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After weeks of cleaning bits, trying them out then finding they don't work :roll: here's my finally finished 89 ?Kiliflyer 'special edition'.
Basically the shifter pods refused to come back to life and feel like there's no ratchet mechanism left in them, not sure if someone with more expertise would get them working but I certainly couldn't. So decided to use some SRAM x4 shifters, however this meant I also had to use the SRAM x4 rear mech due to their odd cable pull and then didn't have room to fit the old STi canti brake levers back on. So of course this meant I had to use some spare Avid V brake levers, which in turn meant I had to use some V brakes. Which actually probably isn't such a bad thing as I reckn I might have been taking my life in my hands round here using the old canti's. So much for plans to re-use everything, however I retained the front mech, bars, stem and wheels which I completely overhauled down to the freehub. All other parts were pulled in off my abandoned Alpine stars project or spares boxes at home, total outlay was just a pair of Swchalbe marathon tyres, cables, chain and some Ritchy grips so at least i sort of kept the cost down.
Took it for the first ride yesterday and very happy with the results. Today made some adjustments to controls, saddle height, fitted some spds and took it for a quick pre rush hour spin and really into it, so much so the bike has been nominated as my new work/hack bike. I'm not sure if it's after riding road bikes for so long but it feels very agile and surprisingly responsive. Only downside, I discovered the cassette needs replacing too and a bunch of teenaged school girl rude girls made some mean comments about my pink bike when I passed the McDonalds drive thru
Please excuse the oddly adjusted controls and untrimmed cables, pics were taken on yesterday's test ride.
In the spirit of things, if anyone thinks they can get the old shifters working they are welcome to the whole STI units and cantis with some new straddle cables, also the green onza bar ends are still available.
