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Re: Rest In Peace.

Incoming necro-bump. I updated the broken image links.

beautiful.

Very nice! What are your plans for the seat post? Are you making it yourself or commissioning it?

very nice 8)

I'm into Syncros stuff, and NOS is always good, but this seems a bit out of line. These bar ends are actually a pretty bad design compared to the quill ones (they have a propensity to crush thin-walled Answer taperlites and hyperlites).

Derail in a bad way? or a good way? Did you get them?

looking tough. Just needs some pedals now. :wink:

wishful thinking? or ….

Re: T-minus 7 days… and counting (1991 Altitude) Nice find RM! Have you thought about going full factory spec? I know you love those RaceFace cranks so it would be a bit of a change, but you've got the fork and seatpost dialed. The rest would be XT hubs and derailleurs with Ritchey cranks...

I'm betting there were some other early U-brake mountain bikes (mid 80s?) other than Cunningham and Potts that also had this larger diameter stud. Suntour licensed the rollercam design from Charlie Cunningham, and I'm guessing that some of there earlier models had the Cunningham specified post...

Cunninghams and some Steve Potts have a larger diameter stud.

looks like it, but missing the cups :(

Re: Merlin Titanium... Guess the year... Those are U-brake rear brake studs my friend. :?

Re: Merlin Titanium... Guess the year... I think it would be 1989, maybe 1990. This is the information I have: 1-59 (1988) 60-139 (1989) 3518-3604 (1990) You notice a distinct lack of serial numbers between 139 and 3518. The WTB Greasegaurd BB, straight chainstays, and rear brake cable...

Thanks for all the useful information and the clarifications. I truly appreciate your insights. This makes complete sense. The odd thing with the Merlin rear brake studs is the 30 degree angle at the base. This makes it difficult to get the brakes setup without jiggle between the arms and the...

The brass bushing now provides a very nice fit to the cap with essentially no slop. The new cap also provides a nice flat 90 degree surface for the brake arm to rest on.

Checking my bushing press setup. I machined the bearing to 0.500-0.501" OD and the brake arm has a nominal ID of 0.498-0.499" Getting ready to plunge the bushings into liquid nitrogen to shrink em up: Shrinking em up: Ahhhh nice and snug:

Checking all the bits to make sure they fit: Making some new brass bushings:

Working it up on the lathe: The finished piece: A very snug fit over the existing brake post/boss: