MacRetro chat and rides thread

[Jamiedyer]

So who from Macretro is still going to Sundays Audax, East Lothian Rough Stuff?
Brian is no longer able to go due to family visiting from OS, I am definitely going as will be staying in Perth tomorrow night. Velo are you still coming? Rob?

Jamie

 

[jimo746]

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It's 1993/1994, what disc brakes are available?

Pace? Formula??

Going to collect my Orange Prestige from storage this weekend, been contemplating a disc conversion for a few years. Very nearly went full-bodge with some Hope mechanical discs, but it all seemed a bit too Heath Robinson tbh.
I'm prepared to have a disc tab welded on the frame, I'll be keeping the frame so not too bothered about messing with its originality (it's already had the rear canti brake guide removed).

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

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There's this thread about Hopes, viewtopic.php?f=1&t=94741

But if you've already altered the frame and are proposing getting disc mounts welded on, modernising it so to speak, why bother with ancient disc brakes? There's lots of later brakes that will not be a pain to keep working, spares etc, but still not look out of place on an older bike.
Not that it would bother me, I've no problem with putting new components on an older bike, things wear out and get replaced with more recent bits as a matter of course. If they happen to work better then that's great.

 

[jimo746]

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Yeah it's have to be hydraulic discs. I'd still like to keep the bike relatively period correct though.
I guess disc brakes ftom the 1990's would be ok.
The bike used to have flouro yellow Magura HS33 brakes, I think Magura did flouro yellow disc brakes?
I was a fairly late convert to discs so not clued up on retro-ish disc brakes.

 

[jimo746]

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I was the original frame owner, and had the cable guides drilled out to fit Magura rim brake hoses.
It was sold, and somewhere along the lines someone removed the rear canti guide.
Then I bought the frame back again.

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

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When did Magura Louise and Clara disc brakes appear?
Remember using them, Louise, on a bike years ago, 2 pads but single-sided piston that made disc flex over to other pad. Seemed to work OK.

 

[velomaniac]

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Not sure when they appeared but I had a Careers Hellcat 1999-2000 model I bought brand new in 2000 fitted with Magura Louise brakes. They operated as described but could only be aligned using 0.2 mm spacing washers which was a right pain when setting up the brakes.

 

[dyna-ti]

I think that around about that time Jim Hopes were the silver grey 1st cable brake, I think it was after or a year or so the black versions came out. Might be a bit of info to be gleaned out their history bumpf.

Cable brake seemed to disappear off ebay etc about 3 years ago. But likely many here own them and a general ask might produce some.
Silver mayb 1990/91 and the black ones that looked like they werent beaten out by a blacksmith were '92-92, then C2's began their development. I think they came out 93 or 4 :? As i had new C2's fitted in 96(front only, sport hub) and formula were the current ones :? I got the C2's cheaper as they were older kit.

If you want something to put a rear on, ive a spare !S mount of the type that is the cut down hope hub axle, bolt on thingummy. etc
Outside of that period hydraulic you're talking the No2 system, which though about can be hit or miss operationally. The IS molunt works and fits the same but offers a wider option .

If youve no mounts. Sorry, forgot to ask which bike. I tracked back a few pages but i couldnt see reference to it.


Incidentally, if youre thinking the early formula as an option, dont. They fade horribly.

 

[jimo746]

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Hmmm..... it’s looking like Hope C2, Open 2 etc I think....

Dyna, I think I bought some cable disks from you a couple of years ago? Maybe it was another retro biker, but I was pulling my hair out trying to get the front to fit on some forks without a lot of bodging, I didn’t even want to think about the work needed to get the rear to work
I sold them to a chap on here, I wonder if he had any luck?

Definitely hydro discs I think, the Orange Prestige frame already has the brake cable stops drilled out to fit the hose, and it won’t cost the earth to have a disc tab added to the rear and some paint matched.

As for the front..... :?

 

[gmac123]

alright MacRetro peeps, I hope yir all fine and dandy!!

a bit of advice pls... been a long time since a sold a bike (just keep stacking them up), where would you advise that I post my SC Tallboy for sale??