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Originally Posted by Gravity Aided
(Post 15958154)
I also love the cast pedals, those are really neat as well as the press-in BB. Now, if I can only get the stuck seatpost out of my Viscount, should be good to go. I'm a little leery, so I'll be trying it out on the trainer first, provided I get the seatpost resolved. I think I've got the Yamaha replacement. Shiny, like Tange, not dull, like aluminum. Wheels and hubs are very impressive.
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Originally Posted by sykerocker
(Post 15955112)
Absolutely nothing wrong with the bearings, they're terrific. My understanding is that the spindle has a notch cut into it for the clip that holds the whole assembly together, and spindles have been known to crack at that point. Of course, finding a replacement spindle is difficult.
Gotta love English machinery. My sons with a modern chro-mo fork. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...8.jpg~original This is his original fork which was the third and final revision of the death fork, it has a steel insert screwed into the fork and pinned to the steer tube. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...1.jpg~original |
That's a beautiful bike, Steve. Mine is almost exactly the same, just much the worse for wear.
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Originally Posted by Gravity Aided
(Post 15958154)
I also love the cast pedals, those are really neat as well as the press-in BB. Now, if I can only get the stuck seatpost out of my Viscount, should be good to go. I'm a little leery, so I'll be trying it out on the trainer first, provided I get the seatpost resolved. I think I've got the Yamaha replacement. Shiny, like Tange, not dull, like aluminum. Wheels and hubs are very impressive.
The hubs are nice. I built some wheels using them for my brother 30 years ago and they're still going strong. |
If I cannot get the seatpost out for now, I may be using the wheels on my Sekai . The bar end shifters migrated to my Schwinn Passage. I've already got some donor parts from a bent- frame Sekai 2000 , so once build season starts, I'll be ready. I have a gigantic Sekai 2000 frame to hang this all on. But I'd like to get the Viscount rolling again as well.
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Originally Posted by Gravity Aided
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That's a beautiful bike, Steve. Mine is almost exactly the same, just much the worse for wear.
-Steve |
I'm 6'5" and a clyde, so I'll probably have more seatpost going on the Viscount. I checked, and my dropouts are clearly marked Tange-FS.
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Originally Posted by Gravity Aided
(Post 15958154)
I also love the cast pedals, those are really neat
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No, I sure don't, but I may have to figure out a fix for that. After I fix the seatpost.
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