And today I did......
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velomaniac
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I'll go in on Wednesday, if they are still there I'll nab them and bring to Torridon 
I picked up a pair of good Judy Long Travels at the weekend - just fitted them and they feel ok, bike is coming together for the weekend.
I might not have front gears for the ride though, need a bottom pull 34.9 I think, and I'm not sure where it will fit with the swing arm sitting where it is.
I might not have front gears for the ride though, need a bottom pull 34.9 I think, and I'm not sure where it will fit with the swing arm sitting where it is.
old_coyote_pedaller
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TK, is this the Marin that you were going to use as a ski-bike that you are building up?
If it is, I had same problem and had to use a top swing mech. They don't get in way of arm as the cable attachment doesn't stick up above mech cage.
Pic here,
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/shimano-deor ... prod14347/
If it is, I had same problem and had to use a top swing mech. They don't get in way of arm as the cable attachment doesn't stick up above mech cage.
Pic here,
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/shimano-deor ... prod14347/
big.eck":2okijy6n said:bungee jump never happened
just got another 3 sets of hope brakes through the door this morning + another mechanical hope caliper & wheel , i need help
Well theres TK's yer man.You have the cable hopes dont you ?
Lovely looking rotors and spiders the early stuff has
What brakes Eck? the nos c2's by any chance
therealkw15
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Finally built up my Fast Tourer, the bits of which I showed you an year and a half ago.
And have a deek at a slideshow here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/therealkw15/TheFastTourer#slideshow/5734683604926636738
9x3 Campag drivetrain with nice Veloce Ergopower shifters, on a handbuilt Kevin Winter Reynolds 725 frame.
Much component weirdness because it is a cyclocross frame - brakes are cantis so I've stuck Shimano ones from a mountain bike on it for stopping power (!), top tube cable routing so the front derailleur is an old Shimano LX one which works just dandy, and a Stronglight triple chainset as chainline means a lot to me.
The Ritchey headset turned out to be goosed, but because my garage is so full of shite I actually found a replacement brand new cartridge bearing in a bag - hurray!
Wheels are Mavic CXP22 32 spoke rims on Mirage hubs BTW. Pedals are doublesided SPDs.
I'll adulterate it with a rack and mudguards soon, but will enjoy its beauty for a week or so first.
And have a deek at a slideshow here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/therealkw15/TheFastTourer#slideshow/5734683604926636738
9x3 Campag drivetrain with nice Veloce Ergopower shifters, on a handbuilt Kevin Winter Reynolds 725 frame.
Much component weirdness because it is a cyclocross frame - brakes are cantis so I've stuck Shimano ones from a mountain bike on it for stopping power (!), top tube cable routing so the front derailleur is an old Shimano LX one which works just dandy, and a Stronglight triple chainset as chainline means a lot to me.
The Ritchey headset turned out to be goosed, but because my garage is so full of shite I actually found a replacement brand new cartridge bearing in a bag - hurray!
Wheels are Mavic CXP22 32 spoke rims on Mirage hubs BTW. Pedals are doublesided SPDs.
I'll adulterate it with a rack and mudguards soon, but will enjoy its beauty for a week or so first.
