Recent content by 7Speed

Unlike asbestos I think CF can be better controlled and disposed of. Have you ever seen the old videos of people working in asbestos mines? Regulations may make it more costly to work with CF, but that doesn’t seem unreasonable.

I think the issue is working with the stuff more than having a formed final product? Carbon fiber dust is nasty stuff - like fiber glass and asbestos.

Hi - anyone know what to look for for a Xtr M970 direct mount front mech adapter? It doesn’t look “standard” when I eye ball the mech…so figure something fancy might be needed? 7Speed

Well - that’s the competition over for this month 😂

How?

Thanks Adrian - I will measure up again...twice this time.

Looks like I need another 5mm or so on the axle...I did go a bit over the torque range of 15-17 Nm I found on the Net as I didn't notice I had forgotten to adjust the wrench....but I wasn't leaning on it using a scaffolding pole either...so I am assuming its an axle length issue?

But I seem to have mucked up on the BB axle length. I measured the old BB and just grabbed a new one of eBay, but the new chainset I put on (same M730 but with nice round rings vs biopace) needs a wider BB. No idea what I did wrong here...thoughts very welcome.

So...the good - Bottom bracket in and fitted a few bits to the frame to get an idea of how it would look....which I am feeling good about. Thanks to @jwh8876 for the Flite saddle and @ceo for the canti brake booster.

I also need the remember to thank @RetroRider_IT for the Hugi Hubs. The rear freewheel is just as loud as I remember it...

Some positives and negatives from the hour I got at the weekend to work on the build. First I found lots of lovely bits and pieces I had been storing up I forgot I had hidden away. This includes about six M733 u-brakes with various bits missing that I hope will give me at least one in good...

Don’t know much about these…but always wanted one. Too expensive and too small for me… https://www.ebay.nl/itm/256868041064?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=1346-175129-2357-0&ssspo=LfF8EvNtR0O&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=ewpb44mht_w&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

It is! Definitely the brightest bike I own!

Tomorrow I hope to get a little time to fit the BB and progress the build to a point where I see if the components work and look right.

I also realized that after the respray I needed to get the bottom bracket chased and faced. I don't have these tools so the guys at Kaptein Tweewhielers helped me out.