Recent content by blilrat

Love watching your progress. I use 130 psi in my rear shock. I have the psi to rider weight chart if you're interested. I had a new set of bushings a couple of years ago. Before I put them in the bike, I took measurements of them all so someone can mill a new set when my current ones wear out.

Can't believe I've been riding this bike for two years and almost 2000 miles now. After the 2014 M700 build, I went with a 6 speed M730 all silver build in 2015. Now, 2016 and I'm moving into the early 90s with a 7 speed M732 all black look. Any thoughts on a white saddle with white grips? I...

I love Mountain Goats, but that paint puts this one in it's own category. Fantastic! You should take more pictures with a real landscape in the background. There's something about an MTB sitting in it's environment.

Didn't see this posted yet. Walkthrough of JMC's race bike. I don't think I've seen the soldered rear spokes before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7IxivaYQw0

I race my retro bikes and get a lot of positive feedback for the most part. I used clips on my pedals a couple of years ago and got some flack about how dangerous that was from the younger guys. :roll:

Re: Look at it on the new Ritchey 650b frame. Even though it's tapered, the headtube has a crafted look to it with the subtle curve and flared ends.

My race rig:

Re: Re: The '95 S-works is slightly different from the '94. Can't believe I had a picture - top is my '94, chain would catch that weld between the dropout and the seat stay. The bottom is my '95 and it looks like Spec cleaned up the weld (maybe to accept 8 cogs?). I've run the '95 as a...

Re: 1994 Stumpjumper FSR Revival Love bikes with a coming back home story. That's my favorite color FSR. Since your plan includes modern components, I'll give you my lesson learned with that frame. It won't take more than a 7 speed cassette without the chain rubbing the seat stay on the...

My wife's Schwinn Cimarron built up to cruise the paved paths.

it's 29.2

Ah, those are fairly easy to remove. I used a philips head screwdriver roughly the same diameter as the bushing and pushed it out. Once you have the stays apart, there is similar bushing to remove using the same method. Then the last bushing, a top hat style, is much more difficult to remove.

I rebuilt mine not too long ago. If you're talking about the top hat bushing, I don't think it can be removed without destroying it. Or at least I couldn't find a way. If you don't have the rebuild kit, I wouldn't even attempt to remove it.

I almost didn't enter because I was in love with the Goat. Beautiful!

Re: I'll throw an 80s bike in the mix. blilrat's 1986? Land Shark Dirt Shark Build Thread: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=293510 Some current pics with an American Classic seatpost instead of the Campy in the build thread.