Recent content by ADH

Very nice.. Look forward to seeing how this develops.

:lol: :lol: yes, but it's gone for the summer...

Thank you. I don't know the detail around the 26" vs 650b wheel measurements, but I took some measurements from the frame. The distance between the seatstays is 77mm The axle to seatstay brace measurement is 365mm Hope this helps, if you are considering the use of 650b rims. Al

Been enjoying the Sunshine this weekend.. 8)

I thought I'd be able to work it out from the circumference of the downtube but I lost faith in that method.. It was an ancient tape measure and the best figure I could get was 104mm.. Judicious use of Pi got me some random 33.something diameter.. A 31.8 diameter = 100mm circumference, which...

Thanks Barney.

As I don't have a caliper to measure the downtube diameter, could I ask if anyone here knows what the correct size front mech would be for this frame.

May I have a set of XT thumbshifters please. PM sent

Thank you Roberto, sorry about the newbie errors. Looking forward to receiving the goodies. Al

Buon Giorno, Could I have the mint XTR V brakes and the bottom pull XTR front mech please? Spero di ricevere al più presto.. Allan

That Orange is just, right.. The clean lines of the Fat 10th runs a very close second though.

Outstanding! Paint? Who needs it when metal looks that good..

Thank you. I reckon the only straight round tubes are the headtube and the seatstay brace. The top tube is virtually triangular as it was drawn to the headtube end, the seat tube is drawn to a multi flat facetted shape as it meets the bottom bracket - you can just about see that on the ( badly...

Not decided what to do with it yet.. The early Avalanches seem to have come with the 'bologna' rigid fork, or maybe Rockshox. I don't think a catalogue specific build is my thing, will keep you in mind if the situation changes. Al

Cheers Madjez. Looks like a pale metallic brown.. hmnn - off to see if I can find out more about that.