Ultimate Bike Thread....

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Somebody on this thread had a big old tub of Campy grease.......

It is good on crackers

[intakexhaust]

Originally Posted by jyl

Origin 8 Drop Bar ends.

Thanks for the lead. I found another brand - very light - out of Japan and ordered but now thinking to get the Origin 8 too. The angle / bends look good on the Origin.

[intakexhaust]

Byron- Had no idea how hot the vintage BMX market is.

NOS Hutch grips.... crazy as buying a correct Klein screwdriver for the 356!

[911dean]

I built this bike 2 years ago and I've never really ridden it. I rode it 13.66 miles today. Still under a 100 miles on the odometer.

[jyl]

Finished building the wheelset for my son's next bike. Campy Veloce 9 spd hubs, Mavic Open Pro rims, DT Swiss Competition butted spokes, 32H 2 cross front and 32H 3 cross rear. Since he weighs like 100 lb, these should be bullet-proof.

Came out nicely. I don't have dial indicators for the truing stand but the lateral runout is about business card thickness. The vertical is a bit larger. Rightly or wrongly, I focus more on lateral, as I figure the tire and road surface should make a couple business cards' thickness worth of out of roundness . . . irrelevant.

This is my fifth wheelset build. It gets easier and faster each time. I really enjoy building wheels.

[jim72911t]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

It is good on crackers

Jeez, Byron where do you find this stuff? That's a big wheeled SE Quadangle, correct? Yours?

Nice front brake BTW.

[jim72911t]

Originally Posted by 911dean

I built this bike 2 years ago and I've never really ridden it. I rode it 13.66 miles today. Still under a 100 miles on the odometer.

Nice, how do you like it? I converted my 26er SS to geared and gave it to a buddy's kid, so now I need a 29er SS. Must be steel and rigid. So far, I have narrowed it down to Niner, On One, and Surly. Already own (and love) a 1x10 geared Surly Karate Monkey, so I'm looking to go in a different direction.

[jyl]

A bike shop has a used Cannondale Jekyll 700 full suspension MTB. Headshok fork with lockout. Some sort of Fox rear shock with lockout. Hayes hydraulic disc brakes. Shimano XT and XTR drivetrain. 19" aluminium frame, kind of a muddy green. Looks nearly new, save one big scrape on a brake lever. I rode it briefly.

Hmm. I've never had a full suspension bike. I'd kind of like to try one, without spending a ton. Some quick research says it is probably a 2001 or close (though specs say Magura brakes), weighs 28 lb, was a USA-made Cannondale.

Whaddya think? They want $650. Is the Headshok still serviceable?

[porsche4life]

Seems high for an 01...

[billybek]

I had a Jekyll with the Lefty.
Decent all round bike. Was a crappy climber though, lots of wheel flop.
It did downhill quite well.
I think there are still parts available for their stuff. I remember having to do rear bushings a couple of times.

[will944]

Originally Posted by jim72911t

Nice, how do you like it? I converted my 26er SS to geared and gave it to a buddy's kid, so now I need a 29er SS. Must be steel and rigid. So far, I have narrowed it down to Niner, On One, and Surly. Already own (and love) a 1x10 geared Surly Karate Monkey, so I'm looking to go in a different direction.

My first 29er was an On One.....still love that bike.

Personally I would avoid any bike with an EBB. Surly's horizontal drops can be a pain too (having to move the caliper for a tire change). The On One has sliding drops.....best SS solution in my opinion.

[billybek]

The host starts performing....

[Paul LeFevre]

1973 motobacane restored and lovingly ridden

[jyl]

Beautiful bike. Motos are very cool.

[snbush67]

Nice, where did you find the leather for the wraps?

[911dean]

Originally Posted by jim72911t

Nice, how do you like it? I converted my 26er SS to geared and gave it to a buddy's kid, so now I need a 29er SS. Must be steel and rigid. So far, I have narrowed it down to Niner, On One, and Surly. Already own (and love) a 1x10 geared Surly Karate Monkey, so I'm looking to go in a different direction.

I specifically wanted a steel ridged bike also. After looking at all the options in a production frame I chose the Niner. While I wasn't a huge of an ebb, Niner's is really nice and their new and improved one is even better. My first 29er ss was a Gary Fisher Rig and that ebb left a lot to be desired. Let me tell you the Niner is just flat out a better bike. Plus I'm really a fan of steel.

I haven't used the bike off road yet, other than a small section of easy single trail. Luckily I live near a bike trail that offers a nice 13+ mile door to door loop which gives me a great cardio work out with a ss. I usually try to pound it out as fast as I can. So far I really am impressed with it, although it does have a really nice build kit. I'll get it off road soon and see how I like it there. It's been along time since I've ridden fully ridged off road.

If I was buying custom I'd probably go with a Soulcraft, with a non suspension adjusted ridged fork.

Dean

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by intakexhaust

Byron- Had no idea how hot the vintage BMX market is.

NOS Hutch grips.... crazy as buying a correct Klein screwdriver for the 356!

They have come down, a few years ago, those were really crazy $$$$$

My Trick=Star and some other stuff..

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by jim72911t

Jeez, Byron where do you find this stuff? That's a big wheeled SE Quadangle, correct? Yours?

Nice front brake BTW.

That one isn't mine, a guy who goes Johnny Chopper built it, and the Bottema style forks as well...

Here is my 26" GJS by Supercross, 1 of 25 built

[Paul LeFevre]

The handle bar wrap is original.

[jim72911t]

Originally Posted by will944

My first 29er was an On One.....still love that bike.

Personally I would avoid any bike with an EBB. Surly's horizontal drops can be a pain too (having to move the caliper for a tire change). The On One has sliding drops.....best SS solution in my opinion.

A coworker just got an On One 29er SS and he likes it a lot. My biggest hang up is that it only has one water bottle mount. (I'm picky about these things, for reasons I don't want to get into here) That being said, the GM of On One used to work with us and I could get a frame for next to nothing.

Decisions, decisions.