Re: Re: [CR]Damage at Bike Shops

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From: <gpvb1@comcast.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: Re: [CR]Damage at Bike Shops
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 18:14:03 +0000


Welll..... I'm not so sure. Depends on what tooling they use(d) at the factory perhaps, as well as it's state of wear at the time. Operator skill too, I'd wager. I just received that cool 1971 Witcomb frameset from an eBay seller recently. It came with a vintage early Record Strada headset. The HS cup fit was so bad (binding hard on the right, clunking loose on the left, even after a clean, repack, bearing replacement with NOS Campag ones, and adjust) that I had to de-cup it and face the HT. I could watch as the crescent of new metal surface under the cutter as it slowly became a complete ring. Works great now.... Greg "tool boy" Parker Dexter, Michigan

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 15:52:20 GMT From: "richardsachs@juno.com" <richardsachs@juno.com> To: jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Damage at Bike Shops

i have no antidote for that, otoh, i don't believe the lack of machining issue is that widespread; you simply cannot proceed with various framebuilding tasks with(out) do(ing) some others first. machining the ht and bb fall into that category. e-RICHIE chester, ct Please note: message attached