Re: [CR]Help please with damage assessment

(Example: Framebuilders:Norman Taylor)

Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 23:06:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Ted E. Baer" <wickedsky@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Help please with damage assessment
To: ternst <ternst1@cox.net>, velorosso@charter.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <014b01c5577b$573c4a10$0200a8c0@D8XCLL51>


ternst <ternst1@cox.net> wrote:
> The bike shop who sold it probably never checked the
> bike when they sold it,
> other than stick bars, seat, and pedals on.

You are exactly right.

Sloppy, rushed work is another subject in itself. I just wrote half a book about it but "hit that delete key" before sending this email.

Ted Baer, Gladly trading away Campagnolo hubs for old Bivalents! Palo Alto, CA


--- ternst wrote:


> The %@(%$# folks who had the bike before you didn't
> know the crank was
> loose.
> The bike shop who sold it probably never checked the
> bike when they sold it,
> other than stick bars, seat, and pedals on.
> Another reason why half the shops in the country
> were unqualified to sell
> better bikes, but greedy distributors could have
> cared less.
> The small market here and with so many brands being
> made in Europe, the
> reps sold anyone, and racing bikes were dumped into
> the maket often at any
> price to get rid of them, as the dealers got
> suckered into buying the racing
> models and had no real market or ability to service
> them properly.
> Been there but didn't do that, but it sure hurt as
> we saw what was happening
> around us.
> You could also see how much flat there in back of
> the crank. Often the
> spindles had very long flats, and we gently ground
> off the end of the axle
> to keep the end from protruding past the crank
> front. This enabled us to
> tighten the crank without further problems. Careful
> on grinding to keep the
> axle cool, dip in cold water as you grind along, and
> cover the internal
> thread so you don't have to clean it out to be able
> to screw crank fixing
> bolt in easily.
> The shim stock solution is the other option,
> depending on what you have to
> work with.
> Ted Ernst
> Palos Verdes Estates, CA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <velorosso@chartprobably
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 7:15 PM
> Subject: [CR]Help please with damage assessment
>
>
> >I pulled the Stronglight 49D crankset off the new
> project, noticed the left
> >arm was loose. Then check-out the back of the
> spindle hole and it is
> >damaged - guess from being used while loose. I
> don't see any cracks. All
> >indications on the bike is that it was lightly
> used, very little wear on
> >components.
> >
> > Please help me evaluate if this crank arm is now
> simply an ornament or
> > usable. I've posted pics on wooljersey, link
> below.
> >
> > The arm bottoms on the stock Stronglight spindle,
> but trying other
> > spindles, it seems to square up fine without
> bottoming. So I'm wondering
> > if it is usable like this.
> >
> >
> http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/stronglightcrank
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > John Siemsen San Luis Obispo, CA
> >
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