Hi Group. Thanks so much for all your help regarding my ticking noise. I know many of you thought the ticking noise might have been related to the bottom...
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Paulos, Richard G
rickpaulos
Jun 2, 2012 1:36 am
________________________________________ From: Bicycle_Restoration@yahoogroups.com [Bicycle_Restoration@yahoogroups.com] on behalf of Frank Ruggiero...
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Paulos, Richard G
rickpaulos
Jun 2, 2012 1:49 am
oops. Hit the send too quick. That pedal is junk. Sold for $4/pr when new which was pretty cheap then. No real way to get it back together if you do...
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Frank Ruggiero
sunship70
Jun 2, 2012 2:09 am
Thanks Rick. I appreciate your advice. When you say 3 piece crank, how do you come to that conclusion? When I took my cranks out, it was the drive side with...
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Paulos, Richard G
rickpaulos
Jun 2, 2012 2:31 am
1 piece cranks are forged from solid steel as one physical part. ...
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Frank Ruggiero
sunship70
Jun 2, 2012 2:42 am
I see. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Sent from my iPhone 516-532-2210...
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Frank Ruggiero
sunship70
Jun 4, 2012 1:50 pm
Hi Group. Id love to address my brakes in this Le Tour project that I have been doing. I believe I have caliper brakes on the bike now. Id love to keep them...
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will
mr___goodbar
Jun 4, 2012 2:16 pm
... Possibly. The extensions (aka suicide levers) are awful. You may encounter an issue with removing the levers if they are holding the pivot joint in place....
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Rick Paulos
rickpaulos
Jun 4, 2012 4:27 pm
Weinman extension levers (and Dia Compe copys) were so bad they prompted the term "suicide lever". "Schwinn Approved" levers were made by Weinman, later on by...
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Frank Ruggiero
sunship70
Jun 5, 2012 2:18 pm
Hi Group. I am considering replacing my Caliper brakes possibly. I see some reasonable deals online, but now that I am researching, I am noticing two types of...
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will
mr___goodbar
Jun 5, 2012 3:34 pm
Your bike takes nutted brakes. You can make recessed brakes work on a bike that was originally designed for nutted. You need to flip the brakes - use the...
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Frank Ruggiero
sunship70
Jun 6, 2012 10:09 pm
Hi Group. Pertaining to the caliper brake reach on my '74 Le Tour, it seems when I measure the reach, I believe it to be it 55mm. Would anyone have a second to...
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Rick Paulos
rickpaulos
Jun 6, 2012 10:58 pm
Your measuring looks okay. It will measure a tad shorter on the front of the fork where the brake goes because of the curvature of the fork. The rear brake...
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will@...
mr___goodbar
Jun 7, 2012 12:24 am
To get an accurate measurement, you need to remove the brake. See here: http://sheldonbrown.com/calipers.html#reach Get the long reach brakes, but buy them...
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Frank Ruggiero
sunship70
Jun 7, 2012 1:36 am
Thanks for the info guys. I am still not sure what I am going to do. I just removed those extension "suicide" bars. The brakes seem to snap back ok using the...
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Paulos, Richard G
rickpaulos
Jun 7, 2012 1:57 am
yes, those Kool Stops will fit. FYI, they made brake shoes that were molded to look like tennis shoes! Kool Stops came from the BMX world and were for plastic...
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will@...
mr___goodbar
Jun 7, 2012 3:23 am
Rich is right, the Weinman center pulls are fine to work on. A pain to setup, but they actually have good clamping power compared to the cheap center pivot...
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Frank Ruggiero
sunship70
Jun 7, 2012 3:32 am
I think I'm going flat bar like my mountain bike. I think I like having that wide grip for leverage going up the hill on the single speed. So maybe I'll see if...
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will
mr___goodbar
Jun 7, 2012 3:02 pm
Just saw this on the Chicago Craig's List. Thought I'd share. I have no relation to the seller. Seller sounds a little... umm... young, but who knows? May...
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Eric Phillips
aa537
Jun 7, 2012 3:54 pm
I've had good luck with these on older bikes: http://www.modernbike.com/itemgroup.asp?IGPK=2126175524 The pads are crummy but the arms are decent....
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Frank Ruggiero
sunship70
Jun 7, 2012 4:10 pm
Eric, do you know if those are $17.99 for both front and rear? Or $17.99 each? You know. I rode the bike to the train today without the suicide levers. Now,...
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will
mr___goodbar
Jun 7, 2012 4:23 pm
Frank, Just to stress again: much of the weakness in your system comes from the levers, cables, and cable housing. I would quickly convert to flat bar (if...
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Rick Paulos
rickpaulos
Jun 7, 2012 4:53 pm
Based on your initial measurements (55 mm), those particular calipers ( 61 - 78mm reach ) may be too long. But they do have other sizes. R At 11:09 AM...
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Frank Ruggiero
sunship70
Jun 7, 2012 5:00 pm
Hi Will. Yes, thats good advice. Im going to give this some more thought. I really wanted to keep costs low for this bike. But perhaps new bikes will make the...
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Frank Ruggiero
sunship70
Jun 7, 2012 5:06 pm
Hi Rick. Yes, I see that. As Will pointed out, I measured them incorrectly. I have to take them off the bike and remeasure them. Maybe Ill do that tonight. ...
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frameteam2003
Jun 7, 2012 11:48 pm
it's a path racer not a true track bike---could have been used as an amerture track bike---does not have the track fork. it's a really nice bike,and worth more...
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Steve Birmingham
stevebirm2000
Jun 8, 2012 12:15 pm
How close are you to Boston? I work for the bike stop in Arlington, on the minuteman path (Or Dudley street for the car side) We have a bunch of stuff for...
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Frank Ruggiero
sunship70
Jun 8, 2012 1:15 pm
Steve. Thanks so much for offering to meet me. I'm driving up from NY to Boston tomorrow to go to the Red Sox game. I'm staying in Newton. I do not want to...
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Steve Birmingham
stevebirm2000
Jun 8, 2012 3:46 pm
I’m pretty far from Newton. I’m in Lowell, which is almost New Hampshire. And Tomorrow is one of the few days my schedule isn’t nearly empty. I’m...
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Rick Paulos
rickpaulos
Jun 8, 2012 8:32 pm
Okay most of know about suicide brake levers from the 1970s but what other bike parts are just as deserving for that label? Lambert/Viscount cast aluminum...
