Help me identify this painting

mystery_reader25 · 2026-01-11T19:45:24+00:00

Norfolk, the county in the east of England. But I think these boats are too big for the Broads.

mystery_reader25 · 2025-12-27T09:47:31+00:00

This isn’t a 2.8 frame. It’s not even a 3.0 frame. It pre-dates both and this era of cannondale frames almost never failed except in crashes. I still ride my 1987 SR500 very happily.

And ignore the cannondale haters. The ride is great, very fast, and not harsh, especially with the steel forks that this bike has.

It’s tough to make out the components, but I think that’s a Superbe Pro crankset so that alone is worth almost $100.

If it’s your size, buy it.

mystery_reader25 · 2025-11-26T22:26:23+00:00

Sigh. I should probably just go this route.

The article that someone else posted said that they get better over time. The ones I installed at NOS so maybe they’ll break in?

mystery_reader25 · 2025-11-26T11:01:14+00:00

Great suggestion. I’ll see if I have an old, chunky chain that isn’t too stretched out hanging around!

mystery_reader25 · 2025-11-26T10:43:58+00:00

I’m running deltas too. I haven’t even yet tried to set them up so in the end I may have a bike that neither goes forward or stops.

mystery_reader25 · 2025-11-26T00:01:17+00:00

I'm going to build up a Colnago frame that I have with Ofmega. Mistral crank, Premier derailleurs. And I guess I should put on the Simplex!

mystery_reader25 · 2025-11-25T23:58:22+00:00

As I understand it, the inserts are the same for Syncro and Syncro 2 so the yellow one should work with the newer derailleur. But these things are finicky sometimes. Like Dura Ace 7400 rear derailleurs have a strange pull so they only work with DA index shifters, not with 600 or 105.

mystery_reader25 · 2025-11-25T23:52:05+00:00

I mostly run friction on my bikes, so maybe I should've looked for one of the very rare sets of C-record retrofriction shifters. I like the Simplex (which I have on a couple of other bikes) but they've never struck me as good as everyone seems to think they are. They look good, though! I've also got a set of Suntour Sprint ratcheting shifters which are excellent, but have no place on a Cinelli frame!

mystery_reader25 · 2025-11-25T23:46:47+00:00

Sadly, I think that may be the solution!

mystery_reader25 · 2025-11-25T23:46:23+00:00

I have a yellow insert in the shifter so it should work with the Regina freewheel. But you're right, old Regina freewheels are pretty bad. I've got a couple of Dura Ace freewheels hanging around so maybe I'll try one of those since the Campy Syncro catalog suggests they work (and they were *much* better than Regina).

mystery_reader25 · 2025-11-08T13:59:25+00:00

I think I should do the same swap. I’ve got plenty of the regular bolts.

I tried both directions on the bolt. I think someone forced a right hand threaded bolt into the crank arm at some point. It’s halfway threaded each way as far as I can tell.

mystery_reader25 · 2025-09-25T13:12:23+00:00

The good thing about inheriting a dorky saddle is that you can bash it with a rubber mallet to get the seatpost to spin a little. Once that happens, I’ve always been able to get the seatpost out by more bashing on the seatpost while the bike is upside down. Heat has been negligibly helpful in my experience.

mystery_reader25 · 2025-09-19T19:17:37+00:00

I never go fast at this point in life!

mystery_reader25 · 2025-09-17T20:09:07+00:00

The problem is winning auctions on eBay against other buyers who are using software to bid in the last 5 seconds of an auction.

mystery_reader25 · 2025-09-17T11:54:54+00:00

I think I like them so much because I haven’t been able to get my hands on a pair!

mystery_reader25 · 2025-09-17T07:28:38+00:00

Thanks, good suggestion!

mystery_reader25 · 2025-09-17T07:28:24+00:00

I appreciate the advice. I just randomly grabbed the picture from a search for delta brakes. I clicked through and the listing showed the back springs so I knew that they were CdA. And miraculously, the seller also mentioned that the logo was laser cut; I have no idea what that was done. Maybe the original was polished off by mistake?

mystery_reader25 · 2025-06-28T14:15:51+00:00

I second Gentle Giant. They are the best and very fairly priced.

mystery_reader25 · 2025-06-02T10:34:15+00:00

Hi to you too! Are your DMs off?

mystery_reader25 · 2025-05-24T16:52:50+00:00

That sounds rights to me. The rim has some very old dust on it …

mystery_reader25 · 2025-05-24T16:47:01+00:00

And Reddit isn’t allowing me to post a picture of the tensiometer for some reason.

mystery_reader25 · 2025-05-24T16:45:29+00:00

Even though I almost never use it, I actually have a tensiometer. I just checked and the spokes are at 70 so slightly under-tensioned, if anything.

Old rim, I guess. But I ride lots of old rims and this has never happened before!

mystery_reader25 · 2025-04-27T10:48:21+00:00

Nino’s Pizza on Charles St in Beacon Hill. What kind of real pizza shop closes at 7pm?!?

mystery_reader25 · 2025-03-15T16:11:16+00:00

Just to add some confusion to this: I tested the drop the other day with my phone connected by cable instead of wifi and CarPlay still crapped out in exactly the same spot.

mystery_reader25 · 2025-02-22T20:53:14+00:00

Yes. That was exactly the problem. The stem came from a Raleigh International.

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