Re: Re:
Mike Muz 67":19z1ck3i said:
Were the thumbies hard to find in 6 speed ?
Well, the entire 6 speed XT group is hard to find... over the past 6 months I ended up buying two bikes just so that I could collect the group...
The wheels were the hardest as they have a different rear spacing... this frame originally came with mostly road parts because it's just that old... it came from the factory with a shimano 105 road bike headset and shimano 105 road hubs... the frame is spaced for road hubs (126mm)...
The XT wheels, XT shifters and XT crank came off a 1987 Blizzard
The XT front and rear mechs and brake levers came off an early 80's diamondback
The XT rear U brake is NOS
The 1" syncros noodle stem took a long time to find... but suits the build nicely.... it came with a ritchey force 1" stem but syncros just looks better on this frame...
The original seatpost is a suntour 26.8 but it was a loose fit... a 27.0 syncros slides in nicely... a tad tight but does go in an out just fine (I find that syncros posts are always a tad smaller than the average post of the same size... i.e. an old suntour 27.0 is bigger in diameter than a syncros... probably more likely that the syncros is exactly 27.0 and the suntour / off brand ones are a tad bigger...
Still not sure on the seat... I would like to use a blue and yellow turbo like that but would like one in better shape... I'll have to keep my eyes open for one...
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