Technical & Reference Section > Tech and Restoration
The last restoration from me. The Pink Schwinn.
Midschoolfool:
Right. After a four hour battle that's the hubs sorted. :LolLolLolLol:
So I found a hub I wanted on Source, in the sale. Cool ! It is a Madera Pilot. Basically? it's a Profile hub, at well under half the price of a Profile hub. 47.99 on clearance. It says "When you order you can select the bolts you desire". OK cool, I want the volcano bolts.
Basically because they are the prettiest, and not the ugly heavier ones you use if using pegs. For that you use the button or hex. Given my peg mounts to the fork though yeah, I wanted the nice polished ones. So you go to the cart and it then brings up a list. It says -20.63 or whatever they cost, yet when you add them it charges you for them. I then began an hour long head ramming session trying to get them added without it charging me, no dice. OK sod it, I will call Source. Two hours it was engaged. It was then I realised I had put an extra digit in the phone number :LolLolLolLol:
Two more calls to the actual number and it is all sorted. I also asked him to speak to the tech guy and get the spoke length for that hub going into a Rollcage (The ribcage is stronger and will go on the back). Wicked.
Then I realised they dropped their free shipping price from 99 quid to 50. So I got some socks for 6 quid, meaning the socks cost me 2 quid.
Midschoolfool:
OK spokes ordered for the front. Will need to measure up the back.
Not going to use crap on this. Will get the same for the rear.
Midschoolfool:
Rims are gorgeous.
Just literally cutting the logos now.
Midschoolfool:
Rollcage.
Ribcage.
Mungo like candy...
Midschoolfool:
It's actually the wrong way around ! Did some final checking and the Rollcage is the one with the pressed line in the centre. The Ribcage is much thicker there.
Any way, time for a caustic stew.
Started off giving it a Gunk bath. Didn't want it to come off patchy.
Then it was time for a bit of King. "That's, what my heart, yearns for now!"
Bubbles !
Then then cum.
Give it a good stir.
And done.
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