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by 9494arnold
5 Mar 2021, 8:42pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Bar End Mirrors on Drops
Replies: 76
Views: 6972

Re: Bar-end rear view mirror

It might be mounted on the head/top tube ...Haven't ridden with him for a while .
by 9494arnold
5 Mar 2021, 6:47pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Headset Tool/s Advice?
Replies: 12
Views: 674

Re: Headset Tool/s Advice?

I am with Brucey on race removal. :)
In fact I have a lump of square brass rod I use , which don't damage the races (assuming you want to re use them) and go for the old chisel if I can't quite get it with the brass bar. :o
by 9494arnold
5 Mar 2021, 6:36pm
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Bar End Mirrors on Drops
Replies: 76
Views: 6972

Re: Bar-end rear view mirror

Must confess I haven't read all of the posts here.
And the only rear view mirror I have ever had was in a recumbent trike, which I managed to break first time out :oops:
Friend has tried mirrors on the bars , vibration drove him to the edge of insanity , and has ended up with one that fits in the down tube (I think above the gear levers ,this may well not work with STI set ups) .
Anyone got real world experience of this.?
by 9494arnold
5 Mar 2021, 11:01am
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Any suggestions for T-shirts/undershirts when cycling?
Replies: 48
Views: 3095

Re: Any suggestions for T-shirts/undershirts when cycling?

Was in Lidl a couple of days ago (replenishing the wife's Gin supply) and they had some reasonable looking long sleeve thermal vests, not the cheapy type, didn't pay too much attention as I think I have myself covered on that front (and back :lol: ) but might be an economic one to try ?
by 9494arnold
3 Mar 2021, 9:35pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Gate Drive Belt
Replies: 70
Views: 4626

Re: Gate Drive Belt

That looks like a motor car cam belt to me.
If you have a sympathetic Old school car accessory shop they may be able to help.
(I don't know if they ARE the same , just making an observation. May be that a bike one is more substantial , but a car one does take some stick and they do require periodic replacement )
by 9494arnold
3 Mar 2021, 9:29pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Child seat voiding frame warranty
Replies: 41
Views: 2014

Re: Child seat voiding frame warranty

Probably something to do with Litigation in the USA.
That's why so many frames now have 'lawyers lips' on the front fork ends (those things that render the quick release almost irrelevant on many modern frames) .
by 9494arnold
27 Feb 2021, 9:46am
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Wheel size assistance
Replies: 9
Views: 632

Re: Wheel size assistance

700c is the rim/ wheel size.
42 is the tyre diameter. Tyre diameter and rim width do have to 'match' to a degree, but there is some leeway there.
Is your 42 quite 'chunky' , in which case it is probably designed for some 'mud plugging '
I run road bikes which generally have slightly narrower rims. I run 23 25 and 28 tyres on my machines on similar width rims.
Unless you have an exceptionally wide rim I would have thought going to 35 would PROBABLY be ok.
Advantage would be a slightly smaller 'footprint' ( tyre contact with the road) and a slightly livelier ride.
You MIGHT need narrower inner tube too.
by 9494arnold
27 Feb 2021, 8:45am
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: How to tighten a thin lockring
Replies: 9
Views: 935

Re: How to tighten a thin lockring

I should have realised that you would be more on this than me Brucey. :oops:
by 9494arnold
26 Feb 2021, 6:45pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: How to tighten a thin lockring
Replies: 9
Views: 935

Re: How to tighten a thin lockring

Are you left with a thing that makes a noise like a freewheel if you rotate it , with grooves that correspond with slots in the individual sprockets, and probably some spacers too. ?
If you have , you have a Casette or FreeHub and the lockring has come off, rather than what Brucey has posted , which is a Freewheel that screws on to the hub. (Which MIGHT dissemble itself in a similar manner) If it is one of them then it's usually the pawls and ball bearings that come out, with all of the sprockets together rather than individually. If it's the latter it's probably scrap.
If it is the former, it's just a matter of re assembly and do the lockring up tight, assuming the respective threads are ok?
You will need the right tool though and a decent spanner .
A picture of your hub would probably help to narrow down the problem.
by 9494arnold
25 Feb 2021, 4:01pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Front (retro) derailleur cable routing
Replies: 24
Views: 1341

Re: Front (retro) derailleur cable routing

You COULD remove the mech, drill the cable entry hole larger and introduce a Brake Cable Adjuster , like on a sidepull Weinman etc (PROBABLY, subject to it not fouling the internal gubbins of the mech, and there won't be much room to play with there)

But why would you want to ? I understand that Indexed gears need the facility to fine tune them, but these are very functional. You fine tune them with the lever and your ears . And the cable. An upgrade to a pre stretched cable would help if you a really that bothered by it :D

I have what appears to be Metal Car hydraulic brake pipe brazed around an Eccentric Bottom Bracket Shell on one of my machines to take the cable to a modern front mech .
by 9494arnold
25 Feb 2021, 8:23am
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Front (retro) derailleur cable routing
Replies: 24
Views: 1341

Re: Front (retro) derailleur cable routing

Some old levers have an adjuster on the clamp ( I have a Simplex one) it looks like it is intended for a fully enclosed (i.e. Outer cable all the way) And I have seen older frames with an adjuster in the chainstay cable stop. Suppose they have mostly been superseded by an adjuster on the rear Mech. Not sure about front Mech , but it's generally not that much of a faff to tighten a sloppy cable .
I have an adjuster for an Osgear, (which is a really old pre parallelogram rear Mech) an after market accessory. You ignore the cable anchor, fit it 'after' the gear in Cable run terms ,it passes through a threaded adjuster then anchors behind it, you can then adjust the cable via this.
The Simplex front Mech pictured would have had a cable run that came to braze on a stop on the downtube, then outer cable running around the corner and into the Mech, rather than the over bracket 'butterfly' style ones pictured.
If you haven't realised the picture is taken from underneath.
by 9494arnold
24 Feb 2021, 9:22pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Advice re handlebar, stem, gear shifter changes
Replies: 31
Views: 1833

Re: Advice re handlebar, stem, gear shifter changes

Jeff

My wife rides a Mixte Galaxy with Butterfly Bars. It was a gradual process, dictated by a lower back problem.
As has already been hinted at , Galaxies have been around for a few years in various guises.
Ours has Cantilever Brakes, so we were able to use some fairly utility brake levers. Later machines MIGHT have part of the spring return in the brake lever, so your new levers will have to replicate that. Longer Cables all round, and your gear change levers need to be compatible with your Gears at risk of stating obvious. We also have an adjustable Stem.

You can get a stump that fits in where a conventional stem would, you can then use Ahead Stem's (which do come in adjustable and various angles ) which will make life a bit easier for you , you won't be chasing obsolete bits .

Or an adjustable Stem as above (that's what we have) .
Having seen your photos you do have a much later machine , that I think has STI gearing and I suspect brakes that need the return spring in the lever. If you are going for new levers, brake and gear to suit 'flat / Butterfly' bars that will be an expensive fix , you may do better trading the Galaxy for a more modern machine , Galaxies have a good following so unless you have some emotional attachment life might just be easier with an exchange .
We persevered because it was a small Mixte and the good lady isn't that tall.
by 9494arnold
23 Feb 2021, 8:29pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Front rack for 2nd set of eyes
Replies: 8
Views: 502

Re: Front rack for 2nd set of eyes

11 o clock eyes for the Mudguard, 3 o clock for 3 point rack, centre mount under front brake.
by 9494arnold
23 Feb 2021, 5:51pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Dish-efficient freewheels
Replies: 45
Views: 2054

Re: Dish-efficient freewheels

I too have some older mounts Brucey , and have to say that on the whole they are much better made.
My comment was a reference to an article I saw , where the frame had deliberately been built with a significant offset , a long axle and the build used same length spokes both sides which makes for a stronger wheel methinks.
The wheel would have been useless in a 'conventional' frame , and the frame useless with a 'conventional' wheel.

There's a lot of 'new ' ideas that are actually recycled, Shimano's Dual Pivot Brakes jump straight to mind , groundbreaking if you ignore Altenburgher and Weinman's offerings.
Cassette Hubs ? Believe Baylis Wiley got there first ( THINK it's Baylis Wiley, got one in the garage)
Journal bearings? Harden hubs .

I am running a couple of nominal 5 speed freewheels with the top sprocket ( the little one) removed , and yes I know there's not always room for a 5 and certainly not a 6 or 7. I will study what you are doing in detail, seems you may have a more elegant resolution to the issue .
by 9494arnold
23 Feb 2021, 8:43am
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Dish-efficient freewheels
Replies: 45
Views: 2054

Re: Dish-efficient freewheels

I have a recollection of talk of frames with a significant offset on the Drive side which facilitates a longer axle and less if a dish on the wheel. Another approach to this dilemma.No good unless you are contemplating having a frame made though.