Recent content by npn

I'm in the US, and I have put the whole bike together If still interested, send me a PM

Yes I figured that part out eventually/with help of others. The other thing - the levers have no stop pins, or whatever you call those... that go in the little holes next to the brake bosses. So the way I achieved the desired outcome is - tightened the boss bolts enough and the with a wrench I...

@joglo you are correct, that is a small allen key nut

I can't figure out how to properly connect the cable to the levers? There's a nut that spins freely with hole in the middle and that's it. I suppose the cable goes in but it can't be properly secured, if at all.

Any idea on how to polish the chips and dings away? I don't know if this is clear coat or anodized aluminum.

Note the green under the black paint... But I don't think this bike ever came in green. Another interesting fact is the paint over the head tube badge. Thoughts?

Yeah, $60 + $10 shipping, kind of steep but I think worth it.

Any ideas on how to fix it with jb weld? Isn't there a piston inside that slides flush so air doesn't leak? The rubber seal outside also slides tight.

He doesn't ship to the US unfortunately and honestly it doesn't look like the same item. I recall someone mentioning that the cracked shaft can be "glued" somehow with epoxy but not sure how

I believe those were prone to cracks on the shaft. This is the second one I've seen like that. And yes there was at some point some after market shafts for sale on ebay but not anymore I guess.

My Schwinn Homegrown has one and it's not holding air. After careful examination, I found a hairline crack on the shaft. I can't find any spare shafts anywhere... can those be repaired somehow?

I'm thinking of stripping all non original stickers and that would mean that only "Caloi" would remain.

I'm yet to ride it as the front suspension is shot and the chain is stiff but I really like it. The tubes seem a big bigger than other bike's though but it's Caloi alright, the squared off stays are cool! It's not the lightest but the owner, who's the original owner said it rode really stiff.

I love the brakes too! Very unique/retro