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  1. Bendix

    Reluctant passenger....

    I was scrolling through phone pics, right after getting an RRB email update, and thought you guys might get a chuckle out of a couple of my whittles.... I really thought he would enjoy riding more... :-/ Sent this one to an old Laramie bike shop coworker- then a young adult, now a grandad...
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    Bikes I likes

    Reminds me of the AS stems I had on a couple 40s Continentals, those had a thick, thick chrome quill and a nice alloy extension. Didn't have the double wedge, though- that's interesting!!
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    Bikes I likes

    The good ol' days of Schwinn Ned! Fun times. I've posted these before, many times, many places, but newer members may not have seen them- (Don't know what year he switched from Pro-Tec to Bell....) Bought my '84 Schwinn High Sierra (R) from Ned in the fall of '83, when he worked...
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    Suntour pedal question...

    Are these MP-1000s? And is there any difference between these and XC-Compes other than the logo? Thx!
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    Bianchi Nyala chain skipping

    Yep. Gee, it's almost as if the guy at the bike shop was right... :rolleyes:
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    Rant: why I have trouble supporting the LBS

    I always tried to be patient with old bike guys, rat rodders, etc, because of my interest in old bikes. It was also acknowledged I was the most time efficient because I was fluent in 'Old Bike Guy', a dialect not everybody cares to master... But the facts are this is the smallest demographic...
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    Best way to remove BB cups?

    Yeah, removing steel American style cups is not really something to overthink. I have no time for kid gloves, special tools, or excessive ingenuity. ;)
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    Who has made a 1 1/8” steer tube fork work in a 1” head tube?

    That headset is pretty slick! Lots of new things since I originally hung around here! FWIW it fits "better quality" American head tubes like Schwinns. If you have a (sorry) cheaper old department store frame that would normally use the Wald 4080 headset, you can likely just press in 1 1/8"...
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    PPE for bike building

    I wore shop aprons for years, then Bucky in the 'Get Fuzzy' comic started giving Rob grief for his "half-dress"... I kinda miss the pockets, but now I change into a Carhartt work shirt when I get to the shop. :21: (Actually at the same time my aprons were wearing out anyway, and I didn't like...
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    Where can I find cable ends for brake cables?

    I dunno about those UK parts, typically if somebody describes it as 'BMX' I would expect the larger diameter...
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    Where can I find cable ends for brake cables?

    The 'end button' in the OP is what we used to call a "Phillips" style. The bell shaped end buttons used to only have the one larger step down and were called "Weinmann" style. Nowadays distributors typically only stock the "universal" style- a Weinmann with a second smaller step down to fit the...
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    Interesting stem shifters.

    I like those shifters. Make me feel like I should be drawing a cold one for somebody... ;)
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    I need to know what the exact purpose of this system is.

    See something new every day!
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    refinishining headset parts?

    Wire wheel on your bench grinder.
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    Trek Cruiser classic

    I often thought a few of the Trek cruisers had potential for being made into something cool when we would get them in BITD... That one has a nice fork! Knobbies, Surly Sunrise handlebar, drum front brake,.... (Just thinking out loud... ;) )
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