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  1. andrewl

    How big a shim is to big?

    As long as the shim is suitably long there isn't really a maximum size. So you should be able to shim to 27.2 with no issues at all.
  2. andrewl

    1990 Ritchey P23 rebuild

    Definitely leave it as is.
  3. andrewl

    Broke my Canal Virginity today

    I'd say yes if they had a laugh together afterwards ;)
  4. andrewl

    BOTM August: British Special

    Where do you build the other 1%??
  5. andrewl

    Can you rack a Yeti? - Surly you can ;-)

    I'd go a Bob trailer over racks myself. If there are any places where you'll make camp for a few days and ride some single track its they are a great option.
  6. andrewl

    odd place for seatpost binder/quick release

    Team Offroad Toads also have a similar arrangement
  7. andrewl

    That old Klein fork thing

    There are no applicable patents outside the US
  8. andrewl

    Retro full sussers - still any good?

    What year are we talking about? And is the Fox the original shock and if not is it tuned for the frame?? How will it compare to a modern? Well if I compare all my Turner frames from 1995 to 2010. I think you'll find that with modern suspension fork and shock tuned for the rate of the linkage...
  9. andrewl

    BoTM July 2012 - The Poll

    You got more votes than a few others so its not all bad ;)
  10. andrewl

    I am sick

    But the meaning of life is 42 (bikes)
  11. andrewl

    I was looking for a "like new" XTR group

    Don't know a thing about the frame, but do the world championships stripes indicate good tubing or something stuck on at a later date??
  12. andrewl

    Is this a custom painted hei hei?

    I would say its a bit on the small side, but having never seen you or how or what you ride you could make it work...
  13. andrewl

    Is this a custom painted hei hei?

    Gussets and squared main tubes give it away as a KK
  14. andrewl

    Welcome to Canada. Those are new brake pads, right?

    I'm curious to know what the sign says now...
  15. andrewl

    Other half dillemma!

    Trade her in for a taller model ;)
  16. andrewl

    Other half dillemma!

    Isn't that payback for the power drill you got her for her birthday?? Maybe she intends riding it instead just to rub it in ;)
  17. andrewl

    Vote Now! What's more important when building an old bike

    Having said all that I do love a good expensive bling build too with stupidly expensive parts that largely don't work 8)
  18. andrewl

    Vote Now! What's more important when building an old bike

    The bikes that appeal to me the most were (and still are) only ever available as framesets and so I value the creativity in building up these frames into bikes and I love the different takes on how a bike should be. If I choose a bike of mine which I know Rob is familiar with (my 94 Yo) I...
  19. andrewl

    June BoTM 2012 "Dead End Special" - Vote Now!

    Was it AerMet which also didn't turn out that good for frame tubes??
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