DCBassman
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Well, I'm thinking a 26" set o'they would be just right for the Trek MTB, to replace the crude 30 year old Raleigh Flingers currently fitted!
Edit: rats, no 26" version....
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Well, I'm thinking a 26" set o'they would be just right for the Trek MTB, to replace the crude 30 year old Raleigh Flingers currently fitted!
Edit: rats, no 26" version....
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Reynard
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Ah, drat... Maybe someone else makes something similar?
The ones I have in my parts box are a cheap no-name version of those. They don't fit, I've tried.
Well, the rear one is the main problem, there's just not enough "bend" in it and that means the mounts are in the wrong place. The downside of such a small frame. 
At least a rear guard that fastens onto the seatpost gets around that problem rather nicely.And at the end of the day, I and my kit are washable.
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Reynard
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Another afternoon's tinkering.
Disassembled the front brake callipers. Gave them a good clean with barkeep's help before tackling some of the more stubborn patches of rust with wet-and-dry prior to wiping everything over with WD40. Cosmetically the brakes are tired, but since they are otherwise undamaged and still perfectly functional, they will do for now.
Reassembled each arm, greased all the threads, fitted new Clarks brake blocks and put the whole shebang back on the bike. All fairly straightforward and no little parts left over and me wondering where the blazes they came from.
But at some stage I will either swing for cantis more in keeping with the new components, or upgrade to v-brakes. It's not a decision I have to make right now as it's one that's filed under "nice to have" as opposed to "essential"
I've also realised I've got to hold my horses on the mudguards until I've got the wheels on and do the cabling, as I need to make sure that there's no fouling. The el-cheapo pair I have may fit, but they may not, and the rear brake cable may have issues, but then it may not. The SKS set I have my eye on have the advantage that the rear guard fits onto the seatpost rather than the frame. I think I'll wait to buy.
Oh, and mum's found a tube of petroleum jelly (aka vaseline), so she's given that to me.
Disassembled the front brake callipers. Gave them a good clean with barkeep's help before tackling some of the more stubborn patches of rust with wet-and-dry prior to wiping everything over with WD40. Cosmetically the brakes are tired, but since they are otherwise undamaged and still perfectly functional, they will do for now.
Reassembled each arm, greased all the threads, fitted new Clarks brake blocks and put the whole shebang back on the bike. All fairly straightforward and no little parts left over and me wondering where the blazes they came from.
But at some stage I will either swing for cantis more in keeping with the new components, or upgrade to v-brakes. It's not a decision I have to make right now as it's one that's filed under "nice to have" as opposed to "essential"
I've also realised I've got to hold my horses on the mudguards until I've got the wheels on and do the cabling, as I need to make sure that there's no fouling. The el-cheapo pair I have may fit, but they may not, and the rear brake cable may have issues, but then it may not. The SKS set I have my eye on have the advantage that the rear guard fits onto the seatpost rather than the frame. I think I'll wait to buy.
Oh, and mum's found a tube of petroleum jelly (aka vaseline), so she's given that to me.
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Reynard
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Reynard
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Oooh, the wheelset I'm after is back in stock!
https://www.taylor-wheels.com/24-inch-bicycle-wheelset-dynamic-4-shimano-tx500-7-10-schwarz
Any reasons why I *shouldn't* pull the trigger?
https://www.taylor-wheels.com/24-inch-bicycle-wheelset-dynamic-4-shimano-tx500-7-10-schwarz
Any reasons why I *shouldn't* pull the trigger?
DCBassman
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Get drastic with that plastic!
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Reynard
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Aaaargh, you've given me an attack of the limericks...
Reynard did something drastic
At a website she flashed some plastic
She bought some new wheels
And remarked to her heels
That she'll be tripping the light fantastic
Well, I will, later... Stuff to go off and do first.
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Reynard
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Will post pics tomorrow, promise...
Anyways, did the rear brake callipers this afternoon. They were more tatty than the front (not surprising, really), but again, it's a cosmetic thing rather than a structural thing. But they've come up reasonably presentable, so right now I'm not too fussed.
The issue with both front and rear is that the lacquer coating has come away in places, and since the callipers are made from pressed steel, rust is (and will be) inevitable. Also re-installed the rear brake cable hanger.
One thing I will need, or rather two, when I eventually get round to doing the cabling, are the doodads that connect the cables to the callipers. Those currently fitted are rusty and pitted beyond salvaging, and on one of them, one of the hooks won't engage because part of it has sheared off.
With things going back on the frame, it's starting to look like a proper bicycle again. I plan on ducking into my LBS on Friday, as well as another place I've found locally that also does bikes, to see what they've got in the way of bars. Budget alloy will do, it doesn't have to be anything fancy.
Anyways, did the rear brake callipers this afternoon. They were more tatty than the front (not surprising, really), but again, it's a cosmetic thing rather than a structural thing. But they've come up reasonably presentable, so right now I'm not too fussed.
The issue with both front and rear is that the lacquer coating has come away in places, and since the callipers are made from pressed steel, rust is (and will be) inevitable. Also re-installed the rear brake cable hanger.
One thing I will need, or rather two, when I eventually get round to doing the cabling, are the doodads that connect the cables to the callipers. Those currently fitted are rusty and pitted beyond salvaging, and on one of them, one of the hooks won't engage because part of it has sheared off.
With things going back on the frame, it's starting to look like a proper bicycle again. I plan on ducking into my LBS on Friday, as well as another place I've found locally that also does bikes, to see what they've got in the way of bars. Budget alloy will do, it doesn't have to be anything fancy.
raleighnut
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If the brakes have 'straddle wires' from one side to the other I'd strongly suggest fitting reflectors on brackets to stop the cable grabbing the tyre if anything breaks unless you're fitting mudguards that go between the tyre and the cable (they'll do the job effectively too)
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Reynard
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Ah, thanks for the heads up. I see what you mean should something go "ping". Actually, I'll be fitting both reflectors (the original ones cleaned up really nicely) and guards.
And now I also know what the wire that goes between one side of the calliper to the other is called. Another school day on Planet CC. 
Them's a bit posher than what is currently fitted, but something of that ilk, yes.
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Reynard
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Well, for better or for worse, wheels have been ordered. 
raleighnut
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I use even posher aluminium ones on my centrepull brakes.Ah, thanks for the heads up. I see what you mean should something go "ping". Actually, I'll be fitting both reflectors (the original ones cleaned up really nicely) and guards.
Them's a bit posher than what is currently fitted, but something of that ilk, yes.
