Harvey,
Thanks for the best laugh I've had all month. It caused me to wonder though if perhaps that's why three rims are up for offer rather than four.
List,
Someday I'll learn to not be a show-off. Back in July, I took the gorgeous Hetchins which I acquired by trade with the honorable John (OldBrit) Crump to his annual ride. Dan noted that the front derailleur (suicide - style Simplex) was a bit off. When I got home, I made the adjustment, and noting that the cage had been slipping previously, snugged it down to discourage its further movement. Well, it's not going anywhere for a while, as the bold head sheared right off. The guy at the LBS told me, no problem, use EZ-out. My concern however, is ensuring that I have something with suitable threading to replace it with. Anyone have an idea what the threading would be on the bolt that holds the derailleur cage to the positioning rod?
Riding home from the LBS from showing said Hetchins off, was still mildly amused that the young mechanic who had never seen such a thing declined my offer to take it for a little spin, and was planning in my head a "not too hilly" route to add about seven miles to my ride, when the left crank arm seemed to obtain a mind of it's own. Stopped where a really friendly gent was working on a fence project for his yard, and discovered the nut on the Stronglight cottered crank had come off, and the pin was a bit loose. The friendly fencer tried everything in his two well equipped tool boxes, but didn't have something the right size with the right threading.
He was able to reseat the cotter pin quite nicely - so nicely in fact that I don't dare use more force than I've tried (and failed with) to remove the pin so I can take it to the hardware store to attempt to find it's proper mate. Anyone have ideas on the threading and pitch I should be looking for on the replacement nut for the cotter pin?
Hopefully someone out there will get a chuckle out of my minor misfortunes.
all the best,
John (it's always something) Barry
Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
> From: Harvey Sachs <hmsachs@verizon.net>
\r?\n> Subject: [CR] Free: 3 Ukai foam filled sew up rims
\r?\n> To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, philcycles@sbcglobal.net
\r?\n> Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 6:09 PM
\r?\n> I do remember those Ukai rims, and a
\r?\n> grand experiment they were. I also have stupid-clear
\r?\n> memories of the day I showed my buddy with a pair of these
\r?\n> my neat new way of cleaning glue off rims: Just like
\r?\n> cleaning base wax of cross-country skis, heat it a bit with
\r?\n> a flame, and wipe that section clean with a rag. The
\r?\n> very first foam-filled rim expressed its distaste for this
\r?\n> procedure by going ka-blooey, leaving me the embarrassed
\r?\n> holder of a pretzled wheel - and a sadly diminished
\r?\n> reputation in that circle.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> harvey sachs
\r?\n> mcLean va
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Phil Brown wrote:
\r?\n> That's right, 3 foam filled Ukai sew up rims, very light,
\r?\n> for free.
\r?\n> They need to be cleaned up but they're in good shape. But
\r?\n> here's the
\r?\n> catch: the shipping isn't and by the time I make a box and
\r?\n> send them
\r?\n> it's about $25. So that's the deal. Of course, if you're
\r?\n> local and can
\r?\n> pick them up, bingo.