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rootboy

11-20-12 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by g eisler (Post 14966466)

alloy is trouble metal, go steel.

Alloy? Steel is an alloy. Actually the head set is a steel Record.

randyjawa

11-20-12 06:27 AM

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Ride it hands off , if it steers straight , bueno, if not reinstall, alloy is trouble metal, go steel.

Not a chance! I used to think the same thing, until I rode this old Mercier that I had just built up...

http://www.mytenspeeds.com/My_TenSpe...FullSideRt.jpg

...The bike tracked like it was on rails, hands on or off. I did not realize that the forks were bent until I started taking and processing pictures.

norskagent

11-20-12 07:45 AM

I have this var remover, and have found it doesn't clear the bottom of the fork crown on several forks I've tried it on. I think I've got it to work on only one so far. I also have the campy remover and it has worked on all the forks the var didn't, except maybe one that I had to use a drift on. I think the var could be modified to be more useful, but I haven't bothered yet.
http://velobase.com/VeloImages/Tools...C9D461AC7.jpeg

rootboy

11-20-12 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by randyjawa (Post 14967188)

Well, at least the forks were probably bent in the right plane, Randy. :thumb:

rootboy

11-20-12 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by norskagent (Post 14967356)

The "legs" do look a little short on that VAR. Glad to hear the Campy one works well as I just paid through the nose for one. I am attempting, still, to make one but that concave milling on the inside of the legs is a tough one. My little mill will barely handle it.
I wonder, could these tools be made out of aluminum rather than steel? Too soft? Perhaps. Thanks for that pic, Norsk. That's a nice looking tool.

norskagent

11-20-12 09:06 AM

The "legs" are long enough, the problem is the concave profile was apparently made for narrow fork crowns, the forks I had problems with were beefier I guess. The campy tool has a little more clearance.

jCymbal

11-20-12 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by rootboy (Post 14965702)

BTW, why don't they still sell this simple tool? Or do they?
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...7D8C6DE62A.jpg

I hear you. Been trying to find one for ages. I probably do one out of wood with some metal reinforcement. Even if it holds only a couple of times it will be worth it.

rootboy

11-20-12 09:20 AM

Ideas on your "metal reinforcement" would be appreciated, jCymbal. Last night I was down in the shop cutting one out of ....ebony.
Not sure if it's even worth it.

rootboy

11-20-12 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by norskagent (Post 14967616)

Ah. I see how narrow it is now, in comparison to the Campy. Does your Campy tool fit Record crown races well? Hope so. ;)

norskagent

11-20-12 09:27 AM

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I think so (it's been a while)...I believe I finally got to use the var on my zeus that I overhauled this summer.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=284721

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