Friday, March 1, 2019

Newly Acquired Book -- Jim Clark the Best of the Best (by David Tremeyne)


Large format, over 500 pages & lots of good photos...

Example page with one of the good photos.  Clark looks like a boy in this picture...

Newly acquired HKS road bike detail pictures -- part 2

Dura Ace front hub

Dura Ace front skewer

Dura Ace front brakes and pads

Campagnolo headset (steering bearings)



Dura Ace shift levers on the downtube

This system allows for either index shifting (click through the gears) or friction shifting (you manipulate the deraileur directly as to where it moves to and stops).  The little red arrow points to the setting...

Dura Ace front deraileur

Dura Ace crank gear set


Dura Ace crank bolt cap (on both sides!)