Recent content by glpinxit

... and for latecomers- the forum has been updated since I posted this and I've now gone back and used the new-fangled 'like' function!

Like most on here I like to have the right tools available for whatever I need to do for my bikes. And if not then I buy what I lack. But when I reached the stage of having to introduce a one-in, one-out policy when 'new' bikes arrived I started thinking about tools- specifically the big...

Not sure about Jim's reference of UT-VA030 but I have various Campagnolo catalogues in which it appears as UT-VS030, 1131001 and plain R. I think it is best known as the 'R tool'- see photo of the relevant pages of Catalogue 18:

Reynolds 753 (1978 Raleigh Team Pro) 670g, 170mm steerer

I don't know why this Raleigh Team Pro frame was painted like this when I bought it. (Frame number SB1988 which makes it 1977ish.)

Or drill the frame to accept recessed brakes. But irreversible. Note that the tubular Allen nuts come in different lengths.

I did this on a 531C frame which was previously built for 126 OLN. For the sake of making it slightly easier to fit 130 OLN wheels it makes relatively little difference. With that in mind I would not try it on a valuable frame that I cared about though I had no problems - I used the Sheldon...

This has come up on the Facebook group 'bicycle tools using and collecting' which you lot should all join. The consensus is that the website will carry on and reinforced here https://sheldonbrown.com/blog/2021/06/14/we-are-here/

It sounds like you’d be upgrading your bike to 11-speed if it wasn’t for this? If you are using a wheel-off trainer with a 10-speed cassette then unless you are spending huge time using it you can ride an 11-speed bike but leave the 10-speed cassette mounted on the trainer. I do this- I mainly...

Apparently Sram bought Powertap and have now ceased sales altogether (without any advance notice that I saw). Having just bought a G3 wheelset I’m feeling a little peeved and I’m not aware of what this means for future servicing.

I’m not clear why square taper is necessary. You should have no problem fitting more recent BB if you want- I recently ran Shimano Hollowtech cranks with 26mm spindle in a late 1970s BSA bottom bracket frame with modern Shimano BSA threaded BB external bearing BB cups. Similarly 126 mm rear...

While we’re on the subject, there is a Facebook group “Bicycle tools- using and collecting” which many here would be interested in- if not already following.

Although I have the Campagnolo peanut butter wrench (and it is a lovely thing) in my regular tools there is an Icetoolz tool with a 15mm thin wall socket at one end and a plain 15mm spanner at the other (which is handy for pedals). It is also rubber covered so it is kind to hands and cranks...

I get a feeling that there would be an appetite for a ‘pics of tandems’ thread. Possibly it reflects that many would like a tandem but don't have space- that certainly describes me. My ideal would be a Flying Gate tandem- I have a photo (which I won’t share in this thread to save adding further...

For when making sure you have your helmet is the most important thing...