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Zaskar archaeology
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After the chain snapping episode both the cassette and chain were replaced. Not sure why Sram was used but I'm guessing it works ok? Any advise/experience?
It's a heavy old lump but I've no idea if a CS-HG70-9 is any lighter but for now I just plan to replace the chain.
It's a heavy old lump but I've no idea if a CS-HG70-9 is any lighter but for now I just plan to replace the chain.
After spending £217 on this and still needing a headset and to sort the fork, I had a discussion with my brother-in-law about the options i.e. i. replacement modern, ii. replacement retro or iii. refurb the existing and the decision was to go all in a restore the SID. 
I pumped it up this morning and it held the pressure no problem, so after stripping it down I peeled the decals off and most of the paint came off as well! This will have to be powder coated as it's far more durable than a rattle can job but at £85; that's quite an investment...
I pumped it up this morning and it held the pressure no problem, so after stripping it down I peeled the decals off and most of the paint came off as well! This will have to be powder coated as it's far more durable than a rattle can job but at £85; that's quite an investment...
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Dropped the fork legs off at Griff's earlier this week and unsurprisingly I was there for a while. For those of you who haven't visited he does work for Jon Rock, Starling Cycles & Clandestine to name a few, so it was a bit of a pilgrimage.
I’d read that RAL 5015 was a close match to the RockShox blue but looking at the colour cards we thought that 5017 was better but even that isn’t an exact match (the digital card below is crap!). I’ve kept a large flake of the original paint to make a comparison but that’s not going to be until September, so you’re going to have to sit tight I’m afraid!
I’d read that RAL 5015 was a close match to the RockShox blue but looking at the colour cards we thought that 5017 was better but even that isn’t an exact match (the digital card below is crap!). I’ve kept a large flake of the original paint to make a comparison but that’s not going to be until September, so you’re going to have to sit tight I’m afraid!
