Reverse retro-mod conversions ?

[DoctorRad]

I did a Trans Provence skills course with Great Rock in the south of France in 2012.

Was fairly under-biked on a Barry White Inbred sporting M730 XT cranks (which were fine) and SunTour wishbone shifters (which weren't).

 

[Tootyred]

M730 chainsets should get some kind of "lifetime achievement award" they are pretty much indistructable! Unlike the hollowtech rubbish that followed!

Cranks....not bottom brackets....

 

[DoctorRad]

Very true... see also their contemporary SunTour, Sakae, TA and Stronglight, to name but four.

And for the bottom bracket, it has to be SunTour XC Pro, surely?

 

[Tootyred]

Takagi....the original xt.....

 

[markoc]

I have Middleburn Bullet valve caps on my 2020 P7 if that counts. xmas present when I was about 15, which was (cough) years ago

Ran DX thumbies until about 2007 when they finally died on a Cannondale F4 and at least 25 years of faithful service.

 

[Dr Dremel]

Saw this on your favourite beard waxing site and found it quite pleasing

 

[Imlach]

Saw this on your favourite beard waxing site and found it quite pleasing

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They don't wax, the layers of dandruff, natural oils and bearing grease make for an almost permanent hold concoction

 

[Lucidone]

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Sure is pretty but that fork looks like it would provide infinitely variable trail with decent braking!

 

[bikeworkshop]

when braking, the trail stops adjusting when the tyre reaches the downtube, then you get more braking from the tyre rubbing against the frame.
Self-energising braking i think its called.

Slim, straight forks look pretty but are rare in the disc brake era, for good reason.
I think the safety feature here is that it's got tektro cable discs. Imagine some hope rx4s on there