MacRetro chat and rides thread

[Jamiedyer]

£10!!! Score Jimo!
It is sad though the things that get thrown away or discarded due to something relatively easy to fix. But, their loss is your gain clearly

Jamie

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

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Yup, Jamie/jimo, never give a sucker an even break. :mrgreen:

I too am amazed at how many people manage to break things or simply don't know they can be fixed all due to their lack of basic mechanical knowledge. Others see having their things repaired as somehow demeaning or a loss of status as they now own something that is no longer pristine. It's got to be new and shiney.


.....and breathe.......

 

[Mr Panda]

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It appears everything is still disposable :evil:

I thought we'd hit a turning point around 10 years ago when my kids came back from school saying we were killing polar bears every day by driving cars, creating rubbish and burning coal etc, but it seems that lesson has been quickly forgotten :facepalm:

 

[gmac123]

the ineptitude others presents opportunities for us

scored a giant propel with dura ace the other week for a pittance, just because the shifters were jammed.. took me a full hour to fix

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

the ineptitude others presents opportunities for us

scored a giant propel with dura ace the other week for a pittance, just because the shifters were jammed.. took me a full hour to fix

Was it just dried up lube? I've bought Ultegra shifters off ebay for next to nowt because they wouldn't shift, a scoosh with GT85 to soften hardened lube, worked them through their movement, repeat till they work properly, a wee bit clean, some proper lube and working as they should for the foreseeable. There's plenty info online about fixing sticky shifters but the inability of so many to get their heads round something relatively simple like this is worrying but as you say we win, they lose.

 

[jimo746]

Was it just dried up lube?.

You'd have to ask Rob about that....

 

[jimo746]

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Genuine question... what's the deal with retro Shimano & Suntour mechs/shifters?
Is it like later Shimano/Sram where they generally don't like to be mixed & matched?

 

[RobMac]

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My '94, Explosif which I've owned from new is fitted with Suntour shifters and XT mechs and it's been the most constant and reliable set up I've ever used (all be it a bit agricultural by todays standards).

 

[DynaCol]

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The only potential issue I could see is mixing Shimano shifters with suntour cassettes, or vice versa, due to slightly different spacing. Check out Sheldon Brown's site for the info but I'm sure it'll be fine.

 

[epicyclo]

The best way to mix and match derailleurs and shifters is in an industrial grinder.