tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17024997631458652024-03-13T17:46:14.756-04:00The HeadbadgeThe Headbadge's blog hosts information and musings on vintage and classic bicycles, and lists of interesting parts and bikes for sale.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-86443674559532330232015-01-17T11:30:00.000-05:002015-01-17T11:30:01.167-05:00US Raleighs from the East: Raleigh USAThere was a time in America when all Raleighs - except specially ordered Team Replicas (not to be confused with the Team USA, an mid-level marketing tool which now exists in the present day to amuse greedy internet "antique" dealers and Craigslisters) - were made in Japan or Taiwan. <br />
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In comparison to their English counterparts of the time - which were often brazed together with all the loving care of a British Leyland unionist - the Raleighs from the East were a notable step up, if a bit soulless behind the handlebar (though a highly subjective point).<br />
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Unfortunately, the Raleigh USA venture will forever be known as having been a venture involving the management of the subsidiary by the American bicycle manufacturer, Huffy. If you've ever been within 20 feet of an average Huffy, you'll need not have to ask why this fact continues to tarnish the image and aura surrounding the marquee.<br />
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But for whatever these bikes lacked in soul or exalted managerial history, they made up for in sheer flashiness. Though the American lineup had been completely transitioned to Raleigh USA by 1983, it wasn't until 1984 that Raleigh USA's top four roadbike offerings (excluding the Team Replicas) took on a look that defies all visions of "British restraint."<br />
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And yet - if it were not for the 15+ instances of "Raleigh" or
"Racing USA" plastered over everything conceivable on these bikes, the execution of this flashiness came was done so in pure taste, with the main triangle - excluding the headtube - finished in the paint color of the particular bicycle model, and the rest finished in chrome.<br />
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The flashiness of the paint/chrome scheme lasted into 1985, but gave way to a series of underwhelming pastel fades of the Miami Vice fashion with the advent of the 1986 model year. The brand gradually transitioned into Technium bonded aluminum frames, and thus traditional lugged steel frames died their first death under the Raleigh badge.<br />
The 1984 Raleigh Competition (white) and Super Course (blue) shown here are not quite representative of their as-delivered, factory appearance. Both have had their groupsets replaced with more exiting - or stylistically complementary - fare.<br />
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There are minor frame production differences between early 1984 models and later 1984 models, including the seattube band colors and blank fork crowns vs. those cast with the Raleigh USA heron and (tacky) laurel leafs. These production variances are even visible above; the Competition being the earlier '84, and the Super Course the later.<br />
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Taiwanese production entered somewhere in late-1984 too, adding additional variations to the preexisting differences already existing between the Japanese models.<br />
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Of note, American Team models manufactured in England received the same gaudy lettering attack as their Japanese and Taiwanese cousins, as seen on this 1984 Team 531 frame:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-49187443838935034202015-01-14T11:30:00.000-05:002015-01-14T11:30:01.705-05:00Lugged steel. 18 speeds. 18 pounds.On a quest to prove that it IS possible to weight-weenie a steel frame with old components, I built this crazy contraption out of a 1999 Schwinn Paramount, and a unique collection of parts - old, moderately new, and otherwise.<br />
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Hey, it cost <i>way</i> less than those ZIPP wheels behind it.<br />
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The build, if you so choose to borrow these ideas (please do):<br />
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1999 Schwinn Match Paramount frame, Reynolds 853<br />
Aluminum fork, brand is marked on steerer (can't recall)<br />
Campagnolo Record 10-speed crankset + BB (BB is the only carbon on the bike)<br />
CLB brake levers<br />
CLB calipers<br />
Campagnolo something-or-other FD (never did check)<br />
Huret Jubilee RD, first-gen<br />
Hollowed 10-speed Z-chain, gold anodized<br />
Edco/FIR wheelset (Mike Terraferma's old racing wheelset - a trade)<br />
ZOOM quill stem<br />
ITM handlebars<br />
American Classic seatpost<br />
Vetta SL saddle<br />
Shimano part-TI, part steel rear cassette, 9-speed<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-50142076037771381282015-01-14T10:30:00.000-05:002015-01-14T10:30:00.978-05:00A 1961 Raleigh Sports frame<br />
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I had this one for a short while, but never acquired enough
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pre-T.I. Industries fenders proved particularly frustrating to locate. <br />
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This frame did prove the effectiveness of Meguiars Scratch X (or Fine Cut Cleaner #2) to remove oxidation and restore an absolute factory luster from Raleigh's tough-as-steel black enamel, legendary in its day.<br />
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Sometimes, it is suggested - unreasonably so - that the 1970's Raleigh products
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-89704978123211706712015-01-11T11:30:00.000-05:002015-01-11T11:30:00.354-05:00Chrome 1980 Schwinn Varsity / Continental framesI picked up three of these out of a local bike shop that had nothing but Schwinn electroforged frames rotting away in their outdoor shack. Only three remained, all identical ladies' frames like this one.<br />
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All-chrome wasn't an available color in 1980 for the Varsity nor the Continental. I never did figure out why or what these were produced for. All I know is that this is as far as I got to building one up:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-42797770966351813742015-01-11T10:30:00.000-05:002015-01-11T10:30:00.740-05:00A pair of 1951 Raleigh SportsOf the Raleigh Sports I've owned over the years, three have been virtually identical, 1951 models - all Raleigh Sports "C" Tourists, or built to resemble such.<br />
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The Sports "C" Tourist was a "light" version of the Sports Tourist; essentially the same, sans Dyno-Luxe dry battery unit, Dynohub, and lighting peripherals.<br />
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I still own two - one Gent's Model 21, and one Ladies' Model 21L. The ladies' example is a virtually all-original bike from Massachusetts, save for the saddle and missing grips, while the gents' bike is a build up from a bare frame that came from New York - only the fenders, frame, and headset are original to it (the chaincase, while correct based on the parts sold off the bike by the previous owner, is not the one that this bike left the assembly line with, nor does it wear factory enamel).<br />
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The original parts to the gent's bike - not all of which was successfully won on eBay - indicated a Model 21; but its present incarnation is closer to that of the Sports Tourist, complete with an FG Dynofour hub. Perhaps the greatest artistic license was taken with the rims - a pair of ~1954 Westrick stainless rims.<br />
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The photos below depict the two bikes over various times in my ownership. I do not plan to part with either of them.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-7785595349613683032013-10-24T10:00:00.000-04:002013-10-24T10:00:07.628-04:00Coral Ridge Bike Show - November 2006Continuing on the series of Coral Ridge bike show photos, following are photos of The Headbadge's display - the largest display I've exhibited to-date:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-88128874635257077742013-10-22T10:00:00.000-04:002013-10-22T10:00:05.041-04:00Coral Ridge Bike Show - March 2010These photos were previously published on Bikefourms.net ; since then, the links have expired.<br />
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The Coral Ridge Bike Show is held in North Miami Beach yearly; I attended the 2004, 2006, and 2010 events. Following are photos of the participating bicycles at the 2010 event: <br />
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Photos of the 2006 event will be posted Thursday.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-27829448598959755132013-10-10T10:00:00.000-04:002013-10-10T10:00:00.109-04:00Dezer Collection Bicycle Exhibit: Part #3The third and final installment in our photos of the <a href="http://www.dezercollection.com/" target="_blank">Dezer Collection's</a> motorized bicycle exhibit:<br />
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The James Bond exhibit - and the only authenticated, original Diamonds are Forever 1971 Mustang Mach 1 - the main purpose of my visit (to be the subject of another blog): <br />
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The two Raleigh DL-1 models on the middle pedestal and gravel were late model examples with unusual fenders; likely substitutions:<br />
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From here, the collection becomes distinctly American.<br />
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Stay tuned to the blog for Part #3. I've added a new subscription option (for RSS or email) at the top right, for readers who would like to be updated when new posts are published.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-45316436659788809792013-10-06T10:00:00.000-04:002013-10-06T10:10:55.268-04:00A visit to the Dezer Collection's motorized bicycle exhibit: Part 1My enthusiasm for bicycles is paralleled by my equal enthusiasm for classic automobiles; hence, I recently visited <i>"Miami's Auto Museum</i>,<i>"</i> the <a href="http://www.dezercollection.com/" target="_blank">Dezer Collection</a>.<br />
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My trip was primarily to authenticate the 1971 Mustang from the James Bond movie <i>Diamonds are Forever</i>, but I made it a point to photograph the collection's huge, motorized bicycle exhibit.<br />
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The collection is massive - and eclectic. Some of the motors are paired with period bicycles, others are matched with later examples, and the rather strange 1920's design in yellow is a chopped and modified 1970's AMF:<br />
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Strangely enough, all the Brooks saddles appear to be <i>varnished</i> - a considerable sin - but the unbelievable selection makes up for the restoration-related inadequacies. <br />
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More to come. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-82863044409824617972013-10-05T09:26:00.000-04:002013-10-05T09:26:00.570-04:00Campagnolo G.S./Nuovo/Super Comparisons<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wxSQr9dAASs/SllmAPsv4fI/AAAAAAAAACY/XKoAlc-Ef80/s1600-h/CAMPAG_allthree.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357425386134168050" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wxSQr9dAASs/SllmAPsv4fI/AAAAAAAAACY/XKoAlc-Ef80/s200/CAMPAG_allthree.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 190px;" /></a><br />
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Campagnolo's
dérailleurs - up to the final era of their straight-parallelogram
models in the mid 1990's - are rather unique in the fact that the basic
design was essentially a long-term revision of the 1951 Gran Sport. As
the image above shows (Gran Sport in blue, Nuovo Record in yellow, Super
Record in red), each subsequent variant was little more then a slight
revision of the Gran Sport's cage geometry and the pivot point in an
effort to get the forward/upper pulley wheel to provide optimum chain
gap in as many cogs as possible.<br />
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The other notable
revision - applied to all three dérailleurs - is the angle at which they
are designed to sit on a standard Campagnolo 1010/1010A dropout. Like
the pulley cage, the parallelogram angle stop was revised on each model
for the same reason that the cage was revised - to position the pulley
wheels closer to the cogs and improve chain gap.<br />
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Super
Record sits at approximately 125 degrees (in red), Nuovo Record at 115
degrees (mustard yellow), and Gran Sport at 95 degrees (blue); as
indicated below:<br />
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Ironically
enough, Campagnolo's mid-range, 1984 Victory rear dérailleur - which
shared the same essential geometry with Super Record - was fitted with a
user-adjustable pivot stop which allowed the dérailleur to be
positioned at Nuovo Record's 115 degree setting, Super Record's
125 degrees, or an astounding 135 degrees; the latter most ideal for
narrow gear clusters with little variance between cog sizes - and very effective at that.<br />
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Campagnolo's
Super Record became the immediate successor to Nuovo Record in 1976.
Super Record's first incarnation was essentially identical to the Nuovo
Record, differing only in <a href="http://velobase.com/ViewSingleComponent.aspx?ID=730A5EB4-32A7-467E-B519-70AC5DAB88B6&Enum=108&AbsPos=6" target="_blank">cosmetics and titanium adjustment hardware</a>, not to mention a considerably higher price tag.<br />
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Nevertheless,
as the desire for more chainwrap in the cycling world increased (and as
5 cogs in the back became 6 and 7), Campagnolo revised Super Record's
geometry in 1978, resulting in the "second-generation" dérailleur seen
here (which so happens to be a 1986 example).<br />
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Super
Record's slightly larger spacing between pulley wheels did give the
dérailleur better chain-wrap capacity, but more importantly, the angle
at which the parallelogram sits was increased, and the forward/upper
pulley wheel was moved closer to the cogs yet again; generally lessening
chain gap and improving shifting characteristics over Nuovo Record -
and conceivably to a greater extent then Nuovo Record's improvement over
Gran Sport.<br />
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Super Record, nice as it is, never did
shake off the worst of its inherited flaws from Nuovo Record - its
penchant for refusing to downshift into the smallest cog under load was
never successfully eliminated, and is evident in the video at 0:41-0:43:<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>First-generation Super Record photos courtesy Jon Fischer, <a href="http://www.velobase.com/" target="_blank">Velobase.com</a></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Super Record video, copyright Kurt Kaminer</i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-63702083653929900262013-10-03T09:22:00.000-04:002013-10-03T09:22:00.920-04:00Campagnolo Nuovo Record (1967-1986)<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wxSQr9dAASs/Slkr_Jqo1ZI/AAAAAAAAAB4/NuafA7iw0ts/s1600-h/campagnolonr_RD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357361595660424594" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wxSQr9dAASs/Slkr_Jqo1ZI/AAAAAAAAAB4/NuafA7iw0ts/s320/campagnolonr_RD.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 241px;" /></a><br />
Nuovo
Record (literally, "New Record") was Campagnolo's third revision of the
Gran Sport's parallelogram design, introduced in 1966/7. It followed
the <a href="http://velobase.com/ViewSingleComponent.aspx?ID=a14ab7f2-6824-47b8-bc93-734649c19fb5&Enum=108" target="_blank">1963 Campagnolo Record</a> in Campagnolo's gradual dérailleur evolution. <br />
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While
I do not own the original steel Campagnolo Record myself (the Nuovo's
primary improvement was an all-aluminum body and pulley cage), the Nuovo
Record and Record are virtually identical in terms of geometry, and
serve equally to demonstrate the first major revision to the Gran
Sport's mechanical design. To alleviate Gran Sport's limited
chain-wrapping capacity, the pivot for the pulley cage was brought
forward and down, which increased the amount of chain the dérailleur
could take up; secondly, it brought the upper/forward pulley wheel
closer to the cogs - via revision of the cage design and angling the
entire parallelogram farther forward - improving the crispness of each
shift.<br />
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Despite Nuovo Record's unbelievable popularity
in professional cycling (the last Nuovo Records were produced in 1987; identifiable by the absence of "PATENT" or a date code stamped into the upper body), its design - along with the revised Super Record that
followed it - was fundamentally flawed. Nuovo Record's often-excessive
chain gap (depending on the gear combination, cog sizes, and chain
length), typically required that the rider overshift the control lever
to coax the chain to jump to the following cog. Worse yet, the Nuovo is
particularly known for refusing to shift down into the smallest cog when
under considerable load - legend has it that races were often won and
lost as a result of this quirk, during final sprints to the finish line.<br />
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following video shows a Nuovo Record rear dérailleur in action on a
floor stand, though its negative characteristics may not be that
apparent - in this example, a newer "freewheel" (the cluster of cogs)
with offset teeth has been paired with it to help improve the shifting
characteristics of the venerable design:<br />
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Gran Sport is arguably one of the single most important rear
dérailleurs in the evolution of the device itself. Lore had it for many
years that it was the very first dérailleurs based around the
now-standard "parallelogram" design - essentially, a pair of parallel
arms swinging the lower body from side to side - as opposed to earlier
whimsical spring or double-cable operated designs. <br />
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The originality of the design still remains questionable to this day. According to <a href="http://www.thedancingchain.com/About%20Me.htm" target="_blank">Frank Berto of <i>The Dancing Chain</i></a>:<br />
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writers suggest that Campagnolo copied...the 1938 Nivex or the JIC.
However, I believe the real inventor of Campagnolo's Gran Sport
parallelogram rear dérailleur was probably Francesco Ghiggini. He
obtained Italian patents on the design...[and] sold the rights to his
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Origins aside, the Campagnolo Gran Sport went on to become the first successfully <i>mass-produced</i>
parallelogram dérailleur, revolutionizing the entire industry, which
set out to unabashedly copy the design and subsequent models.<br />
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The Gran Sport shown here is from 1961, an example of <a href="http://velobase.com/ViewVariations.aspx?BaseID=8d06f10c-e6b3-4902-b227-fa0afba14ee5" target="_blank">Gran Sport's fourth overall revision</a>
- largely cosmetic - from the original 1951 design. Despite these
revisions, the geometry of the dérailleur remained essentially the same
throughout its production; even the basic parallelogram was carried over
to the later Record, Nuovo Record, and Super Record dérailleurs with
relatively minor changes.<br />
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the 1961 Gran Sport demonstrating its operating abilities and
characteristics. The limitations of the pulley cage should be apparent:<br />
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My stable favorites - a 1961 Schwinn Paramount P12, and the 1982 Schwinn Superior "Baby Paramount" built as a faux French constructeur (with equal grace as any Rene Herse, even if not as intricate):<br />
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The early, forged Campagnolo Record 151 BCD crank alongside the venerable TA Pro 5 Vis Cyclotourist (or Cyclotouriste, depending on your preference)</div>
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The Superior was built with three things in mind - elegance, class, and practicality. It excels in all three.</div>
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This may not be a road bike, but the 1979 Rudge DL-1 in the fleet is every bit as noble - even though it rivals a Ford F150 for size, weight, and general brawn.</div>
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An Italian racer in the purest of forms - red, chrome, and built
with Columbus SLX. Frameset is made with fastback seatstays and
internal, top tube rear brake cable routing. Partial chrome fork and
rear triangle. Campagnolo front dropouts and 1010B rears. Has a pump peg
mount on the headtube and dual water bottle mounts.<br />
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There are some surface rust areas of cosmetic consideration, as seen in
the photos, and there are some red touchups scattered around the
seattube area, mainly around the surface rust spiderwebbing. Chrome is
typical Italian - not too deep with some rust specks. Making up for any
of these age spots is the fantastic, original paint job over the
full-chrome frame - the "Simoncini" lettering, which is under the clear,
doesn't even register to the touch.<br />
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<li>Top tube: 56cm CTC</li>
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<li>27.2mm seattube for 27.2 seatpost</li>
<li>Italian BB and headset threading</li>
<li>130mm rear spacing</li>
<li>Made for recessed brake mounting</li>
<li>Braze-on FD mount</li>
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172.5mm, good condition, 52/39. Inner ring could do with a replacement.<br />
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Final generation of 6200-series brakes; part of the 600EX series. Recessed mount.<br />
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Eyeletted Mavic CXP-12 rims laced with stainless spokes to Shimano 600EX
hubs. Wheels spin well and are true, rims have some break wear.
Includes the 8-speed cassette shown, and the matching chain that came
with it. Original quick release levers are included, but the front in
particular has a lot of isolated surface rust on it.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-6100995629678897782012-11-30T15:55:00.001-05:002012-11-30T15:58:07.181-05:00Peugeot PY10 CP: 1980 New York International Bike ShowYou never know what you might find - even within your own collection.<br />
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I was browsing Dale Brown's (of <a href="http://classicrendezvous.com/" target="_blank">Classic Rendezvous</a>) 35mm prints of the 1980 New York International Bicycle Show not long ago, and happened across this picture:<br />
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There is no coincidence here. This, fellow readers, is the very PY10 CP exhibited at the 1980 New York International Bicycle Show - undoubtedly Peugeot's "ORO" entry for the event, if the gold bits are of any hint - and it took me this long to find out.<br />
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A local collector bought this recent import from England on eBay last year; shortly after doing so, he brought it by for some Dynohub servicing. The hub was missing the cone adjustment
washer unique to the pre-1952 hubs - see
part <a href="http://www.sturmey-archerheritage.com/images/photos/pic-62.1.jpg" target="_blank">LB 121</a>. The armature was dragging on the magnet because of its absence. <br />
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Quite surprisingly (even to myself), a "Chair Made," Chinese Sturmey-Archer drum
brake ripoff in my parts bin happened to have the same exact washer. Seeing as the Chinese hub was otherwise parts bait and in bad shape, I pulled the washer and mounted it to the Dynohub: <br />
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This bike also has a 3-pin Williams crankset with Raleigh-pattern chainring:<br />
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Despite being 531, the steel rims (the rear Special
Lightweight was respoked into a garden-variety Endrick at one time),
hubs, Dyno, and everything else easily brings this guy into the 35 pound
range. Nevertheless, it doesn't feel that heavy on the road. Quite
responsive.<br />
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We were partially successful at getting the Dynohub to light the bulb, as it kept
shorting out when the reflector was installed (and it zapped me a couple
of times to boot. Heck, what can you expect from Lucas wiring?). In retrospect, I have a feeling that the lens was
shorting out on the nuts holding the electrical leads to the circuit
board.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-46292514051307895062012-08-31T21:35:00.000-04:002012-08-31T21:35:21.690-04:00Death Stems Demystified: AVA and ATAXMuch has been said about the inevitable disasters associated with the use of AVA handlebar stems. These comments are correct - to a point - but they generally overlook two important pieces of data:<br />
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A. Not all AVA stems are prone to cracking,<br />
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B. ATAX stems can be just as hazardous as some AVA designs.<br />
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First, AVA stems: The main design fault with AVA's stems of the mid-1970s had to do with a lack of
stress relieving on the expander slot, along with an insufficient amount
of aluminum in the casting in this same area. As a result, the aluminum would crack at one of the sharp, 90-degree corners, gradually working its way around the stem until one - or both - of the ends would separate entirely.<br />
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This problem was made worse by the fact that AVA used <i>two</i> slots - 180 degrees to each other - allowing expander to spread the ends wider than on a single-slotted stem.<br />
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The quality of the aluminum was still equally a problem, as failures higher up the stem are also common. Given time and a loose
expander wedge, the split seen here at left could become the down payment on your dentist's new Lexus.<br />
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A wise rider - conscious of the jiggle in his or her handlebars - would remove these bars for inspection, thereby locating the damage. However, some mechanics might simply tighten the
binder bolt without inspection; not realizing the cause of the jiggle is due to the crack, and not a loose wedge.<br />
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Though tightening the binder bolt would temporarily jam the split stem
back together - resulting in the <i>perception</i> that the stem is in one piece - the combination would remain extremely hazardous (not to mention unknown). <br />
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<i>-Mechanic's note: When have you seen a wedge loosen all by itself, <b>without</b> the aid of some sort of physical equipment failure? Never. If a stem bolt loosens itself, something is stripped or broken</i>. <i>This phenomenon is not to be confused with over-greased stems that slip inside the steerer tube, or the improper combination of a stem quill diameter that is not the same as a given steerer tube inner diameter.</i><br />
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This later AVA from the 1980's has a graduated slot instead of a relief hole. It's still somewhat prone to failure, but not as much as the earlier design - particularly as it has a <i>single</i> slot.<br />
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Ironically enough, the AVA stem example that Sheldon Brown uses
frequently on his website is a 1950's-era AVA spearpoint stem, which -
though similar in appearance to the 1970's units - are superior in
quality, with better aluminum and a single slot. Though they do not have a relief hole, the single slot and better quality forging generally prevents these examples from giving excess trouble:<br />
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Now we come to part B of our study - the overlooked Guidons Philippe/ATAX stems. ATAX stems are not immune to failure - in fact, the top-end versions can be quite prone to severe cracking problems:<br />
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The above stem happened to be one of my own, which led me to an interesting conversation with Andrew Musi of <a href="http://www.yellowjersey.org/" target="_blank">Yellow Jersey</a>, who shared a very interesting insight about his experiences with the ATAX stems:<br />
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Though the later low-end Peugeots came with ATAX stems as
well, the cheaper examples were cast to be a bit
more robust, even if not as pretty (see top stem in photo at left). Also
note that the later stems also changed to wedge type from the cone
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I hope this gives a bit of insight and clears up some of the misconceptions relating to the AVA "death stem" and similar ATAX models.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-25237674487026848062012-08-17T01:38:00.002-04:002012-08-17T01:40:03.627-04:001979 PY10 CP: Photo Log<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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-KurtUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-72822632290284984602012-07-29T18:54:00.002-04:002012-09-12T11:50:56.583-04:00FOR SALE: Raul Mesa RDM Pista<br />
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Genuine track frame with track geometry. Seattube is 51cm CTC (53cm
CTT); top tube is 54cm CTC. Fork and frame carry matching serial number
#0034.<br />
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Chrome is in very good shape with only two marks that won't polish out (see photos).<br />
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Features Campagnolo rear track ends and "Mesa"-engraved seatstay caps.<br />
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<li>Made for 700C's</li>
<li>Front fork is not drilled for a brake (though fork crown casting has centering mark for drilling)</li>
<li>Rear brake bridge is designed to accept a caliper.</li>
<li>Italian BB thrading</li>
<li>Italian threaded steerer tube</li>
<li>120mm rear spacing</li>
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PM or email headbadgesales AT gmail DOT com<br />
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<b>SOLD </b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-64206155596109101112012-07-28T21:38:00.003-04:002012-11-02T09:03:52.109-04:00FOR SALE: Campagnolo Pista, et. alPrices <b>include shipping</b> to the United States via Priority Mail unless noted. Buyer must cover Paypal fees.<br />
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Campagnolo Nuovo Record Pista crankset - 144bcd, 165mm arms, 48t
"PATENT CAMPAGNOLO" ring, English pedal threads.<br />
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(68mm) Record Pista BB spindle, 109mm overall width; stamped with
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Campagnolo Nuovo Record Pista hubset - 36/36h. Includes original
<C> lockring and the cog shown. This set of hubs are laced to
decidedly non-original Rigida tubular rims with black spokes, but I
just don't feel right about de-lacing them. Hence, I'm throwing the
rims, spokes and the very nice skinwall Hutchinson Tempo 1 tubular
tires into the deal as an extra.<br />
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Cinelli 1E, 105mm. Baby brother to the 1A, very presentable. 22.2mm quill, 26.0mm clamp.
Handlebar binder bolt and nut are not original, but work fine.<br />
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Campagnolo Record steel pedal axles w/cones and nuts. Used and not
that beautiful on the exposed cosmetics, but the bearing races are
in good shape.<br />
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Campagnolo Record STEEL pedal dustcaps (not the later plastic
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Campagnolo Triomphe/Victory aero seatpost. Obscure 26.2mm size. Used, some scratches, could do with a
strip-and-polish (hence, one could turn it into a 26.0 if desired);
presentable for a rider as-is. Clamp hardware is in very good condition.<br />
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Used, Italian-thread Shimano BB cups (no P/N stamped); nice unit with rubber seals. Raceways are in very good condition.<br />
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Includes adjustable and fixed cup, bearings, and dust cap. No lockring or spindle.<br />
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-KurtUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702499763145865.post-56591614052134636732012-07-28T18:44:00.001-04:002012-07-28T18:44:20.911-04:00All Chrome Pista (Raul Mesa RDM track)<a href="http://www.kurtkaminer.com/raul_mesa_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://www.kurtkaminer.com/raul_mesa_1.jpg" width="320" /></a>Just picked this one up; built by Raul Mesa under the RDM name in Medellin, Columbia.<br />
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It's mostly a mix (hence, it'll be up for grabs as a frameset; the components will be available separately), but it has a partial Nuovo Record Pista group which shines beautifully.<br />
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