|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
New wheels on an old bike?
You might consider replacing the axles with hollow ones and Q/D's. While
you are doing this repack the bearings, true the wheels and tension the spokes. Replace the old tires with new 27" tires, and you should be in good shape. HTH, EJ in NJ Bill Henry wrote: I bought this old-school Takara road bike recently and have been fixing it up to the best of my ability. All the little problems and things that needed fixing were kind of charming until I came to the wheels, and the back wheel in particular. Here are some of the problems: 1) Some spokes are looser than others have have a different "tone" when plucked. Not a great sign, as I understand it. 2) They're 27" rims, which makes finding tires a little more difficult, though not impossible. However, as the years progress, finding tires may be more and more difficult. 3) The hubs are Joytech, a brand I'd never heard of and upon a quick inspection need a good strip and lube. 4) To top it all off, the rear wheel is a bolt-in style and doesn't have quick release levers. It is a royal PITA to remove and replace, which I have been doing a lot lately. 5) Oh yeah, and the tires are almost shot. I see two options he 1) Replace the tires and tune up the spokes. Strip and clean and re-lube the hubs. And try to deal with the bolt-in wheels as best I can. OR 2) Just buy all new everything. That would mean going to 700c wheels most likely, with matching tires. I hope that doing so wouldn't be a problem with my current brakes (SunTour Cyclone). They have plenty of clearance, but if the 700c wheels are SHORTER than the 27", it's possible the brake pads won't reach the rims. They're at their lowest position now, and that just barely can reach the rims and clear the tire. That's about it. I'm weighing my options here but right now am leaning toward the whole new wheel purchase. |
Ads |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
New wheels on an old bike?
Meh, I'd grab a cheap set of wheels from nashbar or similar. You can
usually find something servicable like a mavic/sora set for a hundred clams or so. They always need to be retrued, but for the price, so what. If and when you get a modern bike, you can throw some different rubber on them and have a spare set for different conditions. Cold setting the frame isn't really necessary, just spring it apart. If you do want to spread it, Sheldon's string and 2x4 method works great and will greatly annoy any engineers in the room. |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
New wheels on an old bike?
On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 19:04:45 -0700, Bill Henry wrote:
2) They're 27" rims, which makes finding tires a little more difficult, though not impossible. However, as the years progress, finding tires may be more and more difficult. True 3) The hubs are Joytech, a brand I'd never heard of and upon a quick inspection need a good strip and lube. Probably not worth the trouble. 2) Just buy all new everything. That would mean going to 700c wheels most likely, with matching tires. I hope that doing so wouldn't be a problem with my current brakes (SunTour Cyclone). They have plenty of clearance, but if the 700c wheels are SHORTER than the 27", it's possible the brake pads won't reach the rims. They're at their lowest position now, and that just barely can reach the rims and clear the tire. Then you will have trouble, since 700c rims have the braking surface 4mm below where the 27" rims would. You'd need to find long-reach brakes. Not easy, but not impossible. Plus, after that you could put wider tires, and fenders, on the bike. -- David L. Johnson __o | Enron's slogan: Respect, Communication, Integrity, and _`\(,_ | Excellence. (_)/ (_) | |
#14
|
|||
|
|||
New wheels on an old bike?
Most brakes on 27" bikes *are* long reach, and I've yet to encounter a
set that didn't have room to drop them a couple mm. You can always file the slots a bit (at your own small risk). And yes, you do get marvelous fender/tire clearance when switching to 700c, my old racer does 28mm/fender with room to spare, or I can fit cxtires up to around 35mm. |
#15
|
|||
|
|||
New wheels on an old bike?
maxo wrote: Most brakes on 27" bikes *are* long reach, and I've yet to encounter a set that didn't have room to drop them a couple mm. You can always file the slots a bit (at your own small risk). And yes, you do get marvelous fender/tire clearance when switching to 700c, my old racer does 28mm/fender with room to spare, or I can fit cxtires up to around 35mm. Re-read the OP's first message: " it's possible the brake pads won't reach the rims. They're at their lowest position now, and that just barely can reach the rims and clear the tire." He barely has enough reach now, the additional 4mm is not going to happen without filing the slots the way it sounds. Or he could look for longer reach brakes. I agree extra clearance is a good thing :-) - rick |
#16
|
|||
|
|||
New wheels on an old bike?
Hmm, I've always encountered that even if they look like they're at the
lowest position, they almost always plop down 2mm anyway. :P Weird. A set of long reach Tektros, if they're long enough, are a cheap and cheerful solution. http://www.lickbike.com/productpage.aspx?PART_NUM_SUB='1314-00' 57mm reach. Replace the crap stock pads immediately. |
#17
|
|||
|
|||
New wheels on an old bike?
On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 19:04:45 -0700, Bill Henry
wrote: 2) Just buy all new everything. That would mean going to 700c wheels most likely, with matching tires. I hope that doing so wouldn't be a problem with my current brakes (SunTour Cyclone). They have plenty of clearance, but if the 700c wheels are SHORTER than the 27", it's possible the brake pads won't reach the rims. They're at their lowest position now, and that just barely can reach the rims and clear the tire. 700C wheels have 622 mm rims whereas 27" is 630 mm rims. In other words, the braking surface will move centerward by 4 mm and your brakes won't cope. Jasper |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
if you wanted maximum braking, where would you sit? | wle | Techniques | 133 | November 18th 15 02:10 AM |
Windosr Tourist Bike Revisiited | Earl Bollinger | General | 16 | February 13th 05 08:04 PM |
Rec.Bicycles Frequently Asked Questions Posting Part 1/5 | Mike Iglesias | General | 4 | October 29th 04 07:11 AM |
Convert Hybrid to Touring bike | Willy Smallboy | Techniques | 23 | March 26th 04 01:03 PM |
Canadian Tire bike: Super Cycle Gravity | cam | Mountain Biking | 15 | March 22nd 04 08:11 AM |