The Quick & Dirty Technique Thread
#51
Thrifty Bill

Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 23,642
Likes: 1,106
From: Mans of NC & SW UT Desert
Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more
+1 I have picked up a couple of projects where I realized they were really too low end for me to mess around with. So I put them on C/L, at a low price, as "projects". There is a price around here where people will buy just about anything.
#52
Senior Member



Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 9,175
Likes: 5,355
From: SF Bay Area, East bay
Bikes: Miyata 618 GT, Marinoni, Kestral 200, Soma double cross 2002 Trek 5200, KHS Flite, Koga Miyata, Schwinn Spitfire 5, Mondia Special, Univega Alpina, Miyata team Ti, Santa Cruz Highball, Waterford rs11
#53
Senior Member



Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 9,175
Likes: 5,355
From: SF Bay Area, East bay
Bikes: Miyata 618 GT, Marinoni, Kestral 200, Soma double cross 2002 Trek 5200, KHS Flite, Koga Miyata, Schwinn Spitfire 5, Mondia Special, Univega Alpina, Miyata team Ti, Santa Cruz Highball, Waterford rs11
By the way, when old grease coagulates in in your bottom bracket you can scoop it out and ad it to bacon grease when you're making hash browns.
#54
Ride, Wrench, Swap, Race

Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 9,813
Likes: 1,790
From: Northern California
Bikes: Cheltenham-Pedersen racer, Boulder F/S Paris-Roubaix, Varsity racer, '52 Christophe, '62 Continental, '92 Merckx, '75 Limongi, '76 Presto, '72 Gitane SC, '71 Schwinn SS, etc.
Here's a time-saver for the bikes that just aren't worth a teardown, i.e. the more disposable bikes or where a cottered crankarm is discouraging proper renewal of order in the bb:
You can literally grease a hub or bottom bracket without touching a wrench in most cases, and the tapered tip slips into cable housings and creates somewhat of a seal, for use with whatever spray-cleaner or lube is needed.
I have about 25 different aerosol and squeeze bottles with this kind of applicator since it makes lubing more effective and less messy.
I just spin the tube over a lighter, and draw the heated tubing into a capillary, then cut to length.
You can get two applicator tubes out of one pull, just cut the capillary with a sharp razor or scissors.
One caution, a heavy flow from the spray can may blow the tube out of the nozzle, especially as the capillary is made longer and/or thinner. Different tubings and temperatures can give different sizes and thus flow rates.
A fresh, square cut off of the blunt end of the tube usually restores a tighter fit in the can's nozzle.
My aerosol cans seem to last longer with these tubes attached, that's for sure, but for making hash browns, I just use the fresh stuff right out of the can. ;-)>
You can literally grease a hub or bottom bracket without touching a wrench in most cases, and the tapered tip slips into cable housings and creates somewhat of a seal, for use with whatever spray-cleaner or lube is needed.
I have about 25 different aerosol and squeeze bottles with this kind of applicator since it makes lubing more effective and less messy.
I just spin the tube over a lighter, and draw the heated tubing into a capillary, then cut to length.
You can get two applicator tubes out of one pull, just cut the capillary with a sharp razor or scissors.
One caution, a heavy flow from the spray can may blow the tube out of the nozzle, especially as the capillary is made longer and/or thinner. Different tubings and temperatures can give different sizes and thus flow rates.
A fresh, square cut off of the blunt end of the tube usually restores a tighter fit in the can's nozzle.
My aerosol cans seem to last longer with these tubes attached, that's for sure, but for making hash browns, I just use the fresh stuff right out of the can. ;-)>
Last edited by dddd; 04-14-12 at 04:25 PM.
#55
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 1,946
Likes: 3
From: Minnesota- the frozen tundra
Bikes: 1977 Raleigh Super Grand Prix, 1976 Gitane Tour de France
#56
Banned.
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 27,199
Likes: 1,462
If a bike is worth getting back in the road, it is worth doing it right. Every bike I've ever flipped (with a VERY few notable exceptions) has been torn down to the frame-set and rebuilt. It is the only way to make an old, neglected bike safe to ride.
I would not give away or sell any bike that has not been properly overhauled.
I would not give away or sell any bike that has not been properly overhauled.
I probably do a better job on other people's bikes than my own.






