Djr-xc-quadracer88
Old School Hero
what else do you need?? lets have a list?
WTD:Nano-budget bike build bits; not even as posh as Mad Max
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Djr-xc-quadracer88":xy4zsdpw said:
Well, I think I'm near as dammit there. I've kept the 1st post updated so that should be the most up-to-date summary of the State Of The Nation, and the only real main thing I'm lacking now is an 8 speed rear (right hand) shifter (that and the front mech, but I haven't had one of those on my other bike for ages!)
Really am itching to get the build finished now! And I think the Haldon Hill RetroBike outing will be the perfect christening
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Devout Dirtbag
Seat clamp was perfect, Cyfa - cheers!
The rear brake - yeah, my plan (don't know what you think..?) is to shorten the hose and have the Tektro as a front brake - then I have a hydraulic front brake on both bikes, and - better - in the short term, I can just swap the front wheel. Neither of my frames has rear disc IS mounts, and though adaptors might be a work-around, I'm not fazed by a V brake at the back. It may be my motorcycling background, but I put a lot more emphasis in the brake up front.
So - if it comes to it, for Haldon, I'll swap the cable from the Giant to the Marin, and run the Giant without a rear brake for the time being.
What do you think?
The rear brake - yeah, my plan (don't know what you think..?) is to shorten the hose and have the Tektro as a front brake - then I have a hydraulic front brake on both bikes, and - better - in the short term, I can just swap the front wheel. Neither of my frames has rear disc IS mounts, and though adaptors might be a work-around, I'm not fazed by a V brake at the back. It may be my motorcycling background, but I put a lot more emphasis in the brake up front.
So - if it comes to it, for Haldon, I'll swap the cable from the Giant to the Marin, and run the Giant without a rear brake for the time being.
What do you think?
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Devout Dirtbag
In motorbiking - and it does depend a lot on the kind of bike - as a rule of thumb, you're supposed to be getting the front to do 75% and the back to do 25%. As your weight gets thrown forwards, this compression of the front causes the brake to work harder and more effectively - hence the increased wear.
