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Post by 54roadie on Oct 10, 2015 7:51:09 GMT
 A bit of progress on each of three |
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Post by oldroadietehachapi on Oct 10, 2015 14:19:10 GMT
Right on! What are your plans? Restore to stock, restomod, or?
Jim
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Post by triitout on Oct 10, 2015 15:10:27 GMT
Three at the same time will certainly keep you busy and out of trouble for awhile. It certainly keeps me away from the therapist  As an aside, remember when I was looking for needle bearings for my death pedal? Got them. now to get them seated should be fun and good therapy! Happy building, Michael |
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Post by velocipete on Oct 10, 2015 18:02:28 GMT
Good luck.Grease? Magnet? I'll be interested in how you get on!
Cheers,
Pete.
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Post by 54roadie on Oct 11, 2015 3:51:54 GMT
Thank you everyone!
Jim, yes, pretty much. The GP will be put back together OEM for the time being; over the winter I'll get a steel fork for it and, like you, only use the Death Fork on special occasions. Eventually I'll rebuild or replace the wheels to take better tires. Doesn't have to be anytime soon. That bike will also get fenders, maybe a front rack, good lights, etc. It's the all-round errand boy in the stable. My "heroic" bike, by sprockit standards, although I don't have any muddy canal paths to travel to or from work.
The silver & blue Pro is getting built up with whatever I have lying around. It will be for sale when complete. I bought it last year and rebuilt it with carbon fork, tubular wheels, etc., into a TT specific bike. It's the bike in my profile picture. Love it, but it's just too small.
So the silver & black frame, an inch or inch and a half taller, is getting all the light parts from the TT build. The smaller frame weighed just 19+ lb., when assembled, but before I put the aero extensions on. We'll have to see what happens with this bigger frame. I REALLY want to get the whole thing running at about the same weight as last time - so I'm back on the weight weenie trail. Complete, it will be a weird mix of old and new.
Michael, congratulations! Are you seating in a new assembly, race and all? or just inserting new bearings into an existing race? If the pedal needs a new race - whew. Let us know, please, how that all goes? Oh, I took your advice - picked up a set of old SunTour bar ends for the TT Pro, but man, are they heavy!
Pete, the top and bottom bikes are hanging from hooks on my bike hanging stand. The middle bike is carefully placed on the bottom one and leaning against the top one. And was removed immediately after the I took the photo.
Frank
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Post by triitout on Oct 12, 2015 0:12:49 GMT
Hey Pete and Frank, placing needle bearings is a special torture unto itself. I found a bike shop that had an odd lefty Viscount pedal in the old parts bin, lucky me. Only problem, its my right pedal so it's just a bearing doner. I used an old dental instrument (torture instrument?) and grease to set them into place but came up with no room for the last one. Close enough! Slide the axle in, seat the washer, tighten down the allen screw, and crazy glue on the "V" dust cap. For some strange reason, I've eliminated the play in the pedal!!? How I don't no, but maybe I did something wrong that worked out right  Rode the little GP today with the Viscount pedals back on where they came from and everything stayed put.....so far. Frank, just an idea for your tiny frame. Also had had buyers remorse for buying the wrong size on my blue gp but I salvaged it and gave it a nice stylish look with a Velo Orange stem and Porteur bars to make it an upright. It's sporting the saddle I bought from you a while back. It's on page 2 of the "Photo" section under aerospace gp update (prior to the saddle change) if you want a look. It's a chance to be creative and have fun with it. Cheers, Michael |
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Post by 54roadie on Oct 16, 2015 5:00:24 GMT
"I just love it when a plan comes together." Test ride time - needs some adjustments, but rides very well.  That's a drive train made up from a SunTour VGT, Campy Valentino, SunTour 14-30 Ultra 6 freewheel, Campy DT shifters, with Viscount cranks, chainrings, bb, and pedals. It's a great combo. The rear rim came with a noticeable dent, but when riding it's just barely there. The tires (tyres) seem to be original, and while showing their age, are not totally dry rotted. Saddle is a cheap plastic one with just a little padding.  Haven't decided if I will keep the kickstand yet. I'll try it out for a while and see. |
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Post by triitout on Oct 16, 2015 16:26:37 GMT
Good to see another red and white gp join the club. Where was this one from? I love seeing the original bike shop stickers attached. If they're still in business they can be a source of Viscount leftover parts if the owner has an old parts bin. Just an idea. Vintage reflectors...very nice!
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Post by 54roadie on Oct 16, 2015 16:58:20 GMT
This is the one that followed me home from Milwaukee a few months back. Thanks for the check-out-the-LBS tip, Michael. I will, and yes they are still around. Even though the bike was in Milwaukee, the sticker is closer, one of the 'burbs.
Frank
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Post by 54roadie on Oct 27, 2015 18:48:03 GMT
The Finishing Touch!
actually, it's not quite done. (Are they ever?) Mudguards go on, brake pads and levers get swapped out, maybe a shorter stem. BUT, HA! - those are minor compared to this ^
Many thanks go out to Stella.
Frank
Why is this picture so much bigger than the one on Flickr that I used to put this here?
Let's try this -
That's a bit better.
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Post by bendo on Oct 30, 2015 8:38:13 GMT
The best non-OEM addition you can make to a Viscount... it was lovely before, it's perfect now. b
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As an aside, remember when I was looking for needle bearings for my death pedal? Got them. now to get them seated should be fun and good therapy!
Rode the little GP today with the Viscount pedals back on where they came from and everything stayed put.....so far.