epicyclo
Senior Retro Guru
So should I be happy to have a nice Campag wheel for the bike? What could be wrong with that?
Hopefully nothing, but...
When I placed it beside the other wheels I noticed it was slightly smaller. A quick check of the wheels with the Maillard hubs revealed they had Weinmann 27x1¼" rims, The Campag wheel is a 700c.
So now I have a conundrum. Which wheel size is correct? Maillard hubs were the correct version for a Galaxy.
As far as I know the Galaxy with cantis was introduced for 1988 and at the same time 700c wheel became standard on it. The year prior to that the Super Galaxy had cantis but retained the 27" wheel size. It's not a huge difference in size, 622mm versus 630mm, but the canti mounts are in a fixed position, so with the wrong wheel the brakes may not be optimal - there's usually enough adjustment in position, but that affects the leverage force.
So that decides tomorrow's job. Get a spare 700c wheel and a spare 27" wheel and mount them on the frame to see which is the better.
It also raises the question, what sort of Galaxy do I have?
The logos have no mention of Super, so presumably it's a bog standard Galaxy. But then there's the possibility it was a special order by some retro grouch in the late 80s who didn't want any truck with that new fangled foreign wheel 700c size. (Dawes were always quite happy to custom build a frame, change standard measurements etc).
Or it could simply be a carryover last years Super Galaxy frame repurposed as the new model.
A good excuse for some research, I'll be back on this subject later. Who knew lockdown could be so exciting?*
*Is this a sign of lockdown mania?
Hopefully nothing, but...
When I placed it beside the other wheels I noticed it was slightly smaller. A quick check of the wheels with the Maillard hubs revealed they had Weinmann 27x1¼" rims, The Campag wheel is a 700c.
So now I have a conundrum. Which wheel size is correct? Maillard hubs were the correct version for a Galaxy.
As far as I know the Galaxy with cantis was introduced for 1988 and at the same time 700c wheel became standard on it. The year prior to that the Super Galaxy had cantis but retained the 27" wheel size. It's not a huge difference in size, 622mm versus 630mm, but the canti mounts are in a fixed position, so with the wrong wheel the brakes may not be optimal - there's usually enough adjustment in position, but that affects the leverage force.
So that decides tomorrow's job. Get a spare 700c wheel and a spare 27" wheel and mount them on the frame to see which is the better.
It also raises the question, what sort of Galaxy do I have?
The logos have no mention of Super, so presumably it's a bog standard Galaxy. But then there's the possibility it was a special order by some retro grouch in the late 80s who didn't want any truck with that new fangled foreign wheel 700c size. (Dawes were always quite happy to custom build a frame, change standard measurements etc).
Or it could simply be a carryover last years Super Galaxy frame repurposed as the new model.
A good excuse for some research, I'll be back on this subject later. Who knew lockdown could be so exciting?*
*Is this a sign of lockdown mania?