From: "Lawrence Fieman" <fieman@attbi.com> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: Re: [CR]loose Campagnolo pedals- help! Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 06:57:42 -0500
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> After making a stupid thread stripping mistake by trying to force a pedal
> in
> the wrong way, I asked the re-tapping question to rec.bicycles.tech. My
> e-buddy Andrew Muzi, a bike mechanic from Madison Wisconsin, suggested:
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> "Cyclo and Eldi supply a 5/8" threaded sleeve
> and matching tap that puts a nice steel 9/16" thread in aluminum arms. See
> any competent LBS. I much prefer them to Helicoil or ReCoil inserts."
>
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That name brings back memories. FWIW, Andy Muzi, aka Ralph Bendix, is ("was" now, maybe, from what I've heard. Is YJ officially closed?) the Principal Owner of the Yellow Jersey Bike Shop (formerly the Yellow Jersey Bicycle Co-op) in Madison, Wisconsin. I'd describe him as a tad more than a "bike mechanic from Madison Wisconsin." Maybe "semi-legendary former long-haired hippie radical pro. bike shop owner with a penchant for the unique and interesting..."
They had Guerciottis, Colnagos, 3 Renshos, Swiss Army bikes, and lots of others that were more exotic than those. A very interesting place back then....
Another alumna of YJ is Sky Yeager. She worked there when I was in Madison, circa 1982. She is now a Director or VP at Bianchi USA IIRC.
Cheers,
Greg Parker
A2 MI USA