Is the I-jack that big old chrome Park tool (that weighs a ton) that you put between the BB and the fork in order to straighten a bent fork? I always remember the real serious looking Mechanics at the old shops I worked at as a teen using these things. I seem to remember that tool being used on many Raleigh 3-speeds back in the day.
The serious guy would pull that tool out from under his bench and squint his eyes through his little wire-framed glasses which rested just above his Neanderthal looking beard. Once he got the tool in place, he started jacking it back and forth. I hated that tool because it made a ton of noise.
I had problems with this guy. He had this pointy bald head and I told him he reminded me of a walnut. Then one day he came into work smelling kind of strange and I accused him of being a wino.
Ted Baer The "I-Jack is making me think of a "Big-Mac" so I think I'll turn off this "i-Mac" and go get a few........ Palo Alto, CA
oroboyz@aol.com wrote:
> Steve, that reminds me that you CAN get away with
> amazing stuff with
> steel frames.
> A former shop employee of mine & racer girl (Vikki
> Coffey as many of
> you NC boys will remember.. fast rider, gorgeous and
> smart) endo-ed her
> DeRosa and Ijacked it back out... she rode it
> another year and sold it
> to Rick Dedman in Southern Pines (an attorney no
> less!) who rode it
> another 5 or 6 years! Astounding!
>
> Dale Brown
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Verizon <smwillis@verizon.net>
> To: Mark Poore <rauler83@yahoo.com>;
> Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 08:53:41 -0700
> Subject: Re: [CR]Frame Repair/downtube & top tube
> replacement.....?s
>
> Just as an idea you could get the frame
> straightened out and ride it
> for a few years then when it feels like you got you
> moneys worth out of
> the old paint then you could feel better about the
> cost of the big
> repair. Good luck and I like the air bag idea Brian
> had. Steven
> Steven Willis
> 1778 East Second Street
> Scotch Plains NJ 07076
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Poore"
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> To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:26 PM
> Subject: [CR]Frame Repair/downtube & top tube
> replacement.....?s
>
> >A friend that I bought an Erickson for last year
> and built it up had
> his >wife drive it into the garage while still on
> top of the car and
> bent the >top and down tube. Glenn is out of the
> country until the fall
> and I was >wondering is there a builder out there
> that could replace
> these tubes and >paint it at a reasonable cost?
> > Thanks for the help in advance,
> > Mark Poore
> > Slatyfork, WV
> >
> >
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