MacRetro chat and rides thread

[RobMac]

A question guys
I have a set of NOS XT cants and a set of NOS XT 'V' brakes,
now Ive got a '91' Explosif that I'm gonna use as a (off road
tourer commuter winter bike) which set up do you think I
should use?

Cheers Rob

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[therealkw15]

If you are going to actually use it, surely it's got to be the Vs, for cantis are really really pish in comparison.

Yeah zealots, I know that a well set up pair of good cantis is easily every bit as good as... a crap set of Vs.

But setting them up - Life. Is. Too. Short.

I'll be casting the cantis from Tufftrax2 and putting on Vs at the weekend, I can assure you.

 

[clockworkgazz]

yeah hes right, go with the v's and give the cant's to me for the yo

 

[RobMac]

yeah hes right, go with the v's and give the cant's to me for the yo

:roll: Shucks why didn't I think of that FO!

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[kaiser]

V's are Satans work! Then again so is shackling an explosif ( if it rides as nice as your other one) with winter commuter duties

 

[RobMac]

Yeah I hear what your saying K but I feel the older Explosif's were
slightly over built compared to the newer which must have been
getting trimmed back as time went on. The '91' one looks a bit belt
and braces compared to the leaner looking '94' who know I might
love the old one to. I thought the older ones frame would be better
suited to take the weight of guards and panniers.
But then I could use that auld GT Baskar for winter duties

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[mikee]

i have an old shogun frame and a raliegh summit that would be better
suited than a nice (or even rubbish ) kona frame
i'm with kaiser on this , salt and shit all over it ,spare the poor kona

 

[The Ken]

The GT would dissolve over winter if you used that on our roads.

 

[clockworkgazz]

yeah poor kona

anyone ever taken a set of dukes apart? want to do it for me

 

[kaiser]

So who's doin what at the weekend? And why aren't you coming to Ae with me a gazz?