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02-11-24, 11:51 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 230
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...
02-09-24, 04:18 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,579
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...
02-09-24, 11:11 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 8,851
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...
02-09-24, 11:01 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 181
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...
02-08-24, 11:38 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,579
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...
02-07-24, 09:10 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,579
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
02-07-24, 08:17 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,579
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,...
02-07-24, 05:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 523
Posted By ShannonM

Broken-off number plate hanger? --Shannon

Broken-off number plate hanger?

--Shannon
02-07-24, 04:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 546
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
02-07-24, 04:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 546
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
02-07-24, 04:00 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,579
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...
02-07-24, 03:10 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 7,677
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....
02-03-24, 07:13 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 485
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...
01-28-24, 08:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 481
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...
01-27-24, 03:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 481
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...
01-27-24, 03:24 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 4,261
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...
01-27-24, 02:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 404
Posted By ShannonM

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

Thanks, Homie...

You rule.

--Shannon
01-26-24, 06:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 470
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...
01-26-24, 05:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 404
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...
12-23-23, 09:54 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 948
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...
12-23-23, 07:18 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 793
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
12-11-23, 02:41 PM
Replies: 83,040
Views: 14,035,169
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...
12-10-23, 01:20 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,382
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...
12-07-23, 10:21 AM
Replies: 83,040
Views: 14,035,169
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
12-05-23, 04:13 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 586
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...
12-05-23, 03:27 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,532
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...
12-05-23, 03:17 PM
Replies: 1,186
Views: 392,583
Posted By ShannonM

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

Those pedals are the business!!

What are they?

--Shannon
12-03-23, 09:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 480
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...
12-03-23, 08:26 PM
Replies: 83,040
Views: 14,035,169
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....
12-03-23, 08:22 PM
Replies: 83,040
Views: 14,035,169
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...
12-02-23, 06:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,955
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...
12-02-23, 03:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 912
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?
...
12-02-23, 03:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 860
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.
12-02-23, 03:30 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 860
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...
12-02-23, 03:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 611
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
12-02-23, 02:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 552
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...
12-02-23, 12:52 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,290
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...
12-02-23, 12:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 369
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...
12-02-23, 12:26 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,290
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,...
11-30-23, 09:58 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,702
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...
11-30-23, 09:54 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,762
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
11-30-23, 06:26 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,762
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
11-30-23, 02:31 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,702
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,...
11-30-23, 02:17 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,671
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...
11-30-23, 02:08 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,762
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
11-30-23, 01:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 630
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,...
11-30-23, 01:33 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,532
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...
11-30-23, 12:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 413
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...
11-29-23, 05:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 841
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...
11-29-23, 05:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 413
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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