the 'upgraded thru the 90's look' build
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one-eyed_jim
Old School Grand Master
Well, they work better in the wet, they don't clog with mud, they still work fine if you buckle a wheel, and they don't wear your rims out. That's what I'm told, anyway.W W Biffta":3t0nlgzs said:
The thing I like about 9 is that it lets me lose the granny ring. 29 or 30 at the front and 32 at the back is the lowest gear I have any use for. Even when I used to run a triple it meant that I could ride much more in the middle ring. That's no bad thing.
I'm probably going to go back to seven though - if you can still get it when I've worn my 9-speed stuff out.
nope mud doesnt affect discs . the venting in the disc draws mud over the pads so the rider of this bike got less than a day out of a pair of new pads
not that vs are any better of course
although i do think that cable discs are worthless especially the ones on cheap bikes to make them look "cool" that come factory fitted with bent discs
one-eyed_jim
Old School Grand Master
Yeah, but at the rate I'm wearing stuff out these days, CRC may not even exist by the time I've reverted. I've got quite a stock of gear to work through.xizang":1fkbefxl said:CRC do 7 speed cassettes, STX 7 speed shifters and spacers to run 7 speed on 9 speed wheels (these DO work, got them)
I think I must have a couple of 7-speed cassettes kicking around though. I'm pretty well set up for 7-speed hubs, and I'm currently friction-shifting my 9-speed cassette with Deore II 7-speed thumbies...
one-eyed_jim
Old School Grand Master
Nice Cone, but those cranks are the fugliest.perry":1ddyawi3 said:
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Hei Hei is currently my only period correct (but not catalogue correct) project.
Pace RC200 F3 is ok apart from running M960 XTR mechs, v-brakes & sti levers
XLM is bling build with rigid forks
Pace RC200 F3 is ok apart from running M960 XTR mechs, v-brakes & sti levers
XLM is bling build with rigid forks
I run a mix too. I can't see the point of wearing out a 1992 XT rear mech when somebody wants it for a restoration special.
So all the stuff that wears out is newer (rear mech, chainrings) but cranks, hubs and shifters (and so number of gears) is unchanged. And as I've run Magura rim brakes for around 14 years I've never been tempted to swap.
So all the stuff that wears out is newer (rear mech, chainrings) but cranks, hubs and shifters (and so number of gears) is unchanged. And as I've run Magura rim brakes for around 14 years I've never been tempted to swap.
Dr.Robotnik
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I don't mind the upgraded through the nineties look but where do you stop?
Here is how I found my 1995 Radical + in its last incarnation before I switched to a Yeti Lawill DH6.
To my mind it's gone a bit far. I don't think the fork suits it at all. The giant Hanebrinks on the skinny Sunn frame. So I decided to re-do it and definitely use the original forks.
So after riding my brothers old Specialized Hardrock with cantis, a super long stem, flat bars and Quadra 10's over Christmas and loving it. I decided to turn my bike into the specification it had when I first got it. As I thought I had most of the parts.
However this has quickly spiralled out of control as all the parts I had were missing bits, e.g. a straddle cable here, a jockey wheel there, etc, etc...
But it's been fun finding spares and the end result, refurbished frame and forks will perform better than it does now.
Once I've done this however I am going to upgrade it with the tarty bits I had or wanted back in the day...as I still had most of these and it'll then be how I want it. Phew what a rant
Here is how I found my 1995 Radical + in its last incarnation before I switched to a Yeti Lawill DH6.
To my mind it's gone a bit far. I don't think the fork suits it at all. The giant Hanebrinks on the skinny Sunn frame. So I decided to re-do it and definitely use the original forks.
So after riding my brothers old Specialized Hardrock with cantis, a super long stem, flat bars and Quadra 10's over Christmas and loving it. I decided to turn my bike into the specification it had when I first got it. As I thought I had most of the parts.
However this has quickly spiralled out of control as all the parts I had were missing bits, e.g. a straddle cable here, a jockey wheel there, etc, etc...
But it's been fun finding spares and the end result, refurbished frame and forks will perform better than it does now.
Once I've done this however I am going to upgrade it with the tarty bits I had or wanted back in the day...as I still had most of these and it'll then be how I want it. Phew what a rant
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1993 buy zaskar
1994 wore out OEM MAG21, XT rear mech, Mavic 231 rims and the bearings in the XT hubs
buy Hope hubs, Mavic SUP 117, hydrolic disk for the front and the first generation Judy DH with the Hope disk mount.
Wore out succession of tyres 'ugraded' stem after stem, bent GT seatpost, replace with USE. Replaced M730 cranks with Toplines
So, just frame/ BB/ front mech is original by 1996.
Zaskar frame, Hope disk/hubs XT front mech, later XT rear, Azonic bars/ste, RS Judy DH with Speed springs.
bike is sold/ stolen, then in 2000 get it back, it gets rebuilt with first gen. XT V's, Proshift F/R mechs ($49 USD each in 2000!), Toplines, blue USE and those Pace rigid forks that Hope /Pace argued over for a while.
Amazing ride - broke old Hope mount, cant get new one so buy cheapo Alu forks with disk tab, FSA headset.
Then in 2003, the dreaded drops / mudguards arrive
- now in 2009 ( :shock: ) its back with a new period correct (but not OEM) rebuild, just cant quite justify prices of NOS Smoke/dart so stick with IRC stuff.
1994 wore out OEM MAG21, XT rear mech, Mavic 231 rims and the bearings in the XT hubs
buy Hope hubs, Mavic SUP 117, hydrolic disk for the front and the first generation Judy DH with the Hope disk mount.
Wore out succession of tyres 'ugraded' stem after stem, bent GT seatpost, replace with USE. Replaced M730 cranks with Toplines
So, just frame/ BB/ front mech is original by 1996.
Zaskar frame, Hope disk/hubs XT front mech, later XT rear, Azonic bars/ste, RS Judy DH with Speed springs.
bike is sold/ stolen, then in 2000 get it back, it gets rebuilt with first gen. XT V's, Proshift F/R mechs ($49 USD each in 2000!), Toplines, blue USE and those Pace rigid forks that Hope /Pace argued over for a while.
Amazing ride - broke old Hope mount, cant get new one so buy cheapo Alu forks with disk tab, FSA headset.
Then in 2003, the dreaded drops / mudguards arrive
- now in 2009 ( :shock: ) its back with a new period correct (but not OEM) rebuild, just cant quite justify prices of NOS Smoke/dart so stick with IRC stuff.
