Voyaguer 11.8 - 25" Chrome - Getting it back on the road
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If you really want the look of the metal frame, Jagwire makes standard rectangular pads in black (Jagwire X-caliper). My only complaint with those is I find myself constantly cleaning brake dust from the surrounding areas.
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Oooooooo, the Road Pro cable kit. Since you don't have brake levers that route the housing underneath the handlebar wrap, prepare to improvise and/or swear a lot. You'll find that a good length of the housing will be a choice between "deal with the ugly" or "cut it off and hope you've got enough left," which will make more sense once you open the package. I know this because I bought that kit for an upper-tier Univega I was overhauling a while back and I figured I'd spring for the fancy stuff. It did work out in the end, but I won't be paying the extra money for that kit again.
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Oooooooo, the Road Pro cable kit. Since you don't have brake levers that route the housing underneath the handlebar wrap, prepare to improvise and/or swear a lot. You'll find that a good length of the housing will be a choice between "deal with the ugly" or "cut it off and hope you've got enough left," which will make more sense once you open the package. I know this because I bought that kit for an upper-tier Univega I was overhauling a while back and I figured I'd spring for the fancy stuff. It did work out in the end, but I won't be paying the extra money for that kit again.
I guess I am a little confused. Because it takes so much housing to run from the non-aero levers to the front caliper and to the front cable stop? I guess I assummed it was just a big roll of housing inside the package but I didnt open it yet.
The last bike I used two shimano kits and I figured I would save a few bucks and use this jagwire kit. The bikes housings/cables are in ok shape now so I could reuse perhaps some of it if I run short.
Pic below not mine but a beautiful 11.8 for reference on sweet read housing job
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And dont try to change the stem as the steerer tube section is an odd diameter.
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Don't go in front of the bars! Sacrilege! (sorry [MENTION=385973]mstateglfr[/MENTION] hahaha)
As for the housing, there's a section about 12" long, give or take, on the two lengths of brake housing that is intended to be under the bar wrap. It's sectioned off with a big metal piece and in my case -- I got the braided variety -- didn't have the same appearance as the sections meant to be exposed. YMMV, but I was more than a little annoyed.
As for the housing, there's a section about 12" long, give or take, on the two lengths of brake housing that is intended to be under the bar wrap. It's sectioned off with a big metal piece and in my case -- I got the braided variety -- didn't have the same appearance as the sections meant to be exposed. YMMV, but I was more than a little annoyed.
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[MENTION=348967]J.Oxley[/MENTION] - My floppy and flacid housing is one of the things I plan to work on this winter.
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@J.Oxley - My floppy and flacid housing is one of the things I plan to work on this winter.
I almost spit my coffee out laughing lol
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Don't go in front of the bars! Sacrilege! (sorry @mstateglfr hahaha)
As for the housing, there's a section about 12" long, give or take, on the two lengths of brake housing that is intended to be under the bar wrap. It's sectioned off with a big metal piece and in my case -- I got the braided variety -- didn't have the same appearance as the sections meant to be exposed. YMMV, but I was more than a little annoyed.
As for the housing, there's a section about 12" long, give or take, on the two lengths of brake housing that is intended to be under the bar wrap. It's sectioned off with a big metal piece and in my case -- I got the braided variety -- didn't have the same appearance as the sections meant to be exposed. YMMV, but I was more than a little annoyed.
yeah that's definitely a bummer. I was expecting it just to be a long single piece of housing that I could as I needed!
Mine is not the braided type. I will open it up when I get home.
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So it wasnt as bad as I thought but it still sucked on the cable. I ran the brake cables behind the bars (like you said haha and like every vintage TDF rider) and I am not really happy with it. I trimmed them to be equal from a height standpoint but the way the rear housing twists it naturally routes itself weird.
So I accidentally sent the hoods and bar tape to my house in Ohio and I am in Oklahoma working on the bike and packing. Please excuse the mess I'm in the middle of a long corporate relocation bullcrap over the holiday.
Ill pick up some bar tape tomorrow at the local shop and maybe they will have the hoods. I got the rear Dura Ace derailleur on as well. I forgot how annoying it is to put new chain on...
I think it would have been easier with the long cage GT300 I had on before (its broken) but the Dura Ace 7400 wouldnt have been too out of place for someone (like my Dad) upgrading the bike in the mid 80's. The 6speed chain seems fat in there and being short cage it was easy to run the chain into the derailleur when in low gear.
What do you guys think so far? Any idea how to touch up the Dura Ace etching?
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So I accidentally sent the hoods and bar tape to my house in Ohio and I am in Oklahoma working on the bike and packing. Please excuse the mess I'm in the middle of a long corporate relocation bullcrap over the holiday.
Ill pick up some bar tape tomorrow at the local shop and maybe they will have the hoods. I got the rear Dura Ace derailleur on as well. I forgot how annoying it is to put new chain on...
I think it would have been easier with the long cage GT300 I had on before (its broken) but the Dura Ace 7400 wouldnt have been too out of place for someone (like my Dad) upgrading the bike in the mid 80's. The 6speed chain seems fat in there and being short cage it was easy to run the chain into the derailleur when in low gear.
What do you guys think so far? Any idea how to touch up the Dura Ace etching?
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You got a case of floppy housing too.
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I think the cable housing looks fine. On this setup running it in front/back of the bars looks like a wash to me. I've got bikes set up both ways (and aero-routing, too!) "Meh" on zip ties; that's hobo-bike stuff, you have a bike here that has the potential to look absolutely amazing.
Don't know what's going on with the finish on the DA RD, never seen one looking like that before. As long as it shifts well...? A little weatherbeaten makes it look more vintage, I suppose. BUT, if it was me, I'd eventually find another GT300 at some point. This bike is interesting enough to do the 'correct' thing.
Really hate that saddle, honestly. I'm a total Brooks snob, I will admit, and can't abide such a modern looking seat on such a classic looking ride. I realize a saddle is personal thing and must work well for the rider, or he won't ride it much. If that's the one your bum loves, then keep it for sure.
Don't know what's going on with the finish on the DA RD, never seen one looking like that before. As long as it shifts well...? A little weatherbeaten makes it look more vintage, I suppose. BUT, if it was me, I'd eventually find another GT300 at some point. This bike is interesting enough to do the 'correct' thing.
Really hate that saddle, honestly. I'm a total Brooks snob, I will admit, and can't abide such a modern looking seat on such a classic looking ride. I realize a saddle is personal thing and must work well for the rider, or he won't ride it much. If that's the one your bum loves, then keep it for sure.
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Maybe you know this and are prepared for it, but I see cable ends attached so maybe not. Either way, those freshly-installed cables will have to be uninstalled when it comes time to get your brake hoods on there. Upside: the routing and length looks good, as does the red. But I know about excitement creating extra work, and it looks like you've got a case of that here.
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where did you see the floppy housing, I zoomed in and I didn't see anything. If you're talking about the loop of cable coming off the brake levers that's the way it was done back then, they didn't put them under the bar wrap like they do today. I like the look of the cable looping like that, they don't flop around in the wind either like some of you may think; and aerodynamics wise...really? the wind blowing around the housing will have no effect on the aerodynamics unless you're exceeding 100 mph.
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Maybe you know this and are prepared for it, but I see cable ends attached so maybe not. Either way, those freshly-installed cables will have to be uninstalled when it comes time to get your brake hoods on there. Upside: the routing and length looks good, as does the red. But I know about excitement creating extra work, and it looks like you've got a case of that here.
I was bummed the package was sent to the wrong house and I had nothing to do last evening anyway.
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Maybe you know this and are prepared for it, but I see cable ends attached so maybe not. Either way, those freshly-installed cables will have to be uninstalled when it comes time to get your brake hoods on there. Upside: the routing and length looks good, as does the red. But I know about excitement creating extra work, and it looks like you've got a case of that here.
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I dont know how j oxley got his housing to 'sit up' like it did in his pic.
Either way, its a sharp looking bike for sure. The chrome is a great part of the 11.8's history.