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  3. Beautiful as these Nuovo Record skewers maybe, but there is one major issue with this particular old parts is the rear skewer is designed for older 7/8 speed rear spacing which is less than the modern ones at 130mm. I had asked the seller the question about the compatibility of these skewers with modern wheels before purchasing & he assured me that it was fine as he’s used them with no issue whatsoever. Upon trying it out myself once I had them, I wasn’t so sure! :-/ I mean, there’s enough axle length for the skewer “nut” to engage, but only about 4 full turn of the nut & no more, which is boarder line acceptable. Ideally (according to the bike mechanic I frequent) 6 full turns would be consider enough! So, not great considering I spent a few bob getting these skewers specifically to match this bike, bummer! Not wanting to give up, I looked around & to see if there’s any way round this problem. I knew the humble “Tacx” Turbo skewer has an almost identical design to these Campagnolo ones, so I took the cam lever end off the Tacx one that I had to see if it’ll work with the Campag mechanism ....... hay presto ...... it looks like it could work! So with a longer axle rod from the Tacx skewers fitting the Campagnolo cam mechanism, I am pretty sure now that I can us these skewers properly on my bike :-) Feels like I’ve won the lottery :-) Lesson learnt here, building up a bike with old bike parts can be tricky & not that straightforward ......... but I’m still loving it! Photos: The skewer/parts on the top is the Campagnolo & the bottom one is the Tacx.
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  4. John not sure of weekend plans yet, will let you know if heading out Sat
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  5. OK, Gerard, in that case, I’ll show you how I wash my bikes, then you’ll need to go & get a new bike tomorrow then! :-)
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  6. John C

    Sunday 20th January

    Can’t make this Sunday either. Iain, up for a Saturday cycle.
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