Recent content by rogerzilla

What's the bottom headset race like? Water usually gets into these and ruins them. The big rubber boot keeps it in!

I thought blue anodising was 1993? ;-) I always liked these - didn't Marin call it "stripped rocket silver"? Are you going to add decals?

Weighs 244g. Is it a variation on the Kevlar? They usually have a red and yellow logo.

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The red one looks pre-93 from the graphics. My 93 M1000 was quite different.

That is good. If you use a really good powdercoater they can get a top finish but you will pay almost as much as a wet enamel job. I had some mudguards done in imitation chrome by Maldon Shot Blasting and Powdercoating, who are up there with the best but are not cheap. I've had lots of...

I wouldn't have powdercoat on a lugged frame. It's good on a Moulton F frame if you get a clear top coat as well.

Here you go. Looks like I even got the washer in between the locknut and adjustable race (not really a race; it's a cartridge headset) so stack height must have been perfect. Tange say 34.5mm stack height. Replacement cartridges are the same as Cane Creek (threaded or A-head), so easy to get...

Yes, I do. I can post a photo if it helps. There was no problem with thread engagement. It is an alloy headset so needs fitting with a headset press, not a hammer and a block of wood.

There are two main types of Impact (Control Center was another name used) - the original one with a big rubber boot that tends to trap water rather than keep it out, and the later type with an O-ring on the crown race. They are a clever design but not all that durable, since they arrived just...

I think the 91-93 Kona graphics were the best. I have a 94 Kilauea but it's not quite as pretty.

I never wear one out of choice these days but I quite liked my Giro Air Blast in purple and orange (melted in a hot car, RIP) and my Specialized Sub 6. Not sure what happened to that one. Modern Giros don't fit me at all, so I have a cheap Bell for occasions where I am made to wear one.

I understand cannabis is still illegal.

I was also going to suggest pale yellow (BMW Dakar Yellow). Or sage green (RAL 6011) or lavender. Not lilac, which is pale pink-purple, lavender, which is pale blue-purple. RAL 4005.

They are desperately heavy (no rare-earth magnets back then, and that huge steel shell) but they do spit out about 2W, enough for most LEDs and especially the 1.5W rated lamps.