On Thursday, March 27, 2014 2:57:49 PM UTC-7, Jim Bronson wrote: > > > Did this bike originally come with 27" or 700c? That will help with > trying to figure out what kind of brakes I will need with the 700c. If > it's a conversion from 27" I would assume that the nutted Tektro 559 would > probably be necessary, or some sort of centerpull with long reach. If it > was 700c originally then I could probably use the retro Campy brakes that I > have lying around. > > I have a '70's Eisentraut. I'm pretty sure it came with 27" wheels. I have 700 on it now, but I needed fairly long reach. I used cenerpulls because that's what I had lying around, but I think the 559s would work.
> The headset - it's got some "Zeus 2000" headset on it now that feels > pretty rough. Is this something can can be salvaged or that needs to be > replaced? If it needs to be replaced, can it use something modern, or is > it going to be some oddball vintage NOS part? What were the standards in > the 70s? > > Replacing the headset depends on whether the races are pitted, which they probably are. It's just a standard 1" headset -- Campy, Shimano, Ritchey, whatever will work. > The bottom bracket. It has one in there, which I have no intention of > re-using, but what threads does it have most likely? And will I need to > run a tap on the threads? > > English. I would tap it before re-installing but some might think it unnecessary. > Seatpost - what was most common in the 70s? I haven't the slightest > inkling of what size it takes. I'd rather not go buy one and have to take > it back or send it back. > > I'll measure mine when I get home but I think it's 27.0. > Threaded stem - safe to assume I can use a Tallux that I have sitting > around, or not? > Yes, any 1" threaded stem will work. jim m wc ca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
