thecycleclinic
Member since Oct 2014 • Last active Aug 2016Most recent activity
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Both methods work in tandem. You kkow your stress reliving is complete when you side load the rim when the wheel is resting on its axle and it does not budge. Bit ues joshs method works well. Although i find grasping just two spokes (oppoite each other) is more effective as i can apply a higher load. I get to the end point a bit quicker.
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Progress today. It rides. B17 select saddle fitted brooks leather bar tape on, TA chainset from the 60's a modern cog and KMC chain. The BB is Shimano shock horror. I would have liked to use a williams chainset but good ones are real money and then finding the right BB is a hassle.
the brake however work as well as a chocolate teapot. Cable pull appears to be incompatable as the levers come back to the bars and I hardly slow down. My legs are a better brake. So some work needed here. It rides nicely though and I will ride it home when I have got a new set of hoods and got the brakes sorted. Only taken a year to get this far it may take another to finish properly.
Also the saddle is paler than I thought and the bar tape darker. I may have to dye the saddle to rectify this.
A rider who runs a bike shop in suffolk and builds wheels. I have a weakness for bonded frames from the 90's and retro kit in general. I have a weakness for bikes in general and I wonder why it took me soo long to get into the bike trade.