Recent content by rentedmule

The correct way to fix it is probably to cut out the rust and weld in new metal, but that seems like a lot of fussy work for your stated goals. If you're ok with filling the hole, you could use something like JB Weld and then sand it smooth once hard. You could also slide a strip of steel into...

You can pop up the dust seal on the lowers pretty quickly to check if there's a different paint colour under there - it's tough to cover all the original paint in there during a respray unless they were completely disassembled for it.

What a great story and nice effort on your part to get the bike back to its rightful home!

Not enough moustache or cowboy hat.

Beauty! The black stantions on the Boxxer really make a difference to the overall aesthetic.

I think I'd have one of these: (picture found on internet) 72 trans am by Rented Mule, on Flickr I used to daily drive this, which was at the opposite end of the Trans Am spectrum: S6300764 by Rented Mule, on Flickr

Thanks! I did a bunch of measuring using an old Hope outboard BB and I came up with 6.2" from the outer edge of the crank arm splines. I figured a 6" axle would work with the extra 0.1" on either side necessary to cinch the crank arms snug. It looked like the arms would have plenty of...

Did not know that - cool! I have 5 or 6 of their headsets, some 15-20 years old, and I've never had one fail in any way.

Before giving up on it totally, I'd try taking it to a fastener/bearing shop to see if they can find something that will fit and work properly with the crown race. I've had great luck with finding replacement bearings for hubs and suspension pivots that way. I doubt CK manufacturers their own...

Thank you very much! I'll give it a shot.

This may be a stupid question and I'm sure it's one I could answer through experimentation... I have one short cage, rapid rise M951 and a collection of long cage, high-normal M952 rear mechs. I'd really like a short cage, high normal on my M1 but I'm loath to buy yet another derailleur. Can a...

The steerer on my Z1 Bam was too short for my Dekerf so I popped for a replacement from dr-zocchi on Ebay. It took a while to get to Canada, as one may expect, but was well-packed and looked great. The lowers fit snug in the crown and the quality seems on par with the original. The area around...

What didn't you like about it? I haven't really had a chance to ride mine yet.

New old stock front mechs are cheap and readily available - older front mechs were specific to the tube size of the frame and cheap front mechs work just as well as expensive ones and with little/no weight penalty. I've bought multiple NOS XTR front mechs for <$50 Canadian and they always seem...

If it moved, maybe just try crazy-gluing or JB Welding another bolt onto it.