Silverfish 1992 Another Yeti ARC

[Silverfish]

Back in my happy place
Building an ARC
Al at Fat had this for a long long time and just couldn’t fit it in - @jonrock came up trumps instead - super pleased with how this has turned out

From this…

To this…

 

[Silverfish]

@jonrock also cleaned up the chainsuck

 

[Silverfish]

And good to see the CycleArt custom paint decal is still on there.
This frame was on display in Bromley Bike in 92, then bought by the guy I got it from in 93. He didn’t really know why it had a custom paint job but it’s the original paint from 92 when he first drooled over it and 93 when when he used a student loan to buy it

Forgot to look out for the serial number
Will do it next time I’m in the cave

 

[Silverfish]

Got some cool shit to hang off this
First off a NOS Ringle Moby

Also have most of the other parts ready to go, tho I think I’m going to get Dan to machine a relief groove into the King headset cups before I fit the headset.

It’s basically a shallow machined groove, about 2x0.5mm wide into the cup where it gets inserted which reduces the bursting force exerted on the very end of the head tube by around 35%.

 

[Silverfish]

But back to my previous question, does anyone know what size rivets I need to re-fit the cable guide?
And can anyone recommend me a pop rivet tool?

 

[baron von greenback]

the hole looks about 2 to 3mm if you have any nails knocking about test fit them and just measure just a cheap handheld rivet gun will do the trick mate but becareful you dont jump of the cable guids when you do it i would put something round the frame just incase mate this is going to be a beatiful bike when you done love the seatpost

 

[LeeDevelopment]

But back to my previous question, does anyone know what size rivets I need to re-fit the cable guide?
And can anyone recommend me a pop rivet tool?

Have you given Frank a ring to query?

 

[elite504]

Niice.... good job.
Good plan on the headset cups.

 

[robot.hebobo]

How does a headtube crack like that in the first place? Headset jammed in too tight? Tubing too thin or wrong alloy for the job?

 

[Silverfish]

How does a headtube crack like that in the first place? Headset jammed in too tight? Tubing too thin or wrong alloy for the job?

Fairly common on early ARC’s, pretty lightweight and thin wall tubing, they weren’t really built to last, they were built for racing and maybe designed to last 2 seasons tops.

Which was bonkers considering what they cost - but they were pretty cutting edge tech in 92 versus what most of us could afford to ride was quite a few lbs heavier