Mark Buswell wrote:
> Hi All.
>
> After promising (to a couple of people) to post images of my Ciocc
> Mockba about a month ago I have finally gotten around to doing it.
> MANY thanks to those listmembers that provided parts for sale to
> complete the build, you know who you are. For those that are
> interested, click here:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/
>
> Also, a few months ago I picked up a De Rosa from Lou Deeter
> (thanks Lou) for my girlfriend. After a complete disassemble,
> cleaning, lubing and reassembling (and a few rides), here it is:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/
>
> I hope you enjoy. As always, comments and feedback are welcome.
>
> Mark Buswell
> San Francisco, CA (where today we rode across town for an iced
> coffee and back)
> United States
Very nice bikes Mark; thanks for sharing.
I noticed on your girlfriend's De Rosa that the rear derailleur cable
housing is looping up really high. The could be shortened a lot, all
for the good, so that it just misses the quick release skewer nut and
makes the turn into the top of the rear derailleur.
http://sports.webshots.com/
And the front derailleur cage should only be about 2 mm above the
large chainring.
http://sports.webshots.com/
And it helps to cut shifting friction by using short pieces of
plastic liner, taken from a cable housing, where the cables contact
the bottom bracket shell.
http://sports.webshots.com/
Hope to see you on the road sometime...
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, Southern California
United States of America
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)