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10-26-16, 06:58 PM
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Bikes are okay, I guess.
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10-26-16, 07:25 PM
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10-26-16, 07:50 PM
#3553
No one cares
NOS Mafac stuff
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Jack Taylor Super Tourer Tandem (FOR SALE), Jack Taylor Tour of Britain, Px-10, Carlton Flyer, Fuji The Finest, Salsa Fargo, Santa Cruz Tallboy, Carver All-Road .
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10-26-16, 08:46 PM
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It's the little things that matter:
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10-26-16, 10:03 PM
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Head badge screws for the Bottecchia, and around 50 more bikes too...
And some shiny bits.
And some shiny bits.
10-27-16, 02:07 PM
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A couple of crank cotters, a pin spanner wrench, and a straight seatpost bolt for putting my Bottecchia back together.
10-27-16, 02:26 PM
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In all my years of owning cars and replacing lights, I don't think I ever saw a broken socket
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10-27-16, 02:37 PM
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10-27-16, 09:07 PM
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working on my sandal tan
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Good stuff. 
Yikes, is that common? I do like when manufacturers are willing to sell spare parts.
Heh, I am needing to buy all new internals for my Baratza. Putting in the order today or tomorrow. The older design uses a metal main gear that eats itself and the main motor drive shaft if you get a stone in your beans. I thought it was just needing a new $4 burr carrier at first! $60 in parts later... The nice part about all of this is that Baratza sells all the parts for these and you could practically build a whole new one from parts, if needed.
10-27-16, 09:11 PM
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working on my sandal tan
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And I got some reading material recently. 
The (V)BQ back issues arrived yesterday, and the Rene Herse book a few weeks ago, but I don't know if I'd shown it off yet. Really neat stuff all around. (BTW, I like to take dust covers off and store them for safe-keeping.)
The (V)BQ back issues arrived yesterday, and the Rene Herse book a few weeks ago, but I don't know if I'd shown it off yet. Really neat stuff all around. (BTW, I like to take dust covers off and store them for safe-keeping.)
10-28-16, 12:58 AM
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10-28-16, 11:53 AM
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Eh, I think it's only happened to me twice since I started using nice grinders ~8 years or so ago. The new Baratza design uses a plastic main gear that will sacrifice itself instead of eating itself and the drive shaft of the motor, which is what happened to me. All the replacement parts are the new design so I should be good for another 8 years.
I have to say, I was skeptical that the type of grinder could make much of a difference in the coffee, but it does.
10-28-16, 11:12 PM
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Another Bottecchia frame showed up today. I grabbed this because it was relatively cheap and should work for a possible future project. Plus its the right size (big). Overall its in better shape than I expected and the chrome is lovely. The Nuovo Record bottom bracket is nice and smooth. The headset however is probably the roughest I've ever felt. No worries, I don't want to use it anyhow, but I'm curious, can anyone identify it?
10-29-16, 07:38 AM
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> Can anyone identify it?
I can't, though I'm sure others can. It looks cool, though. If it can be repacked, personally, I'd keep it.
I can't, though I'm sure others can. It looks cool, though. If it can be repacked, personally, I'd keep it.
10-31-16, 02:45 PM
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My Palleti arrived. I will open new topic with detail pics. I will need your help in assessment and rating of parts and suggestions on future rebuild....
10-31-16, 03:13 PM
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Another Bottecchia frame showed up today. I grabbed this because it was relatively cheap and should work for a possible future project. Plus its the right size (big). Overall its in better shape than I expected and the chrome is lovely. The Nuovo Record bottom bracket is nice and smooth. The headset however is probably the roughest I've ever felt. No worries, I don't want to use it anyhow, but I'm curious, can anyone identify it?
10-31-16, 07:59 PM
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10-31-16, 08:02 PM
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Got me thinking now though. Plenty of projects in line before this one, but I probably need to just yank the fork real quick to see whats what.
10-31-16, 08:18 PM
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When will your limited edition "Shiny Bits" lithographs be available? Cool pic!
And some shiny bits.
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11-01-16, 05:18 AM
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I wont get rid of it but going by the way it feels I'm expecting it to be well beyond being a usable piece. Its so rough though its possible its just full or dirt or rust or one of the balls has broken. Its really really rough...
Got me thinking now though. Plenty of projects in line before this one, but I probably need to just yank the fork real quick to see whats what.
Got me thinking now though. Plenty of projects in line before this one, but I probably need to just yank the fork real quick to see whats what.
11-01-16, 06:48 AM
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Another Bottecchia frame showed up today. I grabbed this because it was relatively cheap and should work for a possible future project. Plus its the right size (big). Overall its in better shape than I expected and the chrome is lovely. The Nuovo Record bottom bracket is nice and smooth. The headset however is probably the roughest I've ever felt. No worries, I don't want to use it anyhow, but I'm curious, can anyone identify it?
Grand Cru Rinko Headset-ISO
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11-01-16, 10:37 AM
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Another non-expert here, but I do recognize the 'Rinko' style, which allows quick removal of the fork for transit. That could be a very useful feature in certain cases. It might allow you to put the bike in the back seat when you otherwise could not, for example. I'm guessing most people in here already know all about 'em, though.
Grand Cru Rinko Headset-ISO
Grand Cru Rinko Headset-ISO
11-01-16, 05:09 PM
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Edit, after quick research it is a constructor thing and endorsed by Jan Heine but seems fairly new to him. Alps and Hirose are in fact a Japanese constructor co. that started in 1918, but closed in 2007.
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