The problem with my Colnago tire must have been that the filler wasn't tight enough. I tightened it and my tire held pressure overnight.
My Super Record cranks came loose again but they started making noise early so I pedaled circles and made it to within a mile of the house before the two sides stoped cooperating and I pedalled the final mile one legged. The rest of the Campy cranks connect with a forward threaded inner screw and have no problems. I wonder why they reverse threaded the newest Super Record? I'll try Locktite. And carry a 10 mm allen with me. Removing the Wave Washer increased the connection time but didn't stop the screw from working loose.
After it started working loose I changed to a shorter course and pedalled circles so that there would be less friction against the screw. The Colnago uses push in bearings and of course the FSA cranks don't fit it or I would simply change over.
Because of the shorter ride I didn't make a record monthly ride. Presently I have 3900 miles which pretty much guarantees my 4,000 mile target distance and pretty much makes my 4,500 miles probable.
I was trying to adjust the front derailleur lever this morning on the Eddy Merckx and the left lever broke the ratchet mechanism. I will give it to Chris Robinson to see if he can get the new ratchet gear. And I have LTWoo 11-speed levers that I can install in the meantime. The internal mechanism looks identical but the levers are more reliably built.
The front derailleur on the Colnago also needs adjusting. So I was stuck in the small ring for the entire 27 mile ride.
My Gatorskins came in: They are now $99.99 for a pair. They had gotten up to $80 apiece on EBay and over $100 in shops. I don't know how long it will take to get the Vittoria Armorall's from England. They were $80 on Ebay and from the English shop, half that.
My younger brother lives in Reno and has been getting flats 2 out of 3 rides. They are from wires which means that people are wearing their tires down to the steel belts. I guess that Nevadans are believing the bullshit that President Trump is increasing the National Debt at increasing rates. In fact it has only been at the speed that occurred during Bush. And inflation is real slow at 1.5% vs Biden's over 5% per year.
And Gatorskins aren't really good against steel wires.
I now intend to strip about half of my excess bikes down to bare frames which should make them easier to sell. And I can save the components to use since parts are getting so hard to come by with electronic shifting becoming popular. I figure that will last about 5 years and I will really be riding slow then.
My younger brother lives in Reno and has been getting flats 2 out of 3 rides. They are from wires which means that people are wearing their tires down to the steel belts.
On 9/29/2026 3:34 PM, cyclintom wrote:
The problem with my Colnago tire must have been that the filler wasn't
tight enough. I tightened it and my tire held pressure overnight.
My Super Record cranks came loose again but they started making noise
early so I pedaled circles and made it to within a mile of the house
before the two sides stoped cooperating and I pedalled the final mile
one legged.
The rest of the Campy cranks connect with a forward
threaded inner screw and have no problems. I wonder why they reverse
threaded the newest Super Record?
I'll try Locktite.
And carry a 10 mm
allen with me. Removing the Wave Washer increased the connection time
but didn't stop the screw from working loose.
After it started working loose I changed to a shorter course and
pedalled circles so that there would be less friction against the
screw.
The Colnago uses push in bearings and of course the FSA cranks
don't fit it or I would simply change over.
Because of the shorter ride I didn't make a record monthly ride.
Presently I have 3900 miles which pretty much guarantees my 4,000 mile
target distance and pretty much makes my 4,500 miles probable.
I was trying to adjust the front derailleur lever this morning on the
Eddy Merckx and the left lever broke the ratchet mechanism. I will
give it to Chris Robinson to see if he can get the new ratchet gear.
And I have LTWoo 11-speed levers that I can install in the meantime.
The internal mechanism looks identical but the levers are more
reliably built.
The front derailleur on the Colnago also needs adjusting. So I was
stuck in the small ring for the entire 27 mile ride.
My Gatorskins came in: They are now $99.99 for a pair. They had gotten
up to $80 apiece on EBay and over $100 in shops. I don't know how long
it will take to get the Vittoria Armorall's from England. They were
$80 on Ebay and from the English shop, half that.
My younger brother lives in Reno and has been getting flats 2 out of 3
rides. They are from wires which means that people are wearing their
tires down to the steel belts. I guess that Nevadans are believing the
bullshit that President Trump is increasing the National Debt at
increasing rates.
In fact it has only been at the speed that occurred
during Bush. And inflation is real slow at 1.5% vs Biden's over 5% per
year.
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And Gatorskins aren't really good against steel wires.
I now intend to strip about half of my excess bikes down to bare
frames which should make them easier to sell. And I can save the
components to use since parts are getting so hard to come by with
electronic shifting becoming popular. I figure that will last about 5
years and I will really be riding slow then.
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