Recent content by longfinkillie

Re: Two words: Curry Mile.

I was there in January. No Breezer, just a really sad, poorly specced early Stumpy. I might have some pics from the trip. That being said, I did see a sweet vintage Rock Lobster in Manchester (my new favorite place on the planet).

Re: When I was a 14, I wrote to Klein. I can't remember what I wrote, I received the Pinnacle poster and the Porsche one, with a letter thanking me for my interest in their bikes.

Re: The missus had a black and white one. She hated the pink lettering.

Re: Canti Trick When I first starting setting up cantis, I would use doubled over pieces of empty matchbooks (or a slice of cardboard) and shove it between the brake shoe and the rim. Once the brakes are tightened-remove the matchbook pieces. Once you remove the cardboard tighten using the...

Re: Nice ride! Teds aren't fillet brazed but uses microwelds (but I could be wrong and usually am). He is a modern Hephaestus and freakishly talented.

I'm pretty sure "TG" stood for Top Gun. Which is a Rascal. They (Klein) was forced to change the name after the movie came out. The bike looks like it was originally one of those hot pink to black fade paint jobs. As for the year, I'm guessing an '88

It's more of a case of scraping the stuff out, but the degreaser (I used Simple Green) once you get the chunky parts out-works well with not only cleaning the thin layer of melted elastomer goodness, but cleans out all the leftover caked on lube.

I just went through this. What I did was pull off one leg and removed the skewer that held the elastomers. Then I took: an old t-shirt, sprayed it with degreaser, wrapped that around a wooden dowel (or a looong wooden spoon), and twist it for a while, pull it out-change rag-rinse and repeat...

One hit wonders. :D

Definitely a Rascal/Fervor. Cherish it.

I'm missing the cable connector on one of mine. Any suggestions for a replacement/hack?

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^This should have happened a long time ago :D (with pics!)

They are Rascals without a paint choice. And Rascals were nothing but Top Guns with a paint choice. Go figure. And nice bike by the way. Oh and another vote for cantis.