Retro Help
01-09-02 | 11:08 AM
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Retro Help
Ok, as this is my first post I might as well jump in with an
easy newbie type question.
I'm currently riding a 17 year old Trek with full campy Nuovo Record drivetrain.
As I would like to do regular maintenance myself can anyone recommend a good book that covers "retro" components?
Just to let you know I'm not fully a retro grouch
as I also have a
serotta frame which I'm going to build with new campy (chorus or centaur depending on budget)
TIA
Marty
easy newbie type question.
I'm currently riding a 17 year old Trek with full campy Nuovo Record drivetrain.
As I would like to do regular maintenance myself can anyone recommend a good book that covers "retro" components?
Just to let you know I'm not fully a retro grouch
as I also have aserotta frame which I'm going to build with new campy (chorus or centaur depending on budget)
TIA
Marty
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01-09-02 | 12:25 PM
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Try bicycling magazines complete book of maintenence by jim langley 4th edition. I'm 2/3 way through the book and it is excellent.
(an unrelated must read is lance armstrong 'it's not about the bike')
(an unrelated must read is lance armstrong 'it's not about the bike')
01-09-02 | 12:31 PM
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Thanks for the reply. I'll check the bicycling book out. Does it cover
old non indexed stuff?
I've actually read "Its Not About the Bike", got interested after my
sister-in-law talked me into doing Ride for Roses last year.
I noticed you're posts about the Classique, and what you paid for it. My frame cost about that much. If it fits (and it does appear to be a small frame) I'd keep it, who knows you might just end up doing some local races.
Marty
old non indexed stuff?
I've actually read "Its Not About the Bike", got interested after my
sister-in-law talked me into doing Ride for Roses last year.
I noticed you're posts about the Classique, and what you paid for it. My frame cost about that much. If it fits (and it does appear to be a small frame) I'd keep it, who knows you might just end up doing some local races.
Marty
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01-10-02 | 08:44 AM
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Richard's Bicycle Book by R. Ballentine is widely available. Older editions in 2nd hand bookstores are good for retro stuff like freewheels , bottom brackets and friction changers. Apart from that, very little has changed.
01-10-02 | 08:47 AM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Friction-shift drivetrains are very easy to maintain, and old Campy NR should keep running for a long time. Sheldon has some good repair advice, as well. I do advise everyone using older cranks to inspect them frequently for hairline cracks.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
01-12-02 | 03:45 AM
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Bikes: Seven Axiom Ti, Trek 620, Masi cylocross (steel). Masi Souleville 8spd, Fat Chance Mtn. (steel), Schwinn Triple Bar cruiser, Mazi Speciale Fix/single, Schwinn Typhoon
Maintain it pretty much the way you maintain the new stuff, some of the bearings are NOT standard sizes, other than that I can't think of anything special you need to know. ( I've been riding Campy NR stuff for 30 years.)
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