Spent Thanksgiving in my hometown (sort of) of Little Rock, AR. Visited The Chainwheel bike shop on Rodney Parham Rd. at I-430. For anyone visiting Little Rock, this is the foremost shop and worth visiting. They have a very early Richard Sachs on the wall. They claim it is the first he made for sale under his own name. What about this Richie? They also had a Speedwell, a Colnago with Hellenic stays and two 7-11 team bikes on display.
They let me rummage through their used parts bin. I bought a pile of used stuff for $25, including a RH Campy Victory crank with rings, an "erector set" Mavic RD missing the pivot bolt, a rather scuffed Galli RD missing pivot bolt and pulleys. Also a set of Mavic brake calipers. These have the return springs inside the the caliper arms. They are marked 0292. Is this the month and year of manufacture? If so they are OT - sorry Dale. Were these made by Diacompe as I think I've heard discussed here? The front return spring is extremely weak or perhaps broken. However, I think I've heard that some of these brakes had return springs in the brake levers, requiring minimal spring tension in the calipers. Can anyone tell me more about these? Also, I seem to have accumulated several RD's missing Campy-size, non spring loaded pivot bolts. Did anyone make generic pivot bolts like this. Can they still be bought anywhere?
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
> In an effort to offset a recent bike related buying spree I am offering
some wheels and tires to the list before they go to eBay.
>
> 1. Tubular Wheelset - Mavic GL 330 32 hole rims, Campag NR/SR small flange
hubs, 126 mm for freewheel, 2x 15/16g butted spokes front, 3x 15g spokes
rear, rear near perfect, front has anodizing worn off high spots, newer
labels, nice, w/ rear skewer only, $85 plus shipping.
>
> 2. Tubular Wheelset - Sun M19A II 28 hole rims, Dura-ace hubs, 130 mm for
cassette, 1x bladed front spokes, 3x drive side, 2x butted left side rear,
alloy purple (sorry) nipples, very light and fast, I raced these on my '84
Torpado, close to period looking (nipples excepted), w/o skewers, $70 plus
shipping.
>
> 3. Tubular Wheel - Fiamme Ergal 36 hole, Hi-E small flange hub, 15g
spokes, very light, w/o skewer, $35 plus shipping.
>
> 4. Clincher Wheelset - Campag Lamda 32 hole polished "V" section rims,
Campag small flange hubs (not sure the model but has nice gentle sweep
between flanges), 130 mm for freewheel, 15g 3x spokes, pretty, w/o skewers,
$60 plus shipping.
>
> 5. Tubulars - Challege Paris Roubaix 28 mm + wide tubulars, pair, 100
miles max, dirty sidewalls, plush ride, $25 pr shipped.
>
> More to come.
>
> Thanks,
> Paul Raley
> Leonardtown MD
>
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