And today I did......

[zigzag]

Know what you mean about the Hope's Jimi, I gave up on an old Mini - the pistons were still sticking after replacing all the seals :evil: Really put me off 2nd hand disc brakes.

Done a wee bit of spannering tonight, popped in the new BB cups on the Mary (yay for CRC getting back to turning around orders in only a couple of days). Also greased up the axle on one of the egg beaters, was a tad dry I'm on a roll, think I'll try and true up the rear wheel now...

 

[jimihendrix]

Jimi,

What coulour of rims did you end up buying?

(say white , say white , say white )

G

Sorry man, cant stand white rims, had a set of white Halos on my old LTS for a short while before i had to rattle can them black

Got these , seem like a bargain, they are sleved rather than welded but will still be plenty strong enough for me

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=42386

 

[jimihendrix]

Know what you mean about the Hope's Jimi, I gave up on an old Mini - the pistons were still sticking after replacing all the seals :evil: Really put me off 2nd hand disc brakes.

Done a wee bit of spannering tonight, popped in the new BB cups on the Mary (yay for CRC getting back to turning around orders in only a couple of days). Also greased up the axle on one of the egg beaters, was a tad dry I'm on a roll, think I'll try and true up the rear wheel now...

With all the hassle i had with the C2's on the old LTS and now the 04's i have i'm thinking about buying new Avid BB brakes for the DH8.

 

[kaiser]

BB's for a DH8 papa eck will have yer guts for garters. BTW he's a dab hand with the old hopes.



I also had bother with a set, ended up costing£90 for a service, still they're as good as new now. The best trouble free brakes seem to be shimano, XT can be had quite cheap on ebay , still second hand but should work well, or SLX will be a good match for the DH8.

 

[jimihendrix]

BB's for a DH8 papa eck will have yer guts for garters. BTW he's a dab hand with the old hopes.



I also had bother with a set, ended up costing£90 for a service, still they're as good as new now. The best trouble free brakes seem to be shimano, XT can be had quite cheap on ebay , still second hand but should work well, or SLX will be a good match for the DH8.

Well, i'll persivere with the Hope's for now, just a bit sole destroying, thought i had the master cyls sorted then one seized again, then one of the calipers sprang a leak, this is before they are even on the bike :roll:

Where did you get the service done BTW ?

 

[kaiser]

Service was done at 18bikes, the £90 wasn't too bad when I worked out the price of all the service stuff and new pads on CRC.

 

[zigzag]

Mark, I've got a spare Hope lever if it's any use to you? I think I've still got a new set of seals for it as well. This one:

Let me know if it's any use to you and I can bring it along next ride...

 

[jimihendrix]

Mark, I've got a spare Hope lever if it's any use to you? I think I've still got a new set of seals for it as well. This one:

Let me know if it's any use to you and I can bring it along next ride...

Cheers for the offer ZZ but it's the older Pro style levers i have

 

[kaiser]

I still have set somewhere, untested though so you could be back to square one, I also have what appears to be a NOS calliper.

 

[zigzag]

I still have set somewhere, untested though so you could be back to square one, I also have what appears to be a NOS calliper.

Do you have to say 'Open Sesame' to get into your man cave of retrobike treasures?

And hod oan a minute, is the same man that couldn't find a 26" tube to put in his camelback for Glentress on Tuesday.