Dan Kasha wrote (his questions numbered, ##### marks some responses):
Here are the questions, help with any or all are welcome, thanks in advance!
1) The rear drop out spacing seems to measure at about 124mm, should it be 120mm or 122mm? I think it is close enough that I won't worry about it, but would like to know.
#### If that old, I'm pretty sure it was a 5-speed @ 120 mm (I had a 1971). I would not bother to reset.
2) The rear hub (large flange campy NR) seems to have an axle that is too long. I measure about 6.5mm extra on EACH side, so a total length of about 124mm+13mm or 137mm. So the previous owner had to use an modern skewer with enough of a concave for the protruding axle. Can I cut the axle? What is the best technique? If not, where is a good source for campy axles, washers, etc?
##### They can be cut and ground; probably enough threading. I know of a few spares 129 mm long.
3) Weinmann brake parts seem HARD to find. The brake levers are cheap campys (plastic body?) with poor fitting campy hoods. I have gotten some Weinmann levers that I think are right, but there are some issues. Seems there needs to be a small aluminum piece at the top for the cable housing. And ofcourse hoods seem hard to get, especially the white Carlton variety. Any hints? I did buy on ebay (yet to receive) some schwinn wienmann levers because they seemed to have al the right pieces. But they seem like a slightly different model, with grey cables and grey adjusters. They should work for now, but I do hope to get it right soon. Also, I have black and read shoes, which would have been there originally?
#### Over the years, the Weinmann levers came in many flavors, with or without quick releases (of at least two different types), various drillings, with or w/o "safety levers." More germane to you is the cable housing termination; I've known two types. The older style uses a domed ferrule that rests against the hole in the lever. The younger model has a grey plastic screw-on adjuster that is rather similar to the Universal lever's design. The ferrules are not always easy to find, but I bet most bike shops have a box of old brake parts with a few in it.
7) The front outer chainring is a 54 - not too useful for me right now. The inner is a 42. What is the smallest campy outer ring that I can use (it is a 144BDC)? Was there a 50 or 51?
#### Except for the presence or absence of the drilled hole for the peg that fits between the crank arm and the outer cog, there seems to be no difference. You could be the first on your block with a 42-42, to match the ultimate corn-cob FW on the CR site.
Hope this helps a bit.
harvey sachs
mcLean va