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Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding! Round 7. Gentlemen, We have been asked a direct, no nonsense question. A fellow member indicated that he/she "can't be arsed to read the previous 11 pages so can we just cut to the chase, grease or not?" Being that the Vatican is Popeless, and this thread is hopeless -...

Ding, ding, ding, ding. Round 5 gentlemen. We have a winning thesis subject. ... Mental health issues in middle aged males.

Now what might the subject of said thesis be? How many RetroBikers does it take to change a light bulb? The Phenomena of Mass Hysteria Among RBers perchance? Or perhaps Much Ado About Square Tapers? One would think that the 1 - 2 mm being talked about here are desired inches on some part of...

C'mon now you got it all caddywhompus. Which one would yee rather be riding?

I did finish the measurements (ran out of spare crank bolts partway into the non-DS sequence though). Results show a high positive correlation to the use of grease and the amount of suck-on distance. An interesting and unexpected metric emerged though. In the greased fitment grouping, the amount...

Looks like we can get 10 or better out of this after all! A fresh round of assertions, insults, and inuendo have just been launched. And one point of correction to an assertion made by the Yes side a couple of posts up (...lack of ST fitment fitment in any other aspect of any known...

Retrobike Rider's cranks be fitted. There ain't nobody left to insult or suck into this. Retrobike's 2013 MMA cage fighting forum thread came close... but no cigar. A tip o' the hat to WAS, FC and LGF!

Does this mean I'm emancipated and don't have to finish formatting and posting the results from the measurement tests?

Gents, These tests are an excercise in "relative" reference. They prove nothing, nor were they intended to. They do demonstrate a couple of interesting things though. The amount of suckon on the BB spindle, both drive and non-drive side) is has a high, positive coorelation to what was used on...

Ding Ding Ding Round 2 - "Greasing the Tapirs".... It's hard to do. Catching them is one thing. Slathering them up with 90 weight gearlube just plain pisses them off, and they bite! In trying to put some cold facts before this distinguished assembly, I conducted a raft of measurement tests...

Either that or a Monty Python "Greasing the Tapirs" skit

It's time for some MMA cage fighting otherwise nothing is able to kill this thread.

Wow. There is a bit of passionate "religion" in this thread. Who'd of thought? Especially for BB taper cranks of all things. At the risk of unintentionally fanning the flames of the discussion, several additional comments if I may? Do what works for you/you are comfortable with, particularly...

Grease, no (although it can be argued that grease is better than nothing at all). Anti-sieze compound, yes. Is it required/needed? No. Good idea/good preventative practice? Yes. Is it a big deal on BB taper fittings for most folks? No. Members herein typically keep their kit/running gear tidy -...

Re: Shimano XT m739 rear mech I'll take it. I'm here in the USA.

Relative to your Judy questions: Stripping. Completely disassemble the fork. Then remove the decals from the lowers. These can be a bit of a challenge. I accidentally dicovered that it it quite easy to remove the decal (intact no less) from a very cold fork - about 25 - 35 degress Farenheit put...

Directions? Turn and run as far and as fast as you can. Don't look back. Or, embrace it and abandon all hope, yee who enter here. They accumulate. If you tarry long enough, you may become emotionally attached to them. Eventually they become houseguests.

Found what I needed. Closing this thread.

All, Thanks for your replies and pics.

Based on what I'm seeing in these pics, I'm way out of my league (and quite possibly in way over my head). A respectful tip'o the hat from a relative retro-vigin to those that have already blazed their way. I guess in reading and viewing the replies and the corresponding pics, I'm amazed...