For the love of English 3 speeds...
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I would tell that bike shop to give you everyone of those junk 3 speed bikes designed for riding the left side of the roadway. Its just garbage taking up shop space and of course no one knows how to work on English junk. Its like those old Brit cars and Lucas electrics.
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That bike shop sounds jerky, but a lot of shops simply "don't get" three speeds. One shop made suggestions for my old Rudge Sports, which was in perfectly good shape (mostly due to sixty-fiver.) They said what would make things "better" is replace the wheel with a single speed and replace the crankset with a modern cotterless. Of course the Rudge chainring is most of the charm of the bike! To be fair, they were generally a decent shop that did good work, but their focus was on new.
I'm always on the lookout for spare hubs and triggers etc as the price for a simple washer/nut on Ebay can be expensive. Come spring there's always a discard bike or two at the side of the road and even if it's beyond repair it could be a good parts donor.
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Hi all you three speeders. I have a question in advance of having an issue. My Phillips now sports Kenda 26 1 3/8" tires that measure 33mm wide. I ordered a Col de la Vie in the same size & accd to Harris's site typically measures 38.5mm. Of course there are others who measure theirs as narrower. My rim is CR18. Fender follows current tire fine width wise. If the new tire is wider, how do I go about "massaging" the fender out a little wider.
I recall online someone installing metal fenders and they had to widen them out a little and they went into great details with photos, but now, for the life of me, I can't find that site.
I recall online someone installing metal fenders and they had to widen them out a little and they went into great details with photos, but now, for the life of me, I can't find that site.
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Hi all you three speeders. I have a question in advance of having an issue. My Phillips now sports Kenda 26 1 3/8" tires that measure 33mm wide. I ordered a Col de la Vie in the same size & accd to Harris's site typically measures 38.5mm. Of course there are others who measure theirs as narrower. My rim is CR18. Fender follows current tire fine width wise. If the new tire is wider, how do I go about "massaging" the fender out a little wider.
I recall online someone installing metal fenders and they had to widen them out a little and they went into great details with photos, but now, for the life of me, I can't find that site.
I recall online someone installing metal fenders and they had to widen them out a little and they went into great details with photos, but now, for the life of me, I can't find that site.
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Regarding the sub thread over the last couple of pages on bike shops with a ****ty attitude:
First off, I don't defend them. In fact, I was happy as all get out when Rowlett's in Richmond, VA announced they were closing down; mainly because the staff there was always quick to belittle anyone that came in there who wasn't on the latest carbon fiber wonderbike. They were the only shop in town who'd rag me for the stuff I ride. Not helped by my knowing that I had more years of experience repairing bikes than anyone that worked there, with the possible exception of the owner.
However, such attitudes come from a variety of sources: 1. Pure staff snobbishness (aka, childishness). Indefensible, and should be grounds for employee termination. It certainly would have been at the shop I worked at in Erie, PA 1969-74. 2. Not profitable enough to bother learning how. Most bicycle shops nowadays don't really repair bicycles. They swap defective or worn parts. Actually figuring out what's wrong with a vintage bike and how to fix it takes too much time, too much effort, and doesn't bring in enough revenue when they could turn out three or four modern bikes in the same time it takes to figure yours out (assuming they don't know in the first place. 3. You're not a desirable customer. You're not riding something current, easily repairable to their skills, so you're not going to be profitable enough to bother with.
In mundane life I work for a Honda/Yamaha/CanAm motorcycle shop. And we don't take on vintage Hondas or Yamahas. Mainly because the customer isn't riding them because of a love of antique motorcycles, they're riding them because you can buy them for $500.00 or less. He's probably a #3 in the shop's eyes. And that customer's attitude on repairs is all to often the same as purchasing the bike in the first place - unrealistic regarding what it'll cost, and quick to freak when you give them the estimate of what it'll cost to get their bike running. The big difference in this scenario is that when you're talking a 3-4 week backlog on a motorcycle repair, you have to put your time on the customers who are riding new or at least recent bikes. They're the long term repeat customers.
Odds are, the guy at the bike shop saw you in one of these three categories - most likely #3 . At least I hope so. While #1 is totally indefensible, the other two have something of a business sense about them, trying to cull out the losing customers and just keeping the profitable. Even though its damned unfair.
There's only two answers to this: 1. Find a shop that finds it profitable and desirable to work on vintage and obsolescent bicycles. 2. Learn to work on your own. In the long run, #2 is easier and cheaper.
First off, I don't defend them. In fact, I was happy as all get out when Rowlett's in Richmond, VA announced they were closing down; mainly because the staff there was always quick to belittle anyone that came in there who wasn't on the latest carbon fiber wonderbike. They were the only shop in town who'd rag me for the stuff I ride. Not helped by my knowing that I had more years of experience repairing bikes than anyone that worked there, with the possible exception of the owner.
However, such attitudes come from a variety of sources: 1. Pure staff snobbishness (aka, childishness). Indefensible, and should be grounds for employee termination. It certainly would have been at the shop I worked at in Erie, PA 1969-74. 2. Not profitable enough to bother learning how. Most bicycle shops nowadays don't really repair bicycles. They swap defective or worn parts. Actually figuring out what's wrong with a vintage bike and how to fix it takes too much time, too much effort, and doesn't bring in enough revenue when they could turn out three or four modern bikes in the same time it takes to figure yours out (assuming they don't know in the first place. 3. You're not a desirable customer. You're not riding something current, easily repairable to their skills, so you're not going to be profitable enough to bother with.
In mundane life I work for a Honda/Yamaha/CanAm motorcycle shop. And we don't take on vintage Hondas or Yamahas. Mainly because the customer isn't riding them because of a love of antique motorcycles, they're riding them because you can buy them for $500.00 or less. He's probably a #3 in the shop's eyes. And that customer's attitude on repairs is all to often the same as purchasing the bike in the first place - unrealistic regarding what it'll cost, and quick to freak when you give them the estimate of what it'll cost to get their bike running. The big difference in this scenario is that when you're talking a 3-4 week backlog on a motorcycle repair, you have to put your time on the customers who are riding new or at least recent bikes. They're the long term repeat customers.
Odds are, the guy at the bike shop saw you in one of these three categories - most likely #3 . At least I hope so. While #1 is totally indefensible, the other two have something of a business sense about them, trying to cull out the losing customers and just keeping the profitable. Even though its damned unfair.
There's only two answers to this: 1. Find a shop that finds it profitable and desirable to work on vintage and obsolescent bicycles. 2. Learn to work on your own. In the long run, #2 is easier and cheaper.
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Hi all you three speeders. I have a question in advance of having an issue. My Phillips now sports Kenda 26 1 3/8" tires that measure 33mm wide. I ordered a Col de la Vie in the same size & accd to Harris's site typically measures 38.5mm. Of course there are others who measure theirs as narrower. My rim is CR18. Fender follows current tire fine width wise. If the new tire is wider, how do I go about "massaging" the fender out a little wider.
I recall online someone installing metal fenders and they had to widen them out a little and they went into great details with photos, but now, for the life of me, I can't find that site.
I recall online someone installing metal fenders and they had to widen them out a little and they went into great details with photos, but now, for the life of me, I can't find that site.
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While their reasoning may have leaned towards 2/3, the guy's attitude was really indefensible. You don't roll your eyes at someone. You treat people with respect whether or not you think they're profitable and worth your time. I think it would have been completely fair and reasonable to flat out say that they didn't have the skills, tools or interest (profit, etc) to fix my bike. They could have explained why, given me a recommendation for say, a community shop where I could learn to fix it myself, or whatever. How do they stay open? I guess the clique they pander to has enough money to sustain them. Too bad. I have worked in retail for a long time and if I talked to people like that, I'd be fired.
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Hi all you three speeders. I have a question in advance of having an issue. My Phillips now sports Kenda 26 1 3/8" tires that measure 33mm wide. I ordered a Col de la Vie in the same size & accd to Harris's site typically measures 38.5mm. Of course there are others who measure theirs as narrower. My rim is CR18. Fender follows current tire fine width wise. If the new tire is wider, how do I go about "massaging" the fender out a little wider.
I recall online someone installing metal fenders and they had to widen them out a little and they went into great details with photos, but now, for the life of me, I can't find that site.
I recall online someone installing metal fenders and they had to widen them out a little and they went into great details with photos, but now, for the life of me, I can't find that site.
The big problem is likely if you can get those tire to sit nicely on the rims- CR18s are kinda narrow.
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@Salubrious - good to know. My Kendas measure 33+mm on those rims. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
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Your Col de la Vies will fit fine. You won't have to spread your fenders.
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I've been wondering about taking a bike with 126 mm dropout (derailleur bike), and making it a 3 speed. The dropout on my Phillips is 115, so obviously I'd need a longer axle SA 3 speed hub for a conversion. Right?
Is is there a vintage 3 speed hub with longer axle? Or would I need to stick with modern SA?
Is is there a vintage 3 speed hub with longer axle? Or would I need to stick with modern SA?
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That rim is such a life saver!- new life for many 3-speeds...
I have seen AW hubs with wider axles that would allow spacers. Plan B- cold set the frame to the smaller width.
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A question of my own- anyone ever hear of a Westwood rim (28" x 1 1/2", rod brake style) in alloy with 32 holes?? I have a 70s Tourist and am thinking of setting it up a vintage SA drum brake hub in the front.
I have seen AW hubs with wider axles that would allow spacers. Plan B- cold set the frame to the smaller width.
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A question of my own- anyone ever hear of a Westwood rim (28" x 1 1/2", rod brake style) in alloy with 32 holes?? I have a 70s Tourist and am thinking of setting it up a vintage SA drum brake hub in the front.
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Finished my Rudge downtube graphic. Thanks to noglider for providing me a template. Hard to know the color exactly without an example in front of me. Waterslides on black paint tend to darken a bit, so I may make some further adjustments. If anyone wants one, I posted a zip file containing a JPEG, TIFF in 300 DPI ready to print and the original PSD Photoshop work file in case anybody wants to tinker with it.https://www.crystalspringfarm.net/AA/...owntube008.zip
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Pretty good job, @BigChief.
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I've been wondering about taking a bike with 126 mm dropout (derailleur bike), and making it a 3 speed. The dropout on my Phillips is 115, so obviously I'd need a longer axle SA 3 speed hub for a conversion. Right?
Is is there a vintage 3 speed hub with longer axle? Or would I need to stick with modern SA?
Is is there a vintage 3 speed hub with longer axle? Or would I need to stick with modern SA?
According to Sheldon's (which includes some info about this) site, the axle needs to be 31 mm longer than the OLD. SA had at least 3 axle lengths for the AW hubs which were:
5 3/4 (146 mm 115mm OLD)
6 1/4 (159 mm 128 mm OLD)
6 13/32 (163 mm 132 OLD)
Replacement axles in all three lengths appear to be available either at Harris, Niagara, or ebay. Prices shipped to you on the order of $15 to $25.
My understanding (which is based just on google knowledge -- I have no experience) is that any of these axles will fit into any of the AW hubs as all the machinings, gear, slot, etc, are dimensionally the same with respect to the hub body. All the length differences are accounted for outside the cones.
So, my guess is that you could plug one of the longer axles in an AW hub and have it spaced out for 126 mm or 130 mm. The 63 mm axles should work with either and just have a little extra length on the left side if used in a 120 mm or 126 mm hub.
If you were to do this, you may need to adjust spacer placement so that the right side axle nut works properly and you may need a different indicator chain. Just guessing. Dishing may be required.
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Thanks. Anybody with moderate PhotoShop skills can do these. Cool thing is, you don't need anything more than a regular computer and printer to make your own decals. Since a printer doesn't put any ink where it sees white, you just put a white background behind your image and it will print as a transparency on decal paper. Now, I have to get to the grunt work of taking my bike apart and stripping the frame. Oh, and getting the fixed cup off the bottom bracket...that's always fun.
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Hopefully, somebody who actually knows something will answer this question. But, that's never stopped me before, so until the right answer comes:
According to Sheldon's (which includes some info about this) site, the axle needs to be 31 mm longer than the OLD. SA had at least 3 axle lengths for the AW hubs which were:
5 3/4 (146 mm 115mm OLD)
6 1/4 (159 mm 128 mm OLD)
6 13/32 (163 mm 132 OLD)
Replacement axles in all three lengths appear to be available either at Harris, Niagara, or ebay. Prices shipped to you on the order of $15 to $25.
My understanding (which is based just on google knowledge -- I have no experience) is that any of these axles will fit into any of the AW hubs as all the machinings, gear, slot, etc, are dimensionally the same with respect to the hub body. All the length differences are accounted for outside the cones.
So, my guess is that you could plug one of the longer axles in an AW hub and have it spaced out for 126 mm or 130 mm. The 63 mm axles should work with either and just have a little extra length on the left side if used in a 120 mm or 126 mm hub.
If you were to do this, you may need to adjust spacer placement so that the right side axle nut works properly and you may need a different indicator chain. Just guessing. Dishing may be required.
According to Sheldon's (which includes some info about this) site, the axle needs to be 31 mm longer than the OLD. SA had at least 3 axle lengths for the AW hubs which were:
5 3/4 (146 mm 115mm OLD)
6 1/4 (159 mm 128 mm OLD)
6 13/32 (163 mm 132 OLD)
Replacement axles in all three lengths appear to be available either at Harris, Niagara, or ebay. Prices shipped to you on the order of $15 to $25.
My understanding (which is based just on google knowledge -- I have no experience) is that any of these axles will fit into any of the AW hubs as all the machinings, gear, slot, etc, are dimensionally the same with respect to the hub body. All the length differences are accounted for outside the cones.
So, my guess is that you could plug one of the longer axles in an AW hub and have it spaced out for 126 mm or 130 mm. The 63 mm axles should work with either and just have a little extra length on the left side if used in a 120 mm or 126 mm hub.
If you were to do this, you may need to adjust spacer placement so that the right side axle nut works properly and you may need a different indicator chain. Just guessing. Dishing may be required.
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I've been wondering about taking a bike with 126 mm dropout (derailleur bike), and making it a 3 speed. The dropout on my Phillips is 115, so obviously I'd need a longer axle SA 3 speed hub for a conversion. Right?
Is is there a vintage 3 speed hub with longer axle? Or would I need to stick with modern SA?
Is is there a vintage 3 speed hub with longer axle? Or would I need to stick with modern SA?
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That's good to know. I don't have a SA AW, but would like one (hint, hint). I'm thinking of doing a conversion on a bike. Hmmmm.