What are you doing today(C&V bicycle related)?
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Progress, of sorts..
Of course I've got the gut piles of 6 more bikes to sort and clean in the garage....
Skipped ahead with this one. WD40 and 5 minutes with a brush, this was what was under 50 years of grime. Its a little gritty feeling but there's potential.
Of course I've got the gut piles of 6 more bikes to sort and clean in the garage....
Skipped ahead with this one. WD40 and 5 minutes with a brush, this was what was under 50 years of grime. Its a little gritty feeling but there's potential.
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I fill ones like these with Marvel Mystery oil, drain and flush after a soak then fill em up with 50wt. oil, never fails and lots of miles on lots of these.
Would also encourage no WD inside it, it can strip the bearings ability to properly absorb lube, oil, etc. at the micro level.
Every one of these that can be saved and should be.
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Yes I know some tricks, and I can get them back together on the first try, but I wouldn't call it easy.
Maybe that's just me. pastorbobnlnh, what do you think, easy for most home mechanics?
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It's the only component that does not require a fine, manual adjustment, thus making it the easiest to overhaul.
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I spent an hour this evening at my co-op looking for a Huffy frame to cut up. Dismayed at not finding one, but was slightly entertained at a loud and pushy woman who thought she could just come in and take any bike for free. I'm not really sure she was raised to be that way, but tonight she was a a "Karren" on steroids. The shop foreman asked her to leave and not return, and she began arguing with him asking for his name (like she had any clout with the 501 that hosts the shop?). So I'm back home working on the design for the Campification of a Huffy. Smiles, MH
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I spent an hour this evening at my co-op looking for a Huffy frame to cut up. Dismayed at not finding one, but was slightly entertained at a loud and pushy woman who thought she could just come in and take any bike for free. I'm not really sure she was raised to be that way, but tonight she was a a "Karren" on steroids. The shop foreman asked her to leave and not return, and she began arguing with him asking for his name (like she had any clout with the 501 that hosts the shop?). So I'm back home working on the design for the Campification of a Huffy. Smiles, MH
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The balls are no more difficult to keep in place than headset balls on a crown race. I don't worry about the pawls at all, except keeping them free of grease. Loading the lower bearings on the body (not the back of the cluster) makes assembly of the two pieces much easier.
It's the only component that does not require a fine, manual adjustment, thus making it the easiest to overhaul.
It's the only component that does not require a fine, manual adjustment, thus making it the easiest to overhaul.
Suntours almost always tighten up too much when I hammer the ring back on. And I'm not going to leave it less than "rammed home", because of all the Suntours I've seen that performed an unplanned disassembly in the field. Have you ever tried to find enough balls to reassemble a freewheel after they fell out, over maybe 100 yards of road, and bounced off into the gravel? I have, twice. (Not my bike either time). We found that you can pack other things besides balls in there; one time it was a shoelace, another time a flexible green twig, anything to hold the inner and outer body somewhat concentric. Then a rock and a screwdriver to pound the ring back on. Works surprisingly well! One guy remembered a few months later that this "temporary" fix was still in his freewheel. He forgot because it worked near perfect.
So anyway, when working on one, I hammer it on REAL good, then usually find the bearings now bind up. Take the ring back off and scrounge around for an adjusting shim. I don't have a bag of NOS shims, though one shop I worked at (R+E) did; they managed to buy them from Suntour or whoever was distributing them, in about '82. We'd had a rash of self-disassembling Suntours, so we pre-emptively tightened every single one that went through our shop, and most of those had to have a shim added to keep from binding. But me without a bag o' shims, I have to cannibalize another grimy old dead Suntour to get some.
I may be overly paranoid, but it's like the old saying, "13 times bitten, really really shy".
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Hmm, lots of people would disagree. I've done it a half-dozen times but I don't relish it. Keeping the myriad tiny balls in their tracks, while simultaneously keeping the pawls compressed against their springs, is like keeping a lot of balls in the air — metaphorically. If you literally have a lot of balls in the air while reassembling a freewheel, you did something wrong.
Yes I know some tricks, and I can get them back together on the first try, but I wouldn't call it easy.
Maybe that's just me. pastorbobnlnh, what do you think, easy for most home mechanics?
Mark B
Yes I know some tricks, and I can get them back together on the first try, but I wouldn't call it easy.
Maybe that's just me. pastorbobnlnh, what do you think, easy for most home mechanics?
Mark B
Also never needed to do more than flush and fill likely due to the fact that I don't ride hard, much.
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Todays candidate.
This was a "saved from the dump" bike, rattle canned with some functional bits of Suntour XCE.
I was a bit disappointed to find the rear axle busted and the cones trashed. I'm hoping the cups are OK. I figure a 7 speed Freewheel Hybrid wheel set like this would make for a nice 120mm 5 speed "Touring" wheelset.
I tried a little more acetone on the spray paint, and it looks like all the original decals are still there under 2 more layers of paint. the acetone ate the gloves off my hands, so I'll give another try with lacquer thinner later on.
The frame feels pretty light, is lugged has an ovalized down tube, and its pink. I'll put this in the someday pile for now.
This was a "saved from the dump" bike, rattle canned with some functional bits of Suntour XCE.
I was a bit disappointed to find the rear axle busted and the cones trashed. I'm hoping the cups are OK. I figure a 7 speed Freewheel Hybrid wheel set like this would make for a nice 120mm 5 speed "Touring" wheelset.
I tried a little more acetone on the spray paint, and it looks like all the original decals are still there under 2 more layers of paint. the acetone ate the gloves off my hands, so I'll give another try with lacquer thinner later on.
The frame feels pretty light, is lugged has an ovalized down tube, and its pink. I'll put this in the someday pile for now.
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Well, I had a bike arrive. And saw something you don't really want to see. I usually vet the seller a little better, but he assured me he had the pipe insulation and had packed bikes before.
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Sold another bike today ... to a guy close to my hood I had never met, a c&v snob (like me).
This is the second time Bob Freeman served as my wingman. He saw the ad and contacted the new owner, Gene, with "you should buy this." Thanks Bob! And Stuart! And Gene!
This is the second recent c&v sale that went pretty quickly. It gives me a little hope for the vintage bike market and our community. Of course, the prices aren't nearly as high as they were 5-10 years ago. But folks are still diggin' the old school steel.
This is the second time Bob Freeman served as my wingman. He saw the ad and contacted the new owner, Gene, with "you should buy this." Thanks Bob! And Stuart! And Gene!
This is the second recent c&v sale that went pretty quickly. It gives me a little hope for the vintage bike market and our community. Of course, the prices aren't nearly as high as they were 5-10 years ago. But folks are still diggin' the old school steel.
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Kind of sad about this one, but it was a wee bit of a wreck.
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Todays candidate.
This was a "saved from the dump" bike, rattle canned with some functional bits of Suntour XCE.
I was a bit disappointed to find the rear axle busted and the cones trashed. I'm hoping the cups are OK. I figure a 7 speed Freewheel Hybrid wheel set like this would make for a nice 120mm 5 speed "Touring" wheelset.
I tried a little more acetone on the spray paint, and it looks like all the original decals are still there under 2 more layers of paint. the acetone ate the gloves off my hands, so I'll give another try with lacquer thinner later on.
The frame feels pretty light, is lugged has an ovalized down tube, and its pink. I'll put this in the someday pile for now.
This was a "saved from the dump" bike, rattle canned with some functional bits of Suntour XCE.
I was a bit disappointed to find the rear axle busted and the cones trashed. I'm hoping the cups are OK. I figure a 7 speed Freewheel Hybrid wheel set like this would make for a nice 120mm 5 speed "Touring" wheelset.
I tried a little more acetone on the spray paint, and it looks like all the original decals are still there under 2 more layers of paint. the acetone ate the gloves off my hands, so I'll give another try with lacquer thinner later on.
The frame feels pretty light, is lugged has an ovalized down tube, and its pink. I'll put this in the someday pile for now.
That being said and the level of ecosuppresion I would encourage you to consider Rustoleum aircraft stripper, while not as effective as it used to be, it will do the job if you combine it with heat, sunlight, good wire brushes including a welding one and the round tubing assortment from Harbor Freight so you can get into all the nooks and crannies.
Last one I did, the paint melted off once I got it softened and started by scuffing it with 100 grit.
Also used a heat gun to speed up the process a couple of times when the sun went down or wasn't keeping it warm.
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Bulgur said: Hmm, lots of people would disagree. I've done it a half-dozen times but I don't relish it. Keeping the myriad tiny balls in their tracks, while simultaneously keeping the pawls compressed against their springs, is like keeping a lot of balls in the air — metaphorically. If you literally have a lot of balls in the air while reassembling a freewheel, you did something wrong.
I have an old metal dental tray I stuck 3 speaker magnets to the bottom. It helps keep things in place until you want them. Easy to wipe clean when done
I have an old metal dental tray I stuck 3 speaker magnets to the bottom. It helps keep things in place until you want them. Easy to wipe clean when done
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Nothing, again.
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Well I know like many of us, you have plenty of experience.
That being said and the level of ecosuppresion I would encourage you to consider Rustoleum aircraft stripper, while not as effective as it used to be, it will do the job if you combine it with heat, sunlight, good wire brushes including a welding one and the round tubing assortment from Harbor Freight so you can get into all the nooks and crannies.
Last one I did, the paint melted off once I got it softened and started by scuffing it with 100 grit.
Also used a heat gun to speed up the process a couple of times when the sun went down or wasn't keeping it warm.
That being said and the level of ecosuppresion I would encourage you to consider Rustoleum aircraft stripper, while not as effective as it used to be, it will do the job if you combine it with heat, sunlight, good wire brushes including a welding one and the round tubing assortment from Harbor Freight so you can get into all the nooks and crannies.
Last one I did, the paint melted off once I got it softened and started by scuffing it with 100 grit.
Also used a heat gun to speed up the process a couple of times when the sun went down or wasn't keeping it warm.
It looks like someone who didn't appreciate the original pink main triangle, did a nice job matching the stays and fork with a gray. Later on some one else rattle canned black gloss over the assembled bike.
I put a lot of miles on a low end Bianchi Avenue hybrid, so I'm inclined to hold on to this one incase I "need" a hybrid....
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Bulgur said: Hmm, lots of people would disagree. I've done it a half-dozen times but I don't relish it. Keeping the myriad tiny balls in their tracks, while simultaneously keeping the pawls compressed against their springs, is like keeping a lot of balls in the air — metaphorically. If you literally have a lot of balls in the air while reassembling a freewheel, you did something wrong.
I have an old metal dental tray I stuck 3 speaker magnets to the bottom. It helps keep things in place until you want them. Easy to wipe clean when done
I have an old metal dental tray I stuck 3 speaker magnets to the bottom. It helps keep things in place until you want them. Easy to wipe clean when done
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I have several magnetic parts trays, but I would never use them for bearings. I hate metal slivers in my balls!!
Who's this Bulgur guy?
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Gave the bike owned by neighbor kid a tune up and changed tires/tubes for him. It was a bike that I sold to him a few years ago for $25 which is what I had invested in it. He picked up the tires and tubes and I did the free tune up.
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And the tiny filings are impossible to see so....
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Today the sun is out and I will get a good spin, but that's not what I'm posting about. I was a very happy camper I did two sales in one day.
First was the Astra, an add was posted to Craigslist got a reply in less than an hour, then sold 30 minutes later. Tour de Belgeque a tank by any means. Sold with no pictures non the less. I think the wing nut hubs sealed the deal.
Then later in the afternoon the (semi) affordable Pinarello sold to a guy that was focused on riding to Whidbey Island. The bike is/was two sizes small but he had to have it. He already has plans to sell before he paid even. This bike had a big number of hits to the add from here to a guy in Florida (actually two different people from FLA) wanted. Two people were trying to buy on the same day, one from Vancouver BC. Two people from Portland inquiried, one of which is a BF member.
First was the Astra, an add was posted to Craigslist got a reply in less than an hour, then sold 30 minutes later. Tour de Belgeque a tank by any means. Sold with no pictures non the less. I think the wing nut hubs sealed the deal.
Then later in the afternoon the (semi) affordable Pinarello sold to a guy that was focused on riding to Whidbey Island. The bike is/was two sizes small but he had to have it. He already has plans to sell before he paid even. This bike had a big number of hits to the add from here to a guy in Florida (actually two different people from FLA) wanted. Two people were trying to buy on the same day, one from Vancouver BC. Two people from Portland inquiried, one of which is a BF member.
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I meant to post this yesterday but stuff happened. What I did (yesterday) was sneak off to a bike stuff swap meet put on by the Portland Community Cycling Center. It was held at an empty space (formerly a Marshall's) in the Lloyd Center mall. The CCC had some C&V parts out, some of which I found drool-worthy. On the other hand, I already have projects in the queue and an overwhelming task at work so I'm not taking on anything new.
One vendor (not CCC) had several pairs of 180mm and 185mm crankarms for sale. It was fun to commiserate with a crowd of six-foot-plus riders about the current availability of long cranks. My knees no longer like long crankarms so I've "shortened" to 175mm on most of my bikes.
Here's what they had in terms of frames. That Nishiki Linear TT bike looks like a back breaker, and the "Merckx" frame is questionable with that fork-mounted light bracket. The Supergo mountain bike frame included the Hite-Rite.
One vendor (not CCC) had several pairs of 180mm and 185mm crankarms for sale. It was fun to commiserate with a crowd of six-foot-plus riders about the current availability of long cranks. My knees no longer like long crankarms so I've "shortened" to 175mm on most of my bikes.
Here's what they had in terms of frames. That Nishiki Linear TT bike looks like a back breaker, and the "Merckx" frame is questionable with that fork-mounted light bracket. The Supergo mountain bike frame included the Hite-Rite.
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The Southern Hemispere racing season having recently concluded I took this semi-classic out for almost four leisurely hours today, its first ride in several months and after a recent stem swap, left Ergopower rebuild and pedal service. The stem slipped a shade, the right Ergopower was stiff and the 9-speed 39x28 low was a little high at times. It was great.
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