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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-19-24, 09:51 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,156
Posted By HMJ

Yeah, saw that, thank you. :thumb: More of a...

Yeah, saw that, thank you. :thumb:

More of a general post since I just went through the same situation: buy a known entity's bike or an unknown's. I went with the known entity for this reason,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-20-24, 05:18 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 530
Posted By HMJ

Ace is great!

Yeah: I have an Ace Hardware location about 3 miles from my house. They have an entire aisle dedicated to loose hardware: screws, washers, bolts, etc. - and it has saved my bacon many times when...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-19-24, 06:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 530
Posted By HMJ

epilogue

Posting for posterity in case someone else has the same question...

I installed the 36t cassette and a new properly-sized chain. The RD did accommodate cassette - although I did have to tighten...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-28-22, 05:03 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 671
Posted By HMJ

Affirmative on both: it was a freebie I picked up...

Affirmative on both: it was a freebie I picked up in town. I didn't notice the screw and what lurked beneath until I put it on the stand at home. The bike is decent otherwise but since y'all have...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-29-21, 07:09 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,809
Posted By HMJ

since you asked...

Sure...but it's not pretty :)

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For the purpose I got it for I am unlikely...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-28-21, 07:17 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,809
Posted By HMJ

thanks...

Thanks for posting this. I just picked one of these up at a yard sale for five bucks...I guess they didn't hold their value too well :lol:

It is a heavy beast for sure. Since I'm just going to use...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-17-21, 07:03 PM
Replies: 7,836
Views: 933,149
Posted By HMJ

Liberia "clunker" rehab

It started with this post. (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/491454-your-catch-day-saved-dump.html#post21815133)

Since this Liberia is a cool frame and in my size neighborhood I knew I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-21, 03:47 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,393
Posted By HMJ

plastic dust cap remnants

I just went through this with a Fuji frameset: plastic dust cap was semi bonded into the DS crank threads. After chipping away as much as I could with a small screwdriver I found I couldn't get into...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-21, 08:27 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 12,786
Posted By HMJ

workshop clock

Busted/worn triple chainring + $1 thrift store clock =

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-25-21, 07:24 PM
Replies: 15,458
Views: 4,087,228
Posted By HMJ

1990-ish? Bianchi Advantage

I picked this one up for free last week. It is VERY dirty and the handlebar is rusted beyond saving - fortunately I have another on a parts bike that will fit just fine. The bike has Suntour Xpress...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-23-21, 07:32 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 771
Posted By HMJ

my approach

My work area will need a purge sooner than later so here is how I envision doing it:

Rags: I use them as much as possible then pitch them. There's no way I'm putting those nasty thing into my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-13-21, 09:23 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,928
Posted By HMJ

here's what I did

After assessing the situation this is what I did with one caveat: as I started to walk home with a bike in each hand I realized that doing so in cleats was going to be very uncomfortable. So, I took...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-29-20, 11:43 AM
Replies: 7,836
Views: 933,149
Posted By HMJ

1979 Raleigh Record Ace

Two or three years ago I bought this one at a thrift store and it has been sitting in the corner of my basement ever since. I got tired of looking at it so about a month ago I decided to it's number...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-14-20, 11:25 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 222,972
Posted By HMJ

1989 Bridgestone RB-3

Here's one I just finished about a week ago. It needed a good cleaning, new cables/housings and different tires (the ones that were on it were a bit too big for the rims). I also had to replace the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-09-20, 07:46 PM
Replies: 1,543
Views: 623,106
Posted By HMJ

1982 Custom Maxima

Thought I'd share a rehab project I finished recently. I picked up this bike for free a couple months ago. It was night time when I got it and when I shined some light on it at home I thought "uh oh"...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-06-20, 11:48 AM
Replies: 6,487
Views: 781,505
Posted By HMJ

thanks for looking!

Thanks very much for checking!

To cover myself I ended up ordering another set of Exage brakes for a reasonable price and will either use the entire caliper or will just remove the spring and use...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-25-20, 01:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,727
Posted By HMJ

The rest of the caliper is fine. I somehow...

The rest of the caliper is fine. I somehow snapped the spring while trying to loosen an extremely tight lock nut :( Although there was no visible corrosion on the original spring I guess I'm glad...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-20-20, 04:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,518
Posted By HMJ

Epilogue

So I put the tires and tubes on the rims and pumped them up to almost full psi and left them while I worked on other parts of the bike. I finished it on Wednesday so one week total.

I took a short...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-11-20, 03:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,518
Posted By HMJ

Thanks all for the replies and thanks SJX426 for...

Thanks all for the replies and thanks SJX426 for the welcome.

I'll give them some air and report back for posterity.

Cheers!
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