MacRetro chat and rides thread

[firedfromthecircus]

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This week I have been mainly SARACEN powered

Didn't realise the weather had been so bad in the shire! And it's a fair step up from a Scooby. Besides, shouldn't this be in motor chat thread anyway? :?

 

[Mr Panda]

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Weather is sh!te at the moment as it happens..................I narrowly avoided buying the Saracen frameset last Autumn as LGF thankfully got in before I stopped dithering. However when he put the whole bike up for sale a few weeks ago I had to have it. Tis a jolly good fit too.
So there.

:xmas-big-grin:

 

[dyna-ti]

Odd the way nice strong frames like those produced by Saracen fall by the wayside and we end up with mince :?

Are you going to renovate it at all MrP ? A nice rebuild in period spec

 

[RobMac]

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Refresh my memory ............................................. :shock: What was I gonna say again?

I, vee brake levers can operate cants but cant levers canny operate vee brakes? :?

 

[velomaniac]

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V levers will operate canti brakes, but make delicate braking difficult and wheel lockups way too common, basically on-off braking with little modulation.
Canti levers cannot operate Vee's as dont pull enough cable. Work fine with mini vee's but only on sub 1.75" tyres otherwise wire catches tread as brake arms too short.

 

[RobMac]

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Thanks Vee

 

[keithyr]

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After a bit of research I got my lx canti levers to work with xt vee's by using a wee widget called a problem solver.

works a treat

 

[keithyr]

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Next time I see you Rob I can bring you the rts to show you if you need it

 

[RobMac]

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Ive decided to run a full canti set up, hope I dont live to regret it :facepalm:


And thanks for the input guys.

 

[jimo746]

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Anyone know about Gripshift? Been having a fight with some SRT-800 X-Ray units this evening. I got the left (front) to work fine, but the right (rear) moves a few clicks and then feels like the cable tension is too much for it and won't move any further, it also seems to shift up more than one gear on the cassette with each click :?

I tried swapping the shifters over but then neither would work! :?

What was supposed to be "I'll just fit the gear cables to the bike, shouldn't take long..." turned into an all evening epic.... and still the gear cables aren't fitted :facepalm: