Recent content by MyiataTRR

After some years away from tinkering with bikes the need reared it’s head once again. Away to the local equivalent of Craigslist we go, and after a few weeks this emerged: KHS Descent, from what I can gather a -97 model. A few discrepancies from the little info I found online, namely fork and...

Hey all. Just picked up my first roadbike, a Nishiki Ultra Tour. It has a slew of components, none original I suspect: - Shimano Deore XT front derailleur - Shimano 200 CX rear derailleur - Shimano Deore thumbies - Shimano Deore XT cranks (FC-M730) - Brake levers marked C-Star - Shimano...

This is built to ride, just came home from a 25km ride. My ass hurts, my lege are shot, and the bike climbs better then me, but it was fun! Everything worked like it should, a bit of fine tuning is needed, but that was expected. I must say I'm quite pleased. A dodgy cellphone pic from the ride...

Might have a point there, cut them the same length as the original ones, not giving it much thought I must admit.

So...it´s finally done After a long wait it´s finally done. Been a much longer process then I first thought, mainly because finding a wheelbuilder took quite a while. Basically I did a complete disassembly, cleaned and polished/waxed everything. Pedals got a new coat of satin black (any tips on...

Dibs on the Shimano FC-MT60 Deore chainset, PM sent.

Damn you for making me discover Blue Lug, damn you I say!

Thanks, pretty much as I thought then, and as always the answer is double check :-)

So I´m looking for a stem for a little project. The steerer outer/headset is 1 1/8", hence I need a stem with a 1" diameter. As I understand it the stem is usually 1/8" smaller then the headset. What I find troubling is locating a proper size stem, as there seems to be no one way to nominate the...

Bought a QR, swift responses to my questions, fast postage, good followup. Item in pristine condition as described. All in all a pleasant first shopping experience from a retrobike member. Recommended.

Go white, never goes out of style.

So a small update, bike is still in pieces, I´m doing a pretty thorough cleanup, quite happy with the result. The parts will always show wear and tear, but as long as they´re functioning I see no reason to replace them. Added some pics for your viewing pleasure. I do have some troubles...

I just had another peak at it and did some interactive research. The BB is the original, and I reached more or less the same conclusion as the suggestions you offer. Price of the tools is tolerable, so of to the webshop I go. I´ll find one with a language I understand though :-) Thanks...

Lessons of the day; - Big sportinggoods stores might have bike tools for sale, they do however not know what they´re used for - Smaller more specialized stores are more interested in selling the 45 year old, potbellied gentleman behind me a 4k roadbike then discussing wether a 0,02k tool will...

And today I found out. Picked the bike clean in one hour flat, everything bagged and tagged for cleaning. Missed tools for removing the fork and subsequently the headset. The crank and bb is still in. Everything went very smooth, so no deep rust, the frame is dented and dinged, but not much has...