i've got another good activity for today: i'm finishing putting together a 1967 cinelli model b, with an empty house and lots of leftovers at my disposal. this "b" is the beauty that eddie albert offered to the list about a month ago. i was lucky enough to be the one who got it - thanks eddie for making it possible. i received it (very well packed in two boxes) about two weeks ago, and i've been very slowly putting it together since then. today i plan to finish it.
it is a very, very pretty bike, with a gorgeous paint job by peter weigle. this bike takes care of replacing a bike i regret having sold many years ago, a 1970 cinelli sc. i find the b to be as pretty, and even more interesting than my old sc, and it's the same color as the sc i sold, so with this b i no longer feel the pain of having sold the sc. it's just what the bike blues doctor ordered! if i can, i'll have some photos on my website tonight as well.
btw, this is the oldest bike i've ever owned, and it is the first time i set up universal model 61 calipers. i've only set up the rear so far, and in doing so i noticed that the brake pads, even at their lowest position, are just barely low enough to hit the rim sidewalls without hitting the tire. is it possible that this bike was designed for 27" wheels? is there a dropbolt that i can use to lower the caliper?
in a little while i'll know if i have the same situation up front.
ray dobbins miami florida
john barron- velostuf <jb@velostuf.com> wrote: I can't think of a more satisfying thing than what I'm doing right now: building slightly used FB small flange 36 hole 3-piece hubs to NOS Scheeren Standard wood-filled rims using Robergel trois etoiles stainless spokes. I'm drinking a mango margarita concoction (closeout from Williams Sonoma) and listening to the Beatles and Donovan...
John Barron
Minneapolis
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