can this frame be saved?
07-21-10 | 10:20 AM
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why do I have this image playing in my mind of some guy in an old Pinto stopping short in front of cyclist, causing them to hit his reinforced bumper. then he gets out and says 'sorry 'bout the bike, but you know my friend Kurt might.....' LOL
that looked like a nice ride.
that looked like a nice ride.
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07-21-10 | 10:21 AM
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Looks as if the crown is bent, not the steerer or blades. Cold setting may be an option.
Note that Raleigh never properly finished the crown around the bolt area of these things - the mounting surface is not flat, nor curved symmetrically. Virtually all sloping-crown Competitions you will find will have a bent front brake mounting post as a result; I filed a curved washer to offset the issue. Didn't particularly solve it:
If I might be quite honest, I wouldn't shed a tear over this frame. Not one tear. These Capella-lugged frames are often so badly built that it simply isn't funny. Some are decent, but few and far between.
I often wonder if the Competitions ultimately existed solely for the purpose of providing us a plentiful supply of TA Pro 3 Vis cranksets and Huret Jubilee drivetrains.
-Kurt
Note that Raleigh never properly finished the crown around the bolt area of these things - the mounting surface is not flat, nor curved symmetrically. Virtually all sloping-crown Competitions you will find will have a bent front brake mounting post as a result; I filed a curved washer to offset the issue. Didn't particularly solve it:
If I might be quite honest, I wouldn't shed a tear over this frame. Not one tear. These Capella-lugged frames are often so badly built that it simply isn't funny. Some are decent, but few and far between.
I often wonder if the Competitions ultimately existed solely for the purpose of providing us a plentiful supply of TA Pro 3 Vis cranksets and Huret Jubilee drivetrains.
-Kurt
Don't get me wrong, I love the bike, but craftsmanship at its finest it is not.
07-21-10 | 11:25 AM
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The crank will fit, but the derailer won't. It's set up for a Huret hanger. There are adapters, but I haven't seen one in years.
That T.A. Professional 3 pin is my favorite vintage double. New stickers are available for the arms.
I've been looking for one of those Competition forks for a long time. One showed up on eBay not long ago and it sold for $373!
That T.A. Professional 3 pin is my favorite vintage double. New stickers are available for the arms.
I've been looking for one of those Competition forks for a long time. One showed up on eBay not long ago and it sold for $373!
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07-21-10 | 12:03 PM
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07-21-10 | 04:58 PM
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Instead of starting a new thread; are there adapters made for simplex do's? Its the kind that mount the dr from the rear/no protrusion on it for a stop....Trying to avoid a hangerndectomy. Would like to slap a suntour vgt on there....
07-21-10 | 05:10 PM
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why do I have this image playing in my mind of some guy in an old Pinto stopping short in front of cyclist, causing them to hit his reinforced bumper. then he gets out and says 'sorry 'bout the bike, but you know my friend Kurt might.....' LOL
that looked like a nice ride.
that looked like a nice ride.
....or if you don't like fiery violence, you can just change the car into a Volvo, which is appropriate in many ways I wouldn't really like to mention....
Chombi
07-21-10 | 06:12 PM
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Make sure you add a big explosion and gasoline fed sheets of flames in that dream...........as it was a Pinto they hit afterall...........or if you don't like fiery violence, you can just change the car into a Volvo, which is appropriate in many ways I wouldn't really like to mention....
Chombi
....or if you don't like fiery violence, you can just change the car into a Volvo, which is appropriate in many ways I wouldn't really like to mention....Chombi
actually I almost put Vega but a Pinto sounded like a bigger heap
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07-21-10 | 06:25 PM
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Make sure you add a big explosion and gasoline fed sheets of flames in that dream...........as it was a Pinto they hit afterall...........or if you don't like fiery violence, you can just change the car into a Volvo, which is appropriate in many ways I wouldn't really like to mention....
....or if you don't like fiery violence, you can just change the car into a Volvo, which is appropriate in many ways I wouldn't really like to mention....Don't suggest a Gremlin though. They aren't that bad. Better than the Ambassadors, IMO.
-Kurt
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Shall I start a new thread after all-leave youall to it, hehehe
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