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03-04-24, 10:47 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 551
Posted By ljsense

Shimano made 10-speed downtube shift levers in...

Shimano made 10-speed downtube shift levers in two generations of components -- the 7800 stuff, as well as the 7900 group. I had a few pairs of these over the years and sort of wished I'd held on to...
02-20-24, 09:12 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,443
Posted By ljsense

That's cool. That's the perspective I was looking...

That's cool. That's the perspective I was looking for. Thank you.
02-20-24, 04:04 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,443
Posted By ljsense

Yeah, that's what I'm interested in -- what you...

Yeah, that's what I'm interested in -- what you consider a finesse job.

Back in the golden days when I got a summer job at the local bike shop, I considered getting indexed shifting to work...
02-20-24, 12:22 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,443
Posted By ljsense

Bicycle mechanics: what takes expertise, what does not?

Sometimes when I'm fixing bikes I think about what jobs demand the most expertise. Most of it is pretty mundane -- put the right tool into the fitting and turn the threaded thing until it's torqued...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-16-24, 09:56 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,575
Posted By ljsense

I'd hazard a guess that the OP is installing an...

I'd hazard a guess that the OP is installing an FC-9100 era crank or later -- the way those arms are shaped makes it easy to second guess whether they are 180 degrees apart.
Replies: 19
Views: 879
Posted By ljsense

This is a fun challenge to have, and since you're...

This is a fun challenge to have, and since you're soliciting opinions, here's one:

Based on the photos, I'd pick the Atala first, then the Ciocc. The others are good too, but I don't like how the...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-14-24, 08:27 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 5,446
Posted By ljsense

I feel like Eben should have kept going. When you...

I feel like Eben should have kept going. When you tell people to buy a steel frame, that's not the whole message -- what you're really saying is don't buy a new bike at all.

Because the least...
12-28-23, 03:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 447
Posted By ljsense

Dang, thank you -- this is awesome.

Dang, thank you -- this is awesome.
12-26-23, 12:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 447
Posted By ljsense

I wish SRAM made some 10-speed downtube levers,...

I wish SRAM made some 10-speed downtube levers, or the ones Shimano made for the 7800 and 7900 groups could be found for less than an arm and a leg. I know the left lever of an SL-7900 shifter set...
12-26-23, 10:09 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 447
Posted By ljsense

Mountain XTR M985 front derailleur with road shift levers?

I'm thinking of trying an XTR double front derailleur with a crank with smaller chainrings and road handlebars.

The FD-M985 says it accepts cable from the top or bottom, and most front derailleurs...
12-05-23, 03:40 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,532
Posted By ljsense

I agree with FBinNY. The stem isn't going to...

I agree with FBinNY. The stem isn't going to break.

But I'd also like to add two thoughts.

One, thanks for posting the hidden-bolt Dura-Ace stem. Those are great. I remember finding one on a...
Replies: 37
Views: 2,842
Posted By ljsense

$500 for all that seems like a pretty good price;...

$500 for all that seems like a pretty good price; alternatively, if you can afford to let things sit for a while while you find buyers, I'd sell the frame with the original fork, and everything else...
10-23-23, 06:47 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 432
Posted By ljsense

I'd check the seat post and saddle. Sometimes...

I'd check the seat post and saddle. Sometimes under pedaling and load, the areas where they are clamped will make small unpredictable metallic noises that would be almost impossible to replicate in a...
10-20-23, 07:37 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 432
Posted By ljsense

Yeah, I'd guess spoke too. As you true and...

Yeah, I'd guess spoke too. As you true and tension your wheels, you can also hit the spoke crossings with a little silicon spray lube, or Boeshield or something like that.
Replies: 19
Views: 1,298
Posted By ljsense

I sold a similar era Trek 9900 carbon frame...

I sold a similar era Trek 9900 carbon frame (bare, no fork) within the last year for $300 on eBay.
Replies: 14
Views: 1,167
Posted By ljsense

Getting a value on a bike from this board is sort...

Getting a value on a bike from this board is sort of like getting a quote from a pawn shop.

If you need to sell it in a matter of days or weeks, maybe their lowball estimates have some merit.
...
Replies: 31
Views: 1,429
Posted By ljsense

I live close to Trek and our bike market is...

I live close to Trek and our bike market is relatively rich with the bikes employees purchased at great discounts. Every once in a while, an old Madone pops up for some price like this one, and I...
10-12-23, 09:34 PM
10-12-23, 08:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 277
Posted By ljsense

Can you ID this older titanium seatpost: yellow black sticker made in USA

Is this titanium seat post known to anyone? It's a 27.2 mm with black alloy head, single titanium adjusting bolt, thin straight walled titanium tubing with no marks on it, such as minimum insertion...
10-11-23, 09:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 700
Posted By ljsense

I have a steel tubed, aluminum lugged Competition...

I have a steel tubed, aluminum lugged Competition from 1990 and it takes a 25.8 mm seatpost. I just pulled out the original seatpost and looked at its stamp to confirm.

All the people who have...
Replies: 31
Views: 1,429
Posted By ljsense

It looks like it has 7800 Dura Ace shifters,...

It looks like it has 7800 Dura Ace shifters, brake calipers and probably the crankset, too -- which in my view would be an upgrade from the original Bontrager crank. I'm assuming it probably has the...
10-04-23, 12:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 592
Posted By ljsense

With old 70s rims that look like bare alloy and...

With old 70s rims that look like bare alloy and have been glued who knows how many times in the past, the brake track may now just have sections that are smoother or stickier -- whether it's from old...
10-02-23, 12:59 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,063
Posted By ljsense

It's better to have your rear tire lose traction...

It's better to have your rear tire lose traction before your front tire does.
09-29-23, 11:52 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 573
Posted By ljsense

Doesn't look at all like a crack to me. One,...

Doesn't look at all like a crack to me.

One, it's perfectly straight.
Two, the paint over it appears intact -- as in, the metal had this mark in it before the frame was painted.
Three, that...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-29-23, 10:45 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 273
Posted By ljsense

Any Shimano 9-speed cassette will fit on your...

Any Shimano 9-speed cassette will fit on your 7700 freehub. So will Shimano or SRAM 8- and 10-speed cassettes.

An 11-speed cassette will not fit.
09-27-23, 08:37 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 578
Posted By ljsense

That's good wheelset and, if they're still in...

That's good wheelset and, if they're still in halfway decent shape, a good price.

Plenty of secondhand wheels never saw much action -- particularly high-end race wheels -- and go on to provide...
09-24-23, 09:19 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 3,053
Posted By ljsense

The exterior is painted and clear coated, and the...

The exterior is painted and clear coated, and the steel spindle is not exposed, so in practice I don't think there is much risk from incidental water contact that is not inside the crank.

Once...
09-23-23, 10:11 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,863
Posted By ljsense

Listening to you more closely, and the problems...

Listening to you more closely, and the problems in my responses, I think the best advice would be to sell the stem and handlebars and get a nice black quill stem, like a Cinelli XA, and a set of...
09-23-23, 09:57 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,863
Posted By ljsense

I've got two points -- first, a rider's perfect...

I've got two points -- first, a rider's perfect retro project is the bike that resonates -- the first bike he raced with, or that he coveted while learning to race, whatever. So it's just unlikely...
09-23-23, 09:15 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,863
Posted By ljsense

Yeah, that's my point -- I like the bike but am...

Yeah, that's my point -- I like the bike but am not a fan of the bar or stem, while someone else might be nuts for that stem and pay $300 or something for it. Someone else may be hunting for those...
09-23-23, 08:24 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,863
Posted By ljsense

Even if it's "period correct" there were better...

Even if it's "period correct" there were better choices back in that frame's day -- like those anatomic bars and ugly stem.

I'd just part it out and sell it. The combination of all that is no...
09-21-23, 12:39 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 7,760
Posted By ljsense

I hadn't really paid attention to this issue, but...

I hadn't really paid attention to this issue, but now with the official recall I'm reading up as much as I can -- it seems like corrosion is a major factor in how this failure occurs: water, or...
09-21-23, 12:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 687
Posted By ljsense

Since it only happens when seated, I'd start by...

Since it only happens when seated, I'd start by removing your seatpost and saddle, cleaning them, and greasing the seatpost.

I'd look at how tight the Brooks saddle tension is, and inspect the...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-21-23, 11:56 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,505
Posted By ljsense

Has anyone on here had one of these cranks fail? ...

Has anyone on here had one of these cranks fail?

I'm wondering if there is much warning.

Maybe they start to separate before they actually snap altogether?
Forum: Road Cycling
09-21-23, 11:36 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 5,505
Posted By ljsense

Once a manufacturer offers a recall like this,...

Once a manufacturer offers a recall like this, does it go on indefinitely, or is there a set window to seek replacement?

Both my road bikes have 9000 cranks, which I really like. I imagine they...
09-21-23, 11:29 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 974
Posted By ljsense

I'm fairly confident that that is a crack in the...

I'm fairly confident that that is a crack in the frame.
09-21-23, 11:01 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 7,760
Posted By ljsense

Shoot. Both my road bikes have FC-9000 cranksets,...

Shoot. Both my road bikes have FC-9000 cranksets, each with a matching Stages power meter. I'll have to check the letter codes when I get home.

I really like the looks of the 9000 and I'm not...
09-19-23, 12:36 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 5,210
Posted By ljsense

The potential danger is if the front quick...

The potential danger is if the front quick release skewer lever opens all the way, wider than 180 degrees, and gets caught in the disc brake rotor.

After reports of three skewers somehow getting...
09-18-23, 02:22 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,697
Posted By ljsense

They used to say that the handlebar should block...

They used to say that the handlebar should block the view of the front hub when you're riding on the hoods. Maybe they still do.

I don't know how much value that advice has in general, but it's...
09-14-23, 03:10 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 635
Posted By ljsense

I just ordered a quart of ATF to mix with some...

I just ordered a quart of ATF to mix with some acetone. I'd read that is the best solution for rusted steel threads. We'll see how it goes.
09-14-23, 03:08 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,286
Posted By ljsense

We've had some "Merckx style" time trial events...

We've had some "Merckx style" time trial events around here that require a traditional drop bar road bike with no aero bars of any kind.

Maybe those events will gain traction. I hope they do --...
09-14-23, 12:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 514
Posted By ljsense

It's hard to tell what's going on from the photo....

It's hard to tell what's going on from the photo.

Is there an alloy collar on top of a carbon seat tube that the saddle attachment slides down and clamps onto? And you cut a vertical slice out of...
09-14-23, 09:48 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 635
Posted By ljsense

Kryptonite lock frozen from salt corrosion -- how to rescue?

My stubby Fuhgettabouttit Kryptonite lock sat chained and forgotten to a rack at work where sidewalk brine and the elements took their tolls. Sometime during the pandemic to today.

One of the...
09-14-23, 09:38 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 711
Posted By ljsense

This is a good question: I remember contemplating...

This is a good question: I remember contemplating it a lot when I got back into bike racing.

I'd say your chances of crashing during a season of racing are about 5-10 percent. If it happens, the...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-13-23, 10:45 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 612
Posted By ljsense

I don't know about the Decathlon seat post. I...

I don't know about the Decathlon seat post. I bought a Hylix seatpost on eBay from a seller based in China, and it developed a crack. The clamp didn't stay tight either -- it allowed the seat to tip...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-08-23, 03:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 586
Posted By ljsense

First clean the area with mineral spirits or...

First clean the area with mineral spirits or similar solvent that leaves no residue.

I would mix up a small amount of clear epoxy (the 5 minute stuff will do) and apply it to the nick with a...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-06-23, 09:53 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,000
Posted By ljsense

The R45 was different from the Classic -- I...

The R45 was different from the Classic -- I believe Chris King said not to lace a R45 radially, but it was acceptable for the Classic.

How were your rims laced? I'd guess 3-cross, given the rims,...
08-29-23, 03:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 477
Posted By ljsense

Lots of great advice in that Shimano derailleur...

Lots of great advice in that Shimano derailleur manual, such as this:

"Be careful not to let the hemming of your clothes get caught in the chain while riding. Otherwise you may fall off the...
08-29-23, 01:34 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 477
Posted By ljsense

Yeah, you're right, the chain will be slackest...

Yeah, you're right, the chain will be slackest with the small chain ring and smallest cog. I said second smallest because the convention is not to cross chain, but it happens. You definitely want a...
08-29-23, 08:14 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 477
Posted By ljsense

It's not necessary to shorten your chain. It will...

It's not necessary to shorten your chain. It will be the slackest at 39x12, or whatever your small chainring and second smallest cog is, and those haven't changed.

And I agree, it is ridiculous...
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