frkl
Retro Guru
And a proper drive side shot.
I think I am getting better at taking these photos. Here, when I took the shot, the handlebars were actually at the center of the frame so that the left side almost disappeared behind the right side, and I was way back. So the bike was actually in the lower left hand corner of the frame, and I cropped it out.
Getting the cable routing for the rd was tricky, and it's still not perfect. Shimano, in their typical overly precise theory driven style, says the housing should be exactly 5mm longer than the distance between the frame stop and the derailleur stop, and the swing arm should be all the way forward. That's actually a lot of cable strain in that pulley there, but I guess if you are running XTR, you have a team mechanic and an unlimited supply of teflon-coated stainless steel cables lubricated with unicorn tears provided by your sponsor. Right.
And yeah, you counted right: I'm running the stock 7 speed 14-32 cassette. Yikes. Remember there is still 5% left to sort out? It's the best 7 speed shifting I've ever experienced, but I am either going to switch in an 8 speed freehub assembly or build up an 11-32 7 speed cassette out of an 8 speed spare I have. 14 teeth as a high gear is not enough, especially with just 32 teeth in front. I'm out of shape, but not that out of shape
I think I am getting better at taking these photos. Here, when I took the shot, the handlebars were actually at the center of the frame so that the left side almost disappeared behind the right side, and I was way back. So the bike was actually in the lower left hand corner of the frame, and I cropped it out.
Getting the cable routing for the rd was tricky, and it's still not perfect. Shimano, in their typical overly precise theory driven style, says the housing should be exactly 5mm longer than the distance between the frame stop and the derailleur stop, and the swing arm should be all the way forward. That's actually a lot of cable strain in that pulley there, but I guess if you are running XTR, you have a team mechanic and an unlimited supply of teflon-coated stainless steel cables lubricated with unicorn tears provided by your sponsor. Right.
And yeah, you counted right: I'm running the stock 7 speed 14-32 cassette. Yikes. Remember there is still 5% left to sort out? It's the best 7 speed shifting I've ever experienced, but I am either going to switch in an 8 speed freehub assembly or build up an 11-32 7 speed cassette out of an 8 speed spare I have. 14 teeth as a high gear is not enough, especially with just 32 teeth in front. I'm out of shape, but not that out of shape