Originally Posted by
billytwosheds
VERY handsome machine you have there.
Couple questions:
- Is that SR rear derailleur shifting to a 28t cog? With those Simplex retros?
- not yet. I have a Masi with Simplex levers and a Super Record rear shifting well across a 14-28 9-speed cassette. For that the chain had to be a shade short and the frame has vertical dropouts. I have a 28t sprocket courtesy of pastorbobnlnh but am yet to try it. I’d be surprised if I couldn’t make it work after fettling chain length and axle position in the horizontal dropouts of the Ron Cooper…
- Did the self-extracting bolts from the C Record crank get pulled out/off?
- back in the day the same crankset had self-extracting crank bolts and a C-Record bb but they were removed and lost to the passage of time. This frame has a Suntour Superbe Pro Grease Guard bb which I thought was the cat’s pyjamas in 1995. The crankset threads are intact and I looked at buying some self-extracting bolts but prices were extravagant. If some surfaced at fair money I’d go back to them, although I forget whether they are interchangeable with Suntour crank bolts.
One bike to rule them all is impossible from my perspective, but this is a contender if we needed one.
Cheers thanks! Answers in the text above. I’m really happy with this one and once it has the 28t rear sprocket it’ll be even more versatile. All going well I’ll shrink into it as I grow old and it’ll fit even better. Rides very well, great for long days on the road with its GP5k 28s and less-than-stiff 531 Cantiflex…