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Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-16, 06:49 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

That's a damn shame. I'd give 'em 30$ bucks for...

That's a damn shame. I'd give 'em 30$ bucks for the frame.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-16, 07:07 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Heh, didn't notice that... wonder if they didn't...

Heh, didn't notice that... wonder if they didn't have a long enough cable to go anywhere else. S-A is making new shifters for seatposts...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-19-16, 06:38 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Bwahahaha. The kitchener co-op had an orange one...

Bwahahaha. The kitchener co-op had an orange one that was similar for 80$. I took it for a ride around the parking lot and I thought it was going to fold back up and eat me. The one I rode only had a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-16, 09:38 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

That's how I've always built them. I don't know...

That's how I've always built them. I don't know that I've ever seen a wheel with an SA hub that is dished.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-16, 08:45 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

I've rebuilt a couple of SA hubs into modern...

I've rebuilt a couple of SA hubs into modern rims, I think the last time I used 272mm spokes in a 3 cross pattern. I didn't write it down anywhere but I have an empty 272mm bag of spokes kicking...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-12-16, 07:50 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Ya I buy m2 stainless washers at my local...

Ya I buy m2 stainless washers at my local fastener store for a few bucks for a 1000 pack. They work wonderful and hard to notice.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-12-16, 07:45 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Yeah, I've done a couple of conversions and it...

Yeah, I've done a couple of conversions and it made for a nice bike. I usually convert the derailleur geared 27" Raleighs into 700c 3 speeds. The tektro brakes are nice for step-through frames...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-11-16, 06:31 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

I'm building new aluminum wheels (with stainless...

I'm building new aluminum wheels (with stainless spokes) for a Raleigh Sports I paid 25$ for... the previous owner must have been a gorilla 'cos the chainstays were squished with a kickstand. I've...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-25-16, 02:06 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Well the guy with the bent fork put modern...

Well the guy with the bent fork put modern compressionless housing on his brakes and is running the 90mm brakes. I run 70mm drums with standard spiral housing and I've never needed more braking...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-23-16, 08:04 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

So many 3 speeds in Ontario seemed to get this...

So many 3 speeds in Ontario seemed to get this treatment, I've seen City of London red reflective stickers on the seat-stays of some of them. They are all quite tenacious in their adhesion even after...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-06-15, 01:32 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Ya, I have a total of 5 bucks into the frame...

Ya, I have a total of 5 bucks into the frame right now so it's just an idea. I built wheels for it already but I can move those to something else... I emailed dutch bike bits for more information so...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-04-15, 10:31 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Has anyone ever tried these threadless cottered...

Has anyone ever tried these threadless cottered bottom brackets (http://www.dutchbikebits.com/sunrace-cartridge-bottom-bracket)? I've got a grand prix frame with a stripped BB shell and this seems to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-15, 08:14 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

I built an AW into a 559 rim and made a city bike...

I built an AW into a 559 rim and made a city bike out of a late 80s "ATB" frame. It was already had nice upright bars and was spaced to 120mm since it was a 5 speed bike in it's original form. Norco...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-25-15, 02:38 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Well I scored a Superbe in my size with all the...

Well I scored a Superbe in my size with all the trimmings, but I didn't notice some dork had to crank down on the kickstand so much they crushed the tubes. I didn't pay a fortune for the bike and I'm...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-15, 07:58 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Naw, it was a derailleur model, but the little...

Naw, it was a derailleur model, but the little heart-shaped braze-on the downtube was the perfect place to put the fulcrum clip and the braze-ons for the derailleur cable route the shifter cable much...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-15, 07:46 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

recycle cycles...

recycle cycles (http://www.theworkingcentre.org/recycle-cycles/153)

It's pretty picked over this time of year but over the winter they have a good selection of old 3 speeds.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-15, 04:01 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Well here's some pictures I took of the parts I...

Well here's some pictures I took of the parts I used to rig up my alongha brakes. They're nice to use for these older Raleighs 'cos they have the cable entry on the same side as the braze-ons.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-15, 09:45 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

I was lucky that the normandy hub I found was...

I was lucky that the normandy hub I found was narrow enough that it squeezed into the front fork without much problem and it has a tiny axle like the old raleigh hubs did too.

I'm heading to the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-15, 08:00 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7728/17144155988_36...

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7728/17144155988_3624c31abb_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/s7Yhhm)

Here's a Sprite frame that had been kicking around the local co-op for a long while. I had a rebuild AW...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-09-15, 08:28 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

I think that's a fair price, the paint looks to...

I think that's a fair price, the paint looks to be in great shape and all the parts seem to be there. I wouldn't expect new tires for a hundred bucks. People try and sell bikes like that for more in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-14, 08:39 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Nope, my new production srf-3 hub came spaced to...

Nope, my new production srf-3 hub came spaced to 120mm but they have thick spacers under the locknuts so I assume they could be swapped and made to fit narrower spacing should one desire such things....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-10-14, 04:49 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

The parts just kinda came together from a few...

The parts just kinda came together from a few abandoned projects I had on the go. The pedals on this are VP 872 (http://www.vpcomponents.com/newen/product_detail.php?id=60) that I found at the local...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-08-14, 08:32 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

http://i.imgur.com/w8VgxDV.jpg Here's a 3...

http://i.imgur.com/w8VgxDV.jpg

Here's a 3 speed conversion I did up recently... the hub is a new SRF3 though and the crank is a new SA. The frame was made in Canada (has ISO bb!) so there's not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-29-14, 10:04 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

The drum brake works really well on smaller...

The drum brake works really well on smaller wheels. Sturmey makes one with a dynamo in it so you can run lights too. I have a the x-fdd on my winter fixie and it's my favourite thing about that bike.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-13, 07:35 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Oh yeah it just needs a bigger seatpost that's...

Oh yeah it just needs a bigger seatpost that's all, and maybe the stem up a bit, but I have to thin the herd somewhere and these are plentiful around here it seems.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-30-13, 11:42 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8540/8696698976_7e8...

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8540/8696698976_7e83b21713_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clasher/8696698976/)

Finally fixed my folding bike back up to shiny... I can't bring myself to upgrade...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-13, 11:46 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

I used that 5 speed hub. I think it comes with a...

I used that 5 speed hub. I think it comes with a 175mm axle so you can space it to your frame before you build the wheel up... they're pretty flexible in that regard. I used the grip shifter the hub...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-09-13, 07:13 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Yeah that fork looks really bent in the first...

Yeah that fork looks really bent in the first picture, I'd look for another fork before riding this.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-11-13, 11:44 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

There are some cheap but bright ones on ebay...

There are some cheap but bright ones on ebay (http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1pcs-White-E10-3V-6V-9V-12V-Led-Bulb-for-DIY-LIONEL-WL-S-/300626718413?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item45febfaecd) and they work, but...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-16-12, 08:49 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

I've snagged some e10 LEDs...

I've snagged some e10 LEDs (http://www.ebay.ca/itm/5-White-E10-6V-Led-Bulb-Light-Lamp-for-DIY-LIONEL-WL-/300562749769?pt=Building_Toys_US&hash=item45faef9949) off ebay and they worked really well for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-12, 06:34 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

This shop...

This shop (http://www.freemanscycles.co.uk/bicycle-parts/rims/rigida-berretti-westwood-pattern-steel-rim.html) isn't in Colombia but they sell aluminum westwood rims... shipping might be a bummer...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-01-12, 06:14 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

Oh this is good to hear, I picked up four of...

Oh this is good to hear, I picked up four of these last time I ordered from chain reaction, can't beat gumwalls + reflective for under 10$. I would like to get a pair of the col-de-la-vie tires but...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-24-12, 07:18 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,538,763
Posted By clasher

I have a rusty old AW hub I got for free... dunno...

I have a rusty old AW hub I got for free... dunno which approach I want to take cleaning in it up... might boil it in hot water to melt the old grease on the inside first, and then either do oxalic...
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