stevevw
Retro Guru
After some comments on my post in RPotM I thought I would reply to them here.
First point was from Montello regarding having the blocks in back to front.
Well I did answer this with
"No they have none replaceable rubbers, closed both ends so universal fit. What do you Campagnolo boy's know anyway "
Then we had Torqueless
I did not reply but yes the mount is off set to the drive side by 2mm. As the frame is very well made I can not believe this is a mistake and must of had a reason. Any Ideas?
Then we have Woz
Well sorry to disappoint but the tub is fairly well centred, just not as good a picture as I had first thought I guess
The picture below is a bit better showing the tread pattern.
All pictures from my Samsung phone.
And I can assure you the frame is aliened well and rides a treat. I do have a frame checking tool and also a frame building jig although I did build them myself so could be out of bonk The jig during construction with no false axle fitted.
stevevw":1ztpdgzu said:
First point was from Montello regarding having the blocks in back to front.
Well I did answer this with
"No they have none replaceable rubbers, closed both ends so universal fit. What do you Campagnolo boy's know anyway "
Then we had Torqueless
torqueless":1ztpdgzu said:By way of totally off-topic hijack, I can't help noticing that stevevw's Pat Hanlon has a noticeably off-centre brake-mounting hole. I have a 1975 mystery frame with the same feature, and in the same direction- more than a mm over to driveside. Accident or design? Is this an identifying feature of a certain framebuilder? And/or an attempt at compensating for the lopsided geometry of side-pulls?
This is on a 531db frame that is otherwise true and symmetrical, as I assume stevevw's Hanlon is, so I'd reckon the chances of it being accidental to be small. How common is this? Anyone else got one?
I did not reply but yes the mount is off set to the drive side by 2mm. As the frame is very well made I can not believe this is a mistake and must of had a reason. Any Ideas?
Then we have Woz
Woz":1ztpdgzu said:torqueless":1ztpdgzu said:By way of totally off-topic hijack, I can't help noticing that stevevw's Pat Hanlon has a noticeably off-centre brake-mounting hole. I have a 1975 mystery frame with the same feature, and in the same direction- more than a mm over to driveside. Accident or design? Is this an identifying feature of a certain framebuilder? And/or an attempt at compensating for the lopsided geometry of side-pulls?
This is on a 531db frame that is otherwise true and symmetrical, as I assume stevevw's Hanlon is, so I'd reckon the chances of it being accidental to be small. How common is this? Anyone else got one?
.....just to add to the close examination of the nice picture, it would be rude not to comment, I would
say that the wheel isn't centered judging by more unworn tyre dimples on the NDS. :facepalm:
PS: Or perhaps the tread is not centered on the tyre casing :?
torqueless":1ztpdgzu said:Woz- So are you saying that the tyre might be somehow off-centre and therefore the brake mounting hole is not? I still maintain that, unless stevevw's camera suffers from severe astigmatism, that hole is off-centre, regardless of the tyre!
It's good to know about this stuff. As you can imagine, my frame played merry hell with my attempts at wheel-centering until I realised what was up.
Apologies for my Shimano-free posts..
Well sorry to disappoint but the tub is fairly well centred, just not as good a picture as I had first thought I guess
The picture below is a bit better showing the tread pattern.
All pictures from my Samsung phone.
And I can assure you the frame is aliened well and rides a treat. I do have a frame checking tool and also a frame building jig although I did build them myself so could be out of bonk The jig during construction with no false axle fitted.