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    welding disc brake mounts... thoughts and advice

    Hope brakes tend to command silly prices on fleabay, better off waiting for a good set to appear on the for sale 1998 on forum on here if you're not in a hurry.
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    Middleburn, XT...

    Sunday Bloody Sunday
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    welding disc brake mounts... thoughts and advice

    Not really, konas have crap chainstay clearance, a 2.1 tyre is snug, yet I'm running a 185mm disc at the back with no issues.
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    welding disc brake mounts... thoughts and advice

    I didn't have the work done, another member on here commissioned bob jacksons to do the work, but it's fantastic, old school geometry with modern stopping power. It gets more use than any other bike I own. IMO as long as you cherry pick modern components that fit with the retro theme you'll...
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    Middleburn, XT...

    Re: Cheap thumbies, mechs, chainring. Feet up Friday
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    Hope brakes & parts and a cable disc setup.

    Bang! And the dirt is gone
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    Middleburn, XT...

    Re: Cheap thumbies, mechs, chainring. Monday morning bump.
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    Middleburn, XT...

    Re: Cheap thumbies, mechs, chainring. Thumbies sold.
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    Middleburn, XT...

    Re: Cheap thumbies, mechs, chainring. Yup, little lever same as the posher ones switches to friction and allows 8/9sp
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    16" Kona Hahanna 1998 frame....NO LONGER FOR SALE

    Re: Let the audience decide....16" Kona Hahanna 1998 frame.... If I wasn't selling a pile of parts to fund a holiday myself today I'd snap this up!! Bargain.
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    Hope brakes & parts and a cable disc setup.

    Prices inc postage via royal snail or myHermes. If I'm way off, bid me. Tektro cable disc setup. Post mount with IS adapters so will fit anything. Not used for very long before I fitted a set of hopes, so plenty of life left in the pads and discs. Throwing in a set of cheap v levers. £30...
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    Middleburn, XT...

    Prices inc postage via royal snail or myHermes. Silver Middleburn 44T chainring. Compact 94mm PCD Plenty of life left. £14 SOLD XT M737 FM 31.8 clamp, bottom pull. Works well, no play, moderate scratches. £10 XT M750 RM in original box with destructions. Bought NOS a while ago and I used...
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    brake ferules

    Not aware of any as the hydraulic fittings usually do the job of a ferrule. They may exist as a dress-up part but wouldn't it just be cylinder?
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    brake ferules

    Not on hoses, but here's jagwire ends on my konas outer cables.
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    1990 Kona Titanium - FINISHED PAGE 13

    Re: :o <---- sex face! That is gorgeous!
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    Something to ride home about.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... -episode-1 Sorry if it's a pea roast; Not seen it mentioned here? Great little programme. Michael Smiley ("Tyres" from Spaced among other characters) rides around Northern Ireland. Loads of amusing anecdotes and some great stories. Oh and bikes! It's...
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    What is the preferred method of paint removal from steel?

    Soda blast. Doesn't mark the metal at all. So don't even need to protect threads and bearing faces like you do with grit blasting.
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