Thanks for the feedback Chuck.
My girlfriend will be happy to hear about the the rear derailleur cable housing being too long. As we were putting it together she was arguing that same thing. I responded with something about how the straighter the cable is, the less friction and tightened down the cable. I guess she was right!
Regarding the plastic liner under the bottom bracket shell, what exactly is that? Is this something one makes from other cable? Is it original manufacture?
Mark Buswell San Francisco, CA United States
On Oct 28, 2006, at 7:54 PM, Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> Mark Buswell wrote:
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>> Hi All.
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>> 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:
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>> http://tinyurl.com/
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>> 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/
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>> 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
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> Very nice bikes Mark; thanks for sharing.
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> 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/
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> And the front derailleur cage should only be about 2 mm above the
> large chainring.
> http://sports.webshots.com/
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> 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/
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> Hope to see you on the road sometime...
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> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
> United States of America
> http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)
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