New life for old frame

[~ Q ~]

I got my bike back from some serious upgrading yesterday.
The Claud Butler 531 frame is now 30yrs old & originally had
126mm dropouts. It's been re-sprayed twice, had a new bottom
bracket shell, cantilever & rear carrier bosses brazed on &
now a 135mm XT rear hub - up from my irreplaceable 130mm screw-
on 7sp Sachs sprocket.

The old Ultegra 38/50 chainset has been replaced by a
splined 30/42/52 Ultegra with a 9sp 11-21 block & new
Ultegra front mech. The new rotary shifters seem to work
perfectly (the drops went long ago - not neck-friendly after
30yrs). The chainline is spot on (even if there's only a
0.8mm gap between inner & chainstay, the Q factor is the
same as the double was. When the Shimano chain wears out -
back to Sachs!

This little project cost me ~£360, including new rear wheel.
I hummed & ha'd over spending so much on such an old bike
due to potential compatibility issues but am pleased
everything works so well & was worth
it. Thank you Freewheel in Reading Had Scram continued
with the Sachs screw-on blocks, the damage would have
been for that, a new chain & rings - ouch! A triple &
close ratio block works rather nicely. Now for my
MTB; new wheels, new headset, new XT chainset/BB
combo, new...
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[Just Zis Guy]

On Wed, 26 May 2004 22:17:54 +0100, "~ Q ~" <[email protected]> wrote in
message <[email protected]>:

>This little project cost me ~£360, including new rear
>wheel. I hummed & ha'd over spending so much on such an old
>bike due to potential compatibility issues but am pleased
>everything works so well & was worth
>it. Thank you Freewheel in Reading

I bet Bob Bristow would have done it for less ;-)

Guy
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[Andy Hewitt]

Just zis Guy, you know? <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, 26 May 2004 22:17:54 +0100, "~ Q ~"
> <[email protected]> wrote in message <2hkfrtFe0q4mU1@uni-
> berlin.de>:
>
> >This little project cost me ~£360, including new rear
> >wheel. I hummed & ha'd over spending so much on such an
> >old bike due to potential compatibility issues but am
> >pleased everything works so well & was worth
> >it. Thank you Freewheel in Reading
>
> I bet Bob Bristow would have done it for less ;-)

Actually, his bike sounds more like your dad's old hammer,
you know the one I mean?

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[Doki]

Andy Hewitt wrote:
> Just zis Guy, you know? <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 26 May 2004 22:17:54 +0100, "~ Q ~"
>> <[email protected]> wrote in message <2hkfrtFe0q4mU1@uni-
>> berlin.de>:
>>
>>> This little project cost me ~£360, including new rear
>>> wheel. I hummed & ha'd over spending so much on such an
>>> old bike due to potential compatibility issues but am
>>> pleased everything works so well & was worth it. Thank
>>> you Freewheel in Reading
>>
>> I bet Bob Bristow would have done it for less ;-)
>
> Actually, his bike sounds more like your dad's old hammer,
> you know the one I mean?

Along the same lines as Trig's brush on Only Fools and
Horses?

 

[Andy Hewitt]

Doki <[email protected]> wrote:

> Andy Hewitt wrote:
> > Just zis Guy, you know? <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 26 May 2004 22:17:54 +0100, "~ Q ~"
> >> <[email protected]> wrote in message <2hkfrtFe0q4mU1@uni-
> >> berlin.de>:
> >>
> >>> This little project cost me ~£360, including new rear
> >>> wheel. I hummed & ha'd over spending so much on such
> >>> an old bike due to potential compatibility issues but
> >>> am pleased everything works so well & was worth it.
> >>> Thank you Freewheel in Reading
> >>
> >> I bet Bob Bristow would have done it for less ;-)
> >
> > Actually, his bike sounds more like your dad's old
> > hammer, you know the one I mean?
>
> Along the same lines as Trig's brush on Only Fools
> and Horses?

Yup.

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Concerto 16v: Windows free zone (Mac G5 Dual Processor)
http://www.thehewitts.plus.com - now online

 

[~ Q ~]

Just zis Guy, you know? - typed:
> On Wed, 26 May 2004 22:17:54 +0100, "~ Q ~"
> <[email protected]> wrote in message <2hkfrtFe0q4mU1@uni-
> berlin.de>:
>
>> This little project cost me ~£360, including new rear
>> wheel. I hummed & ha'd over spending so much on such an
>> old bike due to potential compatibility issues but am
>> pleased everything works so well & was worth it. Thank
>> you Freewheel in Reading
>
> I bet Bob Bristow would have done it for less ;-)
>
> Guy

Bob's built wheels for me on a couple of occasions - both
when working for UB Cycles & afterwards.

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[Soup]

Soup popped his head over the parapet,saw what was going
on and said
> Andy Hewitt wrote:
>> Just zis Guy, you know?
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 26 May 2004 22:17:54 +0100, "~ Q ~"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote in message <2hkfrtFe0q4mU1@uni-
>>> berlin.de>:
>>>
>>>> This little project cost me ~£360, including new rear
>>>> wheel. I hummed & ha'd over spending so much on such an
>>>> old bike due to potential compatibility issues but am
>>>> pleased everything works so well & was worth it. Thank
>>>> you Freewheel in Reading
>>>
>>> I bet Bob Bristow would have done it for less ;-)
>>
>> Actually, his bike sounds more like your dad's old
>> hammer, you know the one I mean?
>
> Along the same lines as Trig's brush on Only Fools
> and Horses?

Heard that as Queen Mary's axe. Two new heads three new
handles but it's the same axe.

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