Originally Posted by
dddd
This thing is turning out to be an ultimate "weight-weenie" weapon!
Might it have been part of a traveling exhibit?
Originally Posted by
embankmentlb
It's about as cool of a bike one is likely to find! The best thread I have seen on C&V in a long time.
I wonder if the guides could be JB welded with any success?
Thanks, I'm pretty psyched about all of the build details. Someone really put their best effort into this.
The traveling exhibit idea is an interesting one, this does seem to be fairly low mileage based on drivetrain wear, but who knows if the drivetrain has the same mileage as the rest. I'd think if this were for display it would have been decal'ed, but maybe those were just removed later.
The gearing is interesting to me: 51/47, 13-23. Would this have been consistent with crit gearing for sometime between, say, '75 and '90. Probably toward the earlier side. Not sure what restrictions would have been put on gearing for different categories around that timeframe.
Originally Posted by
top506
I was thinking of JB Weld myself. Great stuff.
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Yes, I used JB Weld a bit in a past life (Formula SAE), good stuff. Surprised I hadn't thought of it. I have some scrap Al sheet kicking around, it's probably worth the time to experiment with a few products before touching the frame. JB Weld is at the top of the list. The bottom face of the cable guides that contacts the frame has a gap along the fore/aft centerline which should aid in adhesive getting good purchase on the guide. Getting a firm grip on the TT will be the challenge.