Fat Chance Yo Eddy 97. Pic heavy mega update

[Corduroyboy]

Turbines work well! But not the front wheel. From a purely aesthetic point of view, of course, I would go for a later blue ano hub ( Hope Fatso? ) and black rim ( If not a match for the rear then Mavic 517? )

 

[yo-Nate-y]

very nice! I like the yellow too.


Q: do all the Saratoga bikes wear their down tube decals so low?

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

great tires, but careful with the sidewalls...they will only get worse. I'm actually looking for remedies for crakced/torn sidewalls myself.

A roadie tip from looking after delicate tubular tyres is using latex solution applied with a brush. Nice bike!

Thanks for the tip.

Now, what type of latex solution, or is there only one? Link please, thanks

Yeah those V's do suck a bit and I know what you mean about the tyres. I've had the back once since new years back and it's ok. The front one though seems a bit dry. If you come up with anything to protect them let me know..

they're perfectly functional V's...just, if you want to keep the build somewhat consistent, and drop a little weight while upgrading the function just a bit.

I'm going to take tuercas up on his advice, once I clarify what that is exactly, and then I will report back with a thread in the mtb chat section.

 

[tuercas]

The latex trick is per this article, towards the end:

http://wheelfanatyk.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... ained.html

Take note, don't attempt using vulcanising cement, it will destroy the tyre. If you're asking yourself where you get latex in solution, what I did is to do a search on latex suppliers, and then ask for a sample, I got a litre, a bit dodgy, but the mimimum quantity for sale was a barrell...

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

The latex trick is per this article, towards the end:

http://wheelfanatyk.blogspot.com/2007/0 ... ained.html

Take note, don't attempt using vulcanising cement, it will destroy the tyre. If you're asking yourself where you get latex in solution, what I did is to do a search on latex suppliers, and then ask for a sample, I got a litre, a bit dodgy, but the mimimum quantity for sale was a barrell...

Thank you

I will be looking into this as I have a few sets of vintage tires in need of some TLC.

 

[Geoff]

That looks great! The cranks and the forks work so nicely against that frame. Good job.

Turbines work well! But not the front wheel. From a purely aesthetic point of view, of course, I would go for a later blue ano hub ( Hope Fatso? ) and black rim ( If not a match for the rear then Mavic 517? )

I was going to disagree and suggest going silver rear rim, but I've changed my mind. That'd look good.

 

[Neil G]

Beautiful

 

[Volker]

very nice! I like the yellow too.


Q: do all the Saratoga bikes wear their down tube decals so low?

Mine - from approx. 1997 - has the same positioning (of the decals).

 

[Prodigal Son]

Nice bike. Build is unpretentious and functional. Marzocchis are better but i have a soft spot for the yellow judys. I even like the steel zoom post. Usually yo eddy builds err on the excessive bling and frankly i find it boring.

 

[PanoIgano]

Really neat build. As said from Prodigal Son it's really functional. I could see myself coming down to the starting line with this....back in the day or now.

One question I have: when did Yos move to 1 1/8 headtube?

I never managed to pin point this by looking at their catalogues or I missed it if it's mentioned there.

Also, pretty amazing to see this thread coming back to life after all these years!