Hi All,
ive been collecting parts for an old friend to rebuild his old Zaskar the way I have done with a couple of my own bikes, not silly money, but parts we would of killed for and couldnt afford when the bikes were made, mostly lx / xt of the mid nineties etc.. currently has a mis match as he hasn't been persuaded on here and gotten as obsessed as the rest of us!
He has v brakes on it, its a 97 frame so he reckons, I forgot to take frame number pics.. and when he saw the dia compe canti on one of my orange clockworks and was advised they work better than his budget v brakes he fell in love with them, and he's running canti deore lx brifters, the nice ones with shorter levers.. so its a good fit.
The bit that puzzles me is the routing, it has a collar welded on the side of the seat tube, but I think there must be a need for some sort of shroud of sheath for the cable to prevent it rubbing away the seat tube?
If anyone could share a shot of the rear brake cable routing of a canti built zaskar, or any helpful info I would really appreciate it, as soon as I find some dia compe cantis we are ready to rebuild the bike otherwise, if necssary we will go lx v brake, but i need to see how the routing works first!
Heres hoping the populus can help. cheers Ben
ive been collecting parts for an old friend to rebuild his old Zaskar the way I have done with a couple of my own bikes, not silly money, but parts we would of killed for and couldnt afford when the bikes were made, mostly lx / xt of the mid nineties etc.. currently has a mis match as he hasn't been persuaded on here and gotten as obsessed as the rest of us!
He has v brakes on it, its a 97 frame so he reckons, I forgot to take frame number pics.. and when he saw the dia compe canti on one of my orange clockworks and was advised they work better than his budget v brakes he fell in love with them, and he's running canti deore lx brifters, the nice ones with shorter levers.. so its a good fit.
The bit that puzzles me is the routing, it has a collar welded on the side of the seat tube, but I think there must be a need for some sort of shroud of sheath for the cable to prevent it rubbing away the seat tube?
If anyone could share a shot of the rear brake cable routing of a canti built zaskar, or any helpful info I would really appreciate it, as soon as I find some dia compe cantis we are ready to rebuild the bike otherwise, if necssary we will go lx v brake, but i need to see how the routing works first!
Heres hoping the populus can help. cheers Ben
