How Well Does a 30 Year-old Bike Ride?
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M-Power
Old School Grand Master
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Also made a note to try his 1X 34/36/38T front and 11-40+ T set up in the rear. Never realised such cassettes existed for classic hubs and for sensible money. I seldom use the big ring these days anyway. I dont see retro bikes as obsolete anyway, they are just as enjoyable to ride today as 30yrs ago. Lots of narrow gnarly twisty root and slippy off camber trails near me that require old school handling skills. You just cant blast through it with 700mm bars on a modern full sus rig.
Also made a note to try his 1X 34/36/38T front and 11-40+ T set up in the rear. Never realised such cassettes existed for classic hubs and for sensible money. I seldom use the big ring these days anyway. I dont see retro bikes as obsolete anyway, they are just as enjoyable to ride today as 30yrs ago. Lots of narrow gnarly twisty root and slippy off camber trails near me that require old school handling skills. You just cant blast through it with 700mm bars on a modern full sus rig.
TOMAS
Senior Retro Guru
Cool lil video, i've always been VERY against anything modern tweeks to any of my fleet but i'll be honest, the idea is growing on me, a lot. Take the best of everything we know, simplicity of old stuff, convenience and reliability of modern stuff... maybe I have a retromod project on the way with my next build - modern tubeless rubber, wider bars, 1x8 groupset sounds cool. I need to look into the wide range 8speed cassette and the funky widget that lowers the rear mech to accommodate the wider range, anyone any details/links to this product?
rienster
Retro Guru
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These guys sell them as a combo.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SUNRACE-8-11S- ... MD0Hy7Eagw
I use this on my old Trek, works fine.
These guys sell them as a combo.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SUNRACE-8-11S- ... MD0Hy7Eagw
I use this on my old Trek, works fine.
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TOMAS
Senior Retro Guru
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Should keep it inline but just moves it down around 20-30mm from looks of it, it will no double allow for clearance for a larger big ring on the cassette, otherwise the top jockey wheel will just simply foul/crash into the larger cogs as it shifts upwards. Only downside I can think of is more vague shifting in the smaller cogs and also the chain won't ride around as many teeth on the smaller cogs, thus possibly increasing wear on the few teeth it does contact, however I suspect it won't cause too much grief.
Scvintage":z2epmkke said:
Should keep it inline but just moves it down around 20-30mm from looks of it, it will no double allow for clearance for a larger big ring on the cassette, otherwise the top jockey wheel will just simply foul/crash into the larger cogs as it shifts upwards. Only downside I can think of is more vague shifting in the smaller cogs and also the chain won't ride around as many teeth on the smaller cogs, thus possibly increasing wear on the few teeth it does contact, however I suspect it won't cause too much grief.
