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08-31-23, 08:11 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 3,397
Posted By conspiratemus1

Just out of my curiosity, would you mind posting...

Just out of my curiosity, would you mind posting a photo of the front brake and handlebars, taken from the front just like the very first photo you sent?
I promise not to comment on anything, other...
08-28-23, 11:25 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 3,397
Posted By conspiratemus1

Perhaps you don't care, but that is one of the...

Perhaps you don't care, but that is one of the surest ways to alienate someone you are trying (or seem to be trying) to have a discussion with. It's right up there with, "Read again, with...
08-28-23, 09:18 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 3,397
Posted By conspiratemus1

But the OP isn't pulling his brake lever in his...

But the OP isn't pulling his brake lever in his photos. I raised my stem just to simulate a cable housing that was too short and examined what that did to the resting position of the calipers. His...
08-28-23, 08:37 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 3,397
Posted By conspiratemus1

Respectfully I have to disagree with what I think...

Respectfully I have to disagree with what I think you are saying. The OPs cable housing is clearly too short, no question. But it would be trying to pull the right shoe away from the rim and push the...
08-28-23, 07:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 299
Posted By conspiratemus1

Mods I'm sorry I don't know how this post got...

Mods I'm sorry I don't know how this post got posted twice. I've tried to delete the duplicate but it won't.
Edit: Oops, guess it did.
08-28-23, 07:01 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 299
Posted By conspiratemus1

Never ever saw tandem-length Campag shifter...

Never ever saw tandem-length Campag shifter cables (or brakes, for that matter.) What you probably need are DaVinci cable splitters (they are actually splicers, not splitters.) They are essential...
08-27-23, 10:32 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,277
Posted By conspiratemus1

I think that's why the indents are semi-circular,...

I think that's why the indents are semi-circular, to discourage attempts with hammer + screwdriver that got inflicted on lock rings in the classic era.
08-27-23, 10:18 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 3,397
Posted By conspiratemus1

If the cable housing being too short (which it...

If the cable housing being too short (which it is) was the cause, wouldn't it pull the brake caliper over the other way?
I would ask the OP, is the brake caliper just not centred, but otherwise...
05-02-22, 08:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 642
Posted By conspiratemus1

No bike of mine has ever had a toothpick taken to...

No bike of mine has ever had a toothpick taken to it for any form of maintenance. If it won't come off with a damp rag, it stays where it is.
I take it you are talking about gunk accumulating only...
05-02-22, 08:41 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 922
Posted By conspiratemus1

For Pinarello, just be careful about the...

For Pinarello, just be careful about the "Treviso" identification. At various points in the 80s, Treviso was applied to frames or built-up bikes of varying quality. In '81, it would have been all...
05-02-22, 08:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 496
Posted By conspiratemus1

You don't even need to be able to see the target....

You don't even need to be able to see the target. You should be able to just stick the long end of the Allen wrench into the hole, blind, and it will butt right against the cap screw. Jiggle/rotate...
04-11-22, 02:55 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,226
Posted By conspiratemus1

How heavy are the two of you together?

How heavy are the two of you together?
07-26-21, 12:07 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,299
Posted By conspiratemus1

While riding it? Or carrying it up the stairs to...

While riding it? Or carrying it up the stairs to his apartment? If the former, count me in that group. :lol:
07-12-21, 09:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,450
Posted By conspiratemus1

The annual salary for my first real job, after...

The annual salary for my first real job, after graduation in 1978, was $14,407 (Canadian). Couldn’t buy many Gibsons with that, although I did buy a Pinarello SL frame for $525 (CDN) in 1981, having...
07-12-21, 08:51 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,518
Posted By conspiratemus1

And this rubs you the wrong way, inciting cynical...

And this rubs you the wrong way, inciting cynical laughter, why, exactly? The seller is relieved to be free of the burden of running a no-longer-successful company. He gets some money in his pocket...
07-09-21, 08:12 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,712
Posted By conspiratemus1

You need “racing triple” chainring bolts as...

You need “racing triple” chainring bolts as...
07-04-21, 01:41 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,872
Posted By conspiratemus1

To my way of thinking, a wheel that is so out of...

To my way of thinking, a wheel that is so out of true that a rim brake can’t be ridden is something that you can get home on but not something to leave home on.
The first decision point is: Has the...
07-03-21, 12:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,417
Posted By conspiratemus1

We’ve tried single side. We mounted the stoker’s...

We’ve tried single side. We mounted the stoker’s timing ring outboard of her largest ring so as not lose the triple chainrings. Only some cranks have enough clearance under the arm to clear the...
03-13-21, 09:01 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,390
Posted By conspiratemus1

This is the English-built 531c Raleigh exported...

This is the English-built 531c Raleigh exported for sale in the U.S.A. It whistles in a cross-wind, same as the American 555s.

...
03-10-21, 09:13 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,045
Posted By conspiratemus1

I didn’t want to get into products used in...

I didn’t want to get into products used in foreign countries I know nothing about, but since you brought it up, ....
Australian WD-40 as described in that Wikipedia entry contains tri-methyl...
03-09-21, 09:56 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,045
Posted By conspiratemus1

One of my early utterances as a small child,...

One of my early utterances as a small child, faithfully recorded in my mother's cookbook, was announcing to her that "Grampa uses Esso Escra to get the blossom [balsam, local term for pitch from...
03-09-21, 09:47 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,045
Posted By conspiratemus1

Have to fact-check this. Benzene is a...

Have to fact-check this.


Benzene is a serious occupational carcinogen and is particularly associated with aplastic anaemia (which typically ends in leukaemia.) Bad stuff. Eliminating benzene...
03-06-21, 10:51 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,486
Posted By conspiratemus1

Pretty good results for spokes you just had lying...

Pretty good results for spokes you just had lying around. Well done.

Just be careful: The rim strip will deform slightly into the grommets when the tube is inflated. (With a cloth rim tape you...
02-25-21, 03:00 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 4,768
Posted By conspiratemus1

Well, there goes the neighbourhood....

Well, there goes the neighbourhood....
02-20-21, 09:41 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,488
Posted By conspiratemus1

My goodness! We have a real live American...

My goodness! We have a real live American socialist in our midst. Thought to be extinct like the coelacanth, one has just been hauled up from the depths and lies flopping right here in our boat.
...
02-20-21, 09:29 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,488
Posted By conspiratemus1

EBay’s rules are there in plain sight. Do you...

EBay’s rules are there in plain sight. Do you not honour contracts in your line of work?

As a twist on the memorable utterance of one of President Reagan’s Cabinet Secretaries, you no like-a da...
02-20-21, 12:35 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 10,294
Posted By conspiratemus1

Everybody knows that freewheel sprocket spacers...

Everybody knows that freewheel sprocket spacers are usually/often plastic. Sorry that you kept fixing it till it broke. I hope the cosmetic enhancement is worth it.

Please don’t take the...
02-20-21, 12:14 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,611
Posted By conspiratemus1

I’ve bought all my Campag Record shifters used,...

I’ve bought all my Campag Record shifters used, pre-2009. They still weren’t cheap. But boy are they nice. And I know how to rebuild them —it’s not hard and quite rewarding to have them clicking...
02-20-21, 12:02 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,488
Posted By conspiratemus1

The seller is admitting he is a crook, trying to...

The seller is admitting he is a crook, trying to cheat eBay out of the fees he agreed to pay them when he listed the item. Why would you want to do business involving trust with a self-admitted...
02-19-21, 01:15 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,570
Posted By conspiratemus1

Baby oil for hydraulics? Has it come to that? ...

Baby oil for hydraulics? Has it come to that? The whales and seals are now so endangered/protected that we are rendering babies? Human babies? I hope there is certification for humane and...
02-19-21, 12:13 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,822
Posted By conspiratemus1

The bicycle is a marvellous invention for human...

The bicycle is a marvellous invention for human transportation requiring very little power (and no oats, hay, vet bills, or stable clean-out). It helped expand the gene pool of small English...
02-19-21, 10:49 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,615
Posted By conspiratemus1

I thought this was going to turn out to be: ...

I thought this was going to turn out to be:

”Free beer and whiskey!

...Tomorrow!”
02-19-21, 10:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 558
Posted By conspiratemus1

Be aware that there is a 12-30 version of the...

Be aware that there is a 12-30 version of the Centaur cassette not listed in the 2002 catalogue, presumably later. If you have one of those, the gold-amber “K” spacers between the loose sprockets...
02-19-21, 09:40 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,631
Posted By conspiratemus1

FNG complaining about the culture. And about...

FNG complaining about the culture. And about two explicit rules against resurrecting old threads and duplicate posting.
02-19-21, 09:24 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 10,294
Posted By conspiratemus1

I think you are wasting your time. That...

I think you are wasting your time. That freewheel looks better than any of mine. If you keep up with this you will break something with that 230 lb. of yours. I weigh only a little more than half...
Forum: Touring
02-18-21, 07:47 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,236
Posted By conspiratemus1

Good thoughtful answer. So thoughtful I might...

Good thoughtful answer. So thoughtful I might start using one. (On the tandem my wife uses one and talks to me about what she sees. I still shoulder-check myself before veering though.)...
02-18-21, 09:48 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,129
Posted By conspiratemus1

You do know that backing out that limit screw...

You do know that backing out that limit screw will send the derailleur into the spokes if you turn it just a hair too far, right? This sounds to me like a case of, “It ain’t broke, but I’m gonna...
Forum: Touring
02-18-21, 09:26 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,236
Posted By conspiratemus1

In Ontario, it is illegal to drive a motor...

In Ontario, it is illegal to drive a motor vehicle on a public road at a speed unnecessarily slow for the prevailing traffic and road conditions. Highway construction and maintenance activities are...
02-16-21, 11:40 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,822
Posted By conspiratemus1

The Third World is perfectly aware of how...

The Third World is perfectly aware of how miserable the human body is at power generation. All Old World civilizations used draft animals and New World aboriginals, who didn’t, were delighted to...
02-16-21, 09:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,070
Posted By conspiratemus1

If you were able to advance that set screw...

If you were able to advance that set screw farther in, then presumably it was not pinching the axle to prevent movement of whatever it was supposed to immobilize. Kind of a bummer that it backed out...
02-12-21, 04:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,014
Posted By conspiratemus1

I have a left-threaded lock ring that you can...

I have a left-threaded lock ring that you can have free if you find you need it. Our old tandem came with lock rings on both sides of both (cartridge) bottom brackets so that you could adjust the...
02-12-21, 04:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,102
Posted By conspiratemus1

Isn’t the title of the thread backwards? I mean,...

Isn’t the title of the thread backwards? I mean, once you say, “the valve hole isn’t opposite the rim joint,” it doesn’t sound so bad, does it?
02-10-21, 10:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,110
Posted By conspiratemus1

Q: In a “V” of flying geese, why does one leg of...

Q: In a “V” of flying geese, why does one leg of the V look longer than the other?
A: The long leg has more geese in it.

Edit: in this case the goose count appears to be the same and I was fooled...
02-05-21, 06:25 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 10,597
Posted By conspiratemus1

Ahhh, in the days before chlamydia.....

Ahhh, in the days before chlamydia.....
02-05-21, 10:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,079
Posted By conspiratemus1

This might be more theoretical than real, but... ...

This might be more theoretical than real, but...
When the two of you are pedaling hard, the keel tube bows away from the two timing rings and the two bottom bracket spindles are longer parallel...
02-03-21, 12:56 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,546
Posted By conspiratemus1

^ Some insist this works. Some insist it doesn’t....

^ Some insist this works. Some insist it doesn’t. If you already have all the parts you aren’t out anything to give it a try.

The spacing is close, but not the same. According to Sheldon Brown’s...
02-03-21, 11:22 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,680
Posted By conspiratemus1

If life safety is not an issue, the most...

If life safety is not an issue, the most straightforward way to make cable ends (heads, really) is with home-made Knarp-like doo-dads. Make them from short lengths of aluminum rod cut from an old...
02-02-21, 10:12 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,852
Posted By conspiratemus1

The reason I asked about the eccentric was that...

The reason I asked about the eccentric was that if you adjust and maintain your bicycle properly you will not need to waste time searching for magical mythical stretch-proof Superchains that won’t...
02-01-21, 03:21 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,146
Posted By conspiratemus1

Very nice. Yes they do grow up and you won’t...

Very nice. Yes they do grow up and you won’t recognize them, and they won’t want to recognize you...
for a while, but they’ll come back. It’s worth it.

My stoker-wife likes to have her cranks...
02-01-21, 03:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,852
Posted By conspiratemus1

Do you not have an eccentric in the front...

Do you not have an eccentric in the front bottom-bracket shell to take up slack as the chain wears?
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