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Search: Posts Made By: ManekiNico
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-24, 01:41 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 985
Posted By ManekiNico

You do mean a regular, non-torque ratchet wrench,...

You do mean a regular, non-torque ratchet wrench, right? Because if you do that with a torque wrench you'll throw the readings off, or so I'm told.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-24, 01:26 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,067
Posted By ManekiNico

Is the top part of the seat stay crimped or...

Is the top part of the seat stay crimped or solid? I'm guessing solid. My curiosity is piqued.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-24, 04:01 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 377
Posted By ManekiNico

The Rules are a SACRED TEXT (it says so right...

The Rules are a SACRED TEXT (it says so right there at the top) and MUST be followed barring eternal damnation. I fear for your mortal soul.

:50:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-18-24, 04:15 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 373
Posted By ManekiNico

Here's a page from Regina's 1978 catalog showing...

Here's a page from Regina's 1978 catalog showing the difference between regular and "scalare" (close-ratio) freewheels.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-12-24, 05:20 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,236
Posted By ManekiNico

I had my Pinarello Treviso restored to original...

I had my Pinarello Treviso restored to original factory spec full chrome four years ago by Tom Kellogg/Spectrum Cycles (since retired). Excluding repairs to the frame, the cost of stripping the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-25-24, 03:50 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 11,983
Posted By ManekiNico

That third panel (minus Calvin) was my first...

That third panel (minus Calvin) was my first tattoo. I only learned to ride a bicycle in my teens. My first ride ended much like the fourth panel.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-24-24, 01:57 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,282
Posted By ManekiNico

Been there. You may find this helpful. When I...

Been there. You may find this helpful. When I disassembled mine, I did not pay attention to which hole the cage tension spring was in (step 7).
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-27-23, 04:51 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 4,710
Posted By ManekiNico

Oddly (or not), this showed up in my YouTube...

Oddly (or not), this showed up in my YouTube recommendations today. Mostly a horrible video, but from about the 1:30 mark you see how the mechanism works.

https://youtu.be/ov4fYIvFO8o
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-22-23, 06:50 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 614
Posted By ManekiNico

The mountain/logo on the fork crown is *chef’s...

The mountain/logo on the fork crown is *chef’s kiss*
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-05-23, 02:57 PM
Replies: 2,404
Views: 568,726
Posted By ManekiNico

…but not the original crew. That's Judith Baldwin...

…but not the original crew. That's Judith Baldwin playing Ginger Grant, and not Tina Louise.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-23, 10:21 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 590
Posted By ManekiNico

Which century? :roflmao: Seriously though,...

Which century? :roflmao:

Seriously though, your website, which I have consulted often, is a triumph of function over form. Don’t ever change it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-06-23, 12:36 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,585
Posted By ManekiNico

NOS Spécialités TA cages and bidon. Mmmm,...

NOS Spécialités TA cages and bidon. Mmmm, Bisphenol A…

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-23, 03:30 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 686
Posted By ManekiNico

You say that like it's a bad thing…

You say that like it's a bad thing…
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-03-23, 05:57 PM
Replies: 1,919
Views: 107,178
Posted By ManekiNico

You're half right? Those are Record (no Super)...

You're half right? Those are Record (no Super) chainrings, part no. 753. If memory serves, only derailleurs and bottom bracket were designated Nuovo Record. Happy to be corrected.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-23, 11:17 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 630
Posted By ManekiNico

I always had a feeling Fiori bicycles were...

I always had a feeling Fiori bicycles were Canadian, given how many of them used to flood the market here. This thread (https://www.cyclingforums.com/threads/fiori-bikes.111712/) seems to confirm...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-11-23, 10:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 684
Posted By ManekiNico

Similar story: When Tom Kellogg at Spectrum...

Similar story: When Tom Kellogg at Spectrum Cycles restored my Pinarello a few years ago, he nixed the decals I supplied and sourced replacements from SSSink instead.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-23, 01:02 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,508
Posted By ManekiNico

It's a five year old article. The CyclingTips...

It's a five year old article. The CyclingTips website has gone through a few redesigns and one change of ownership since it was posted. I'm surprised the article is still accessible, frankly.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-29-23, 07:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 570
Posted By ManekiNico

Your mystery washer is not part 2038. Those are...

Your mystery washer is not part 2038. Those are plastic bushings that go between the lever (2032) and lever body (2031).

You can check out Campagnolo parts catalogues going back to 1968 here...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-23, 04:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 593
Posted By ManekiNico

"of satisfactory quality" ...

"of satisfactory quality"

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-08-22, 07:26 PM
Replies: 2,404
Views: 568,726
Posted By ManekiNico

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-22, 11:00 AM
Replies: 2,404
Views: 568,726
Posted By ManekiNico

HM Queen Elizabeth II, circa 1942. ...

HM Queen Elizabeth II, circa 1942.
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-06-22, 01:34 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,186
Posted By ManekiNico

Okay, I'll play. Empire State Building (Street...

Okay, I'll play. Empire State Building (Street View puts this photo on E34th Street) and I'm guessing one of your Peugeots.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-05-22, 06:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 626
Posted By ManekiNico

Went looking for these on VeloBase and found...

Went looking for these on VeloBase and found them, I think. Bowden Touriste Sport (https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=CFF086EF-479E-4CF8-8C02-1CECB7DB8D3F), from Belgium.

EDIT:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-04-22, 02:16 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,056
Posted By ManekiNico

Wouldn't it be more of a Shimano/Suntour thing?

Wouldn't it be more of a Shimano/Suntour thing?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-22, 12:49 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,019
Posted By ManekiNico

Are you sure the cable is routed into the chain...

Are you sure the cable is routed into the chain stay? I think that's just an optical illusion in the picture of the BB shell and there's clearly a cable stop under the chain stay in the first picture.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-22, 02:22 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 500
Posted By ManekiNico

For a real deep dive into Nuovo Record levers,...

For a real deep dive into Nuovo Record levers, check this out:
lecycleur.com/campagnolo/nuovo-record-brake-levers/ (https://lecycleur.com/campagnolo/nuovo-record-brake-levers/)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-11-22, 01:42 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 4,581
Posted By ManekiNico

This site defaults any embedded links to "https"...

This site defaults any embedded links to "https" (emphasis on the "s") regardless of whether the link is secure or not. If the linked site does not use TLS/SSL (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPS),...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-22, 01:50 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 4,581
Posted By ManekiNico

As God is my witness, as I posted that I thought...

As God is my witness, as I posted that I thought "phrasing". :lol:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-22, 12:23 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 4,581
Posted By ManekiNico

I've owned that Cinelli jersey. I'd argue it...

I've owned that Cinelli jersey. I'd argue it still stands up.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-21-22, 12:22 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 7,989
Posted By ManekiNico

I wouldn't make anything of that. I'm betting...

I wouldn't make anything of that. I'm betting that Durham is the regional USPS hub and everything goes through there regardless of geographic orientation. In much the same way, when I mail something...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-21-22, 12:38 PM
Replies: 2,404
Views: 568,726
Posted By ManekiNico

“Michelle Pfeiffer? Ha. The only true Catwoman is...

“Michelle Pfeiffer? Ha. The only true Catwoman is Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether or Eartha Kitt.”
—“The Simpsons”, Mr. Plow (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701184/quotes/qt3425780)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-22, 02:36 PM
Replies: 2,404
Views: 568,726
Posted By ManekiNico

You sure that’s not I Heart Huckabees?

You sure that’s not I Heart Huckabees?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-12-22, 08:30 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 9,111
Posted By ManekiNico

I knew I’d seen that colour scheme before… ...

I knew I’d seen that colour scheme before…
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-11-22, 06:18 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 3,982
Posted By ManekiNico

NO: I bought my Treviso as a frameset (with...

NO: I bought my Treviso as a frameset (with bottom bracket) in 1986. By 1993, it was sporting a dog’s breakfast of components bought from whatever my favourite LBS had on hand and/or what I could...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-16-21, 08:48 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 7,958
Posted By ManekiNico

OMG, I thought I was the only one that knew about...

OMG, I thought I was the only one that knew about “2 secondes”! Sometimes I think it was just a fever dream.

Another Canadian cycling film, though much less cheery, is “Downfall of a Champion...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-16-21, 07:57 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 9,111
Posted By ManekiNico

In the early '90s I had my Treviso resprayed to...

In the early '90s I had my Treviso resprayed to this ARCO LA84-inspired Italian tricolore. Had I known that a) C&V would become a thing and b) I’d hang on to it for 35 years, I probably wouldn’t have...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-07-21, 08:20 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,021
Posted By ManekiNico

Since we’re off topic… ...

Since we’re off topic…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax

“The Chicken Tax is a 25 percent tariff on light trucks … imposed in 1964 by the United States … in response to tariffs placed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-08-21, 03:43 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 12,867
Posted By ManekiNico

Look, ma, no brakes (or levers)! ...

Look, ma, no brakes (or levers)!

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Left to right: Jacques...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-08-21, 02:53 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 12,867
Posted By ManekiNico

That’s French television host and cycling...

That’s French television host and cycling superfan Michel Drucker on the left, and Jacques Anquetil on the right, on the set of Le Sport en fête, a sports-variety show from the ’70s.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-02-21, 06:08 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,750
Posted By ManekiNico

See, Pinarello, is that so hard to do???

See, Pinarello, is that so hard to do???
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-31-21, 08:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,117
Posted By ManekiNico

Makes sense when you stop and think about it.

Makes sense when you stop and think about it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-31-21, 01:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,117
Posted By ManekiNico

That’s how my Treviso was set up: bosses on the...

That’s how my Treviso was set up: bosses on the downtube, drilled and tapped seat tube.
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-24-21, 11:34 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,530
Posted By ManekiNico

You could just buy the current (7th) edition....

You could just buy the current (7th) edition. Well worth the US$12.

https://www.wheelpro.co.uk/wheelbuilding/book.php
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-26-21, 06:14 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,388
Posted By ManekiNico

Clever! I’ll have to try that with helicopter...

Clever! I’ll have to try that with helicopter tape.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-26-21, 02:32 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,388
Posted By ManekiNico

Partial threadjacking: steelbikeguy How are you...

Partial threadjacking: steelbikeguy How are you routing the wire down your fork leg? I don’t see any zip ties.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-26-21, 01:57 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,388
Posted By ManekiNico

Yup, that’s the hub flange-mounted transmitter...

Yup, that’s the hub flange-mounted transmitter for an Avocet Cyclometer. Here’s a scan from the Cyclometer 20 owner's manual showing the part and how to mount it.

EDITED TO ADD: I think this is...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-03-21, 06:01 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 6,686
Posted By ManekiNico

+1 hit wonder

+1 hit wonder
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-21, 12:46 PM
Replies: 292
Views: 38,025
Posted By ManekiNico

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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Pinarello seat stay cap
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-21, 07:28 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 25,486
Posted By ManekiNico

Right you are. Also came in anodized chainring...

Right you are. Also came in anodized chainring and polished crank arms. (This one’s mine; first generation.)
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-29-21, 04:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 966
Posted By ManekiNico

Have you checked out the Road forum on...

Have you checked out the Road forum on Retrobike.co.uk (https://www.retrobike.co.uk/forums/#road.56)? They’re big on British frame builders and bikes, but there are a few members who have restored...
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