MacRetro chat and rides thread

[old_coyote_pedaller]

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Aye Rob, that's what I hoped you'd have. The thing is you could easily fit a Lefty to your frame and ditch the existing shock for a modernish air one. That's what I ended up doing with mine all be it I was forced in to it when I discovered original cast/bonded swing-arm was cracked. I fitted a Jekyll swing-arm, frame already had a Fox air shock, and in the time I was waiting for swing-arm to turn up found a Lefty and wheel cheapo on ebay. I think the fitted Headshok it had, an air/oil shock, only had 70mm of travel compared to the over 100mm on rear, so the 100mm Titanium Lefty balanced it up a bit better. Nice comfy capable XC bike but able enough to ride down less extreme DH. Unlike the guy on board. :facepalm:

Do you want/trust :mrgreen: me to have a look at Headshok for you?

 

[RobMac]

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Do you want/trust :mrgreen: me to have a look at Headshok for you?

That better no be some kind of code you auld perv :mrgreen:

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

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Do you want/trust :mrgreen: me to have a look at Headshok for you?

That better no be some kind of code you auld perv :mrgreen:

You wish....

 

[RobMac]

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[jimo746]

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Had a look at my head shock today, got the top bit off with the Park Pin pliers
But below that is a spacer, bottom out bumper, then another two pin the cap, I've seen a YouTube video where they used right angle circlip pliers to undo it, so I just need to find mine and then I should be able to get to the top out bumper and main elastomer underneath.

 

[clubby]

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Sounds like the same tool as mine took. I found it too deep to get my circlip pliers into. It also took a decent amount of force to tighten down again afterwards.

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

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Jim, just be careful and find a way to protect the damper/piston shaft from the jaws of pliers. Ye don't want to put scratches/gouges on the shaft.

Remembered this Cannondale service manual PDF that I found a while ago on Sheldon Brown's site.

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/cannondale ... ual_en.pdf

Has lots of info for identifying older Headshoks and then being in with a chance of doing some TLC on them.

 

[mr-mac]

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Today’s wee ride... well over 17miles (forgot to record first few miles.

Leuchars to Dundee with train back

https://strava.app.link/3IGiWWcxi0

 

[jimo746]

Mr-mac get joined up to the MacRetro club on Strava.
Looks like you did some of the same trails me and RobMac did at the weekend.

 

[mr-mac]

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Joined (John Hogg) it says old men on bikes... should it not be men on old bikes or old men on old bikes hahahahaha