Recent content by euphras_1

Me stupid.....i thought this thread is about AMERICAN frames and bicycles. :facepalm: Concerning drilling a drain hole into the bb shell, as long as you grease the seat tube/seat post sufficiently water inside the shell shouldn´t be an issue. And i don´t like the general "idea" to put holes...

Highly depends upon what is "usual"* in your opinion. But if the paint damages are modest it sounds like a good deal. * a picture tells more than thousands of words :xmas-big-grin:

Not as rapid as titanium. Ti stains within a (few) second(s) depending on the amount of heat applied.

Use a small gas torch or a bunsen burner at low heat output to heat it at some well hidden part of the surface. -If it first changes from titanium/aluminum grey to yellow and - upon further heating - from yellow to blue, it IS titanium. - if it stays grey-whitish, it IS aluminum And this post...

Five arm cranks good, four arm cranks bad. :xmas-wink:

i have a Tacx im my basement. Nothing to get excited about but pretty straight forward. I´d recommend it.

12-25 €, depending on the condition. They were 6speed derailleurs with a geometry slightly different than the last revision of the Accushift derailleurs. So the use of them is kind of restricted. edit: since you mentioned 6/7speed by yourself; there were two different versions out. The first...

I think i´ll chime in. :xmas-big-grin: Two photos of dismantled/opened XC deraiileurs done by myself: A direct link to my small tech blog: http://euphras.blogspot.de/2011/10/how- ... shift.html Many thanks to rider for pointing out to a thread where i previously did comment on that...

Oh, my bad, sorry! :facepalm:

I think it´s an unofficial repaint since the tubing isn´t Ritchey Logic (which means steel iirc). And yes, it´s a 1990 frame.

I apologise for not tripping earlier over this thread. A piece of art. I really LOVE those eighties Cannondales. Everything - from components to the head badge logo still has the allurement of beginning. :xmas-big-grin: :xmas-cool: And the size of the frame adds to the overall bright picture.

Not my photo, taken somewhere off the net

There were two different styles of head sets out regarding the XC Pro group. One without ball retainers and 26 loosely inserted bearing balls/race (i believe the earlier version) and one with convenient ball retainers housing 22 balls/race. The second one is a pretty good head set - in line with...

Quoted for emphasis. :)

The difference between SS-7 and XC Expert is evident. The XC Expert shares a lot (if not all) with the Dia Compe SS-4. The design of the SS-7 is much more "rounded" and "organical". Personally i prefer the look of the SS-4 over the SS-7, but i drive one pair of SS-7 levers since about twenty...