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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-11-24, 11:51 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 272
Posted By ShannonM

50-44 isn't a half-step on a 7 speed 13-26. It's...

50-44 isn't a half-step on a 7 speed 13-26. It's almost a no-step... duplicate city.

Costantino should have known better. (So should have Specialized. That's some of the dumbest stock gearing I've...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-09-24, 04:18 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,809
Posted By ShannonM

If you're going for a 46Tx130mm, with shift aids,...

If you're going for a 46Tx130mm, with shift aids, I'd say go for the Sugino. Really well made, quite a bit cheaper than the TAs, albeit not as pretty. (Nothing is... TA parts are gorgeous, but you'll...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-09-24, 11:11 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 8,972
Posted By ShannonM

We should totally have one of those. And,...

We should totally have one of those.

And, you know what? Anybody who complains about zombie threads should just sit and stare at the pictures of this staggeringly beautiful bicycle, and then...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-09-24, 11:01 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 194
Posted By ShannonM

If I were building a...

If I were building a light-weight-for-the-category drop-bar MTB/all-rounder, this frame would be on my list of candidates. Reliability was supposed to be quite good, maybe up to Trek level, and the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-08-24, 11:38 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,809
Posted By ShannonM

More of an old-style touring triple than an MTB...

More of an old-style touring triple than an MTB crank, by my lights, but yeah, kinda.

I don't know if Shimano makes a 46Tx130mm chainring, but lots of other companies do. The Suginos are even...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-07-24, 09:10 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,809
Posted By ShannonM

And what wonderful derailleurs they were! ...

And what wonderful derailleurs they were!

Let alone the 1st generation XTR... by no small margin the most beautiful components that Shimano has ever made.

--Shannon
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-07-24, 08:17 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,809
Posted By ShannonM

Capacity (AKA chainwrap) = (big_ring -...

Capacity (AKA chainwrap) = (big_ring - small_ring) + (big_cog - small_cog)

As to what happens if you exceed it, and, as you said, assuming that you've got enough chain for big/big to not lock up,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-07-24, 05:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 549
Posted By ShannonM

Broken-off number plate hanger? --Shannon

Broken-off number plate hanger?

--Shannon
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-07-24, 04:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 567
Posted By ShannonM

That's maybe the best euphemism for "crashing a...

That's maybe the best euphemism for "crashing a mountain bike" I've ever heard.

--Shannon
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-07-24, 04:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 567
Posted By ShannonM

I'm pretty sure that there were 44/34/24 110x74...

I'm pretty sure that there were 44/34/24 110x74 Biopace cranksets back in the day. NOS or take-off rings shouldn't be that hard to find, and MTB outers tended not to get used much.

--Shannon
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-07-24, 04:00 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,809
Posted By ShannonM

If your middle ring is a 39, swap your 53 outer...

If your middle ring is a 39, swap your 53 outer for a 46, and your 30 for a 26, or even a 24. (The 26 puts you back within the 38t chainwrap of your rear derailleur, but the 24T is only +2, and...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-07-24, 03:10 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 8,274
Posted By ShannonM

If you're buying a bike with proprietary parts,...

If you're buying a bike with proprietary parts, buy a spare for each such part when you buy the bike.

Weird wheelsets? Buy spare spokes and bearings.
Suspension? Buy a complete rebuild kit....
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-03-24, 07:13 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 514
Posted By ShannonM

Bottom brackets and cranksets go together. ...

Bottom brackets and cranksets go together.

Cup & cone bottom brackets work just fine. Cartridge BBs, which I have used for decades, have no intrinsic advantages once the bicycle is assembled for...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-28-24, 08:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 491
Posted By ShannonM

I've had both the Simplex retrofrictions (later...

I've had both the Simplex retrofrictions (later "teardrop style") and the Rivendell / Dia-Compe Silver 1 downtube levers. The Simplexes are smoother, having a slip clutch instead of the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-27-24, 03:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 491
Posted By ShannonM

The Simplexes would, indeed, be slick, as they...

The Simplexes would, indeed, be slick, as they are the slickest friction shifter ever made by anyone.

Only problem is, for this application, that they take Campy-head cables, so you'd have to buy...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-27-24, 03:24 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 5,004
Posted By ShannonM

Are you sure that your 105 RD will index with the...

Are you sure that your 105 RD will index with the 11 speed MTB shifters? I thought that the "fronts are weird, rears just work" rule of mixing Shimano road and MTB parts died the death with 11 speed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-27-24, 02:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 419
Posted By ShannonM

Thanks, Homie... You rule. --Shannon

Thanks, Homie...

You rule.

--Shannon
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-26-24, 06:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 488
Posted By ShannonM

If we assume that the slotted portion of the...

If we assume that the slotted portion of the caliper arm is the most flexible part, (because it's got a big hole in the middle of it,) then it follows that minimizing the amount of hole between the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-26-24, 05:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 419
Posted By ShannonM

I think that the Bicycle Guide staff were just a...

I think that the Bicycle Guide staff were just a bunch of tall dudes. And, also, they may have just preferred bigger frames than is now popular. 1990 was before the "the smallest bike that you can...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-23-23, 09:54 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,008
Posted By ShannonM

Cro-mo main tubes. 1020 stays and fork. My...

Cro-mo main tubes. 1020 stays and fork.

My '77 was a great riding bike. Got it as a frame + a few OG parts. First built as fixed gear, with 700C wheels (my 1st wheel build. Alex rims, Sansin...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-23-23, 07:18 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 889
Posted By ShannonM

The SR300 might be the greatest entry-level road...

The SR300 might be the greatest entry-level road bike ever made. At a minimum, it's on that list.

--Shannon
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-11-23, 02:41 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,126,687
Posted By ShannonM

If they can document the frame and its history,...

If they can document the frame and its history, $1250 for an early 70s Colnago with a Brian Baylis paint job is a screaming deal. This is probably a one-of-a-kind bike... how many OG Colnago Supers...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-10-23, 01:20 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,685
Posted By ShannonM

I loves me a smoke fade Centurion! One of the...

I loves me a smoke fade Centurion! One of the defining paint jobs of the late 80s.

And the thing about the Tange vs Suntour bottom brackets and headsets is classic... since Tange made the BBs and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-07-23, 10:21 AM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,126,687
Posted By ShannonM

I dunno... It's a bit too matchy-matchy for...

I dunno...

It's a bit too matchy-matchy for my taste.

--Shannon
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-05-23, 04:13 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 696
Posted By ShannonM

If you're changing shifters, I'd go 9 speed......

If you're changing shifters, I'd go 9 speed... and my two bikes are an 8-speed MTB and a 6x3 half-step + granny sport-touring road bike (that I built up two years ago, from a bike I bought as a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-05-23, 03:27 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,593
Posted By ShannonM

While there may be, and even probably is, nothing...

While there may be, and even probably is, nothing wrong with it, there is something wrong with me:

Fear.

I have crashed, exactly once, due to a stem failure. Checking out a buddy's newly built...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-05-23, 03:17 PM
Replies: 1,197
Views: 398,460
Posted By ShannonM

Those pedals are the business!! What are...

Those pedals are the business!!

What are they?

--Shannon
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-23, 09:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 512
Posted By ShannonM

Those Girvin forks were really weird. As the...

Those Girvin forks were really weird. As the shock compressed, not only did the effective head tube angle get steeper, but the front wheel moved backward, making the front center shorter, and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-23, 08:26 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,126,687
Posted By ShannonM

1988 Specialized Sirrus...

1988 Specialized Sirrus (https://humboldt.craigslist.org/bik/d/eureka-specialized-sirius-1980s/7689735624.html)

https://images.craigslist.org/00A0A_cjFRGFyAQB5_0CI0t2_600x450.jpg
Eureka, CA....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-03-23, 08:22 PM
Replies: 83,260
Views: 14,126,687
Posted By ShannonM

Raleigh USA Prestige...

Raleigh USA Prestige (https://humboldt.craigslist.org/bik/d/eureka-raleigh-prestige-racing-bike/7691682383.html)

https://images.craigslist.org/00000_2vnYTMk40Ff_0CI0t2_600x450.jpg

Eureka Bike...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-23, 06:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,159
Posted By ShannonM

Looking at the wall thicknesses of the downtube...

Looking at the wall thicknesses of the downtube (1.2/0.9/1.0), I think I now understand why I never cared for any of the Miyata road bikes I test-rode back in the 80s. They're just too stiff for my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-23, 03:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 926
Posted By ShannonM

Seattle Craigslist... Large, well-used...

Seattle Craigslist...

Large, well-used Berthoud bag in great shape with older Compass decaleur...

Was the seller a tall man with a pronounced German accent and a very short Japanese wife?
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-23, 03:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,046
Posted By ShannonM

And now I know what those decals should be: ...

And now I know what those decals should be:

"Generalized" on the top tube.

"RockOnBro" on the down tube.

"G" on seat and head tubes.

Great dark chthonic Gods below, I'm a dork.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-23, 03:30 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,046
Posted By ShannonM

The RockCombo seems to be a very polarizing bike....

The RockCombo seems to be a very polarizing bike. A lot of people (well, not really a lot of people, as only 500 were ever made) really, really like them, for what seem to be the same reasons that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-23, 03:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 623
Posted By ShannonM

That "reader's tips" section is money. Somebody...

That "reader's tips" section is money. Somebody (else) should compile all of them into a book.

--Shannon
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-02-23, 02:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 613
Posted By ShannonM

The Nitanium Logic tubing was spec'd by Ritchey...

The Nitanium Logic tubing was spec'd by Ritchey and made by... Tange? True Temper? I forget, and it may have varied anyway.

Anywho, it was a high-strength, heat-treated steel with Ritchey's...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-02-23, 12:52 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,490
Posted By ShannonM

The "possibly" part is that part of the statement...

The "possibly" part is that part of the statement to which you were responding that I consider hyperbolic.

Of course it's possible.

What I was saying is that, given both a) the number of people...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-02-23, 12:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 371
Posted By ShannonM

If you mean a light mount that ataches to one or...

If you mean a light mount that ataches to one or both of the bag loops on a Brooks, then, no, I don't think anyone makes such a thing.

Of course, you could hang a Carradice...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-02-23, 12:26 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,490
Posted By ShannonM

I dunno... While the statement is...

I dunno...

While the statement is hyperbolic, I'd not be surprised if the number of people on Earth who friction-shifted a bicycle yesterday was larger than most people can really comprehend,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-30-23, 09:58 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,848
Posted By ShannonM

While that's not how BCD usually gets measured,...

While that's not how BCD usually gets measured, it looks like they got it pretty close. And didn't SR have a 118 BCD crankset for a while? I'm pretty sure I've seen "where can I get chainrings for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-30-23, 09:54 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,869
Posted By ShannonM

What. A. Score. Might we hope to see this in...

What. A. Score.

Might we hope to see this in the drop-bar MTB conversions thread? I bet it'd be a mixed-road rocketship!

--Shannon
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-30-23, 06:26 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,869
Posted By ShannonM

Looks like a 1991 Club Fuji. Did anyone ever ride...

Looks like a 1991 Club Fuji. Did anyone ever ride that thing, except around the block at the shop?

--Shannon
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-30-23, 02:31 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,848
Posted By ShannonM

You don't enter cog sizes, you slide the little...

You don't enter cog sizes, you slide the little cog symbols back and forth with your mouse. There's no instructions, but if you play with it, you'll get it.

When evaluating gearing with this tool,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-30-23, 02:17 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,734
Posted By ShannonM

It is a great and profound truth that, if one is...

It is a great and profound truth that, if one is replacing a Campagnolo rear derailleur with a non-Campagnolo rear derailleur, the only two acceptable substitutions are a Huret Jubilee and a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-30-23, 02:08 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,869
Posted By ShannonM

Dude, that is the celeste-est Bianchi that ever...

Dude, that is the celeste-est Bianchi that ever celeste-ed.

If it were any less, it'd be too much. Never change anything about this bicycle.

--Shannon
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-30-23, 01:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 642
Posted By ShannonM

That "SuperSIX" headset makes me wonder if this...

That "SuperSIX" headset makes me wonder if this was a Cannondale frame, or did somebody else use their integrated headset design?

If I'm right about that, I'd bet that compatible,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-30-23, 01:33 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,593
Posted By ShannonM

It's a stem. To ask the question is to...

It's a stem.

To ask the question is to answer it. Otherwise, someday you're going to going to be leaning into a hard downhill corner, after a long straightaway, with your tears running into your...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-30-23, 12:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 474
Posted By ShannonM

You are correct, but, as with all things, it...

You are correct, but, as with all things, it depends on what you want to optimize, and what you're willing to give up.

The highest gear on my road bike is a 45/14. It's a bit low for my taste, in...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-29-23, 05:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 996
Posted By ShannonM

I'm running mine on a 118 Shimano cartridge BB. I...

I'm running mine on a 118 Shimano cartridge BB. I had the opposite problem... the road double front derailleur I had to use for a 45/42/30 half-step triple couldn't swing out far enough to get the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-29-23, 05:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 474
Posted By ShannonM

If your front shifting is friction, any...

If your front shifting is friction, any chainrings will work, and all of them will shift better than you do. The 130 mm bp;t circle of your 105 crankset limits you a 39 tooth small ring. (38s are...
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