Saved from scrap

On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 14:41:31 +0000, Peter Amey <[email hidden]>

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Some before and after pictures are on my bicycle pages (see sig. below).

Lovely, a bike like that doesn't deserve to be anywhere even near a
skip. Nice save.

"Bob"
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Although not in the same heroic league as Simon's mud-flat Raleigh Banana,
I have just finished saving a nice old Super Galaxy from scrap. It was
brought into the local bike shop while I was there and the owner gave me
the remains when I showed some interest in it. He was choosing a new
Galaxy (I think paid for by the insurance of the white van he had just
been hit by).

Some before and after pictures are on my bicycle pages (see sig. below).

Very nice job! My Banana is still going.
I gave it to a local chap who still rides it.

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Simon Mason
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Peter Amey said:

Although not in the same heroic league as Simon's mud-flat Raleigh
Banana, I have just finished saving a nice old Super Galaxy from
scrap. It was brought into the local bike shop while I was there and
the owner gave me the remains when I showed some interest in it. He
was choosing a new Galaxy (I think paid for by the insurance of the
white van he had just been hit by).

Some before and after pictures are on my bicycle pages (see sig.
below).

Nice job. Total cost was?

Tosspot said:

Peter Amey wrote:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Some before and after pictures are on my bicycle pages (see sig.
below).

Nice job. Total cost was?

£20 (10 for the rim and 10 for the spokes). However, I borrowed the
saddle from another bike so I will have to budget £35 or so for a
replacement at some stage.

Peter

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Peter Amey said:

Tosspot said:

Peter Amey wrote:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Some before and after pictures are on my bicycle pages (see sig.
below).

Nice job. Total cost was?

£20 (10 for the rim and 10 for the spokes). However, I borrowed the
saddle from another bike so I will have to budget £35 or so for a
replacement at some stage.

eBay? You should be able to get a decent one second hand.

...d

Peter Amey said:

Tosspot said:

Peter Amey wrote:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Some before and after pictures are on my bicycle pages (see sig.
below).

Nice job. Total cost was?

£20 (10 for the rim and 10 for the spokes). However, I borrowed the
saddle from another bike so I will have to budget £35 or so for a
replacement at some stage.

eBay? You should be able to get a decent one second hand.

...d

Peter Amey said:

Some before and after pictures are on my bicycle pages (see sig. below).

I noticed that you used brute force to bend the forks straight - what
technique did you use to bend them without damaging them?

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JimP
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"We don't have a plan, so nothing can go wrong" - Spike Milligan

Jim Price said:

Peter Amey said:

Some before and after pictures are on my bicycle pages (see sig. below).

I noticed that you used brute force to bend the forks straight - what
technique did you use to bend them without damaging them?

I used a long lever with a short loop of rope and a block of wood. The
block of wood was placed against the fork as a fulcrum and the loop of
rope slid along to the point I was trying to move. Gentle, sustained
pressure with frequent dimension checks seemed to do the trick.

Clearly this won't work if the tubes are actually buckled (or made of
carbon!).

The "tool" was inspired by the Park Tools FFS-2 which is sold for
exactly this purpose:

http://www.parktool.com/products/detail.asp?cat=48&item=FFS-2

Peter

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Peter Amey wrote:
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Quoted message said:

£20 (10 for the rim and 10 for the spokes). However, I borrowed the
saddle from another bike so I will have to budget £35 or so for a
replacement at some stage.

Oh, and the rim tape, headrace bearing set, handlebar tape ... Can I
stop adding up now please? I really don't want to know how much it cost!

Peter

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Peter Amey said:

Tosspot said:

Peter Amey wrote:

[snip]

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Some before and after pictures are on my bicycle pages (see sig.
below).

Nice job. Total cost was?

£20 (10 for the rim and 10 for the spokes). However, I borrowed the
saddle from another bike so I will have to budget £35 or so for a
replacement at some stage.

Yep, that would give me a very warm satisfied feeling.

Peter Amey said:

Jim Price said:

Peter Amey said:

Some before and after pictures are on my bicycle pages (see sig. below).

I noticed that you used brute force to bend the forks straight - what
technique did you use to bend them without damaging them?

I used a long lever with a short loop of rope and a block of wood. The
block of wood was placed against the fork as a fulcrum and the loop of
rope slid along to the point I was trying to move. Gentle, sustained
pressure with frequent dimension checks seemed to do the trick.

Clearly this won't work if the tubes are actually buckled (or made of
carbon!).

The "tool" was inspired by the Park Tools FFS-2 which is sold for
exactly this purpose:

http://www.parktool.com/products/detail.asp?cat=48&item=FFS-2

That sounds useful. Last time I straightened a pair of forks I just sat
down in front of the bike with the front wheel removed, put my feet on
the pedals to brace myself and pulled one fork leg with one hand while
holding the opposite handlebar with the other hand, then swapped over
hands to do the other one. I had no idea there was a tool for such an
operation.

--
JimP
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"We don't have a plan, so nothing can go wrong" - Spike Milligan

YA The Rev. W Awdry & ICMFP :-)

Guy
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"To every complex problem there is a solution which is
simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken

On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 14:41:31 +0000, Peter Amey <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Although not in the same heroic league as Simon's mud-flat Raleigh
Banana, I have just finished saving a nice old Super Galaxy from scrap.
It was brought into the local bike shop while I was there and the
owner gave me the remains when I showed some interest in it. He was
choosing a new Galaxy (I think paid for by the insurance of the white
van he had just been hit by).

Some before and after pictures are on my bicycle pages (see sig. below).

Excellent. But you've done it all wrong - the photos should show we,
the assembled multitudes, the bike _and_ the interior of your kitchen.

Tim

Just zis Guy said:

YA The Rev. W Awdry & ICMFP :-)

Guy

Ah, rumbled. Still I am sure that the Dawes will be a very useful
eng^H^H^Hbicycle.

(And no FP, sorry).

Peter

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On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 18:01:25 +0000, Peter Amey <[email hidden]>
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(And no FP, sorry).

Send it to Simon up there ^^^ for our fallen Welshish brethren.

Guy
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"To every complex problem there is a solution which is
simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken