Recent content by Robin77

yes, a friend gave me two Vittoria CX from 1980s, never used. i glued one on the rear last summer and after a few rides the rubber separated from the carcass! i still have one, still has the latex on the sidewall!

ok thanks. i heard rumors that Gommitalia was a spinoff of Veloflex but no evidence to back the claim. appreciate your comment.

i would say Peugeot, bc the lugs

hey all, Yank here. i found some Gommitalia “Platinum” tubulars for sale here in the USA (we hate Trump) and from searching on RetroBike it seems they were made by Ambrosio, the rim company? when could these have been made? im afraid the glue holding the rubber tread to the cotton carcass may...

Hmmm. I have an Alan Competition, 53cm, wheelbase is 39 inches, 170mm crank arms and i wear a 42 shoe. no wheel/toe overlap. If that helps!

The ”inserts” I will call them, are pretty “knackered” as you say. The flange is pretty soft “metal” and can be filed easily. My last resort will be to using masking tape around the head/flange and file down until I can push them into the tube and shake out of the BB. Then use “normal” rivnuts...

Oh my, I said ”y’all” I moved from Boston Massachusetts to Charleston South Carolina eight years ago and the moronic southern culture is rubbing off on me! Dreadful!

Thanks all. Yes, I saw rivnut installers at a DIY auto store, but these do not look like “typical” rivnuts. A 5mm fastener bottoms out after only a few turns, maybe 4-5mm deep. I can see a narrower sleeve inside the “rivnut” that stops a fastener from going all the way down/through. Anyway...

Hey y’all! So I am having buyers remorse. Other probs solved, now I have two water bottle mounts that spin. Can one remove the old mounts and fit something else? I tried to using a 5mm tap to clean up the internal threads but tap seems to bottom out after only a few mm. Help. -Robin

ok, thanks so much!

ok, thanks guys! i could make an offer. should i be concerned about adhesive failure at the lugs? is it common on these carbon frames?

Good morning! I *have* searched the forum but did not find the answer i am looking for. I have a recent fascination with buying a TVT frame. The one i am considering is the HR version with the one-piece or lug less headtube. My bike question is how much of a problem is adhesive failure between...