Euro-Asia Imports used to have lots of what the C.O.N.I. Manual refers to as a Hammer Pin. I never saw one in use so I made a point of using one on my '60 Cinelli SC since the chain stay bridge had a threaded boss for mounting a fender or (surprise!) a hammer pin. When doing a rear wheel change the hammer pin helps locate the wheel for insertion into the freewheel splines.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
Dave Martinez wrote:
>
> Hello Harvey and Happy New Year everyone!
>
> Regarding that little threaded "Y" . I remember getting what one would call a "Backstage Pass" to Cupertino Bike Shops storage building. They had a recycled mayonnaise jars filled with those things (as well as tons of other stuff). Then there were the new 26.2 Nitor seatposts, steel Cinelli stoker/seatpost combos and.......
>
> Regards,
> Dave Martinez
> Fremont Ca
>
>
> Harvey M Sachs <sachshm@cox.net> wrote:
> Troy Warnick is offering a pair of Cinelli BiValent hubs for sale, complete with FW.
> But, it sounds like the set is missing one part that is almost never seen in captivity.
> I have a set of BiValents that came with a small "T" or "Y" shaped piece that bolts to the chainstay bridge
> and helps to locate the wheel while mounting. It's pretty crude, and would be rather easy to
> duplicate. I've never found that it makes much difference, but thought that someone might care. :-)
>
> Harvey "not often pedantic" sachs
> mcLean va
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> I have the pleasure of offering for sale to the CR list a pair of Cinelli B
> i-valent hubs. They are lightly used (I removed them from their original w
> heelset). The original rims showed very light wear indicating a very seden
> tary existence for these rare hubs. As such, the hubs are smooth as butter
> with fresh grease and new bearings. The freewheel drive splines on both h
> ubs are in great shape as well. The oiler hole clips (just like the campy
> ones) are showing the most degradation of anything as they are rusty and co
> uld use replacing. The spoke holes are showing only slight evidence that t
> hey were ever laced into wheels. The hubs themselves are the full aluminum
> body model. As expected of any aluminum parts this age, the hub bodies ar
> e showing some oxidation. I would expect a buffing wheel followed by some
> good old fashioned elbow grease could have these looking better than new if
> that is your preference. I have chosen to leave them in their current con
> dition for the next owner to decide between patina or polish. Perhaps ther
> e is a lovely original condition Cinelli out there which might prefer an ap
> propriately aged finish on it's "new" set of hubs. The hubset comes with t
> he original Regina freewheel also proving that these hubs have had very lim
> ited use. The cost is $950 plus actual shipping charges. I will be happy
> to send photos for your review and as always, first come first serve.
>
> Best regards,
> Troy Warnick
> oldschoolbicycles.com
> Olympia, WA