dan73uk wrote:
That looks very satisfying and a great result.
Yeah nice to get them that clean - considering how bad they looked. You had any luck finding a set for the Maclean's?
Peachy! wrote:
Excellent, what ratio of salt to vinegar do you need?
I'm not sure what is optimum to be honest - I had a 1.1l bottle of Vinegar and added 2x tablespoons of salt to increase the conductivity. Not very scientific and not sure whether adding more makes things better/worse......but it worked which is a good start. Lots to learn!
Jonny69 wrote:
Your brake levers are interesting. I have a single one of those and I’m sure it’s got a curve in it, so it points a really long way forwards on drop bars. Yours look like they’ve been straightened out to bring them back a bit. Just be careful with them because they’re not the best quality alloy and yours look like they’ve got some fractures in the front face.
Need to check now. I can feel another trip to the shed coming on...
Hmmm.....good spot. Done a bit of Googling this morning and it sure looks like they should be curved outwards. I agree there is some crazing on the front of the lever I've cleaned up - not sure what to make of it - doesn't look particularly deep, could be polished out if I wanted, but does it suggest the levers are fatigued as a result of being straightened out.......?
legrandefromage wrote:
Not going full Ultegra disc then?
Loving the early cantilevers!
Found this on my travels (later version)
viewtopic.php?f=47&t=335043One still in use (later model) with a limited braking option
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Claud-Butler ... 3137508154I've seen both of those in my repeated google searching for Claud tandems in the past few weeks. Nice to see one still in use, albeit upgraded with newer kit. Wonder if the older one ever sold.....?