bendo
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Post by bendo on May 22, 2014 0:30:18 GMT
Dumb question but still. The shine of the metal from which the famous 'porthole' chainwheel is made looks more like steel to me than aluminium. Only way to confirm is to remove it from the bike and hold it in my hands, but I can't be bothered doing that just to answer this minor question.
So, brains trust, wot's it made from?
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Post by triitout on May 22, 2014 3:25:08 GMT
There are no dumb questions I've been told, but I've never heard of an aluminum chain wheel so I'd put my $ on steel but it is Viscount engineering so…...
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Post by velocipete on May 22, 2014 7:32:07 GMT
The ones I've had have been alloy.Easy to check yours with a magnet.
If it sticks it's steel.If it doesn't it's alloy.
Viscount did use steel chainsets on lesser models,Tulsa etc.
Cheers,
Pete.
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bendo
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Post by bendo on May 22, 2014 9:24:46 GMT
Oh. A magnet. Of course. *slaps forehead* Why didn't I think of that... *goes outside to check*...
...*moments pass*...
Yep, it's aluminium. Or aluminum if you prefer. Magnet definitely falls off. Thanks Pete! b
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Post by Stella on May 26, 2014 14:27:49 GMT
Oh. A magnet. Of course. *slaps forehead* Why didn't I think of that... *goes outside to check*... ...*moments pass*... Yep, it's aluminium. Or aluminum if you prefer. Magnet definitely falls off. Thanks Pete! b Bendo, that made me break down hysterically. So typical, sometimes we don't see the obvious. hahahaha. |
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Post by velocipete on May 26, 2014 17:53:06 GMT
Stella,you forget,I'm the maestro mistake maker! Done most of them and don't mind admitting it!
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by Stella on May 26, 2014 18:14:54 GMT
And I'm following your footsteps. lol
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Jem
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Post by Jem on May 27, 2014 12:24:07 GMT
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new"
Albert Einstein
+1 on Albert's view
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Post by velocipete on May 27, 2014 13:51:56 GMT
Oh dear,looks like that collection of assorted parts,rubbish to some ingnorant folk,is
in danger of transmuting into a small thermo-nuclear device!
Just of out to find some old carbon frames to use as moderators!The only use for them!
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by Stella on May 28, 2014 20:11:44 GMT
Mine's alloy, by the way. Tested today. Will make it shine tomorrow, by means of mirror polishing.
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