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    Manitou 1 Forks

    I found some packing washers from a sink faucet in the plumbing small-parts section of my local hardware store that are a good fit for those hard black Manitou top-out bumpers. I have the M3/M4 manuals to scan in and post someday...
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    Suspension stem advice

    That's an early model Allsop Softride "Frankenstem". I had one many years ago which I bought used. There was a recall on those as the top "dogbone" welded piece tended to crack. Allsop sold me a replacement stem -- the new silver version with the CNC-machined linkage pieces -- along with the...
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    klein bottom bracket tool....HELP

    See http://blackmountaincycles.blogspot.com/2007/09/had-date-with-mary-martha-sarah-and.html for some photos of these tools...
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    Cannondale Experts Look Here.

    Many Headshok frames -- especially on the lower-end of the model range -- came with Rockshox or other non-Headshock suspension forks. These bikes used a set of reducer shims to fit a 1-1/8" headset in the oversized head tube. Check with a Cannondale dealer...or look at...
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    1inch ahead forks rigid

    http://www.bikeman.com/KON-P2MTNONEINCH.html
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    The 'Introduce Yourself Here' thread II

    Hello from new member Hi, I just joined the RetroBike forum. I'm a big fan of old Bontrager bikes -- I interviewed at Bontrager Cycles in 1993 (slept on KB's couch and rode some great bikes!) and have been a fan ever since. I've started a little photo collection of various old KB-built bikes...
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    Judy Axle to Crown Fork Length (Bontrager Content)

    REALLY NICE! Is that frame one of the Privateers with 1-1/8" head tube as well? (I've not seen a carbon fork like that with a 1" steerer...so I'm assuming 1-1/8"...?)
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    Judy Axle to Crown Fork Length (Bontrager Content)

    How'd you install the disc brake on that frame -- did you have a mount welded on?
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