Recent content by Jimmi

It has rusty old suspension forks, my friend just wants to go rigid

I should have been clearer. What I’m looking for is so hard to find! I’ve seen some on Aliexpress for £35 but don’t really want to go down that route. I guess I could convert the front to disc but then that’s a whole load of money. Or just run back brake 😏

Can you get those with cantilever bosses?

Any idea where I can buy one?

My mate has an Orange P7 and he wants help to get it back up and running, the sus forks are totally shot. I’ve found some cheap rigids that have a 390mm a2c the ones I’ve removed are 450mm. Will this be too much of a difference? I’ve never done this before so am worried it’ll look a bit “nose down”

Sorry to dig up an old thread but did you find anything?

Such a shame 😞

Not yet, this one was covered by scabby paint. I took a brake from fighting with the seat post and started sanding, then I saw it.

I’ve got and old stump jumper frame and I’ve discovered a small 2mm hole in a chain stay, I’ve never seen this before. But to be fair I’ve never tried to rescue a bike this old before. Obviously this isn’t a good sign, but how bad is it? I’m not in love with this frame but equally I’d rather not...

So after snapping my breaker bar and killing my biggest ratchet, I employed the big guns. Hot air gun, set of stilsons and a car jack handle for leverage. Job done!

Just an update, after soaking in penetration oil over night, I managed to snap the 1/2 drive off my breaker bar. Which probably says more about the quality of the bar than my strength! So I’m carrying on with the soaking. Next attempt will be a big ratchet with a length of Scaff tube over the...

I think beer will help the situation

Patience isn’t my strong point😬

It’s defo going the right way, the main problem is trying to keep the BB tool in place while I administer the breaker bar. Normally I’d use a washer and bolt to keep it in. I’ve soaked it in RP 90 so will have to wait now. Hopefully it’ll loosen so I can use regular ratchet and hold it in by hand.