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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-08-14, 11:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,946
Posted By dnomel

You should try riding it. I'm around 140lbs and...

You should try riding it. I'm around 140lbs and it has lasted quite a while. I thought I might have noticed a bit of slippage on some steep hills in a low gear, but was never sure. I don't expect it...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-08-14, 12:54 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,959
Posted By dnomel

Thanks, didn't know about them. Makes me more...

Thanks, didn't know about them. Makes me more optimistic thinking about a next size up longer term project.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-07-14, 12:38 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,959
Posted By dnomel

Thanks, they look better, and seem to have 3...

Thanks, they look better, and seem to have 3 piece cranks which probably helps.
Like I said, I see kids riding around on these bikes all the time, so probably no big deal. I was just surprised...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-14, 01:09 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,946
Posted By dnomel

Not sure if it's the same one I have the rear hub...

Not sure if it's the same one I have the rear hub of, but it seems very nice and light to me. The rear is a roller clutch I think, silent and immediate engagement. Heard some problems with the rears...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-05-14, 12:43 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,959
Posted By dnomel

Yeah I see the limitations, one piece cranks, fat...

Yeah I see the limitations, one piece cranks, fat tire, overbuilt frame, rear sprocket farther out from the hub than seems necessary. Lots of gaps that add up. I see little kids riding around on...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-04-14, 12:34 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,959
Posted By dnomel

any narrower kids bikes ( q factor )

I was putting together a very small bike for a 4 year old, and was surprised by the wide stance of the pedals (q factor). They are wider apart than my adult mountain bike. For such short legs it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-20-12, 12:06 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 20,522
Posted By dnomel

I'm curious about the lower end models. I had a...

I'm curious about the lower end models. I had a taiwan allez, no tubing stickers, suntour sprint parts, saturae rims, thinking '80's. Looked superficially similar to the nice ones here, but heavy....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-14-12, 01:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,832
Posted By dnomel

I'd try to look at the bike from the rear and see...

I'd try to look at the bike from the rear and see if you can tell if the rear wheel is aligned vertically with the seat tube. Also, try rotating the axle to different positions and re-setting it. It...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-13-12, 10:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,055
Posted By dnomel

Hadn't thought of a child seat up front, might be...

Hadn't thought of a child seat up front, might be interesting to try if I come across the right seat. And I made a mistake, the holes are more like 3 and 6 inches away from the head tube.
I'm pretty...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-12-12, 11:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,055
Posted By dnomel

holes drilled in specialized crossroads top tube

I picked up this older steel (direct drive, cromo, taiwan) bike cheap for parts, and it's top tube has two small, maybe 3/16", holes drilled vertically all the way through the top tube, about 1 and 3...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-28-12, 12:13 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 18,733
Posted By dnomel

I set up an old cross bike like that, just...

I set up an old cross bike like that, just because those were the parts I had around, and kind of liked it. Sometimes the levers got in the way of a comfortable grip over the hoods a bit, and the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-22-12, 01:21 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 9,035
Posted By dnomel

I regularly see older steel bikes locked up with...

I regularly see older steel bikes locked up with the seat tube completely cut out, from just above the front derailer to just below the seat junction. I assume they are probably that way from having...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-18-12, 11:30 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,799
Posted By dnomel

I'd try riding it as is first. I had a bike with...

I'd try riding it as is first. I had a bike with slight frame damage like that, fork didn't look bent, but the front wheel did seem a little pushed in, and I really liked the way it rode and steered....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-20-12, 01:11 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,020
Posted By dnomel

I think I know that basic turbo type of saddle,...

I think I know that basic turbo type of saddle, they look really nice and sometimes you see them for a high price, but I found the ones I had very uncomfortable, too stiff and arched in the middle. I...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-24-12, 11:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,453
Posted By dnomel

Some older cranks/chainrings might have trouble...

Some older cranks/chainrings might have trouble with a newer narrower chain.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-12-12, 01:02 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 41,496
Posted By dnomel

Thanks, I feel better about filing now. But if I...

Thanks, I feel better about filing now. But if I thought I could put a nice gentle curve on a seatstay with enough precision I'd be really tempted. Would be interesting to see someone do that.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-11-12, 11:47 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 41,496
Posted By dnomel

Are there other ways of fixing a vertical...

Are there other ways of fixing a vertical misalignment besides grinding away material? Could a framebuilder bend the frame somehow?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-11-12, 01:38 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,129
Posted By dnomel

I've had a couple old horizontal dropout bikes...

I've had a couple old horizontal dropout bikes that seemed to have a small vertical difference between the dropouts, so that the rear wheel didn't seem aligned vertically with the seat tube when...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-21-12, 01:38 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 8,461
Posted By dnomel

interesting thread. didn't read it all so don't...

interesting thread. didn't read it all so don't know if the failures were both front and rear, but a strong heavy rider with extra long cranks would make a lot of torque that it seems to me would be...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-18-12, 12:23 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 17,573
Posted By dnomel

Yeah, it was a foil stickered gitane tdf with...

Yeah, it was a foil stickered gitane tdf with simplex dropouts. It had 27 inch clinchers on it when I got it used, and it seemed stock so I just figured it probably came that way. I used both the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-12, 02:31 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 17,573
Posted By dnomel

I had an old gitane tdf, and an old raleigh...

I had an old gitane tdf, and an old raleigh competition that were problably close in age, maybe mid 70's. Both prettty nice 531 road frames and I think both came with 27 inch wheels. But the gitane...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-10-12, 02:43 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 20,963
Posted By dnomel

I'm not clear on what the situation is, sounds...

I'm not clear on what the situation is, sounds like maybe the fork is too long, with not enough threads, for a proper threaded setup, but too short for threadless. If you can get more threads cut...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-09-12, 02:29 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,273
Posted By dnomel

The sheldonbrown link in this thread that goes to...

The sheldonbrown link in this thread that goes to a bridgestone article sounds right to me, I was thinking of a different description of low profile cranks that I think was also on sheldons site,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-08-12, 03:16 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,273
Posted By dnomel

Interesting to read sheldon about the low profile...

Interesting to read sheldon about the low profile cranks. If I'm understanding him I guess I'd have to disagree, since there doesn't seem to be much standardization of frame dimensions along...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-12, 02:14 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,273
Posted By dnomel

I think lower q is appealing mainly for small to...

I think lower q is appealing mainly for small to medium road riders. Or maybe people who are just used to the older narrower normal width of around 140mm. Older road crank arms were straighter and it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-14-11, 12:41 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,360
Posted By dnomel

It does sound like it ought to work. Maybe it...

It does sound like it ought to work. Maybe it would be ok even if it just wedged up along the ridge where the inside of the bearings used to set. That's what I'm imagining anyway just by looking at...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-13-11, 12:27 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,360
Posted By dnomel

What I heard about that phil type was that it...

What I heard about that phil type was that it could be tapped side to side for centering, but shouldn't slip. I was also interested in the vo bb, and cutting out the frame tubes in the way, but still...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-12-11, 01:10 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,360
Posted By dnomel

I broke the spindle on a flat smooth road after...

I broke the spindle on a flat smooth road after years of casual and occasionally much harder rides. I'm not that heavy or strong, and it still kind of amazes me that it broke like that. I still...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-23-11, 01:46 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,282
Posted By dnomel

Hey, thanks. I just googled randonneur and dirt...

Hey, thanks. I just googled randonneur and dirt drop. I think randonneur was more like I was trying to describe, but the dirt drop looks like just what I want. I'll have to keep an eye out for them...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-22-11, 11:48 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,282
Posted By dnomel

The bars I've had the best luck with, as far as...

The bars I've had the best luck with, as far as getting comfortable on the hoods with old brakes, are the ones that bend up along the tops, and then angle out a bit to the drops. I'm not sure what...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-22-11, 01:20 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,282
Posted By dnomel

Even those cheap old non aero brakes can be made...

Even those cheap old non aero brakes can be made pretty comfortable for the hoods position. They're too short by themselves so they need to become an extension of the bars. They and/or the bars...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-21-11, 01:30 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,220
Posted By dnomel

It's not that hard to measure the offset of a...

It's not that hard to measure the offset of a fork if you have it in hand. But the axle to crown length also matters and this measurement seems less often known or given. But these two factors might...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-15-11, 11:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 723
Posted By dnomel

Thanks. There does appear to be a little groove...

Thanks. There does appear to be a little groove there, it just seemed like it would have put a kink in the cable and I'm used to readjusting that length. Next time I fiddle with it I may try putting...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-15-11, 12:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 723
Posted By dnomel

braze on front derailer questions

I have a few questions about this shimano 105 front derailer that I found and thought would work with a braze on tab.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69785616@N05/6346076831/in/photostream/

First,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-14-11, 02:27 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 29,452
Posted By dnomel

I usually have the tops of the drops near...

I usually have the tops of the drops near horizontal, and try to get the hoods as an extension of that line with as little dip between the bars and the hoods as possible. This means the hoods are...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-07-11, 12:47 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,414
Posted By dnomel

I've jammed cheap thumb(mtb)shifters up under...

I've jammed cheap thumb(mtb)shifters up under road brakes so the levers are to the inside and usable while on the hoods. Manipulating the shift levers can be a little tricky, and the action seemed...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-01-11, 11:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 905
Posted By dnomel

Thanks, I thought they were tight and it seemed...

Thanks, I thought they were tight and it seemed more like flex than any looseness. They stay aligned and seem to work fine, but I'll try to check it more thoroughly and look at the tutorial. Seems...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-01-11, 08:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 905
Posted By dnomel

old sidepull brake flex

I noticed what seemed like a lot of back and forth flex of the front break, a black dia compe royal compe II, when standing over the bike and rocking it back and forth with the front brake on. Maybe...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-19-11, 01:47 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,211
Posted By dnomel

If there's no serious damage to the frame it...

If there's no serious damage to the frame it seems like a good deal to me. You could probably sell it for more than trying to get a refund if you don't want it. I just got one like that and my...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-17-11, 04:48 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,322
Posted By dnomel

Sorry, I wasn't sure how to describe the...

Sorry, I wasn't sure how to describe the derailer. It sounds like it's a braze on but it doesn't seem to fit with this tab. I tried to show the problem I'm having with this picture.
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-16-11, 11:53 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,322
Posted By dnomel

Thanks, I tried to get a few pictures. I've had...

Thanks, I tried to get a few pictures. I've had this derailer in a box of parts for a long time and I thought from the looks of it it was meant to work either way. I'll probably use the clamp for now...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-16-11, 12:29 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,322
Posted By dnomel

front derailer tab mounting problem

I've got a 1990 cannondale road frame with a front derailer tab bolted to the seat tube and a shimano 105 derailer with a removable clamp and I'm having a problem trying to mount it to the tab. It...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-25-11, 12:56 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,422
Posted By dnomel

Thanks for the pics, thats a nice bike. I almost...

Thanks for the pics, thats a nice bike. I almost bid on a zullo on ebay, It wasn't a crit model but it had tange prestige decals, probably late 80's early 90's.

I had an old allez, late 80's I...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-11-11, 11:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,828
Posted By dnomel

Thanks, wouldn't have thought of that. Since I'm...

Thanks, wouldn't have thought of that. Since I'm having problems on the downshifting, maybe bending out a few of the inner rings teeth would help. I was also thinking I could maybe put some bumps of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-11-11, 12:52 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,828
Posted By dnomel

I couldn't figure how to get a good chainring...

I couldn't figure how to get a good chainring spacing measurement, but by comparing a few by holding them up against eachother (teeth to teeth with big ring to small ring of the other, if that makes...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-09-11, 12:59 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,828
Posted By dnomel

Thanks. Those sound like the outside measurements...

Thanks. Those sound like the outside measurements that I'm interested in and I haven't seen them. I need to get a pair of calipers and some old chains and try to figure out what's going on with the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-08-11, 12:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,828
Posted By dnomel

5-8 speed chain width and chainring spacing differences

Are there different chain widths and chainring spacings in the 5-8 speed chain range?
I've got an old crankset, an sr apex probably from the 5 speed freewheel era, and am using it with 6 and 7 speed...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-02-11, 01:41 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,523
Posted By dnomel

20 bucks to straigten the fork sounds good, but...

20 bucks to straigten the fork sounds good, but you could probably do it yourself too if you have some patience and some sturdy wood to brace and perhaps pry things with. If you can brace the crown...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-03-11, 12:59 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,350
Posted By dnomel

Even if the frame is slightly bent in a way that...

Even if the frame is slightly bent in a way that steepens the head angle, if it's otherwise still aligned it seems to me it's worth trying. Even the fork might be able to be straightened, at least...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-10-11, 11:16 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,487
Posted By dnomel

I'm glad this doesn't seem to be common or some...

I'm glad this doesn't seem to be common or some kind of fad, just wondered after seeing a couple. Maybe it was just as someone suggested, the end result of a previous theft. They did appear to be...
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