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I have never seen a Simplex mech newer than maybe mid-'50s that wouldn't bolt right on to a Campy or similar threaded dropout. You...

----- this film shows the workings of the Nymans Verkstader cycle factory in Uppsala Sweden in 1927 the factory's main bicycle...

Hah, no I'm in reduction mode, not buying anything. I'll be out of the state when Bob's having his thing, can't be there. Take pictures!

I've had a few of them, OK two that made it on a bike I rode. One of them I raced on in XC, and while it didn't give all the advantages...

Practically all the best builders are using chainstays that are oval at the BB shell nowadays (major axis oriented up-and-down of...

Here's mine, a little beat up but still never used on a face.

To misquote Feinmann "If you think you understand aerodynamics, you don't understand aerodynamics"

French and Italian are both right-hand thread (RH) on both sides. If you have a LH thread BB tap and it's metric, then it's Swiss. I...

Chapman just uploaded some new ones to Flickr, check it out. In case you don't know, if you sign up for a Flickr account, even a free...

I don't mean to say that ovalizing is bad. Sometimes it's great, like the oval at the bottom of a seat tube, definitely an easy win for...

If the TT is inch and the DT is 1-1/8" then it's EL. EL-OS bumps up both of those sizes by another eighth, i.e. 1-1/4" DT. EL was...

Thanks, I'll gladly share the progress but it will be very slow. I got as far as cutting out the old toptube etc and then got pulled to...

Great story @bulgie! It goes to say steel is right there as a top material for lightweight frame building if you know how to work well...

That's a very nicely put together frame! Good job, I don't think I've ever seen a steel frame that intricate or lightweight 👍 The...