Recent content by Lacuna

Correct, they were too orange and I was a bit disappointed. This added to the issue of a dint showing up on the top tube after it was blasted and resprayed. I still put more than 3000km on it before retiring back in 2016. Unfortunately when taking the BB out the frame threads came along for the...

I had my '99 Kula painted up to look like a '97. Turned out quite well

Trek certainly made some decisions back in the day...

There's a fair chance that nobody working at Ribble now actually remembers anything that far back. None of the original company directors are there anymore

Those brakes seem like a terrible design. I'm really not sure what problem they were trying to solve. I would ditch them and just get a set of basic shimano or avid from ebay

33lbs is pretty wild for a trail/xc hardtail. My Transition Sentinel is also 33lbs....

I don't recall UCI ever banning URT suspension designs??

Yes. Also, the '03 - '05 Monster T's had so much clearance you could get a 29" wheel in them even though they were designed for 26"

Yeah, that's probably right

Marzocchi 66, Fox 36 and Rockshox Totem were all available in a 180mm/26" configuration

Selling my Rogue is a constant regret. It was such a fun bike

what did it sell for? I have one to sell too and it would useful to know what they are going for. Thanks

I remember the elastomer stack from my Quadra 21's firing into my chest under compression when the plastic threads on the topcap just gave up. Hopefully that won't happen to you!

I felt pretty lucky to have a muni-mula and could also only dream of stuff like the Marin DH. I daresay my parents could have spent more but in hindsight I'm pleased they didn't. My bike did the job and I was never off it in my early teens. Notwithstanding all the riding I did, I was never...