Odd Bottom bracket "assembly"
05-02-26 | 07:07 PM
#26
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Milwaukee, WI
Bikes: '68 Raleigh Sprite, '02 Raleigh C500, '84 Raleigh Gran Prix, '91 Trek 400, 2013 Novara Randonee, 1990 Trek 970
05-02-26 | 07:48 PM
#27
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Joined: Jul 2015
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From: NW Oregon
Bikes: 1982 Trek 930R Custom, '91 Diamondback Ascent w/ XT, XTR updates, Fuji Team Pro CF road flyer, Specialized Sirrus Gravel Convert, '09 Comencal Meta 5.5 XC, '02 Marin MBX500, '84 Gitane Criterium bike
i have never bought a black rubber bungee cord.
i did buy a package of the large cloth covered ones once... about 40 years ago.
i bought a pair of M/C tie downs in 1987
then i went to work at the Washougal MX Park... the racers forget them after washing their bikes off, and leave them dangling from the fences.. rainy events were the most lucrative.
i still have a milk crate full of them, and a half dozen hanging in the garage for quick access.
the best finds from there are the bike stand/stool (my step stool in the house now), and a folding chair with the canvas seat and back.. the cool kind that snap-folds toward the Middle. that chair goes on my camping trips, and is a spare in the house.
i did buy a package of the large cloth covered ones once... about 40 years ago.
i bought a pair of M/C tie downs in 1987
then i went to work at the Washougal MX Park... the racers forget them after washing their bikes off, and leave them dangling from the fences.. rainy events were the most lucrative.
i still have a milk crate full of them, and a half dozen hanging in the garage for quick access.
the best finds from there are the bike stand/stool (my step stool in the house now), and a folding chair with the canvas seat and back.. the cool kind that snap-folds toward the Middle. that chair goes on my camping trips, and is a spare in the house.
Last edited by maddog34; 05-02-26 at 07:58 PM.
05-11-26 | 02:19 PM
#28
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Joined: Sep 2025
Posts: 111
Likes: 28
From: Eastern Europe
Got this bike for 5$ and just can't let it go. Dropouts were spaced too wide and there was wiggle room for the axle making it difficult to mount the wheel straight. this worked well to align the dropouts and reduce the spacing to 135mm and it's been surprisingly solid.
05-12-26 | 04:37 AM
#29
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Joined: May 2018
Posts: 1,222
Likes: 435
From: Palm Coast, FL
Bikes: Diamondback Wildwood Classic
Got this bike for 5$ and just can't let it go. Dropouts were spaced too wide and there was wiggle room for the axle making it difficult to mount the wheel straight. this worked well to align the dropouts and reduce the spacing to 135mm and it's been surprisingly solid.
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