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12-12-23, 06:48 PM
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Missing spindle
I spent a couple of hours cleaning up the shop and looking for a NOS 118mm Sugino spindle that I'm going to need when doing some work for a friend sometime after Christmas. It was in a quart-size ziplock bag full of other assorted spindles. I didn't find the main bag, but I did find a smaller bag containing only two spindles, one of which was, fortunately, the one I wanted. That was a stroke of luck! I made a mental note to put someplace where I wouldn't forget about it.
That was the day before yesterday. I went back into the shop today to put the spindle in a box with some other parts I'm planning to use on the same project.. But I now have no idea where the Sugino spindle could be. I I tore my hair a little bit and retraced my steps from Sunday as best I could, to no avail.
I am a little bit frustrated now. My guess is that it has somehow made its way into someone else's shop. If anyone sees the damn thing, let me know, okay?
That was the day before yesterday. I went back into the shop today to put the spindle in a box with some other parts I'm planning to use on the same project.. But I now have no idea where the Sugino spindle could be. I I tore my hair a little bit and retraced my steps from Sunday as best I could, to no avail.
I am a little bit frustrated now. My guess is that it has somehow made its way into someone else's shop. If anyone sees the damn thing, let me know, okay?
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such "disappearances" began happening to me over fifteen year in the rearview mirror
quickly learned it be healthier to laugh than to berate oneself
eventually of course all will "disappear"
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such "disappearances" began happening to me over fifteen year in the rearview mirror
quickly learned it be healthier to laugh than to berate oneself
eventually of course all will "disappear"
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12-12-23, 07:13 PM
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This is a common issue in my workspace as well. Put it in a space where it won't be lost forever and..........it's gone forever. Occasionally I discover such items and wonder which bike it belongs to and if I still have that bike.
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famous last words -
"...this is important...i don't want to lose it...i'll put it in a special spot so i won't forget it..."
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My ‘gone forever’ was that little adjuster barrel for the back of the center pull brake bridge on a Raleigh Super Course.
One day I heard about how they cost a pretty penny because they are hard to find, and I thought, “Hey, I have one of those.” And went out to find it and I couldn’t. Not on the bike. I took it off to keep somewhere safe so I wouldn’t lose it. Hmmm.
Now I know why they are rare and cost a pretty penny.
One day I heard about how they cost a pretty penny because they are hard to find, and I thought, “Hey, I have one of those.” And went out to find it and I couldn’t. Not on the bike. I took it off to keep somewhere safe so I wouldn’t lose it. Hmmm.
Now I know why they are rare and cost a pretty penny.
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I dropped one part of a three-part tool on my basement floor last month, and it still hasn’t shown up. Unfortunately the other two parts won’t work without it, and I can only buy the whole thing, not the lost part. I keep thinking it’ll show up at some point, but no go so far. I’m worried I dropped it in the trash can, since emptied. Hmm.
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I know where it is...it's right with the missing link for my brand new KMC chain. The one I set "right there" after sizing the chain. I refuse to return the project to the bicycle stand to finish the last job until I find that confounded link!
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NOS 118mm Sugino spindle, lost to the garage gremlin. Its probably right next to the 5SB spindle ya lost two years ago...
RATS! - Keep Looking Stud!
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I'm pretty sure I have an early '70s Sugino Mighty spindle for ya if you're ready to give up on finding yours. Only problem is, it's engraved with "this was stolen from ____ _______" (original owner's name) and his phone number.
I called the number in about 2015 and he answered, said that bike was stolen something like 40 years before. (Who keeps one land line for 40+ years??) I offered to return it, but he said no, keep it, he doesn't ride anymore. I frenchified the parts on it (the frame is French) so the Sugino is surplus. Free to you (Jon) if you can use it, and if you don't worry about the bad karma of riding a stolen spindle.
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12-12-23, 10:30 PM
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(Who keeps one land line for 40+ years??).............35 and holding
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I's a relief to finally hear from someone who doesn't have the words "senior member" under their name.
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Listen up, guys, your stuff is probably hiding with my ziploc bag of old mismatched barcon shifters and the barrel adjuster from one of my early Dura Ace brake calipers. I'll be sure to return everything when it turns up.
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(Who keeps one land line for 40+ years??) My mother-in-law had the same land line for over 50 years. She just moved to senior living and my brother-in-law set up her new phone to have the same number. He got her one of the Verizon boxes that she can plug her old AT&T desk-top phone into, so she can feel right at home. It has touch tone instead of a rotary dial, so it's not completely old school, but it does have the ringer that actually has bells inside.
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You usually find such things when you're looking for something else. So the key is - start on something else that involves a part/tool/etc you can't find. While you're looking for THAT item, the spindle will show up.
Sneaking up on 30 years for my land-line number. The number in question above isn't necessarily a land-line now, just because it was 40 years ago.
Overall, this thread makes me feel MUCH better about my own part / component "inventory".
Sneaking up on 30 years for my land-line number. The number in question above isn't necessarily a land-line now, just because it was 40 years ago.
Overall, this thread makes me feel MUCH better about my own part / component "inventory".
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I was deep cleaning a Campy Nuovo Tipo QR skewer and put the 3mm circlip carefully on my work bench between the arms of some tweezers.
Took the fully disassembled parts through to the kitchen for degreasing / wire brushing / etc.
Came back and circlip is gone, luckily I have some generic new ones, but really annoyed with myself.
A week later vacuuming the hall I spotted it 6 inches before it would have gone into the hoover
I have some experience disassembling and repairing accordions, for which I use several 100cc screw top glass jars to store bits.
Slightly strangely a typical accordion has over a thousand parts: my 1959 Hohner Lucia IV P has 392 reeds for example.
It also weights about the same as a bike: 19.1 lbs
I've never lost an accordion part yet - I always put the bits in bottles.
Took the fully disassembled parts through to the kitchen for degreasing / wire brushing / etc.
Came back and circlip is gone, luckily I have some generic new ones, but really annoyed with myself.
A week later vacuuming the hall I spotted it 6 inches before it would have gone into the hoover
I have some experience disassembling and repairing accordions, for which I use several 100cc screw top glass jars to store bits.
Slightly strangely a typical accordion has over a thousand parts: my 1959 Hohner Lucia IV P has 392 reeds for example.
It also weights about the same as a bike: 19.1 lbs
I've never lost an accordion part yet - I always put the bits in bottles.
