Recent content by bishopdante

I had a set of these once on a bike I rode in 1993. They were awfully plastic, and flexed under braking.

Man... it really is such a nice piece... but after riding it a fair bit, and over some distance... there is no escaping the fact that it's too small for me at 6ft tall. Too short in the top tube, too short in the leg... just a bit too small. I can get away with it, it's sort of BMX-ish and it's...

Re: Tape measure on the seat post tube is suggesting it's the 16.5" . Certainly dropping the seat post takes it into hooligan mode.

Not that I am any sort of a touring expert, but the reason why tourers are typically built on the sturdy side, with an equally beefy set of components is the presence of front and rear racks, which can be loaded up to considerable weights. Sometimes the racks are even welded into the frame...

Re: Re: I'll snap some. Still using the Tioga bars and shimmed 1 1/8" stem, but it's now set up to rideable spec, being ridden about. Was totally pleased that the M950 rear mech tolerates 9 speed, so I pulled out an XT I had knocking around and it worked like a breeze. That SRAM cassette...

Re: Seems the forks worked as a crumple zone protecting both frame and rider! Amazing thing about a tube is that the stress is evenly distributed around the wall. In order for the tube to fail like that, has to be sufficiently huge deformation for the tube to have ended up getting...

Re: Don't have a paper review, no. I do have a V1 frame for sale though, so if anybody is interested just hit me up.

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Re: Umm... just one small question... are you sure that's thermoplastic? I'm pretty sure that most carbon composites are thermosets not thermoplastics, and are based on epoxy. Thermoplastic composites do exist, employing plastics such as nylon, but I'm pretty sure that GT used epoxy same as...

With the £5 lock the kona was secured with, that bike is very likely to get pinched (certainly before yours).

Did you shift that middleburn 38t chainring?

Re: I had those 1 tonne cranks and plastic brake levers on a splatter finish ammaco. Daily machine, must have put a thousand miles on it. 14X0g cranks, eh. Shocking. Wore out the chainrings & carried on riding it. Did not get me any cred whatsoever, but I learned how to ride fast on it. Whole...

PARTS EXCHANGE: Offered (photos shortly): Ballistic CNC 1+1/8th" 25.5mm clamp long stem Amoeba CNC 1+1/8th" 25.5mm clamp short stem Token Pyrotec carbon seatpost Hope Big 'Un pair of wheels red anodised w/20mm front axle w/ mavic SUP rims Hope Sport 5 bolt pair of wheels red anodised...

Am immensely pleased. Have been looking for one of these for 20 years! Handlebars & stem are a temporary fit up, just parts that were lying around, I quite like the boxy stem. Bit heavy tho. _____ Shredded decals, pulled those off now. Does anybody know exactly which revision these are...

Here is what I have so far: [have marked items that are needed / should be replaced for the build in bold] Frame: Pace RC200 F5 Fork: Pace RC36 Headset: Chris King NoThreadset 1" Stem: Tioga box Handlebar: Tioga Riser Grips: ? Brakes: XTR M950 Brake Pads: ? Brake Cables: ? Brake Levers...