tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post115475114012882498..comments2023-11-03T02:22:05.710-07:00Comments on Masiguy: Question for the class...Tim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00656450355435181157noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1155254815467360702006-08-10T17:06:00.000-07:002006-08-10T17:06:00.000-07:00I am new to road bikes and its concepts.Could some...I am new to road bikes and its concepts.<BR/>Could some tell me what does it mean when you are told small, 15 and how would you do it?<BR/><BR/>Thank you<BR/>coffeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1155161821157116112006-08-09T15:17:00.000-07:002006-08-09T15:17:00.000-07:00Hi,I bought a Masi Vincere '05. This is what the s...Hi,<BR/>I bought a Masi Vincere '05. This is what the store owner told me. He said it is black. Could you please tell me if there was vincere that was black and what model?<BR/>have I been cheated?<BR/><BR/>GrishmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1155096465070443482006-08-08T21:07:00.000-07:002006-08-08T21:07:00.000-07:00No mention of the type of hub (whee set) was made....No mention of the type of hub (whee set) was made. some axle "locking surfaces" and or skewers, read ti skewer axles, just can't provide the pressure/friction required. Leonard Zinn wrote about this in his maint. book. <BR/><BR/>Log ago Hi-E made a counterbore tool to machine the inside of the drive side dropout a bit to provide mechanical engagement at the axle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1155048378492960232006-08-08T07:46:00.000-07:002006-08-08T07:46:00.000-07:00i agree with Josh...although i've seen it more on ...i agree with Josh...<BR/>although i've seen it more on paperthin stamped drop outs like giants and schwinns and fujis that are about 15 years old,with loose ball hubs weather overhauled or not that have walked the lock nut & or cone nut overAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1154995930548523592006-08-07T17:12:00.000-07:002006-08-07T17:12:00.000-07:00The washer on the hub that sits next to the dropou...The washer on the hub that sits next to the dropout could be worn and slick. I have a chrome Masi of indeterminate age ("Prestig" model, early 80s?), and after a recent change of bottom bracket to accomodate a new chainring and a tune up after a long layoff from cycling, I experienced your problem on the first ride (almost fell over)--tightening it to the max helped, but I wanted a more reliable solution. Tony Barnes, who runs a little shop in Santa Monica called Bicycle Ambulance (shameless plug, I know), and who is a former racing mechanic, fixed it with a new, serrated washer on the outside of the hub to prevent it slipping against the dropout. All good now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1154954033450279132006-08-07T05:33:00.000-07:002006-08-07T05:33:00.000-07:00Hmmm...also sounds like an issue that arises after...Hmmm...also sounds like an issue that arises after hub overhauls at some point in time. The axle protrudes too far on one side or the other. This bottoms on the quick release and causes the skewer to feel tight but is actually not putting much force on the dropout. You could either redo it or file a little off of the axle ends. Hope this helps...it fixed this on my Tommassini with chromed stays as well as my Porter made in New Mexico...not just an Italian thing. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1154756344695473952006-08-04T22:39:00.000-07:002006-08-04T22:39:00.000-07:00Whenever anybody mentions this on Usenet, Jobst Br...Whenever anybody mentions this on Usenet, Jobst Brandt and Sheldon Brown both suggest replacing your dropout with vertical dropout, and then the geeky math wars start between them two as they calculate how many foot-pounds are applied to a chain versus other components on a bike.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.com