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Re: Re: Absolutely not -common words in US slang right now.

Re: selfie vaping bestie :facepalm:

Oops - you forgot wheel sizes. Americans are obsessed with 26" vs 27.5" vs 29" .... and spend much more time arguing about it than riding!!! Disclaimer - I have a broken leg, I'm not working, there - that's my excuse for spending time here and mtbr :mrgreen:

Re: :mrgreen: People in the US enjoy the language from abroad as well: ring mobile boot bonnet fags chips mech Just think - if we were all the same, the world is potentially quite boring and we wouldn't be able to poke fun at one another :mrgreen:

Re: http://bicycling.about.com/od/howtoride ... sizing.htm This might help a bit. There is another sizing chart somewhere that talks about inseam also. In my readings, the proper way to measure the sizing of an mtb is to measure from the center of the bb (crank) to the top of the seat tube...

Re: phatmar - I still had the ebay listing in my watch list, I saved about 10 photos of it for comparison, and in case you'd like me to email them to you. Curious - interested in the bike for collector value, or to ride it? This is what my Monty looked like. but with Maguras...

Re: Here's a nice shot of one: http://bmxmuseum.com/image/rey1_lg.jpg

Re: I saw that one on auction - 8) About 20 years ago, I went to a LBS and took a test ride on the GT trials (20" wheels)... loved it, but had to think hard about spending a thousand US dollars on a bicycle. So, the next day, went back to the store to buy it, and it was gone. Friend's...

Re: Well, now starting to see a bit about specs and how they are applied. Appears my hub is: 135mm (assume that is inside to inside measurement of dropouts) 10mm axle diameter (again, I assume that is the portion of the axle that fits into the dropouts) 8 speed compatible (assume that has to...

That is something else, hope it finds a good home!!

Re: Thanks T'Boo Ted... My bike is "non-LE" & has the original XT groupset. Looks like the FH-M737 is the XT version and the FH-M900 is XTR. Still trying to learn a bit about how hubs are spec'd - spokes, spacing, axle diam, speed compatibility, etc. Just had the bearing serviced and the...

Hi - Anyone know where to find the part number for my rear hub? Guess I haven't looked in the right places yet, on the hub or online.. Also, if I could find measurement specs, maybe I could find a suitable substitute... Thanks!

Re: Clean it up, ride it .. .. or.. List it on pinkbike. Don't mod it (my opinion)