OK guys I got a set of Champagne corks to fit in my 30s track bike. Here is
my dilemma the corks that came out were severed off and only the inner part
was left. The inside of those bars is small -- wine cork size -- but wine
corks don't have expanded ends. Do I trim down the Champagne corks and leave
the large bulbous ends as my plugs? I want this bike to look original and
rideable so I have a few more questions. How tight is the chain to be? When
I worked in bike shops I had experience with single speed children's bikes
but not track bikes and we would set them up with some slack a the tightest
point. If I do this with the track bike it seems to have a delay when you
accelerate due to the slack in the chain did they run them tight? It seems
to be very noisy tight. What did they use for gear lube back then pedros
seems a little light for this application? One last question for those of
you who still want to talk about bikes. The pedals seem original and have
some really old Christophe clips -- the pedals don't have cutouts for the
straps I can take a photo if anyone here can explain how to route the straps?
Thanks a bunch Sam DiBartolomeo