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03-22-24, 07:20 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,777
Posted By fliplap

They were not lightweight, but did have roughly...

They were not lightweight, but did have roughly road bike geometry. Tire capacity ranged from 1.5 to 2.3 depending on the year and model. They weren’t particularly popular in their day and there...
03-12-24, 07:40 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,211
Posted By fliplap

Off-topic, but frames as good as the Monstercross...

Off-topic, but frames as good as the Monstercross have no business being so (relatively) cheap. Here it is right after building it, with my partner's drop bar XO-2
...
02-25-24, 08:11 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,211
Posted By fliplap

The OP has a Mavic 305/315 headset, which uses a...

The OP has a Mavic 305/315 headset, which uses a single piece race/locknut design. They’re easier to adjust than a traditional 2 piece design, and stay in adjustment better, but do not accept spacers...
02-25-24, 07:56 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,211
Posted By fliplap

Trek made my favorite of the Power Hanger-esque...

Trek made my favorite of the Power Hanger-esque bits. It uses dual ended, Shimano-style, half straddle cables. I have one on my off-topic Black Mountain Cycles Monstercross, with the bolt replaced by...
02-24-24, 11:59 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,211
Posted By fliplap

Fork crown mounted hangers solve a lot of...

Fork crown mounted hangers solve a lot of problems

Either a basic stop, like this one:
...
02-23-24, 10:29 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,283
Posted By fliplap

If you have a bike co-op nearby they almost...

If you have a bike co-op nearby they almost certainly have an adjustable reamer. At my shop, when someone comes in with a 27.0 frame, 100% of the time I suggest we ream it to 27.2. It takes 15...
01-21-24, 01:19 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,573
Posted By fliplap

Surly, Dimension and Origin8 all produce both 94...

Surly, Dimension and Origin8 all produce both 94 and 58bcd chainrings.

Your Ritchey crank was available in 94/58 and 110/74. I assume you’re running the 110/74, but I’ve had more pairs of the...
01-15-24, 08:00 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 4,017
Posted By fliplap

Rusty Schwinn Mirada wearing studded Schwalbe...

Rusty Schwinn Mirada wearing studded Schwalbe Marathons.

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01-13-24, 10:01 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 998
Posted By fliplap

How much work do you want to do? SRAM levers are...

How much work do you want to do? SRAM levers are easy to strip, polish and rebuild. These are technically 10S levers with 11S internals, but the rebuild process with the 11S levers is just as easy.
...
12-04-23, 08:33 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,379
Posted By fliplap

I mostly use my Silca Magnum Force. ...

I mostly use my Silca Magnum Force.

Basically just a regular Silca Super Pista, but, with more, uh, girth. The physics of said extra girth make it physically impossible for me to air up anything...
11-21-23, 09:40 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 612
Posted By fliplap

Those are rebranded Wellgo M079s. ...

Those are rebranded Wellgo M079s.

https://en.wellgopedal.com/products_detail_5_440.htm

They’re ok. They’re technically serviceable but use a DU bushing kit that I wasn’t able to source
11-07-23, 10:17 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,186
Posted By fliplap

It’s not cheaper, but it is available and the...

It’s not cheaper, but it is available and the first tool we reach for in the shop when it’s time to removal a fixed cup of unknown quantity

It’s basically Sheldon’s tool but made from a big ol...
08-04-23, 01:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 842
Posted By fliplap

If you’re building a rack for Paul brakes, no...

If you’re building a rack for Paul brakes, no reason to use the Paul adapter, get ahold of Darrell @ Llewellyn and get his cast Paul rack lugs. They’re even stainless with an articulated joint, to...
07-15-23, 06:58 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 816
Posted By fliplap

Here’s a thread on MTBR where the poster conducts...

Here’s a thread on MTBR where the poster conducts a controlled test of 6 different anti corrosion products suitable for steel frames.
...
06-16-23, 08:48 AM
Replies: 204
Views: 28,238
Posted By fliplap

Nervar 631 with a modern TA 44T outer, vintage...

Nervar 631 with a modern TA 44T outer, vintage Sugino 28T inner, Stronglight bolts, on a Shimano BB. SRAM Rival 10s shifters moving a 9s Shimano FD.
...
05-29-23, 06:35 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,497
Posted By fliplap

Dura Ace AX ...

Dura Ace AX

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04-09-23, 08:34 PM
Replies: 623
Views: 221,133
Posted By fliplap

Dirt drop XO-2 ...

Dirt drop XO-2

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04-02-23, 07:21 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 401
Posted By fliplap

I ran one with a 12-36 9s cassette for years, it...

I ran one with a 12-36 9s cassette for years, it was fine.
04-02-23, 07:15 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,956
Posted By fliplap

Few years back someone over at MTBR did a...

Few years back someone over at MTBR did a controlled comparison between Corrosion X HD, Frame Saver, WD-40 Corrosion Inhibitor, Boeshield, Amsoil Heavy duty metal protector and Fluid Film

Most...
03-31-23, 07:19 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,016
Posted By fliplap

Three year old thread, but yes, 1.9s will fit,...

Three year old thread, but yes, 1.9s will fit, just barely. This is my partner’s 92 XO-2 with 1.95s.
...
03-25-23, 07:48 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 804
Posted By fliplap

And really, the 26” Miradas were the ones to...

And really, the 26” Miradas were the ones to have. They were available as a mixte that clears big rubber. Here’s one from our household wearing 2.1s, but I recall it clearing 2.8s or so without the...
03-25-23, 07:25 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,224
Posted By fliplap

Scotch 414h mounting tape. Strong, thin,...

Scotch 414h mounting tape. Strong, thin, waterproof, removes cleanly
03-17-23, 09:30 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,386
Posted By fliplap

I keep a thick silicon O-ring on the bars of...

I keep a thick silicon O-ring on the bars of every bike that I use for the same purpose.
03-13-23, 12:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 661
Posted By fliplap

Scam. You know it’s a scam.

Scam. You know it’s a scam.
02-27-23, 08:54 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 296
Posted By fliplap

This usually has 2.3s on it, but studded 2.0s...

This usually has 2.3s on it, but studded 2.0s leave room for snow clearance

...
01-20-23, 05:56 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 776
Posted By fliplap

Older Cinelli bars were 26.4mm. That 3TTT stem is...

Older Cinelli bars were 26.4mm. That 3TTT stem is probably 26.0.

And the obvious answer to removing some Cinelli sized bars from a stem that needs spreading, is a “Cinelli Size” stem spreader
...
01-08-23, 09:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 524
Posted By fliplap

Sure looks like the inside of a regular ol'...

Sure looks like the inside of a regular ol' Zefal/AFA pump to me. And the pump itself looks like a Solibloc by any other name. Angle of the photo makes it hard to tell, and measurements would've been...
12-31-22, 09:06 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,064
Posted By fliplap

Rode across that on my Brompton a few years back,...

Rode across that on my Brompton a few years back, apparently the wind is always terrible. Guy in velo-mobile passed me like I was standing still.
12-26-22, 09:00 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,783
Posted By fliplap

Same, I mostly use the free version of Fusion...

Same, I mostly use the free version of Fusion 360, though I briefly used OnShape when the future of the Fusion 360 hobbyist license was in question.

Fusion 360 and Onshape are unbelievably easy...
11-29-22, 09:42 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,282
Posted By fliplap

To offer another addendum. There are a couple...

To offer another addendum. There are a couple things in this process that may appear to work until you actually get the lever on to the bike.

Problem 1: If upgrading from a white spool to a red...
11-26-22, 09:59 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 938
Posted By fliplap

I keep a soy sauce fish, like you get with take...

I keep a soy sauce fish, like you get with take out sushi, filled with wet lube in my spares kit for long brevets.

...
11-08-22, 09:05 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 4,599
Posted By fliplap

Well loved Ideale 90 ...

Well loved Ideale 90

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11-08-22, 08:28 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,079
Posted By fliplap

Another popular way to do this in Japan is with a...

Another popular way to do this in Japan is with a dynamo powered headlight on one side and a torch/flashlight on the other. That’s what I do on my tourer
...
10-19-22, 11:02 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,122
Posted By fliplap

I made those last year. I could stand to remake...

I made those last year. I could stand to remake them, but I feel like that every time I make a bag, so I try not to give into it too often.



There's a thread about the bike here...
10-18-22, 05:53 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,122
Posted By fliplap

I quite like the front loaded handling on that...

I quite like the front loaded handling on that bike. It tracks straight, doesn't shimmy, and the weight on the front smooths out bumpy roads.
10-17-22, 05:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,122
Posted By fliplap

The next day we’d meet up with a route aptly...

The next day we’d meet up with a route aptly named La Grande Traversée du Volcan. For the next couple days it was all villages built into volcanic cliffs...
10-17-22, 05:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,122
Posted By fliplap

Then it was on to Burgundy for a few days. It...

Then it was on to Burgundy for a few days. It really was properly hot going over this bridge...
10-17-22, 05:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,122
Posted By fliplap

Tour report: 1989 Koga Miyata in France

My partner and I spent 3 weeks of May touring through France. Our route would take us 1000mi through the eastern Loire Valley, south to Burgundy, along the river to Lyon, into Auvergne and over a...
09-23-22, 07:16 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 976
Posted By fliplap

It’s attached to the top eyelet.

It’s attached to the top eyelet.
09-22-22, 09:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 976
Posted By fliplap

It really depends on the tire and fender setup....

It really depends on the tire and fender setup. Ben's says the "Mounting center to top measurement" is 347.5mm. I seem to recall that really being to the top, not to the little stud on the bottom. I...
09-12-22, 08:23 AM
Replies: 7,515
Views: 3,698,567
Posted By fliplap

I guess this sort of qualifies. My partner's dirt...

I guess this sort of qualifies. My partner's dirt drop, bar end, wide(er) tired Bridgestone XO-2 gravel rig. Mix of parts bin stuff. Origin8 "Gary" dirt drops on a Kalloy dirt drop stem. Shimano...
09-12-22, 07:12 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,398
Posted By fliplap

I finally got tired of scrounging up individual...

I finally got tired of scrounging up individual cables and bought a file box of SRAM slick stainless brake cables on sale. I also bought shift cable and shift and brake housing file boxes. Each file...
08-11-22, 06:38 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 734
Posted By fliplap

Cant say I’ve ever seen cantilever post spacing...

Cant say I’ve ever seen cantilever post spacing in a catalog for any manufacturer, ever. Have you?

I don’t have a 93 XO-2, but I do have a 92 XO-2. Spacing on the fork is 80mm, 83mm on the rear...
08-10-22, 08:08 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,783
Posted By fliplap

3D printers are so cheap now if you’re at all...

3D printers are so cheap now if you’re at all maker-inclined you’d be nuts not to have one.

I use mine for making tools and jigs regularly. Like the black bit for aligning the mandrel on this...
08-07-22, 04:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 795
Posted By fliplap

Ah fascinating! Thanks for the info. Glad to have...

Ah fascinating! Thanks for the info. Glad to have a model name to associate with it. To answer your questions...

- Barrel diameter: I get 40.1mm OD, 37.7mm inner with a digital caliper. A set of...
07-11-22, 06:39 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 795
Posted By fliplap

The large diameter body means physics limits the...

The large diameter body means physics limits the pump to about 70psi. Maybe if I weighed a lot more I could get it to 120psi, but the factory intended use would’ve been closer to 40psi, so just over...
07-10-22, 08:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 795
Posted By fliplap

And here’s a shot of where the larger barrel...

And here’s a shot of where the larger barrel meets the smaller tubing and the base. It does only a slightly better job of conveying the fetching desaturated dark blue paint. The light blue tubing was...
07-10-22, 08:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 795
Posted By fliplap

Silca Super Pista “XL” floor pump

Lazily wanting a pump to keep in the basement shop, I recently picked up this high volume version of the Silca Super Pista from the co-op. I can’t find any references to a high volume (or low...
07-10-22, 08:29 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,618
Posted By fliplap

Suzue mini on my tourer. The lacquer has been...

Suzue mini on my tourer. The lacquer has been stripped off, allowing the raw brass to age with experience. Each tour records itself in the patina.

...
07-03-22, 06:38 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,895
Posted By fliplap

Refreshment stop climbing Col du Pas de Peyrol ...

Refreshment stop climbing Col du Pas de Peyrol


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