Scilly.Suffolk-
OK! You win! update and query time.
You know how my Yorkshire chum and I went out on a 62 miler last weekend. Well, as a thank you for the whistle-stop guided tour of Lundun (!) he took pity on my funny ol' bike and has kindly given me a 'nicer' wheelset he's no longer using. They're Campagnolo Vento G3 so it says on the rim, 622 15C also.
Now then, he said that they were fitted with "an old type 9 speed cassette" which he's removed a while back but that I should be able to convert to SS knowing my preference for FG/SS cycling. I've never owned a bike with a freehub on before so, bearing in mind I'd like to use these wheels this summer, where do I start? I found a website called VeloSolo where they show and sell spacer kits that appear to slide onto the serrated freehub (correct term?) shown here...
Friend Simon explicitly mentioned 'old type 9sp' hub... does this mean its a special size or summat and only certain cogs and spacers will fit?Educate me (please!).
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FatManOnAFixie
Ta Mr Scilly.
Now there's a few more folk reading it I'll update it more often!
I've recently had to replace the steering head bearings, they started feeling 'notchy' in the bars-centred position after only ~4500 miles. I did a bit of webbernet trawling and found a set of sealed tapered bearings marketed under the brand 'M-Part' that'd fit the old-school 1" threaded fork steerers that Aldous has. I tapped out the old open bearing races and fitted the super smooth 'modern' tapered type. You'd never know there's any dufference unless you actually ride the bike but I felt an obligatory picture wouldn't go a-miss!
I also 'fully-prepped' it for winter too....yup, I got a light at each end now! :-)
