1992 San Andreas Mountain Cycle
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My_Teenage_Self":2w5j4ls4 said:
Would have thought the extra pull of a V brake lever would have been better - is that not so ?
I guess that when ProStops came out they we’re designed to work with a regular lever that back in the day would only have been for cantilever brakes
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My attempts and talking to paul smith confirmed they are fussy - even when bled properly. I will say that SS7s are awful.
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Hi yah
Idle question - did you secure a new 1 1/4 steerer ?
and if so do you still have the old I nch threaded one ...... if so would you sell it ?
I have an old pair of Marzocchi forks that have been serviced and the inch steerer is lust a bit tooo darn short and being a bit of a cheapskate I didn’t want nor need a new 180mm + steerer
Tell me to piss off and to stop being a tight arse if you want to keep it - I won’t be offended
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Hi yah
Idle question - did you secure a new 1 1/4 steerer ?
and if so do you still have the old I nch threaded one ...... if so would you sell it ?
I have an old pair of Marzocchi forks that have been serviced and the inch steerer is lust a bit tooo darn short and being a bit of a cheapskate I didn’t want nor need a new 180mm + steerer
Tell me to piss off and to stop being a tight arse if you want to keep it - I won’t be offended
Spud
mk one":dagilgz6 said:yakboy":dagilgz6 said:Got a bit of a play in the rather cold garage last night...(it's grim 'up north)…
Bike stripped and de-stickered….Got to say I love the brushed finish so off into town today to buy some scotchbrite pads.
Also stripping the Suspender's (sound's a bit pervy :shock: ) They are 1 1/4" shimmed to a 1" threaded steerer. The headset in the San An is 1 1/8" so was going to have to get a shim and 1 1/8" steerer but when taking out the headset that too has a shim and the San An is a 1 1/4" (still following this), so have to decide whether to go 1 1/4" or 1 1/8" with steerer, headset and stem (obviously 1 1/4" would be more difficult and more expensive)
Think i would run the bike au naturel, all 1-1/4"
yakboy
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Just read back and realised that MTS had already told me this 2 posts earlier :facepalm: , I must learn not to skim read :roll:
Right continuing on the road less travelled theme, looking at cranksets..I want to go for hollow cro-mo, so top of the American list was Bullseye's but they command eye watering prices and unless you go for a later external euro BB and shim you have to contend with the pitiful bearing which would disintegrate with the first hint of Yorkshire mud. And frankly the chances of getting a pair under 180mm without remorgaging my house are slim, then I still have to contend with chainrings. So McMahon Steely Danz were on the list but they are a bit chunky at the BB end for my liking..then reading through a 1994 copy of Mountain Biking( which I had lost but found when having a tidy up of the cubby hole)..I found this advert
So with interest peaked I looked them up on the net and they still make cranks, still have old design's in stock and have some NOS chainrings and spiders left that are being sold off. So e-mailed them and we will see what happens (fingers crossed)
yakboy":1udft4rg said:
Just read back and realised that MTS had already told me this 2 posts earlier :facepalm: , I must learn not to skim read :roll:
Right continuing on the road less travelled theme, looking at cranksets..I want to go for hollow cro-mo, so top of the American list was Bullseye's but they command eye watering prices and unless you go for a later external euro BB and shim you have to contend with the pitiful bearing which would disintegrate with the first hint of Yorkshire mud. And frankly the chances of getting a pair under 180mm without remorgaging my house are slim, then I still have to contend with chainrings. So McMahon Steely Danz were on the list but they are a bit chunky at the BB end for my liking..then reading through a 1994 copy of Mountain Biking( which I had lost but found when having a tidy up of the cubby hole)..I found this advert
So with interest peaked I looked them up on the net and they still make cranks, still have old design's in stock and have some NOS chainrings and spiders left that are being sold off. So e-mailed them and we will see what happens (fingers crossed)
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Some time’s the planets align and the gods smile
I’ll cross my fingers for you as well - although that doesn’t count for much these days -lol
I’ll cross my fingers for you as well - although that doesn’t count for much these days -lol
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Wow, things have moved fast. I did take account of the time difference when I mailed, but got a response within 20 minutes. The sales guy consulted the MTB guy and all the components I needed would work together bar the blue alloy coloured crank bolts everything was in stock. So, Cranks, Spider, Chainrings, BB, Axle ordered and on their way, upgraded to Ti axle, spider bolt and crank bolts ( which I can get coloured later). Not thinking about the customs duty but will still work out way cheaper than the Bullseye option and still age and more importantly USA appropriate. So all in all very happy
Wow, things have moved fast. I did take account of the time difference when I mailed, but got a response within 20 minutes. The sales guy consulted the MTB guy and all the components I needed would work together bar the blue alloy coloured crank bolts everything was in stock. So, Cranks, Spider, Chainrings, BB, Axle ordered and on their way, upgraded to Ti axle, spider bolt and crank bolts ( which I can get coloured later). Not thinking about the customs duty but will still work out way cheaper than the Bullseye option and still age and more importantly USA appropriate. So all in all very happy
yakboy
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This is what passes as Friday night excitement when you get to my age. Taking a rare rear hub, disassembling it, and then dipping it in a hot Caustic Soda solution and hope it doesn't fall to bits :shock:
Then spending an hour doing a Peachy on it until it gleams
Most nerve wracking 2 hours of my life :shock:
This is what passes as Friday night excitement when you get to my age. Taking a rare rear hub, disassembling it, and then dipping it in a hot Caustic Soda solution and hope it doesn't fall to bits :shock:
Then spending an hour doing a Peachy on it until it gleams
Most nerve wracking 2 hours of my life :shock:
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