like using a heavy duty auto approved grease like the easily available red Walmart Supertech ngli 2 bearing grease. Won't break down, and real...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-03-22, 11:20 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,208
Posted By bikeman68

Montagner

This is the Initials of the builder Luigi Montagner
I hope to find him alive and well in Italy, does anybody else have familiarity for Mr Montagner? His bike building heyday was thru all of the...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
07-02-22, 12:29 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,948
Posted By bikeman68

Montagner

I have a Montagner, with the 1986 Worlds sticker on it. so mine must be a 1987, built with ORIA tubing. The Builder was Luigi Montagner, made in Italy. I have my frameset to show off to see if...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-01-22, 11:46 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 935
Posted By bikeman68

I like the grade 25 loose bearings from Ball...

I like the grade 25 loose bearings from Ball Barron and PGN bearings on ebay

Other question, I forgot where to look on this site to write a new thread? Can anyone explain? I found this path...
Forum: Northeast
06-12-22, 12:35 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 909
Posted By bikeman68

ride group

Attention road riders
Seeking experienced road cyclists keen on riding with a good smooth and skillful group of current or ex racers that respect and appreciate riding a good paceline in a small...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-22, 10:25 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 19,668
Posted By bikeman68

shoe repair

HI
I started a newer post on Bike shoe cobbling, dated March 12th. So has anybody done any clamping of shoe footbed with Quick Grips? aside from the glue used, what material fo you get to...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-22, 10:16 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,419
Posted By bikeman68

Cobble Methods

I have Quick Grips clamps, and bench vise. If you have these items, the glue, and can come up with a smart solution for footbed materials that can form a last , to clamp your sole repair tight, ...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-22, 10:12 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,419
Posted By bikeman68

Tubasti, I remember that glue, was a weak bond...

Tubasti, I remember that glue, was a weak bond for tubular tires in my expereince. I wouln't use that at all for any shoe repair. Check out the GEAR AID Aquaseal SR or even getting the ...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-22, 10:08 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,419
Posted By bikeman68

[QUOTE=Litespeedlouie;22439883]I had good results...

[QUOTE=Litespeedlouie;22439883]I had good results using regular Gorilla Glue on a low-end pair of Giro touring shoe soles that starting coming off after many years. About 1/3 of the soles were coming...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-20-22, 10:04 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,419
Posted By bikeman68

Shoe adhesive

The already mentioned glue, the Loctite shoe glue from Home Depot worked for a small surface where toe area separated on a road shoe. But for a major job, the FReesole aka Gear Aid Aquaseal SR is...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-12-22, 07:21 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,419
Posted By bikeman68

Cycling shoes adhesive

For any bike shoe repair experts, has anyone here had success with re bonding road shoe soles, or Mtn bike shoes for that matter? Be sure to share methods, bot prep, cleaning and the clamping and...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-12-22, 07:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 541
Posted By bikeman68

I guess he referred to if there's a need to...

I guess he referred to if there's a need to replace headset lower race. But really if talking ball bearing headsets, you can replace the ball retainers with a full row of loose balls in a classic...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-25-21, 08:32 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 18,843
Posted By bikeman68

NOrthwave sizing

No not true to size, they run a full size LARGE
Forum: Road Cycling
08-25-21, 08:30 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 18,843
Posted By bikeman68

Northwave

where did you get that? Northwave cycling shoes run LARGE, so a US 11 is 29,0 or 290mm for a Euro 44.
45 is a US 11 1/2
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-01-21, 02:18 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,361
Posted By bikeman68

slotted classic racing cleats

slotted classic racing This is the earlier cleats that were used for caged pedals, Or did you assume racers rode with dedicated bike shoes without cleats? They looked like this, on my...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-16-21, 12:28 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 17,066
Posted By bikeman68

Fizik

So in regards to your experience with Fizik, you say Volume Control, does that apply to all of the road shoe models? I have narrow feet, and already noticed the mid range shoe with the Z...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-23-20, 12:11 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 43,375
Posted By bikeman68

saddle setback

This is a good question from a newbie or cyclist who hasn't been training/racing for long. The technique/setup concepts and practices used by the Rinault Team/Bernard Hinault AND ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-12-20, 07:28 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,849
Posted By bikeman68

so where did you get teh caged pedal cleats? ...

so where did you get teh caged pedal cleats? And fit? are these in classic narrow with narrow heel? Or the fattened USA market width? I have narrow feet and SICK of widened Bike shoes
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-12-20, 07:26 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,849
Posted By bikeman68

Vittoria 1976 road sjhoes

Just wanted to ask, are these 1976 Vittorias made narrow or avge width? I need Narrow and a narrow heel. Regarding the caged pedal cleats, where did you find? Are they...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-12-20, 07:21 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,849
Posted By bikeman68

shoes and cleats

Are these latwer stock Vittorias with a wide or more narrow last? And is heel narrow or wide? Also The slotted cleats, are they from Yellow Jersey? They look to be ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-04-20, 10:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,575
Posted By bikeman68

This is a good topic to help me, Now I see...

This is a good topic to help me, Now I see this post is froma few years back, but thought Steel can get back to tell me, if you fit in Size 46 Sidi road shoes, and you need foot only deep...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-04-20, 07:40 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,921
Posted By bikeman68

3 Alarmer I just bought a set of the ...

3 Alarmer I just bought a set of the PD 6207 and plan to get the steel clips for the PD 6400 in large. My road bike shoes will be running slotted cleats, size 11 or 45 ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-04-20, 07:35 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,921
Posted By bikeman68

Have you seen the Shimano Spd sandals? Made to...

Have you seen the Shimano Spd sandals? Made to clip right in your MOuntain bike, as long as you have one of hundreds of models of SPD compatible pedals
this setup looks like that sandal...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-04-20, 07:26 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,921
Posted By bikeman68

This is the full detailed factory blowup of the...

This is the full detailed factory blowup of the bearing assembly. Can you tell me what had you pull the black bushing seals out of pedal body for the inner side of pedal? Did they come...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-04-20, 07:19 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,921
Posted By bikeman68

WGB you have the earlier shimano 600ex ...

WGB you have the earlier shimano 600ex series, not the same as this hazetguy who posted, Do you see that his have the model 6400 cartridge spindle assembly that threads in pedal...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-22-20, 07:44 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 25,343
Posted By bikeman68

Kkt

This is a nice post for these pedals, just don't tell me the age of post, it's still very useful like these pedals, I want a set of the KKT pro vic 2s in middle of the display,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-22-20, 07:34 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,335
Posted By bikeman68

caged pedals

Yes that's the one I got, plastic Exustar cleats from an ebay seller in Florida, So now I have been having a hard time finding a nice deal on the Campy copy KKT road pedals. They...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-17-20, 07:00 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,849
Posted By bikeman68

This is from the 80's when bike shoe makers...

This is from the 80's when bike shoe makers provided specific/proprietary designed cleats for the shoes you bought, they came as standard equipment so your shoes fit properly on all bona ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-17-20, 06:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,335
Posted By bikeman68

YOU have a bonus setup, no need to haul added...

YOU have a bonus setup, no need to haul added weight if the lil nuts w/star washers! Yes this confirms what I thought, M5 maybe there are alloy ones we can get to save more weight? ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-08-20, 01:40 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,980
Posted By bikeman68

Vittoria

[QUOTE=steve sumner;21444217]BITD our shop sold Vittoria shoes. IMO they are too narrow for most American feet.
look for Sidi's and you can't go wrong. slotted cleats were once nailed on. which...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-04-20, 01:50 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 21,256
Posted By bikeman68

slotted pedal cleats for Look pattern

I have a 2009 Pair of Diadoras with Look mounting, so I see I can get the Exustar late production Track cleats or get same type of cleats at yellow jersey in Wisconson, they mount on the 2 back...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-31-20, 11:31 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,849
Posted By bikeman68

slotted cleats for old style racing pedals

This cleat must be 80s era, specific to one make of road bike shoes like many of that time. Sidi, Diadora, Duegi, Adidas etc. all had their own design to work with the caged pedal standard. ...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-22-20, 10:19 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 19,668
Posted By bikeman68

I have similar situation with my 20 yr old...

I have similar situation with my 20 yr old diadora road shoes with composite aka nylon plastic sole......... Can we trust a cobbler using Barge cement? and for re bonding sole, will the old...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-06-20, 10:35 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 10,276
Posted By bikeman68

cenex grease

Wow sounds like junk grease maker liable again
is this an auto or truck grease or intended for motorcycles? the failure wouod be that much harder and possibly a whbeel...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-18-20, 09:28 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 10,276
Posted By bikeman68

Put in some real riding, with a steady output...

Put in some real riding, with a steady output in hills and rolling terrain in all weather, and you see a whole new view on the demands real cycling can put on bearings.and grease I have ...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-18-20, 10:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,270
Posted By bikeman68

2014 thread on freewheels

This post has valid points , but misses that lubing freehub or retro freewheel is indeed CRITICAL, as these parts are prone to contamination and WEAR, so for many old classic shimano freehubs...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
06-17-20, 08:07 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,236
Posted By bikeman68

I wonder myself just how many China made bike...

I wonder myself just how many China made bike disc brake knockoffs there are with asbestos, with so much use of it even still with all their own active mining, they still crank out asbestsos...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-25-20, 02:11 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,825
Posted By bikeman68

silca floor pump maintenance

Thanks, I will have to try this, as I understand the cheap 3 in one mineral oil might weaken the leather

and the main pump chamber lube will be old vaseline spread on the exterior of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-19-20, 12:09 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,825
Posted By bikeman68

I cleaned the old oil and grease out (nearly all...

I cleaned the old oil and grease out (nearly all of it) of my mid 80's Silca Floor pump leather cup using ajax dish soap with toothbrush. So now that its pretty dry and suede like agian, what...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-20, 11:20 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 12,579
Posted By bikeman68

The Silca Floor Pumps

This is a current repair for me too, as I have 2 Silca road /Pista Floor pumps with the plastic handles, from "86 and'87. I removed the handle w/axle and removed the loose bolts /plastic...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-08-20, 11:52 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,573
Posted By bikeman68

I had this nice hub, stronger axle for freewheel...

I had this nice hub, stronger axle for freewheel and should hold out fine for most riders , maybe strong enough for a 180 lb rider? I was careful to back off on the left side cone with wheel...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-08-20, 11:46 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,573
Posted By bikeman68

Vintage bike guy Back when I rode...

Vintage bike guy
Back when I rode freewheels with axle extensions for the 7 speeds , with 126mm rear spacing there were occasional bent or broken axle a few times. So your 8...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-12-20, 08:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 18,227
Posted By bikeman68

7700 octanink BB

If you grease and install the 7700 right, with the backsides of the outer additional plastic bearing shields loaded with grease, and placed to make a labryrinth sealing with edges meeting the...
Forum: Forum Suggestions & User Assistance
06-18-19, 09:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,017
Posted By bikeman68

New at posting

JUst trying to create a new post in a particular category, and find it was not as simple as I thought it would be. In my case I want to ask public, are there any X AXIS CT USA made bike tool fans...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-18-19, 08:19 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,339
Posted By bikeman68

I started cycling in 80's and remember the...

I started cycling in 80's and remember the favorite by so many at the time were the Sedisport FRench made chains. They had the most speherically bulged (quieting effect) inner plates to...
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