Recent content by Nothin-fancy

Side question On my Manitou Comp the fork hub spacing is looking like it's 104mm vs the 100mm it should be. Is there a way to bring it back to 100mm?

So that's why my b@77s itch? Capitalism caused it??? Damn... Back on topic... I'm pretty mechanically inclined and can do valve jobs, timing chains and head gaskets etc. So doing the work myself isn't an issue. Here's my question. Would it be a better idea to get a cheaper Marzocchi xc700 that...

I dig that bike. Have you been on r/xbiking? I think they would dig what you're doing with your bike. As far as the V vs. Canti's debate... It basically is a choice of braking better which is the V brake and articulation and feel with the Canti's. V brakes have a very on/off feeling. Meanwhile...

Here's a picture of the DBR. There's not a lot of close up pics of the dropouts or welds etc. online of these, but it appears to be built as good and have the same everything as the one's pictured online. The '95 Diamond back catalog doesn't have a country of origin for the bikes either.

My diamond back has i5b3xxxx and ho55 on the inside of the rear dropout and it's currently just a frame at the moment. I transferred all it's parts to the Norco. I did post a picture of it in the show off your diamond back's thread. I posted it not too long ago, so it shouldn't be too far back.

I would just counter sink the tapped hole and use longer spacers. It shouldn't be that hard to make a spacer sized hole 2mm deep with a flat bottom and with the tapped hole in the center. All though it might be better to make a conical hole for the spacer to sit in so you don't introduce stress...

My Norco says Team T95xx on the bottom bracket. My Diamond Back is out in the shed, so I'll get that number later.

You could probably make one like the NR by drilling and tapping the arms and adding spacers for the smaller inner chain ring. I believe when people first did this to the NR it was just done by people that knew a machinist and had them do it. I'm pretty sure it would be fine as there's more meat...

I love seeing fancy bike's being ridden and enjoyed! That's kind of their purpose, if you know what I mean.

I'll have to keep my eye out for a Rocky Mountain frame. I've heard good things. I used to have a early 90's Kona but it got stolen. We got cameras after that happened and caught him coming back to break in again. The video of me catching him is pretty funny... That's all I'll say about that...

If it was built in Canada I wonder if they had in house welder's or jobbed it out? I'm Canadian bike challenged. I know there has to be a bunch of guys doing amazing work there. The only Canadian bike company I can think of off the top of my head is CCM. Which if I remember correctly is like the...

I read a thread of his that said it was made in Taiwan. But the sticker makes me think Canada. I have a 95 Diamond Back WCF Vertex that has a sticker saying it was made in China and other people online have said there's was made in Taiwan. So maybe depending on the batch of frames being built...

I guess I was wrong about what it says. It says designed and manufactured... If that makes a difference??? So I'm assuming it was made in Canada. Your guess is as good as mine???

Stoked you're jumping into the deep end and just going for it! There's plenty of people here that can help if you get stuck. So feel free to ask.