What have you been wrenching on lately?
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Made a few small changes to make sure this bike is ready for a vacation trip: a Koga-Miyata Randonneur frame that I'm using as a test bed for random parts and configurations. In this version Campagnolo 11-speed brifters are shifting a Shimano transmission with a shortened 9-speed cassette. It's now a 3 x 8, and it works rather nicely. It needed some fine-tuning, as did the TRP carbon brakes, which are basically plastic copies of the famous MAFAC Criterium cantilever brakes.
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#6327
Cantilever believer
Caught a flight back across the continental landmass, and recovered by sitting out in the back yard watching the clouds go by while replacing the bottom bracket on my 90s dual-suspension Haro (on its previous ride, the cartridge BB decided to get in touch with its inner Big Bopper and feel real loose like a long neck goose, which turned out to be bad bearings, not loose cups).
Today's work went well, and I installed the replacement BB and rolled the bike back into storage. And then as I was cleaning up, I notice a lonely little part:
Where'd you come from, and where do you belong?
Before I tossed it in the Bin O' Loose BB Cups, I thought to myself: did I forget any steps? Of course not.
But just to be safe, I rolled the Haro back out to verify.
Hmmm.
Time to dig out Mr. Puller again...
Today's work went well, and I installed the replacement BB and rolled the bike back into storage. And then as I was cleaning up, I notice a lonely little part:
Where'd you come from, and where do you belong?
Before I tossed it in the Bin O' Loose BB Cups, I thought to myself: did I forget any steps? Of course not.
But just to be safe, I rolled the Haro back out to verify.
Hmmm.
Time to dig out Mr. Puller again...
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#6328
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Built a new wheelset for my '79 Puch Royal Force:
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The Gitane gets a chain and I find that an old Regina is a worn Regina.
A rear wheel is pulled from another.
Sorry Raleigh you will get your wheel back soon.
A rear wheel is pulled from another.
Sorry Raleigh you will get your wheel back soon.
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#6330
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New project
finally getting to work on this 2000 KHS Flite 300
#6331
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Finished a second (or is it the third ) rebuild of this late '80s Falcon. I'm not too big on index shifting, but these 7-speed shifters work superbly with a new Sunrace freewheel and tri-color rd. Three forum members contributed parts.
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I am putting the finishing touches on a Master Frame I picked up in CL. I am unsure about the color of saddle/bar tape I am using but I am liking the results so far. Apologies are needed as I know the bike isn't quite vintage, but it isn't new either. It's a 2002 Master with early 11 speed parts. Call it the purgatory period for C&V if you like.
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^^^ It is a Colnago ……and a beauty! Nothing “hellish” about that.
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Doing nothing major but each day this week I have yanked off the Keo pedals from various bikes on put on some flat ones. The knee is flexing enough to get on the road bikes so I've been doing slow miles on them around the neighborhood as well as riding them down to my physical therapy appointments. Last night I got down the 2nd Giordana XL Super and the Bianchi Trofeo. Supposedly they are selling tomorrow if the buyer doesn't back out. Wanted to give them a good going over since they sat all winter.
If it wasn't for such a short seat tube this would be staying with me.
Despite all the money I sunk into this one, the original XL Super just feels better under me on the road. No need for two of them.
If it wasn't for such a short seat tube this would be staying with me.
Despite all the money I sunk into this one, the original XL Super just feels better under me on the road. No need for two of them.
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Steel is real...and comfy.
Steel is real...and comfy.
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Bike wrench volunteer
Restored it because I liked the color
1987 Bianchi Strada LX I acquired earlier this year. Needed a good cleaning, wheels, cables and removal of the melting saddle
Came with Schwinn approved wheels with a 5 spd freewheel
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Came with Schwinn approved wheels with a 5 spd freewheel
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Steel is real
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No photos,but I have been touching with yellow nail polish some chips on Kona, waiting my money for ordering more spare parts for the road bike projects .
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The Stratos build up is going well, the wheels are back from the builder, he did a great job. A few more bits showed up as you will see below.
The mockup...
Untitled by nemosengineer, on Flickr
Hub fit-up assembled... The cable arm needs a bit more work and may me modified via braze-on to eliminate the cable jacket... work in progress.
by nemosengineer, on Flickr
A bit more detail...
by nemosengineer, on Flickr
Braze ons that are still being revised...
Untitled by nemosengineer, on Flickr
Cable bridge for the cantilever brakes...
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Holy Grail Nitto AS-11 cable hanger that matches my stem...
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: Mike
The mockup...
Untitled by nemosengineer, on Flickr
Hub fit-up assembled... The cable arm needs a bit more work and may me modified via braze-on to eliminate the cable jacket... work in progress.
by nemosengineer, on Flickr
A bit more detail...
by nemosengineer, on Flickr
Braze ons that are still being revised...
Untitled by nemosengineer, on Flickr
Cable bridge for the cantilever brakes...
Untitled by nemosengineer, on Flickr
Holy Grail Nitto AS-11 cable hanger that matches my stem...
Untitled by nemosengineer, on Flickr
: Mike
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My Puch Mistral, being close to "vintage" completion as I've just scored a Flite for it. Reynolds 531 tubing, fully chromed under the paint, chromed front fork too. Full 105SC except for the headset (1050) and the pedals (currently MKS 301 but I have a set of 1050s as well).
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Swapping out the 12-spline driver on my '51 AM for a three lobe, I discovered that someone in the last 72 years didn't have (lost?) the two K58 Pawl Pins that go in the K653 Planet Cage - so they hand-made a couple out of...who knows what? Blessedly, these parts are shared with the ubiquitous AW and are still available in '23. I've got the genuine items in hand now plus fresh Low Gear Pawls and R-springs, so I'll get this fellow back right & returned to revenue service.
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My Puch Mistral, being close to "vintage" completion as I've just scored a Flite for it. Reynolds 531 tubing, fully chromed under the paint, chromed front fork too. Full 105SC except for the headset (1050) and the pedals (currently MKS 301 but I have a set of 1050s as well).
Lugged steel, quill stem, DT shifters, all good.
Aero levers, ramp and pin chainrings, couple extra gears are of no consequence.
Leave the MKS or get some Sylvans if need be.
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Shimano calls this thing a "cassette joint" anyway I had to perform surgery on it to get it to clear the drive side chain stay. It was stopping the wheel from going all the way forward in the dropouts, had to be clearanced.
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Success!!! Time for some bracket drillium???
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Now to figure out whether above or below the bottom bracket with the cable routing.
: Mike
Untitled by nemosengineer, on Flickr
Success!!! Time for some bracket drillium???
Untitled by nemosengineer, on Flickr
Now to figure out whether above or below the bottom bracket with the cable routing.
: Mike
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I had originally built up the Bertoni Max frameset with an 11 speed SRAM group with a set of DiaCompe down tube shifters.
Not long ago I picked up a cheap and tatty Record 9s group with some Campy Neutron wheels. Some other goodies are a C Record crankset and Cobalto brakes.
I had some clearance issues with the cassette, which is weird seeing how there was an 11s on there before, but a temporary shim (1mm washer) did the job. Shifting is excellent after I serviced the r/h shifter. I’ll try to convince the machine shop guys at work, to make me a permanent shim that I can fit to the axle. But working fine for now.
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#6346
Cantilever believer
We now return to the Saga of the Overly Orange Wheels, last expounded upon in post 6317.
Sisyphus is a sissy.
Over the past couple weeks, I've spent many of my evenings in the warm back yard with my big can of Goof-Off and my darker thoughts, silently scrubbing away at the sidewalls of my orange-painted rims with only the volatile fumes and occasional desert geckoes as company. About 1/3 of the way around the first rim, I realized it would be faster and simpler to just disassemble the wheels, toss the orange rims as far as I could throw them, grab a new set of rims, mask the sides, paint them orange, and re-lace and rebuild the wheels. But noooo, I figured that since I'd already started along this course, I would see it through to its stubborn conclusion, even if it meant expending anAdventureManCO level of seemingly inefficient effort in the process (with all due respect to the BF Grand Master of Futility).
But I wasn't insane enough to do this all in one shot. So I'd scrub the rim for 10-15 minutes at a time (usually enough to clear four spoke's worth and another layer of skin), then pivot to tinkering with other bikes, including the similarly-hued Specialized that the wheels belong to. So I did get a lot of other bike work done in parallel with this task.
After a few days, I had the elation of completing one sidewall - with the commensurate realization I was only 1/4 of the way done.
But still I scrubbed, and gradually the stubborn orange paint gave way to gleaming bare aluminum sidewall. And one wheel was finished, so on to the other. I tried to keep my mind off the other more-productive tasks I could have been performing instead such as solving world hunger, writing my memoirs, patching a bin full of inner tubes for needy kids, billing paying clients, or cleaning the garage, but instead I scrubbed away.
And then this afternoon, addled with solvent fumes and sore of fingers, with only a couple hours of sleep due to my son's post-high-school-graduation all-night party, I saw the oncoming train in the end of the tunnel. Could success be so close?
Almost there....
Allllmossstt there...
Whew.
And so it came to pass that after about 8+ cumulative hours of toil, the wheels were now shiny on the sides and fit for service on a caliper-brake bike without gooping, pulsing, surging, howling, or pad-melting (yes, an inspection of the pads in the before condition showed the rubber had actually melted somewhat due to the paint friction).
The Great Pumpkin rides again!!!
(and now you see why I didn't just trade wheels - I wanted to keep the color coordination, only with operational brakes).
And all of this with no effect on my body.
Well, maybe not. It might grow back. And if not, it'll be useful for opening things.
I think I'll ride itto my shift at Rusty Spoke tomorrow on the PMBC ride Sunday to test everything out. But after all that work, I'm rather unlikely to donate it... yet.
So now what?
Sisyphus is a sissy.
Over the past couple weeks, I've spent many of my evenings in the warm back yard with my big can of Goof-Off and my darker thoughts, silently scrubbing away at the sidewalls of my orange-painted rims with only the volatile fumes and occasional desert geckoes as company. About 1/3 of the way around the first rim, I realized it would be faster and simpler to just disassemble the wheels, toss the orange rims as far as I could throw them, grab a new set of rims, mask the sides, paint them orange, and re-lace and rebuild the wheels. But noooo, I figured that since I'd already started along this course, I would see it through to its stubborn conclusion, even if it meant expending anAdventureManCO level of seemingly inefficient effort in the process (with all due respect to the BF Grand Master of Futility).
But I wasn't insane enough to do this all in one shot. So I'd scrub the rim for 10-15 minutes at a time (usually enough to clear four spoke's worth and another layer of skin), then pivot to tinkering with other bikes, including the similarly-hued Specialized that the wheels belong to. So I did get a lot of other bike work done in parallel with this task.
After a few days, I had the elation of completing one sidewall - with the commensurate realization I was only 1/4 of the way done.
But still I scrubbed, and gradually the stubborn orange paint gave way to gleaming bare aluminum sidewall. And one wheel was finished, so on to the other. I tried to keep my mind off the other more-productive tasks I could have been performing instead such as solving world hunger, writing my memoirs, patching a bin full of inner tubes for needy kids, billing paying clients, or cleaning the garage, but instead I scrubbed away.
And then this afternoon, addled with solvent fumes and sore of fingers, with only a couple hours of sleep due to my son's post-high-school-graduation all-night party, I saw the oncoming train in the end of the tunnel. Could success be so close?
Almost there....
Allllmossstt there...
Whew.
And so it came to pass that after about 8+ cumulative hours of toil, the wheels were now shiny on the sides and fit for service on a caliper-brake bike without gooping, pulsing, surging, howling, or pad-melting (yes, an inspection of the pads in the before condition showed the rubber had actually melted somewhat due to the paint friction).
The Great Pumpkin rides again!!!
(and now you see why I didn't just trade wheels - I wanted to keep the color coordination, only with operational brakes).
And all of this with no effect on my body.
Well, maybe not. It might grow back. And if not, it'll be useful for opening things.
I think I'll ride it
So now what?
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It's a secret... I made contact with a really good frame guy and I can get my braze-ons installed within the next two weeks... WOOT!!!
Now I have to get off my butt and strip the frame, glad its a long weekend, also I found a almost full can of Methylene Chloride paint stripper, so this should be easy.
Also no post should be without bling photos... Titanium outer bearing cups upper and lower.
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: Mike
Now I have to get off my butt and strip the frame, glad its a long weekend, also I found a almost full can of Methylene Chloride paint stripper, so this should be easy.
Also no post should be without bling photos... Titanium outer bearing cups upper and lower.
Untitled by nemosengineer, on Flickr
: Mike
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[MENTION=419634]Nemosengineer[/MENTION], your projects are always so interesting.
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#6349
Cantilever believer
Nothing too exciting tonight - just truing and cleaning spare wheels and derusting a pile of steel seatposts prior to painting for the foster kids' bikes this fall.
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Mock up for laying out the accent color (black) on the stays and fork. Using spray.bike paint.
2 little oversprays, fix that up next week, then decals and clearcoat. Shogun Celeste; 24", Tange 2 tubes and Sakai Litage fork, another well crafted Japanese frame.
Mock up for laying out the accent color (black) on the stays and fork. Using spray.bike paint.
2 little oversprays, fix that up next week, then decals and clearcoat. Shogun Celeste; 24", Tange 2 tubes and Sakai Litage fork, another well crafted Japanese frame.
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