I spent the afternoon installing a new pair of Paselas while watching an endless Daytona 500. I got a Koolstop tire jack for Christmas. It really helped persuade the cranky Paselas onto the rim. It only took 50 laps and 15 yellow flags.😉
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Not cycling related but fun if you are into anything with wiring things up on your car or motorcycle.
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Finally got to use my just bought Superseal connector crimper tool to wire in a replacement auxiliary LED tail/brake light on my 2015 Mazda 3S Touring.....https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...13d088eb9a.jpg

One of the two lights, just below the bumper. Lights I added to avoid getting rear ended by tailgaters in the fog, here in SF.
Been using these waterproof connectors (connector system originally designed by Hella of Germany) on my vehicle projects to come up with OEM qualitywaterproof wiring jobs that will be exposed to the elements, in the last couple of years, but never had the correct crimper to do the wiring contact crimps, till last week, when I finally caved in and bought one, dreading the replacement job I needed to do for one of the lights where a couple of the LEDs quit working. Used to do it on my regular crimper which did a less than satisfactory job when I first installed the lights, but now it's a breeze with the special, ratcheting crimper that does the two tiny crimps required, in one shot, lickety split!. Got done with the light replacement in something like 15 minutes, instead of the double or triple the time it used to take me, fumbling around with my old crimper and the tiny contacts for the connectors.
If anyone here is looking to do a bunch of exterior wiring on their vehicles, check out the Superseal connectors, And buy the special ratcheting crimper (Not cheap at 65 bucks minimum, but dang worth it! This is the Taiwan made copy, the original German Hella crimpers cost over double, if you can even find them.)! So much better than the clunky, old fashioned crimped connectors we all grew up with.
Yes, we can never have enough projects.....AND TOOLS!

You reminded me of a quick chair repair yesterday, my Aeron chair when I sat, just would not keep its setting, the air/ hydraulic piston assembly is wearing out... (had to recall... it has been 15 -17 years?) anyway, dribbled a bit of oil at the seal.. voila - it holds.

I'm running a shelter/rescue service for old bikes. Trying out 622 x 40 tires, I like.

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Yes,Law. I figured it will make a nice contrast since the word CHROMOLY is in pink and the letter N too.I had leftover pink from my car project.
I'm going with pink bar tape too. Keeping with the 80's-90's look.

Lovely bike! And nothing wrong with a large bike showing its size, you're evidently a big guy riding a big bike, what's not to like?

regards, Brian

I've got three on the front burner right now: A 1986 Rossin RL (this'll be my third Rossin) that's going to be built Nuevo Record. A 1977 PX-10 that the frame was restored for me four years ago, and it's only now that I'm finally getting around to building it. And finally a late-30's/early-40's Rollfast girl's bike that I've had in storage for close to 10 years now. I've managed to save most of the original finish, but the rear rack, rear rim, and front fender were nothing but a mass of rust with absolutely no paint left. The first two have been powder coated in what was the closest match I could find to the very faded paint. The front fender is not only equally rusted, but I'm going to have to beaten back into the proper shape before I can ever think of blasting and coating. Still undecided about the chain guard, that's what's left of the original paint, and it's awful damned marginal, but I'm trying to be as much of a purist about this as I can be. I have no doubt that this is going to be a money loser, because I've never seen bikes like this go for what's put into them, but I'm primarily doing it to work on my chops as a restorer. My real dream is to do something pre-WWI.

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Basket Case
 

Wheels. Had to relace the front on my International thanks to a rookie mistake I made when I built it. Soon will be receiving a Sun XCD high flange rear cassette hub for the same bike.

time to bring out the Persuader :D

DQRIder even your bike stand is vintage! Loving the patina on your project

Old stand...
 

Fitted some new tyres to the Batavus. Stop gap since I plan on building a pair of new wheels, starting with the rear this weekend.
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Still working through the Nishiki Maxima build. Tubular wheels will eventually go on it. Looking at a set of Araya Aero 4 now and would welcome comments about those if anyone has used them.

Ultegra 6500 derailleurs and brakes, 6400 brake levers (IIRC) and crankset. Will probably source a 38 or 39t inner ring for the crankset. Simplex Retrofriction shifters. Cinelli stem and bars and IRD cartridge BB.

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Well, not until the weather improves around here. I've had to close down my shop this winter because it was costing too much to heat, and I wasn't able to spend as much time out there as I usually do during winter.

The stand itself is a CL find, an old Minoura 3100 series. Not sure exactly how old, but it works just fine for my needs.

Sometimes I use it to hold frames during paint touch-up, and I'm not too picky about masking it. So the colors tend to change over time. :D

Decided to give the Peugeot PSV10 equipped with a Jubilee some range but the large ugly Maillard 28t cog needed some hogging out. Quicky made jig, holes drilled and chamfered - done in about 30 minutes. ;")

As for the standard cage Jubilee derailleur, the 28 tooth is max.

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And??

(With or without tires?)

(I see only 11 wheels. What happened to the 12th?)

11 front wheels from the vintage ones, the rear wheels are still on the bikes.
This was a relatively 'quick n easy' task and allowed enough time for the first bike ride in nearly a month.

Front wheel weights ranged from 1050g up to 1500g.
9 tubulars were the lightest, 2 clinchers were the heftiest.


And?? = And what?
They look shinier.
Not wrenching?? Wrong thread??

Ahh. That’s better!
 

You weighed them, right?

I started taking the BB apart on one of my bikes, and you'll never guess what I found.
:D

You're right!

I actually got motivated. Well, it's a start:

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