Recent content by sbarner

In 1972, almost everything was still 5-speed freewheel, so 120 mm is correct.

I suspect this reply is too old to be of use, but what you have is a New Winner threaded freewheel with a couple of broken remover tabs. Your best bet to get it off is to disassemble the body, clamp the inner part that is threaded onto the hub into a vice, and pull it off. On the other hand, if...

It was, indeed, for frame alignment, and that's probably why it immediately precedes the 'H' dropout alignment tools in the alphabet. The straightedge is the correct width so that, when held with edge flat on a 70mm Italian BB shell, it would just touch the inside of the rear dropout, when...

Re: Re: The 1R stem was notorious for being difficult to keep the bars from moving. That's why so many you find today have rounded pinch bolts and cracked wedges. Shimano was able to pull the concept off successfully, but Cinelli stumbled. On top of that, the bolt had an odd thread, if I...

Re: I recently bought a similar KG86 frame. It has the same brake bridge as yours and a similar seat cluster, but without the grub screw (nor hole for same). BB stampings indicate mid-86 manufacture. It did not come with the TVT fork, but with a carbon fork that has an aluminum crown that...