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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-16-24, 06:42 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,167
Posted By Kontact

Trek last made a lugged bike in '93 with the 520...

Trek last made a lugged bike in '93 with the 520 touring, and a regular road bike in '92 with the 400.

And that's what the thread is about. You are welcome to start a why thread. I started this...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-24, 09:26 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,167
Posted By Kontact

Yup. So do you know when Japanese and then...

Yup. So do you know when Japanese and then Taiwanese lugged frames disappeared entirely from the US market?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-24, 09:12 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,167
Posted By Kontact

As far as I know, Giant - the Taiwanese company -...

As far as I know, Giant - the Taiwanese company - has never made a bicycle in Japan.

This is a thread about Asian lugged bicycles imported to the US.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-15-24, 09:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 258
Posted By Kontact

Greased screw threads don't rust. Don't overthink...

Greased screw threads don't rust. Don't overthink this.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-15-24, 08:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 308
Posted By Kontact

The axle is ideally dimensioned for tapping both...

The axle is ideally dimensioned for tapping both bearings out.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-24, 08:47 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,167
Posted By Kontact

Sorry, that particular poster follows me around...

Sorry, that particular poster follows me around trolling. I just don't have patience for it anymore.

This should be a nice thread about when different models made it into the US. Just information,...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
04-15-24, 08:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 345
Posted By Kontact

Replied! Ofmega and the FD are sold!

Replied! Ofmega and the FD are sold!
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-15-24, 08:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 194
Posted By Kontact

That is often indicative of a mismatch between...

That is often indicative of a mismatch between the derailleur and the chainline. Is this the original crank and BB that went with this derailleur?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-15-24, 08:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 308
Posted By Kontact

There is almost zero chance that this hub has an...

There is almost zero chance that this hub has an axle that you can remove without also removing the bearing.

When it is time to press the bearings back in, keep in mind it is possible to press...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-24, 08:12 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,167
Posted By Kontact

It is somehow related to Google.

It is somehow related to Google.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
04-15-24, 07:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 345
Posted By Kontact

Not a problem. Thanks!

Not a problem. Thanks!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-24, 07:52 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,167
Posted By Kontact

Centurions were all brazed in Japan. Pedantic...

Centurions were all brazed in Japan. Pedantic much? The thread is clearly a discussion about where stuff is made, not who owns the company. You going to clarify the ownership of Specialized for us...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
04-15-24, 11:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 345
Posted By Kontact

Whoops. How about $28?

Whoops. How about $28?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-14-24, 10:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 323
Posted By Kontact

If you are using the granny and middle as a...

If you are using the granny and middle as a double, then you would want a longer spindle rather than a shorter one. It's good the way you have it, but your chainline is now based on the center...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-14-24, 09:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 634
Posted By Kontact

I'm surprised it isn't too little for the Campy...

I'm surprised it isn't too little for the Campy teeth.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-14-24, 09:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 151
Posted By Kontact

GX is a decent choice for really large cassettes,...

GX is a decent choice for really large cassettes, but a less than ideal choice for standard road gearing due to the distance between the pulleys and cogs.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
04-14-24, 09:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 345
Posted By Kontact

NOS Suntour derailleurs and other classic gear

All the Suntour items are NOS and have been in storage since 1980 by a Suntour rep. Prices include shipping in the US.

NOS Suntour LD-1900 Road VX clamp-on DT friction shifters. $28.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-24, 06:19 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,167
Posted By Kontact

Can't be bothered to read the OP, eh?

Can't be bothered to read the OP, eh?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-24, 05:21 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,167
Posted By Kontact

Looking around, Specialized had lugged Allez...

Looking around, Specialized had lugged Allez bikes until at least 94 - which I'm sure were Taiwanese made.

Giant went to '96 with the lugged Perigee.

The '96 Fuji Team was welded.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-24, 03:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 242
Posted By Kontact

Most old carbon forks had steel steerers....

Most old carbon forks had steel steerers. Aluminum only started being used for threadless - and most of those were still steel rather than alloy.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-24, 03:48 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,167
Posted By Kontact

But Giant sold lugged frames like the Perigee in...

But Giant sold lugged frames like the Perigee in the '90s.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-24, 03:46 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,072
Posted By Kontact

I do this often, and it can be very inexpensive...

I do this often, and it can be very inexpensive if you build it up with vintage parts in good condition.

The easy recommendation is to go looking for big production brands of the '80s - Trek,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-24, 03:35 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,167
Posted By Kontact

Based on many of the responses, I'm talking about...

Based on many of the responses, I'm talking about large production bike imports, not small shops like 3Rensho, and when they largely petered out. At any given moment someone can re-import whatever,...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-14-24, 03:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 151
Posted By Kontact

You can use SRAM 11 speed road derailleurs.

You can use SRAM 11 speed road derailleurs.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-14-24, 10:54 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 638
Posted By Kontact

Can you grab the derailleur cage and push it to...

Can you grab the derailleur cage and push it to the left? If not, the pivots are frozen - oil them. Can you push it, but it moves back and forth with little effort? Broken spring.

You can replace...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-24, 09:51 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,167
Posted By Kontact

The death of the Asian lugged import bicycle

The Centurion/Diamondback thread had me thinking about the actual timeline of the lugged production bicycle imported from Japan and Taiwan. I started working in shops in 1990, and Centurion had just...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-14-24, 09:38 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 431
Posted By Kontact

Seems likely. See if you can find a second...

Seems likely. See if you can find a second reference, but I have no reason to doubt that vendor.

You can confirm those dimensions yourself.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-14-24, 09:30 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 431
Posted By Kontact

. That one won't work. The R3 has a tapered...

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That one won't work. The R3 has a tapered steerer tube. The one you link to is for a straight 1 1/8" tube, but the lower on your bike is 1 3/8".
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-24, 08:21 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 242
Posted By Kontact

That would be lunacy to trust a repair made to a...

That would be lunacy to trust a repair made to a carbon fork crown. None of the repair places would do such a repair and the crack itself shows that something is seriously wrong with that fork.
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-14-24, 07:52 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 323
Posted By Kontact

Why did you think you could get a better...

Why did you think you could get a better chainline by using the wrong spindle length?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-14-24, 07:48 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 431
Posted By Kontact

To do what? Generally you don't replace a...

To do what? Generally you don't replace a headset, you replace the bearings in the headset if they are no longer smooth. IS should be cartridge bearings with a number stamped on them, and you match...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-13-24, 10:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 478
Posted By Kontact

I wasn't being literal. The line went from...

I wasn't being literal.

The line went from being a Japanese lugged frame to an MTB flavored TIG product of Taiwan in 2 years. The Centurion decal was just a come-along for the brand loyal. At the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-24, 09:48 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 776
Posted By Kontact

You have your head in a hole if you think I don't...

You have your head in a hole if you think I don't offer a considerable amount of direct help to a huge number of people with mechanical and fit problems. You are welcome to name someone who gets it...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-24, 09:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 288
Posted By Kontact

I doubt an aluminum rivet will fail before the...

I doubt an aluminum rivet will fail before the cassette is worn out.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-24, 09:34 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 776
Posted By Kontact

And if the OP wants to get some more detailed...

And if the OP wants to get some more detailed help measuring the frame, I hope they still feel like asking here. Otherwise mauin1x is welcome to PM me.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-24, 09:29 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 776
Posted By Kontact

I am being critical of most of the posts on this...

I am being critical of most of the posts on this thread, not just yours.

I have already suggested what the OP is seeing, and gave a recommendation for undoing it. The basic idea is that the bike...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-24, 09:21 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 776
Posted By Kontact

I was speaking generally about the responses in...

I was speaking generally about the responses in this thread and threads like this in general. People talk to those requesting help like it is a scam or something.

Everyone doesn't know everything,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-12-24, 09:15 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 788
Posted By Kontact

The idea is that you don't sit right above the...

The idea is that you don't sit right above the pedals and fall forward on the handlebar, but that you are balanced on your feet like a downhill skier. Your butt is sticking back enough to...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-12-24, 07:05 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 788
Posted By Kontact

I know what the Roubaix is, and I'm saying you...

I know what the Roubaix is, and I'm saying you have take the upright qualities built into the frame and added even more uprightness. Just because something is supposed to be a little of something...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-24, 07:02 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 776
Posted By Kontact

Bending is also mentioned. If the little triangle...

Bending is also mentioned. If the little triangle formed between the binder, top tube at the stays and seat tube at the stays is tweaked off center (bending from the two stay contact points) that is...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-12-24, 06:46 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 788
Posted By Kontact

So you have a very high front end on your frame,...

So you have a very high front end on your frame, the stem all the way up, then the bars turned up and the brake levers riding high on the bars. I imagine you are sitting straight up and your wrists...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-12-24, 05:31 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 788
Posted By Kontact

How about posting that picture again? Better yet,...

How about posting that picture again? Better yet, a side view of you on the bike.

Lots of problems start with having the saddle too far forward, and then trying to keep your body from falling...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-24, 05:04 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 431
Posted By Kontact

Yes. The bearing is the thing that say RS 64846. ...

Yes. The bearing is the thing that say RS 64846.

These cups essentially glued to the bearings.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-24, 04:57 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 776
Posted By Kontact

I'm not sure if the important function of the...

I'm not sure if the important function of the thread is to validate what the OP can see with his own two eyes. He says it is bent - why not just believe him and answer his question about bending it...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-24, 06:55 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 431
Posted By Kontact

Depends. Either it is stripped, or you just...

Depends. Either it is stripped, or you just turned it too far out of its range and you need to start with more spacers. And you might just have a stripped adjuster ring, not a stripped crankarm.
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-24, 06:52 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 414
Posted By Kontact

Which subforum should he have posted in about a...

Which subforum should he have posted in about a non-specific bike component?



No one is upset. The OP said he's just trying to discern a fake - which is becoming a huge problem.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-24, 06:33 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 308
Posted By Kontact

There are many different types of hub...

There are many different types of hub construction, but looking at your end caps leads me to believe that this is the type you insert a 5mm allen wrench in both sides and turn CC to loosen. There may...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-24, 06:25 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 431
Posted By Kontact

A dedicated BBRight crank is also asymmetric,...

A dedicated BBRight crank is also asymmetric, where the driveside crank sits closer to the bike than the non-drive side, and the spindle spans only 79mm between crankarms. If you have that type of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-11-24, 11:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 319
Posted By Kontact

It's 8 speed, so unlikely to be Shimano or very...

It's 8 speed, so unlikely to be Shimano or very old.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-24, 09:50 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 1,768
Posted By Kontact

Long cranks, short cranks. Take the average of...

Long cranks, short cranks. Take the average of all the trends = 170mm.
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