RE: [CR]VAR catalog -- on line

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From: "David Bilenkey" <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]VAR catalog -- on line
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 19:54:56 -0500
In-Reply-To: <43E688BA.2020305@new.rr.com>


John,

Thanks for pointing out this catalogue. One of the things I saw in the old catalogue that I've always wanted was item #167 Pedal Spindle Gauge:

http://sheldonbrown.com/var/pages/var0020.html

I'd seen it mentioned on page 98 of Steve Snowling's excellent book: Bicycle Mechanics in Workshop and Competition:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0880112948/002-4440150-6675224?v=glanc e&n=2 83155

Unfortunately it isn't shown in the current catalogue. Has anyone ever used these or anything like them? Anyone have a pair they'd like to sell?

David -- David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada dbilenkey@sympatico.ca


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Thompson [mailto:JohnThompson@new.rr.com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 6:23 PM
> To: David Bilenkey
> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]VAR catalog -- on line
>
>
> David Bilenkey wrote:
>
> > Sheldon,
> >
> > Nicely done. The title says VAR Bicycle Tool Catalogue, but
> no date.
> > Is this a current catalogue? Do you know if these tools are
> all still
> > currently available? There are a few things I'd love to get if
> > possible, but it's not clear what (if any) of this catalogue is
> > available.
>
> The scanned catalog itself is undated, but the presence of
> Park tools suggests it is no older than the early 1980s. VAR
> is still in business although their tools are quite costly in
> the USA due to the fall of the dollar relative to the Euro.
> They have a current catalog on their web site:
>
> http://www.vartools.com/catalogue_uk.pdf
>
> --
> John (john@os2.dhs.org)
> Appleton WI USA