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My son has a 12.5” Avalanche of similar vintage. It has very shapely chainstays as well. https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/sup’s-gt-avalanche-12-5”-build.458911/page-3 You’re fortunate to have one with exceptionally cool livery. Build that thing. It’ll look awesome.

I left pucker marks in my chair after watching that

I had a bag of those Jagwire stops and they are HUGE. They might be too big for the cable guides on the Kona. ProFlex stops or the re-pop Yeti stops may fit. (good info here from andym999: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/andys-proflex-856.452006/page-2) wadsy might have some of the...

A 10 speed cassette is pretty big for an old steelie. You may need a derailleur hanger extender to keep the jockey wheels from hitting the cassette and move the cable clamp south of the cogs.

I assume you need the chainring to sit closer to the seattube and that it’s a 1x set up. The BB spacers are maxxed out having been moved to the non-driveside cup. You might be able to add some spacers between the chainring and crank. I suggest riding first to see what gear you will spend the...

Yeah, as we age it becomes “a thing”. 25 years ago I would have been okay perched on a red brick.

About 2/3 down the webpage below there is a graphic of fitting the seat angle to your sit bones https://bikefit.com/blogs/bikefit-blog/sit-bones-width-measurement-and-bike-saddle-selection

might be one of these scenarios

Those BB’s are labeled “do not disassemble”. Pretty sure if that’s a dare. A successful rebuild will yield you a lightweight reliable drivetrain and the easiest chainline to set up. I love the elegant simplicity of the Hollowtech II cranksets.

There’s a few of those links in the stable and they are fiddly. I take the thin pointy end of a zip tie and wedge it under the edge of the non-pin link to provide outward pressure. Then grasp the chain with both hands like I’m breaking a pencil in order to get the pins to flex toward one...

Hahaha, well, we’re lightweights. It was 58*F out, which is virtually “freezing”. It took some heavy motivation to go out and ride with a chill like that. Seeing the bikes was a treat. The guy with the Karakoram had a “Steel is real” sweatshirt that earned him extra cool points.

The fam and I rode with Total Trash Cycling Club today. Fun group and cool old bikes!

It looks like there’s enough there to put together a full set of perfectly functional brakes. Given the absence of adjustment it may take some time for the pads to fully seat, but they are Magura. I expect that they will bring the bike to a stop very effectively. I’d bolt ‘em up without a...

No toe adjustment. The pads affix to a ball that would prevent it from holding the angle. Magura has some good Youtube tutorials on how to align the calipers.

The ceramic CrossMax rims chattered with the Magura pads so they were swapped for a pair of new CrossRide wheels.

A black seatpost perhaps, but not a silver stem. There’s a nice contrast between the black stem and silver bars.

Hope she heals well

Rode the local bike trails with the family. It’s the first time I’ve been on the Orbea, usually I ride a Marin Hawk Hill resto-mod. The Orbea is super nice….efficient & light. I like it much more than I want to.