Recent content by billkilpatrick

Thank you. Measured the existing steel seat post - checked it twice - and it measured 26.0. Having removed it I now see that the frame was squeezed as tight as it can go - so I think the aluminium seat post I bought should have been 26.2. Ah well ... Just ordered a set of three shims, which...

New, 26 aluminium seat post of my '65' Bianchi keeps slipping. Several sites suggest using hairspray - can this be right ... ?!!? Should I use grease (how much?) or make a shim from an aluminium can? Retro suggestions gratefully received ---

Get a caliper tool to gauge the diameter. If you decide to replace it with an aluminium seat post, be sure to choose one made with hardened aluminium alloy. I believe that with softer aluminium there's a risk of it sticking to the steel frame.

Brakes - Rear brake does not work at well as the front. I've tried tightening the cable, adjusting the caliper position, reducing the cable length but nothing makes it perform better. Mechanic says the spring is tight enough; pads and cables are new ... Any suggestions?

Gently clicking pawls Black tarmac sky-blue puddles Moving mindfulness

Gorgeous. Lucky you ...

New to me tubeless tires, new/old tubeless tire, aluminium rims. Caught two OBWOBs (Old Boys WithOut Bikes) in deep enchantment, ogling my ride. Both said they had 10-speeds in their youth but had abandoned them long, long ago. I recognised the look ... In dabbing daubs of fingernail polish...

Will flip mine over for another look - Thank you.

Tube or not tube ... Wheel see ...

Equilibrium Bird song, breeze, rushing water Slowly spinning wheels

Nice read - some technical aspects of which I actually understood: https://www.cyclist.co.uk/reviews/4018/time-machines-modern-vintage-bikes-ride-test

... Deborah di Milano Smalto Tenuta Estreme ...

Something similar stamped after the registration number on my Claud Butler - a lazy "C" ...?

Anyone know what the heart-shaped symbol stamped in the upper right of the photo signifies? I have something similar on a Claud Butler road bicycle. Someone on another site thinks it's a Peugeot frame - wants to know which model it might be. Thank you.