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That would deprive us of the winter ritual: disassemble, repack, and reassemble everything. It keeps us out in the shop, instead of sitting in the house and brooding - at least up here where we have real winters. If I didn't have so much family up here, I would be living somewhere with a year-round riding season. Besides, nobody has yet invented, to my knowledge, an aesthetically pleasing zerk.
But there are flush zerks that use a needle. They are often seen on the center joint of a CV driveshaft.
Seems I have come to own a Bridgestone MTB4, I found it. What a fright, which to work on now?
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That would deprive us of the winter ritual: disassemble, repack, and reassemble everything. It keeps us out in the shop, instead of sitting in the house and brooding - at least up here where we have real winters. If I didn't have so much family up here, I would be living somewhere with a year-round riding season. Besides, nobody has yet invented, to my knowledge, an aesthetically pleasing zerk.
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Ha, I know! @Velocivixen, it's hell now, but think about how triumphant you'll feel. And now you know why some of us (I'm included) try to avoid cottered cranks. Sure, most people manage just fine most of the time, but then this happens.
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And oil ports really are a good thing if you use them right. Oil frequently, and DON'T FORGET! I did my three-month European trip oiling my hubs frequently. After my trip, I disassembled the bearings, and man, were they clean. The trouble is, if you forget, you're in trouble, so we use grease, because that tolerates less regular maintenance.
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This is what I used to remove my cotters on my two bikes, mine is very similar, actually it is an A type ball joint puller.
https://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-391.../dp/B003YVWHOE
So going to the new 22T cogs, about how many links will I need to add to my chains?
I have never used master links, do you guys use them?
https://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-391.../dp/B003YVWHOE
So going to the new 22T cogs, about how many links will I need to add to my chains?
I have never used master links, do you guys use them?
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This is what I used to remove my cotters on my two bikes, mine is very similar, actually it is an A type ball joint puller.
https://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-391.../dp/B003YVWHOE
So going to the new 22T cogs, about how many links will I need to add to my chains?
I have never used master links, do you guys use them?
https://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-391.../dp/B003YVWHOE
So going to the new 22T cogs, about how many links will I need to add to my chains?
I have never used master links, do you guys use them?
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Question for those of you with the older quadrant shifter... Is it a really tiny delicate thing? Until yesterday I had really only seen pictures and always imagined it to be a fairly substantial thing, but was in a bike shop while travelling yesterday and they had an old step through (couldn't pull it out for pictures) with a quadrant shifter; that thing was maybe 1-2" across with this delicate little lever on it - thought I would have to hold my pinky up while shifting. . Is that how they all are?
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Question for those of you with the older quadrant shifter... Is it a really tiny delicate thing? Until yesterday I had really only seen pictures and always imagined it to be a fairly substantial thing, but was in a bike shop while travelling yesterday and they had an old step through (couldn't pull it out for pictures) with a quadrant shifter; that thing was maybe 1-2" across with this delicate little lever on it - thought I would have to hold my pinky up while shifting. . Is that how they all are?
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Okay, it's just a week away! I probably asked this before, but let's get a "roll call" of who's heading out to the Lake Pepin Three Speed Tour this weekend. I'm on my way!
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Well, you know I'm in. Hey, I just read your blog. A sleeper car on the Empire Builder train? Nice! Watch for a PM...
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Stock Cotter on Its Way OUT! by velocivixen, on Flickr
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I DID IT!!!
Stock Cotter on Its Way OUT! by velocivixen, on Flickr
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Question for those of you with the older quadrant shifter... Is it a really tiny delicate thing? Until yesterday I had really only seen pictures and always imagined it to be a fairly substantial thing, but was in a bike shop while travelling yesterday and they had an old step through (couldn't pull it out for pictures) with a quadrant shifter; that thing was maybe 1-2" across with this delicate little lever on it - thought I would have to hold my pinky up while shifting. . Is that how they all are?
However, they're not too fragile beyond those parts. They're generally well made and they do work. They are a pain to use on a busy street with traffic because you have to reach down for them. They also can be tricky to adjust: you don't want low to be too tight, but you don't want neutral to be too close to the peg hole for normal. This really affects the AW hub connected to the shifter. The K does not have this issue, and they were designed with the K in mind. They offer no real advantage over the 1940s-50s type bar shifter, aside from historical accuracy.
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@BigChief - the garage door is open when I'm working and the houses are somewhat close together, so neighbors and children would likely hear me if I did. I did say "Oh man...." and "this is unbelievable!" quite a few times.
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You know, I have often wondered why there are not grease zerks on utility bicycles for steering and especially the BB. I can see on a fine racer or super lightweight one would not want a zerk or the extra grease content but these English clunkers are often not so loved and cared for (as we seem to appreciate )and taking them apart to restore the grease seems a PITA. If the grease channel were well designed the new grease would push out the old and along with it the gunk.
Yahoo!! Lake Pepin 3-speed tour yo.
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Now that's a C clamp !
Is this an extra bench vise you have around the workshop or do you disconnect it from the mount ?
Love that purple Falcon BTW!
Is this an extra bench vise you have around the workshop or do you disconnect it from the mount ?
Love that purple Falcon BTW!
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My wife says I cannot be a Raleigh Rescue . Well, I installed the two Shimano 22T cogs. One bike had a 17 (mine) and the other (wife) had a 20. Both now have 22T. Hope that is not geared to low. Though we have no significant hills around here there is the eternal, infernal wind. You know, my Pinarello is 52/48 and the biggest cog in the rear is either a 21 on my fast wheel set and a 25 on my "mountain" wheel set.
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My wife says I cannot be a Raleigh Rescue . Well, I installed the two Shimano 22T cogs. One bike had a 17 (mine) and the other (wife) had a 20. Both now have 22T. Hope that is not geared to low. Though we have no significant hills around here there is the eternal, infernal wind. You know, my Pinarello is 52/48 and the biggest cog in the rear is either a 21 on my fast wheel set and a 25 on my "mountain" wheel set.
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This is why I need more than one! After a number of years, yes years, I convinced my husband to go for a ride on his Dunelt. "I don't have all three gears." I thought they were all there, but that was a long time ago. After looking at my other shifters I noticed that the plastic face plate cover is cracked off at the top and missing a piece of the plastic. I checked the cable, etc., after looking at the Sheldon Brown site. Everything looks okay, and it shifts. It does feel a little wonky. After examining my other bicycles from shifters to hubs, I realize it isn't just the plastic that is broken. The narrow piece of metal which should appear just below the plastic window has also snapped off and is not long enough to hold the trigger in place for all three gear positions. Is there any chance that piece of metal band can be replaced.
I posted on the "trade" thread for a replacement shifter. I prefer not to replace with a modern one. Does anyone have a source, other than eBay, for a 70s era shifter?
I hope my description makes sense. Thanks for any help you may offer.
I posted on the "trade" thread for a replacement shifter. I prefer not to replace with a modern one. Does anyone have a source, other than eBay, for a 70s era shifter?
I hope my description makes sense. Thanks for any help you may offer.
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This is why I need more than one! After a number of years, yes years, I convinced my husband to go for a ride on his Dunelt. "I don't have all three gears." I thought they were all there, but that was a long time ago. After looking at my other shifters I noticed that the plastic face plate cover is cracked off at the top and missing a piece of the plastic. I checked the cable, etc., after looking at the Sheldon Brown site. Everything looks okay, and it shifts. It does feel a little wonky. After examining my other bicycles from shifters to hubs, I realize it isn't just the plastic that is broken. The narrow piece of metal which should appear just below the plastic window has also snapped off and is not long enough to hold the trigger in place for all three gear positions. Is there any chance that piece of metal band can be replaced.
I posted on the "trade" thread for a replacement shifter. I prefer not to replace with a modern one. Does anyone have a source, other than eBay, for a 70s era shifter?
I hope my description makes sense. Thanks for any help you may offer.
I posted on the "trade" thread for a replacement shifter. I prefer not to replace with a modern one. Does anyone have a source, other than eBay, for a 70s era shifter?
I hope my description makes sense. Thanks for any help you may offer.