Recent content by Crampon

Hi, sorry for the delay in getting back to you, we were hosting some family from out of town. I'd love to buy that post from you if you're still willing to ship it. How do you prefer to be paid? I spend a lot of time on a snowboard forum, and we sometimes pay for stuff with gift cards there in...

Thank you! That would be perfect, but unfortunately I'm in the US...these days it might be more hassle than it's worth to try to get that seatpost over here.

Ah, got it, thank you - I didn't realize the tube didn't go all the way through the frame.

Thank you! I'll give that a try. I'm a embarrassingly crap mechanic, but this seems like it's within my very limited skillset.

Thanks! I'm not sure what stepped ends means in this context, can you tell me a bit more? Got it on the seatpost, the frame has the set screw / grub screw setup and that lug at the top of the seatpost looks fine, so no harm done yet, but I'll definitely get a properly-sized seatpost. (Side...

Thanks! I do see a few new ones out there at Velo Orange and Modern Bike, but if you have an old one I'd be interested - I'm not too worried about staying period correct, but it's a bonus when it's possible. I poked around on eBay but there doesn't seem to be a good way to search on outside...

Bonus: I went to adjust the saddle height, assuming the seatpost would be seized up. Instead, when I backed off the set screw, the seatpost slid down into the seat tube without any pressure - like it's too small. I borrowed some calipers from our tool library and measured the outside diameter of...

I just picked up a Vitus 979 in decent condition off Craigslist - I fell down the Eroica rabbit hole, saw their FAQ said that Vitus bikes are allowed and one thing lead to another. I want to replace the brake cables+housing and I'm wondering about the approach for the internally routed rear...