Currently ultrasonic cleaning the various small parts.
Originally Posted by
juvela
----- reach limit of the long caliper Super 68 according to Sutherland is 63mm
[values given in previous post are centre of slot]-
Thanks, I'll be careful. Might have to file a slot a bit. Regardless, there was
something in terms of a rear brake on the bike when new. And, my reach measurement might be 2mm off?
Originally Posted by
repechage
it is a matter of determination. I have bikes today that I purchased originally in 1974, 1975. choose well, and do the bulk of your growing before you are 15.
You ain't kidding. My first not-quite-good bike in 1971, was a Gitane Grand Sport. Ordered from a dealer in northern VA before my 15th birthday, waited 4 months for delivery. Ordered a 21", by the time I picked it up could have used a 23", the bike showed up a 19" and the dealer said "take it or leave it, and no, you cannot have your deposit back". So, for three years rode using insanely long seat posts...
By 1974, things were far less crazy -- and my height stabilized. As did my friends'.