Recent content by Mkane

Waiting on forks & bars. M900 series wheels.

Big difference between patina & rust bucket.

I don’t do rust.

Get out and ride. 5 or so years ago we layed down the tandem at 50 mph. Kinda banged up, both of us. During the lowside I didn’t let go of the drops and my dominant hand paid the price. Ground 3 fingers into hamburg. Got lucky and the premier hand surgeon in the country took care of me. 200...

Seats to low

I bought mine as a frameset from a shop in Davis, CA. I suppose the cable routing gives it a bit more leverage.

Called Rich cast fenders.

Brakes are still muddy. Back in about 85’ or so Moots made some fenders that looked like Speedway motorcycle fenders that kept everything clean. Bring em’ back please.

And I’ll stay clean. I hate washing bike gear after every ride and I hate cleaning bikes. Yes I’m old enough to be your father

Those are different than mine.

Ass Saver keeps your shorts clean and thats about it. Brakes still get covered in grime.

I’ve never owned a bike with suspension until 30 days ago and that spans many many many years. We used to run a 2.2 up front and a 1.9 rear just to soften things up. I don’t ride like I used to old age and all.

I’ll stick with the Panaracers. Just ordered Swoops and Comets for dry summer. I like the Smoke/Dark combination for winter. Just got to keep lean angle in check. We stay off the trails when it gets real muddy. Just wish the equestrians would do the same. Our beef since 1980. Some things...

I have a 1-1/8” NIB unit I won’t be using. Mighn not even need the 1” unit in this pic. I bought these before the Mag 21 which seem to be working out.

The soft red elastomer without a taper fits. The ones with are 5mm short. The medium (orange)with a taper is the right thickness. The green & blue are OE and very hard.