juvela
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
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the VIA marking on the Maeda gear block marks it as noticeably later than cycle
probably not many of the OEM Simplex blocks remained on for long due to their 13-24 sizing
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yes, pulleys appear original
if you wish to go upscale yet period correct you could go Bullseye
otherwise pulley from deceased Prestige would be just fine
Campag had ball bearing pulleys at one time similar your Freres Huret mech
they changed to bushings in the late '60's
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the Campag headset is both Record and Nuovo Record depending on who is doing the talking
there are Record components which are part of the "Nuovo Record" road ensemble, saddle pillar is another
so HS is "Nuovo Record" in the sense that it is part of the Nuovo Record ensemble
races appear brinnelled - if you wish to extend life you could try going with loose ball packing
the 35mm stack height availability you measure is consistent with the Howard Sutherland value for the "Raleigh Aletet" of 36.1mm
Howard gives Raleigh Aletet fork crown race size as 26.9mm; for fitment to a 27.0mm seat
shimming of a fork crown race is fairly simple: an aluminum beverage tin and some tin snips can do the job
care must be taken not to permit shim material to get between underside of race and its seat
a length of metal pipe with an ID in the vicinity of 30mm can be used as a slide hammer for mounting if purpose made bicycle tool not available
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the VIA marking on the Maeda gear block marks it as noticeably later than cycle
probably not many of the OEM Simplex blocks remained on for long due to their 13-24 sizing
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yes, pulleys appear original
if you wish to go upscale yet period correct you could go Bullseye
otherwise pulley from deceased Prestige would be just fine
Campag had ball bearing pulleys at one time similar your Freres Huret mech
they changed to bushings in the late '60's
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the Campag headset is both Record and Nuovo Record depending on who is doing the talking
there are Record components which are part of the "Nuovo Record" road ensemble, saddle pillar is another
so HS is "Nuovo Record" in the sense that it is part of the Nuovo Record ensemble
races appear brinnelled - if you wish to extend life you could try going with loose ball packing
the 35mm stack height availability you measure is consistent with the Howard Sutherland value for the "Raleigh Aletet" of 36.1mm
Howard gives Raleigh Aletet fork crown race size as 26.9mm; for fitment to a 27.0mm seat
shimming of a fork crown race is fairly simple: an aluminum beverage tin and some tin snips can do the job
care must be taken not to permit shim material to get between underside of race and its seat
a length of metal pipe with an ID in the vicinity of 30mm can be used as a slide hammer for mounting if purpose made bicycle tool not available
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