Originally Posted by
richardmoss
This is an update to Cost/Benefit: Restore Serotta or Buy IRO SS. I've got most of the parts recommended by cuda2K, but feeling ham-fisted in pulling it all together. Got Zinn's Roadbike Maintenance, but there are issues he doesn't.
Could someone help out on this quick list:
1. Seat post won't fit into seat tube: it always fit & recollect standard 27.2.
It's the same seatpost you had from before? Make sure there's no gunk in the seat tube and that the collar didn't get squished together somehow.
3. Right pedal is off and it will twist into crank arm, but freezes after several turns. Not clear to me how to execute final tightening and installation: do I need 15mm pedal wrench? This is a Campy SR or Neuvo record crank & somewhere I read that pedal attaches using hex wrench, but whatever detente is on pedal shaft, it doesn't look 8-sided.
Not familiar with campy stuff, but make sure that your threads are clean on the pedal and the crank, and use grease. Every pedal I've had to install used a pedal wrench and installed the same way, but no guarantees.
4. I bought close-out Mavic 700cc tire from
http://www.thebikebiz.com. Actually a track set--it's their thing. The axle has nuts rather than QR. Embarrassing not to know this but are all hubs hollow to accept QR? (I can't find the original QR in any case. Can I buy generic QR? )
Are you converting this to a singlespeed? I missed the original thread. If not, you're going to have a hard time putting a multispeed freewheel on that wheelset.
If the wheelset is indeed a track wheelset, then no, the axles are not hollow. You would never want a quick release skewer on the track, that would just lead to disaster. It may be possible to replace the axle with a hollow one, but I'm not sure, having never done it. What's wrong with track nuts? A small 15mm wrench isn't difficult to carry, I just throw one in my bag.
5. Chain is twisted (kinked) and off top of derailleur. Should get a chain tool and open up the chain open and rewrap?
Sometimes that happens. If you can't uncoil it, you'll have to break the chain with the chain tool and uncoil it that way. Don't push the pin out all the way. Even if you don't have to take the chain apart, make sure you clean it up and re-lube it.