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    Info on servicing AC APX 8 rear hub?

    I found their website.. looks like it hasn't been updated since the mid 90s though.. seriously check it out.. it's even got a hit counter (sadly not working) http://adventurecomponents.com/
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    1993 Diamondback Axis Team Titanium - Updated for 2016

    Re: 1993 Diamondback Axis Team Titanium - Build in progress Just got these in the mail today :D Gonna do the ol' Shimergo trick to mate it with an 8 speed cassette. The brifters are ~60g lighter than the Cane Creek SCS-5 brake levers and Deore thumb shifters I typically use to set up my drop...
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    Info on servicing AC APX 8 rear hub?

    I'm the proud new owner of some nice turquoise hubs, but the rear feels a little rough when i turn it. Does anyone have any info on how to service this hub? I see a retaining ring inside the freehub body area but no other obvious ways to get inside. I read that it's a cartridge bearing.. are...
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    How many have you got of the same brand?

    I've got 5 Diamondbacks in my tiny flat right now. Trying to sell one and have had at least one more in the past..
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    1993 Diamondback Axis Team Titanium - Updated for 2016

    Re: 1993 Diamondback Axis Team Titanium - Build in progress Just grabbed the perfect wheelset for this bike.. I would have missed it too except a strange set of circumstances woke me up early and I saw the seller had responded to the email I had just sent 4 hours previously, right before going...
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    1993 Diamondback Axis Team Titanium - Updated for 2016

    Re: 1993 Diamondback Axis Team Titanium - Build in progress Thanks ovlov for the tip on Wadsy's BoTM, i'll have to check it out :) Andy yeah this bike is on track to weigh 22 pounds, 2 pounds lighter than the carbon/alu Trek. Eventually I'd like to get some lighter wheels too, try to bring it...
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    1993 Diamondback Axis Team Titanium - Updated for 2016

    I picked up a 1993 DBR Axis TT a month or two back. Originally came with an aftermarket carbon fork which was the wrong size for the frame I was lucky enough to find a super light steel fork to replace the carbon one.. the steel fork actually ended up being lighter than the carbon fork by...
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    1989 Jamis Dakar Comp - Pink, Purple, Prestige.

    oh ok.. i was thinking these were competition oriented frames not touring/atb so i was surprised
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    1989 Jamis Dakar Comp - Pink, Purple, Prestige.

    whoa crazy yours has mounts for a rack on the stays?
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    Proper fork length for Diamondback Axis TT?

    thanks, grabbed this nice Tange butted fork branded Trek System 3 tonight. Weight is 790g which is less than the listed weight for the carbon fork its going to replace :mrgreen: the paint is in really good shape, its a shame it doesnt match the titanium at all. ~410mm length
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    Proper fork length for Diamondback Axis TT?

    i keep seeing the measurement 413mm popping up on steel forks with 45mm of offset.. im guessing thats probably close
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    Proper fork length for Diamondback Axis TT?

    I'm almost done putting together my Axis TT and I can tell the fork that it came with is too long.. just sitting on the bike and moving the handle bars I get massive wheel flop, and the whole bike looks like its tilted back. The fork it came with is an "Exotic" branded carbon fork, appears to...
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    the unofficially cool MTB drop bar thread

    nice, I just took the drop bars from my Univega pictured above and put them on my Axis TT :D
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    Recommend a "retro looking" modern 2 piece crankset?

    I'm interested in installing a modern 2 piece crankset on my DB Axis TT (mostly to save weight) but I most of them kinda seem like they are too modern looking can anyone recommend a nice two piece crank that would look good on an early 90s mtb? I'd prefer 110bcd 175mm
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    1988 - Overbury's Pioneer - A little progress has been made

    Re: 1988 - Overbury's Pioneer - A little progress has been m i think i have some that came off a 1989 stump jumper comp.. ill have to check what condition they are in
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    Panaracer Pasela

    they list these two shops as retailers of their products, perhaps one of these shops could order them to avoid shipping/taxes? London W1F 0AD Tokyo Fixed (books, BQ) 4, Peter Street 0207-734-1885 Brentwood, Essex CM14 4DW Kings Road Cycles 36, Kings Road 0208-144-3627
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    Panaracer Pasela

    yeah they are expensive but worth it imo. i dont know about shipping to the uk though :\
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    Panaracer Pasela

    you might check out Compass tires if you like skinwalls.. I have them on two bikes. excellent for road, fine for dirt paths. http://www.compasscycle.com/tires_comp_26_175.html
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    1995 DBR Axis Team Titanium -> new pic on page 11

    Re: 1995 DBR Axis TT *FINISHED AGAIN, PICS ON PAGE 5 man that BB is crazy light.. I have a 19" TT frame, fork, headset and BB and already it weighs about a kilogram more than the total weight for the equivalent parts you have listed
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