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DCBassman
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What better day to work on this?
Pics later.
Pics later.
Madison Revell Mixte
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DCBassman
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And not a moment's work got done.
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DCBassman
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Right, progress:
Today's start point:
New bars:
Grips and shifters fitted, brakes cabled. Badly, will shorten another day.
Band-on DT shifters removed, and...nope, the new Tiagra cable stops don't fit, or to be accurate, the bolts are too big. >>>>drawing board.
There seems to be a small square braze-on beneath the shifter mounting point...Or is it a bodged up repair?
Fitted Norco saddle and a chromed saddle clamp, just to pay some lip service to colour co-ordination!
Other things checked: took off NDS crank with new box spanner - 14mm end. Had a go at BB as there was play. Lock ring came off easily, bringing the cup with it. managed not to drop any bearings. Needs a good clean and regrease, but replaced it, no play, runs smooth. Refitted crank with new allen bolt and seal, and fitted similar to DS crank. Except the 14mm end of the new box spanner didn't fit. The 16mm end did. Just as well I got one with two ends!
That's it for today, getting cold and dark.
Today's start point:
New bars:
Grips and shifters fitted, brakes cabled. Badly, will shorten another day.
Band-on DT shifters removed, and...nope, the new Tiagra cable stops don't fit, or to be accurate, the bolts are too big. >>>>drawing board.
There seems to be a small square braze-on beneath the shifter mounting point...Or is it a bodged up repair?
Fitted Norco saddle and a chromed saddle clamp, just to pay some lip service to colour co-ordination!
Other things checked: took off NDS crank with new box spanner - 14mm end. Had a go at BB as there was play. Lock ring came off easily, bringing the cup with it. managed not to drop any bearings. Needs a good clean and regrease, but replaced it, no play, runs smooth. Refitted crank with new allen bolt and seal, and fitted similar to DS crank. Except the 14mm end of the new box spanner didn't fit. The 16mm end did. Just as well I got one with two ends!
That's it for today, getting cold and dark.
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DCBassman
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Under higher magnification, that DOES look like a bodged repair. Oh dear...
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DCBassman
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If only I'd taken that DT shifter off for some reason before...
Time to strip off all the bits and return the frame whence it came.
Time to strip off all the bits and return the frame whence it came.
Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
If only I'd taken that DT shifter off for some reason before...
Time to strip off all the bits and return the frame whence it came.
Oh man, I feel for you xxx
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DCBassman
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I haven't been able to go out and strip it yet, it feels...wrong.Oh man, I feel for you xxx
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DCBassman
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Sod it, I'm going to finish it, and ride it. I'm not that heavy, and it's not like I can press dents in it or anything. Onward and upward!
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DCBassman
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Next bit, tidy brake cables and fit new gear cables.
To which end, I've finally got the cable stops mounted on the old shifter band.
Now to find the motivation to go out in the cold and fit everything!
To which end, I've finally got the cable stops mounted on the old shifter band.
Now to find the motivation to go out in the cold and fit everything!
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
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Yes it's not great tinkering weather
raleighnut
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It is if you put the bike in the front room
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DCBassman
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Not enough space!It is if you put the bike in the front room
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DCBassman
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OK, steeled (pun intended!) myself to get out and do some work.
First: how to clamp, or more accurately wedge, a mixte in a workstand.
Starting point:
First job was to reduce those loopy brake cables to tidy up a bit. The cable the gears, rear first. This ended up being pretty loopy too, in an outward sense. It did index properly like that, but the kink at the frame stop was unacceptable to me eye, so a ty-rap was applied, sorry about the loud colour!
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Cabling up the front was straightforward, just set to loose and pulled tight. Worked perfectly, first time! Didn't even think about messing with it.
Cable stops on the down tube shifter band.
First: how to clamp, or more accurately wedge, a mixte in a workstand.
Starting point:
First job was to reduce those loopy brake cables to tidy up a bit. The cable the gears, rear first. This ended up being pretty loopy too, in an outward sense. It did index properly like that, but the kink at the frame stop was unacceptable to me eye, so a ty-rap was applied, sorry about the loud colour!
Before
After
Cabling up the front was straightforward, just set to loose and pulled tight. Worked perfectly, first time! Didn't even think about messing with it.
Cable stops on the down tube shifter band.
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DCBassman
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Finished, for now. Will try for a short spin tomorrow, weather permitting, although as this has mudguards, permission might be easier than normal!
The reality is that it needs stripping to the frame and properly cleaning and the paintwork attending to, and a couple of decals maybe, as well.
But I've no way of doing that, so it will be a task-at-a-time project to do what I can, when I can.
While I was at it, I weighed it as-is, with lights:
Not too bad.
The reality is that it needs stripping to the frame and properly cleaning and the paintwork attending to, and a couple of decals maybe, as well.
But I've no way of doing that, so it will be a task-at-a-time project to do what I can, when I can.
While I was at it, I weighed it as-is, with lights:
Not too bad.
Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
Looks pretty neat. 
