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| 602.1 | Try replacing just the cranks ? | MENTOR::REG | Keep left, except when not passing | Mon Apr 04 1988 18:25 | 10 |
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I was going to suggest Bicycle exchange when I saw the title
and it said 602.0 was being written, they'd have it if anyone would.
I was able to get rings for a ~30 year old Stronglight set there
a few years ago, the 5 pin one on about a 3 inch diameter circle.
If you can't replace the whole bottom end it might be worth putting
a Stronglight cottered crank on it, should be cheap.
Reg {who still likes steel cranks}
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| 602.2 | Hello, Mike? Now don't laugh, but... | DARTS::MHARRIS | Tes ronflements m'eveillent! | Wed Apr 06 1988 13:34 | 5 |
| You might give Lincoln Guide Service a call -- or some other *old*
bicycle shop, like Little's in Lowell, whose owner *never* throws
away old parts...
Mac.
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| 602.3 | try Gamache's | TALLIS::WADE | | Wed Apr 06 1988 13:51 | 5 |
| I've had George Gamache lead me over to a shelf full of boxes of
dusty old parts to look for something obscure. Talk to George himself,
I doubt if anyone else would know what he has there.
paul
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| 602.4 | Where is George? | VISUAL::MILLING | Bob Milling, MKO2-2/K03, 264-2068 | Thu Apr 07 1988 12:18 | 5 |
| Where do I find George? I'm not familiar with the stores mentioned...
BTW, thanks for the suggestions; there's hope!
Bob
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| 602.5 | HOW TO FIND GEORGE | CHEAPR::NORTON | | Thu Apr 07 1988 13:06 | 5 |
| Re: .4 - George is at Gamache's in Fitchburg - 617-343-3140. For the
directions, take a look at note #570.1. Tell him Reg sent you.
Kathy
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| 602.6 | Chainring found! - questions about standards | VISUAL::MILLING | Bob Milling, MKO2-2/K03, 264-2068 | Mon Apr 11 1988 10:30 | 33 |
| George had a chainring that matched the hole pattern of my old
chainset! It has 44 teeth which is 4 more than I wanted but a lot
better than the 48 I've got now. Yes, I told him Reg sent me.
George also had an "axle" for my wide bottom bracket. It seems
that for American made 27" bikes my bottom bracket shell is not
really all that wide. (At about 73 mm it is a lot wider than the
68-70 mm which seems to be common on racing bikes.)
So, now I've got two possible solutions to improving gear ratios.
I decided to take advantage of the new cotterless bottom bracket
and mounted it along with an old Stronglight triple (the tapper
seems to be a real close match). Ready to go, right? Well, not
quite.
While making all these changes I decided to go for one more and
tried to install the freewheel that I had used on another bike
along with the triple chainset. Now, I'm stuck. It seems that
the threads on the freewheel (came off a 700 wheel) don't match
the threads on the hub of my 27" wheel. I wouldn't be surprized
except that I moved a freewheel the other direction about 2 years
ago (from 27" wheel to 700 wheel).
I have learned a lot about hub widths, bottom bracket widths and
threading, headset treading, etc. But, I thought there was only
one "standard" for freewheel threads. I guess all my reference
books focus on bikes that are common in the European market.
Can anyone out there point to some reference material on the
standards for 27" bikes or maybe for American made bikes in
general?
Bob
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| 602.7 | See George, or see George... | MENTOR::REG | Keep left, except when not passing | Mon Apr 11 1988 12:20 | 14 |
| re .6 Southerlands is "THE" reference manual, George Gamache
will have a copy. You will need to know the name of the hub
manufacturer (not bike maker), usually stamped in the centre section
and only visible under good light when the hub has been cleaned.
George should be able to reference Southerlands by hub manufacturer
and year to find the threading, hopefully you havn't already
"redefined" it :-^) If you can't read the name in the middle
of the hub take it to George anyway, he may be able to recognize
it from only a couple of letters, or he could just try a few different
cogs<errr, clutters> to see which fits best without cutting a new
thread on there.
Reg
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