Re: [RBW] girlfriend bike / crazy kickstand install

2016-12-28 Thread 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch 
The issue might be lack of chain ring options, and inability to go much 
lower than a 50/42 -- 39 if you are lucky.

On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 12:18:27 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote:
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> It looks like a very practical ride; congratulations. 
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> "...bury a flathead in the chainstay..." I suppose you meant "chainstay 
> bridge"?
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> Why not leave on the cottered cranks, unless you are trying to save 
> weight? Unless you object to the weight or unless you will be disassembling 
> the bb every year for maintenance, a decent cottered crankset/bb can be 
> trouble free for a long time, as I know from my various Raleigh Sprites and 
> Sportses. (Among cheap cranksets, only the Astabula is better!)
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> On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 9:57 AM, S. Greco  > wrote:
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>> My lovely girlfriend was finally ready to graduate from her Schwinn to 
>> something a little nicer. She wasn't ready for a Riv despite my 
>> recommendations. Her criteria was that it must be a step-through frame. My 
>> criteria was that it must have a derailleur hanger - a proper one and not a 
>> metal tab hanging off the drop out. This combination was surprisingly 
>> harder to find than I thought it would be. I managed to find an old Colner 
>> (Ernesto Colnago) on eBay for a decent price. It came with some Campy Gran 
>> Compe and had internal top-tube routing which was a nice bonus. She 
>> insisted that it have a kickstand though, which became more of a project 
>> than I thought. 
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>> I ordered the standard Pletscher Kickstand from Riv but due to the tight 
>> geometry of the frame there isn't alot of room in the rear triangle. I had 
>> to switch the hex bolt to a button head which was much more low-profile. 
>> Then, realizing that the plate would sit crooked on the bottom bracket lugs 
>> had to machine a little rabbet so that the plates would sit flush and clamp 
>> properly. Lastly as this whole assembly was now blocking any chance of 
>> getting at the chain stay bridge I had to bury a flat head in the chain 
>> stay with a nylock so that there was a captive threaded post to bolt on the 
>> fender.
>>
>> In the end I think it turned out to be a pretty sweet ride. I never 
>> thought a kickstand install could be so complicated.
>> Next step is a brake upgrade, then I gotta replace these cottered cranks.
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Re: [RBW] girlfriend bike / crazy kickstand install

2016-12-28 Thread Patrick Moore 
It looks like a very practical ride; congratulations.

"...bury a flathead in the chainstay..." I suppose you meant "chainstay
bridge"?

Why not leave on the cottered cranks, unless you are trying to save weight?
Unless you object to the weight or unless you will be disassembling the bb
every year for maintenance, a decent cottered crankset/bb can be trouble
free for a long time, as I know from my various Raleigh Sprites and
Sportses. (Among cheap cranksets, only the Astabula is better!)

On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 9:57 AM, S. Greco  wrote:

> My lovely girlfriend was finally ready to graduate from her Schwinn to
> something a little nicer. She wasn't ready for a Riv despite my
> recommendations. Her criteria was that it must be a step-through frame. My
> criteria was that it must have a derailleur hanger - a proper one and not a
> metal tab hanging off the drop out. This combination was surprisingly
> harder to find than I thought it would be. I managed to find an old Colner
> (Ernesto Colnago) on eBay for a decent price. It came with some Campy Gran
> Compe and had internal top-tube routing which was a nice bonus. She
> insisted that it have a kickstand though, which became more of a project
> than I thought.
>
> I ordered the standard Pletscher Kickstand from Riv but due to the tight
> geometry of the frame there isn't alot of room in the rear triangle. I had
> to switch the hex bolt to a button head which was much more low-profile.
> Then, realizing that the plate would sit crooked on the bottom bracket lugs
> had to machine a little rabbet so that the plates would sit flush and clamp
> properly. Lastly as this whole assembly was now blocking any chance of
> getting at the chain stay bridge I had to bury a flat head in the chain
> stay with a nylock so that there was a captive threaded post to bolt on the
> fender.
>
> In the end I think it turned out to be a pretty sweet ride. I never
> thought a kickstand install could be so complicated.
> Next step is a brake upgrade, then I gotta replace these cottered cranks.
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[RBW] girlfriend bike / crazy kickstand install

2016-12-28 Thread S. Greco 
My lovely girlfriend was finally ready to graduate from her Schwinn to 
something a little nicer. She wasn't ready for a Riv despite my 
recommendations. Her criteria was that it must be a step-through frame. My 
criteria was that it must have a derailleur hanger - a proper one and not a 
metal tab hanging off the drop out. This combination was surprisingly 
harder to find than I thought it would be. I managed to find an old Colner 
(Ernesto Colnago) on eBay for a decent price. It came with some Campy Gran 
Compe and had internal top-tube routing which was a nice bonus. She 
insisted that it have a kickstand though, which became more of a project 
than I thought. 

I ordered the standard Pletscher Kickstand from Riv but due to the tight 
geometry of the frame there isn't alot of room in the rear triangle. I had 
to switch the hex bolt to a button head which was much more low-profile. 
Then, realizing that the plate would sit crooked on the bottom bracket lugs 
had to machine a little rabbet so that the plates would sit flush and clamp 
properly. Lastly as this whole assembly was now blocking any chance of 
getting at the chain stay bridge I had to bury a flat head in the chain 
stay with a nylock so that there was a captive threaded post to bolt on the 
fender.

In the end I think it turned out to be a pretty sweet ride. I never thought 
a kickstand install could be so complicated.
Next step is a brake upgrade, then I gotta replace these cottered cranks.













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