Recent content by 95pantera

Hey guys, I realized that while I have a 7 speed shifter for the rear, I have a 9 speed cassette (sram 7.0). I'm guessing the PO was lazy, and threw on anything that would work before selling it. Should I put on a 7 speed cassette with a spacer? Or find a 9 speed shifter that will fit the...

So I'm planning to swap out my spoked wheels for a set of mag wheels on my 96 pantera. I am wondering what I should be aware of, especially when moving the cassette from the current rear wheel to the new rear wheel? Right now I have Weinmann Zac 19 wheels, and will be putting spin carbon wheels...

Wow, awesome! Thanks for the info. I bought a pair of upgraded caps for a quadra5/21, thinking it would work for the 21r, but it does not. I'm going to keep my eyes open for a new set of caps. They are set all the way to maximum preload, so thats cool for now i guess, but eventually I would like...

Re: Thanks, I really appreciate you willing to help me out, you were very responsive to my PM's, I am glad I found this community!

Re: Hey so I meant to ask, if you can reply, I would REALLY appreciate it. I'm trying to figure out how the preload system works. I twist my top cap hand knobs when they are out of the fork, and the discs that press against the elastomers move in circles, but dont seem to move up and down. Do...

Ah ok, thanks! Good to know (on both points).

Re: So I got the new headset in place, success! No more play in the headset! The crown race on this headset is split, so it fit on the fork with fingers, but stays tight. The whole replacement took about 30 minutes start to finish. Most of the time I was trying to figure out how to use my...

I looked around and wanted to find a Tioga, but everything was either threaded new, or threadless used.

Re: So update, I canceled the order for the bearings, and went to my LBS to ask about replacement bearings. After realizing how complicated it will be to find a match, i figured I am better off buying a new headset. In the interest of diy wrenching, I bought a Venzo MTB headset on amazon after...

Re: I'm actually thinking it may be an Aheadset. The lower stationary cup says Tioga, and the upper adjusting core says "Tioga Cartridge System". I viewed the illustration below on the left, and that is exactly my setup, except i have open cage bearings instead of catridges. I found...

Re: Interesting, I hadn't considered that. I do remember the bottom bearings came out and i didn't pay attention to orientation when I put them back together. I'll take a look tonight and update.

Yes, I am, about to PM you.

Hi guys, I recently bought a 1996 GT Pantera, and I love the bike. One issue I have is that there is play in the headset. Even if I have the compression cap tight that its hard to turn the wheel, there is still play at the bottom of the headset. I remembered, when i replaced the rigid fork with...

oooooh! Beautiful! Please heal up quick and post a review, I've been considering purchasing a set of these. The stock ones i have work fine, but who knows how long they will last after 20+ years. Also, how do they differentiate which ones are soft/firm, or are they all the same?

Glad to see im not the only one who chose to rebuild quadra's instead of buying mag 21's.