Mechanical genius seeks drop-bolts
06-17-08, 01:15 PM
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Mechanical genius seeks drop-bolts
Okay. Bicycles are simple. You buy the most expensive one you can afford, then upgrade the bits, right?
I got me some Ultegra calipers for my 20" folder. Didn't figure their drop would be too short by about 1cm. Brake pads are just above the rims onto the sidewalls.
So, I can either go without Ultegras, or find some 'drop bolts'. . Nobody sells them anymore, do they?
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/dpdropbolt.html
I@m pleading for a couple, otherwise I'll have to do a Sheldon and make my own. Do you have a couple in your cellar someplace? I'm in the UK, and can afford to pay shipping on my Lear-Jet, plus a few beer-vouchers, or maybe plain old DHL.
They are for this creature..
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I got me some Ultegra calipers for my 20" folder. Didn't figure their drop would be too short by about 1cm. Brake pads are just above the rims onto the sidewalls.
So, I can either go without Ultegras, or find some 'drop bolts'. . Nobody sells them anymore, do they?
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/dpdropbolt.html
I@m pleading for a couple, otherwise I'll have to do a Sheldon and make my own. Do you have a couple in your cellar someplace? I'm in the UK, and can afford to pay shipping on my Lear-Jet, plus a few beer-vouchers, or maybe plain old DHL.
They are for this creature..
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Sue
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Okay. Bicycles are simple. You buy the most expensive one you can afford, then upgrade the bits, right?
I got me some Ultegra calipers for my 20" folder. Didn't figure their drop would be too short by about 1cm. Brake pads are just above the rims onto the sidewalls.
So, I can either go without Ultegras, or find some 'drop bolts'. . Nobody sells them anymore, do they?
I@m pleading for a couple, otherwise I'll have to do a Sheldon and make my own. Do you have a couple in your cellar someplace? I'm in the UK, and can afford to pay shipping on my Lear-Jet, plus a few beer-vouchers, or maybe plain old DHL.
They are for this creature..
--
Sue
I got me some Ultegra calipers for my 20" folder. Didn't figure their drop would be too short by about 1cm. Brake pads are just above the rims onto the sidewalls.
So, I can either go without Ultegras, or find some 'drop bolts'. . Nobody sells them anymore, do they?
I@m pleading for a couple, otherwise I'll have to do a Sheldon and make my own. Do you have a couple in your cellar someplace? I'm in the UK, and can afford to pay shipping on my Lear-Jet, plus a few beer-vouchers, or maybe plain old DHL.
They are for this creature..
--
Sue
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