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that looks like its in great condition given the era 👍

Shimano's "spec" for that mech is essentially 34T max rear sprocket size, but more significantly about 33T total capacity You MIGHT be able to push a 36T rear sprocket with a longer B screw (or reversing the original one) I know its not much over the stated max tooth spec but it seems most of...

cheers 👍

'cos we are in fact, a bunch of nutters? :D

did front indexing ever really work satisfactorily? its interesting - I am currently re-building the first triple I have ridden in a long time, and admittedly I'm using older components including the shifter but the front indexing just seems clunky and awkward, removing the ability to trim which...

after some wheels for my 94 Kona build - not going catalogue spec so just after some solid, very roughly period appropriate options ideally some sort of shimano parallax hubs (XT, STX is cool too) on Mavic 231's or 217s or the like, but willing to consider anything appropriately shiny (no black...

update have managed to scavenge quite a few of the bits I need off the bay or some kind folks here, most importantly a set of P2s in the right size. pros - tripled butted, and structurally seem to be in reasonable shape. They fit the head tube literally perfectly length wise. cons - paint is...

cool. I suspect the later alloy version of the velocity (which is what I have) might be wider, and less flexible at the clamp than the cromo one though. its VERY wide TBH, and hence any significant bend angle at all and the bars wedge solid. I have successfully installed modern style drops on...

cromo or alloy stem? honestly when I tried to get the supercross bars in, it felt like there was no way on earth it was ever gonna fit through (and I'm used to trying to finaggle bars through quill stems on the road bike) - not even close would live to know what the secret sauce is if you...

no probs - never know with these older FS threads :)

interested in the Black XT 9 speed shifters if those are still available?

just to follow up on this I found out recently even a 'period correct' 25.4, not especially bendy, mid riser (orange super cross) will NOT go into a velocity stem :) just too wide at the clamp - I doubt anything but a flat bar will get through (this was on an alloy velocity stem - I guess the...

BTW - retrobiker - just to clear up a point of confusion I noticed in some of your earlier posts: narrow wide chainrings are ONLY for 1x setups - do NOT get one of these for any setup where you need to actually shift the front! the whole point of them is to keep the chain nailed on to a single...

probably gonna struggle to actually obtain a 32T as an 'outer ring' I suspect - does it matter that much?

stronglight tend to be a bit cheaper - TA probably a bit better :) Middleburn (ie BETD) also an option if you can actually find one in stock... BTW - all of these companies are still making "new" chainrings - 94 BCD is still alive from that POV If you want to ride retro-ish bikes either get...

do you still have any of these? a replacement would be awesome for mine :)

thanks for getting bzck to me thanks - I will pass though. just need a couple of washers and a spring tension nut

I have one (kevlar bead) thats been sitting in the cupboard for about 24 years if you want it :)

how much are you looking for? I actually already have a set but am missing a couple of parts...

thanks anyway, but I'll pass :) really after a complete wheelset and not sure specialized rims really belong on a kona 😁