1998 Kona Explosif Reynolds 853-new pics. of bike on page 4

[magas]

XTR 950 FD in 31,8

can I use any of the available Shimano shims from 31,8 to 28,6 mm, or,...?

total weight till now 8177 gr

 

[Dickyboy]

Most shims are 34.9 to 31.8 or 34.9 to 28.6, think you will struggle to find one that is 31.8 to 28.6, although I think there was an XTR m960 shim of that size.

Also, in case you didn't already know XTR m950 is designed for 8 speed.

Should be getting a Kilauea frame later this week & will be similar build but with rigid forks & XT m770 groupset

 

[bren]

I was in the same boat with my cindercone build a few weeks back, couldn't get a 28.6 tp m750 mech so I made a shim to fit my 31.8 version.

I've since found the correct size mech, so this shim is spare?
I'm still struggling to find a carbon 27.0 seatpost that's not a kings ransom though

 

[jujupunk]

wow, i want a bit of 853, this looks lovely!

 

[Dead Rats]

road mechs have 31.8mm > 28.6mm shims quite commonly, all alloy too so you can shape them to your clamp

 

[magas]

good idea with the roadie mechs, will check out

yes, I know that the 950 series had been designed for 8 speed use, but the cage is wide enough to be capeable of 9 speed usage, too.

 

[Dead Rats]

good idea with the roadie mechs, will check out

yes, I know that the 950 series had been designed for 8 speed use, but the cage is wide enough to be capeable of 9 speed usage, too.

I've run 8 speed FMs on 9 speed but IIRC 9 speed FMs are a touch wider??

 

[jujupunk]

Any progress on this build??? Just purchased my self an Explosif and want to see this done for ideas and weight... looks good so far

 

[magas]

slow progress at the moment, bit of summer break

latest component I got is the BB

CrankBrothers cobalt XC

I think its a quite good compromise in between weight and lifetime

current weight of the build is 8409 gr. with still some parts more to come:

-crank
-chainrings
-chain
-chainringbolts
-BB bolts
-pedals
-liners & cables

hope to achieve arround 10,8 kg

 

[jujupunk]

Great, all those little things add up... look forward to seeing it done