malcala622 

I came out empty handed this time from the Encino swap.

Classtime 

3speedslow

rickrob 

Measuring the ERD on some NOS Mavic Monthlery Tubular rims, so I can order spokes.

noglider 

Yesterday, on my morning commute, my left brifter was extremely reluctant to shift down, and the right one was slightly reluctant. I brought the bike into my office and sprayed WD-40 into both brifters. No trouble for now. This was on my normal commuting bike, a 1974 Raleigh International Frankenbike with a 3x10 (overkill) drivetrain.

tiredhands 

I revisited this bike in the past couple months and gave it a proper paint job. I had to get rid of the harlequin, but thanks to the BoC I had an equally eye-catching replacement. Same components, new wheelset, some Tourney brakes and well-worn fenders. Looking forward to a long ride tomorrow morning, it's been too long!

deux jambes

canklecat

Not riding much the past couple of weeks while recovering from surgery and unrelated sinus/respiratory infection. So I'm gradually redoing the '89 Centurion Ironman Expert and '92 Univega Via Carisma.

I'm mostly keeping the Ironman original, and finally getting the Accushift indexing to work properly. Had to sort through a few changes of freewheels, chains, cables and housings to get it running acceptably. I can hear just a wee bit of chain noise indoors in some gear combinations but not while riding outside. Close enough.

The Univega is morphing from its original mountain bike-lite configuration to a proper city bike. Nitto albatross handlebar to replace the original flat and later replacement riser bars. Borrowed bar end shifters -- I like 'em so well I'll need to buy a set. 8 -speed 12-32 cassette to replace the 7-speed 13-28. Only works in friction mode with the bar end shifters but works well enough I won't miss indexing, and I'd already been using a set of cheap but functional SunRace SLM10 friction thumb shifters for a couple of years since the original Shimano STI thumbies broke.

New wheels to replace the originals that were damaged when I was hit by a car last spring. Narrower rims and tires, 700x32 Conti Contact Sport II to fit a set of Bluemel fenders sitting in the closet. Ditto, a rear rack after the fenders are done.

Might replace the up-angled stem with a horizontal road bike stem to get the albatross bar a bit lower, in which case I'll need to replace the cable housing hanger. Or maybe try flipping the albatross bar on the original stem.

And waiting for Nashbar to deliver a Selle Italia Q-Bik saddle. Hoping it'll be right for the Univega in the new configuration. I've swapped between three older saddles I already had and haven't found one that's right for every occasion. Depends on whether I'm wearing shorts or jeans, lightweight summer shoes or winter boots, etc. I might eventually get a Selle Anatomica since most folks seem happy with 'em for this type of relaxed ride.

Mr. 66

Dean51 

I started with a 7/16" bolt with coarse threads. Most important is for the expander cone to have a diameter that will fit inside the bore of the hub. In this case, I used 0.400". The allen head bolt that forces the cone into the bore of the puller is 1/4" with coarse threads. Once I had all of the machining/taping done, I cut the 3 slits you see with a die grinder fitted with a thin abrasive wheel.

I don't use this tool for the install because I was concerned it may not pull in "straight". Instead, I made another tool that is ~5/8" long and a few thousandths smaller in OD than the OD of the bearing cup. One end is turned down to a diameter that just fits inside the cup. This piece is center bored to 3/8". I use a short length of 3/8" all-thread rod to pull the replacement cup into the hub....see picture below. I have used both tools to replace bad cups on 6 - 8 hubs now. They have worked perfectly every time.

A few more thoughts.... All of this is made easier because I have a small metal lathe (South Bend 9") and some primitive machining skills. I made a second version of this tool that works with the Campy Record front hubs. I discovered Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 hubs are similar to Campy Record in that the inside diameter of the cup is smaller than the bore of the hub.....so there is a protruding "lip" for the tool to grasp. I've "saved" a few of these D-A 7400 hubs with the same tools.

If you or others would like more detail.....I could make a drawing if you like.....please feel welcome to send me an email at dean.reed@olypen.com.

Dean


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Drillium Dude 

Purchasing these:



Today, after years of looking for just the right pair at just the right price, success! It's going to be a long couple of weeks waiting for these beauties to arrive. Merry Christmas to me

DD

obrentharris 

Congratulations @Drillium Dude!
Those Barelli pedals are high on my "dream components" list.
Brent

Drillium Dude 

Thanks! By snagging these, I crossed off the last item on my own "dream components" list. I hope they live up to the hype (I'm sure they will)

DD

curbtender

I've been holding off on tearing down a Miyata Titanium bike until I gathered a groupset. What was on there was what looked like a parts bin build. Also, there were a few issues with riv nuts and lugs that I wanted to get a second opinion on. So off to the LBS with frame in hand. All the mechanics there were guys I've traded with and shot the bull. After getting some good advice and sorting out a few parts, the cashier noted I was a long time customer. I guess my account number there is "5", lol.

deux jambes

Slightspeed

Can9t beat the specs for $10

It finally warmed up a little, mid 60s, and the wind stopped blowing, so I got the old Raleigh out for 12 miles. 44 mile Malibu ride tomorrow if PCH is open. They have been repairing fire damaged telephone poles and guard rails, and clearing mud and rock slides. Hopefully they take Sunday off so we can ride. 😎

I bought a $10 GoPro knockoff yesterday and wanted to try it out. It's worth about $10. You do get a bunch of real GoPro compatible mounts and stuff. Save the $10 though. I saw it at the 99 cent store. Walmart has them for $16.99, Amazon too. I didn't expect real GoPro quality, and I wasn't disappointed.

Looks like the real deal ...


All this for $10 !

mixteup

Rebuilding pedals - One down, one to go ............

crank_addict

Fingering around and stopped at this listing. So far I'm behaving but...

$200 shipped.

CBT Italia (ahemm France) Super Vitus 980 tubing. Nice start for a vinti steel weight weenie build.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F192680878065

The_Joe 

6 day work week over. Time for a cup of coffee and new brakes.

ascherer 

Celebrating my birthday and dreaming up the evolution of my 71 Raleigh International. I bought the frame 2 years ago to have a more relaxed frameset for local (NYC and surrounding area) rides and built it close to spec because I had a Campy drive train, NOS Shimano high flange hubs and Mavic Module 3 rims on hand. I'm coming to terms with the older equipment's limitations, as well as my own needs. I'd like to upgrade where it will add to the performance, but aesthetics matter somewhat. I swapped the Campy crankset for a drilled Holdsworth compact and now I've got the opportunity to reuse a 2010-ish 9 speed Tiagra long-cage derailleur, so I'm looking at swapping in the derailleur and brifters. I'm hoping the front brifter (which is for a triple) will work the existing Campy front dreailleur and Holdsworth Chainwheels. I don't love with the Tiagra triple's looks and I don't think I need a triple, but I'll switch if I have to. Also thinking about the brakes. The stock Weinmanns are way less efficient than modern brakes. There's many more rabbit holes to run down, that's what I'm doing today...

malcala622 

Happy Birthday @ascherer

speedevil 

Measuring rim ERDs and verifying the hub dimensions prior to lacing a set of HI-E hubs to Araya tubular rims.

ascherer 

Thanks, @malcala622!

merziac

+1 @ascherer

ascherer 

Thanks!