RE: [CR]The agony & ecstasy of hoarding collectibles

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

From: "Stockwell, Brad" <BRAD.STOCKWELL@mpp.cpii.com>
To: "'THOMAS ADAMS'" <KCTOMMY@msn.com>, Classic List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]The agony & ecstasy of hoarding collectibles
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 18:37:20 -0700


Tom:

How about you get a big wooden board with a hole big enough to accept the end of the hub, then you get you some small screws, and screw the non-drive side flange to the board through the spoke holes. Each screw is wimpy, but there's 18 of 'em. Then you secure the board to something and wrestle with the freewheel in the usual manner.

Brad (hey, it could work) Stockwell Palo Alto

-----Original Message----- From: THOMAS ADAMS [mailto:KCTOMMY@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 6:07 PM To: Classic List Subject: [CR]The agony & ecstasy of hoarding collectibles

Received the latest collectible for my hoard, a pair of Campy Record High flange hubs with a Sachs freewheel attached. I told the seller to go ahead and cut the tubie rims off and send the hubs to me. I crooned and polished them for about 20 blissful minutes, when I had a horrid thought. How do I lace these up when the freewheel is still attached? Rutabaga!

Hopes that the freewheel was just hand screwed on were quickly dashed. Neither my hand nor a pin wrench on the off side flange holes gave enough leverage to break the freewheel loose. The big cog is a 26, and 5 minutes trying to lace a spoke on the drive side makes it seem certain that there's no way to lace the wheel up with the freewheel attached.

So two points for the list.

First: Important tip: Never cut the spokes until AFTER removing the freewheel on a rear hub.

Second: How do I save this hub? Do I dare clamp the off side flange in a padded vise and have at it? That scares me to death. The hubs are in beautiful shape, and I don't want to damage them. Any assistance deeply appreciated, and will earn the hero who saves the day a draft beer at the Parkville MO brew pub.

Thanks in advance.

Tom Adams in Kansas City

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