Recent content by basketcase

Alas, a bike too far :(

I wonder if anyone's tried to bunny-hop that .........

Elastomers that much better? I have no point of reference, as this is the only Judy I've had experience with, and it came with the springs - One yellow, one red.

The guy is actually selling it ? He ought to be giving it away, for someone to experiment with ........

Other side cracked too? Wouldn't be surprised to see that lower arm of the crack go right around.

I guess I got lucky - My Judy XC's already had springs in them.

I checked this, and it should be OK, I think. 🤔 I guess that's what caused them to break off - Someone continuing to twist the dial, after it stopped. OR, someone (NOT ME), twisted the dial along with the caps, as they were unscrewing them

You gotta' use what you got - Actually, it's only my mid-size lathe, the enormous one is in another building ;)

So, in rebuilding my '95 Parkpre, I finally got around to the fork. This is the second Mag 21 I've needed to refurbish, and doing just a basic clean-up and seal replacement is not a big deal, but this one had a problem........ When I opened it up, I found the plastic adjuster rods just laying...

Unique paint, for sure :)

Not really a full frontal, I'm afraid - '85 Bianchi Grizzly I had to sell a few years ago ................ That was a tough one .........

That's what kevlar fabric does - You can't cut it or tear it, but it do get fuzzy. You know they make those fancy, super light kevlar canoes, right - They have to laminate fiberglass over the kevlar fabric, because it's too fuzzy to finish.

Have you thought about an Oxalic Acid soak? You just need a tub or container big enough for the frame. I've done this, and it really works - It ONLY removes the rust, and doesn't affect sound steel, chrome, or most paint. Just don't try it on a red-painted bike - It'll bleach the red color to...

If you think about it, that's right. The caliper has to be offset, to be in the right position on the rotor diameter - Whatever that is.

Hope springs eternal :)