Re: [CR]Crown Race diameter

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From: "jerrymoos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
To: <Philcycles@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <22.3d5a83ee.2c882b88@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Crown Race diameter
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 07:03:44 -0500


How standard are the crown races? Will, say a Tange Levin crown race, work with any HS that uses ball bearings, including caged Campy ones? Of course roller bearings would create a problem, but what about different sized balls? Anyone know where you can buy crown races without buying a whole HS?

Regards,

Jerry Moos


----- Original Message -----
From: Philcycles@aol.com
To: jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 12:45 AM
Subject: Re: [CR]Crown Race diameter



>
> In a message dated 9/3/03 8:23:54 PM, jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net writes:
>
> > Are there issues with
> >cutting down a chromed fork crown race?
>
> Find someone with the tool or just use a JIS crown race. BUT YOU MUST BUST
> THE CHROME WITH A FILE BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY REDUCTION IN SEAT DIAMETER. Just
> file it off.
> Phil Brown
> Weird weather today in San Rafael, Ca