Recent content by ted andkilde

If you want indexing it can get mildly complex, classic thumbies are either friction or limited to 8 speeds. You can convert Dura Ace downtube shifters with Paul's perches (but need to watch out for the differing road/mountain cable throw -- conversion widgets are available) and Microshift make...

As everyone else has mentioned, resistance to change and reliability borne of simplicity. It is after all a simple lever rotating around a single pivot, with very little to go wrong. And much like old manual cameras, you could jump on pretty any bike at any time and ride without thinking. And...

FB is annoying :)

I believe this FB post documents the last Sovereign. 4261 is owned by a fellow named Lenard Beaudoin, who bought it new. He lives about a 1/2 hour from me. https://www.facebook.com/groups/896369010516448/permalink/1774175219402485

Would I be a bad person if I blamed it on Facebook? :) I've noticed with the lack of community on FB and the explosion of "niche" FB MTB groups, even we, classic MTBers, have become a little cliquey. I've become, privately, guilty of it a bit in my personal tastes as well. I've developed a set...

And this, far less controversial, dirty girl, is one of my favourite rides. A “normal” Sandvik Hei Hei with Shimano bits instead of Suntour. Serial # B19602

Hey guys, I have an oddball for folks to mull over. Backstory I was given was this bike was purchased from Dewey’s room-mate. It was said to be a sample provided to Kona, by Litespeed, when they were vying for the build contract BITD. Contract instead went to Sandvik and this was surplus but was...

I'm the wrong one to give advice, my last interaction resulted in about $10k (Canadian, so about 6p) in restitution/lawyer fees along with court-mandated anger management classes after I had a "polite discussion" over my adult neighbour's bullying of my 12 y/o. But, I suggest something along...

My son has a Concorde road bike, with similar graphics. Canadian made (or Canadian imported from Taiwan) distributed by Veltec.

Went out to the garage and had a quick look, the lockring is definitely screwed on upside down -- the spacing between 6 & 7 is way too tight. t

IIRC, there is some funkiness to Suntour spacing on the smaller cogs. I know this one needs to come apart once I can find a second chain whip, the cassette needs a thorough cleaning and I need to flush the petrified grease out of the freehub, I'll have a good look at the spacers and make sure...

As has been mentioned, COVID has brought the "Chancers" out in droves. They're easy to spot, new accounts, more eBay listings than posts, lots of flowery language about how their wares are "rare", "bespoke" or connected to someone famous whose name they've misspelled. It's kind of a shame, but...

Yeah, those rings need to go :). Given the state of Suntour spares, they may just end up as something nice aftermarket... t

I have one "anachronism" build, a v-brake era Titus HCR that I use as a regular rider. It's setup 1x10 with a Paul's thumbie, tall riser bars, cantilevers and a few other weird components mostly chosen for comfort and ridability. I admit to getting my dander up when I see some YouTuber hack up a...

Love these cutouts on the dropouts. I think this is a placeholder, I've been hunting for a nice Avocet Racing saddle.