Originally Posted by
OldSchoolGuy
Meta, "Caleb" was, as I recall, the name on the shipping tag.
Update - LBS chased the BB threads and faced the BB. Cost another two bits, but had to be done. I don't have, nor have I ever head of, a 1.370", L and R hadn threading. I was, however, able to chase the trreads for the rear axle adjusting screws as well as cleaning out the holes for mounting the brakes. The front brake, BB, and seat post with a new Brooks are all completed. Next obstacle is the rear wheel. I have a NOS Regina five speed FW, but my current rear wheels are both 126 mm. I have the tools to re-dish the wheels, but I don't have the proper skewer for a 120 mm axle. I believe I do have an axle that will work if 127 mm is the correct length. I haven't found the correct spacer, but I can turn one on my lathe. If that axle is good, I can use the longer skewer for now and it will just protrude a tad. Also, I still need to chase the threads on the derailleur hanger.
I plan to provide some photos tomorrow if I can figure out how to use Photobucket again.
I am surprised the LBS did not try and upsell you when you went originally.
Hopefully you tapped the derailleur hangar, or did I miss that episode? And check the dropout/fork end alignment. Bicycle threading specifications are often truly unique compared to rational thought, just think almost a century of haphazard development, that 40 years ago still had 3 if not 4 competing standards. ISO started to clean things up, but pretty slowly, and many Italians still like 36 x 24 more.
Notes on the rear wheel, be sure to do it tire off, note the spoke protrusion and tension before you re-dish, Taking 1/2 turn off the freewheel side will make more of a movement than adding 1 full turn on the off cluster side.
On the axle... make sure that the axle does not extend too far beyond the dropout faces, (this can vary much more than I would have expected long ago) too much and the wheel will feel locked in with the skewer but you will be cam locking the axle and centering springs mostly, I have seen many a wheel pull over under hard acceleration. Eliminating the conical centering springs will buy you some dimension if needed, and still allow you to go back to 126 mm spacing later. 5 speed axles seem to show up more often than the longer 6 speed ones except when you NEED one.