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Old May 8th 17, 07:52 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Joerg[_2_]
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Default 14 year-old Campy Record shifts like new...

On 2017-05-08 10:55, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Monday, May 8, 2017 at 10:56:11 AM UTC-4, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-05-08 04:26, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 3:53:29 PM UTC-4, Robert Latest wrote:
...after I properly re-sorted the spacers in the rear cassette.
Duh.

robert

It's pretty amazing how well a lot of the 1980s (or a lot earlier)
stuff still works if it's maintained reasnonably well rather than
abused. I have a bicycle with the old Shimano 600 EX stuff on it
including the scallop headset and I never have problems with it.



And if that choice words deleted scalloped headset shakes loose all
the time there is a solution which works to this day on my road bike:

http://www.analogconsultants.com/ng/bike/Hoseclamp.JPG


I have NEVER needed to resort to the use of a hoseclamp on any headset on any of my bicycles.


You probably only ride on fairly smooth asphalt. I have a share of dirt
and other rough turf during most of my rides. The countering action of
the top nut just ain't sufficient for that no matter how hard it is torqued.


At some point in time either you or a shop did something that knackered your top nut on your 600EX headset.


I am not the only one who has that problem. Except the others eventually
didn't have the bikes anymore, which "fixed" it for them. I keep
technical things for a long time.

Anyhow, the hose clamp fixes it for me. When I get around to it I'll put
in a new non-600 headset.

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Regards, Joerg

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