[1.5 to 1 1/8 headtube/headset reducer - SA Stockists?]

33 minutes ago, bebnin said:

Hiya - happy to make you one of these if you can't find what you're looking for. Let me know.

Thank you, if I don't find anything this week I'll get the correct specs and contact you. Much appreciated.🙂

[1.5 to 1 1/8 headtube/headset reducer - SA Stockists?]

Need to fit a Straight Steerer fork to a Tapered frame.

I can't seem to find a Tapered to Straight headset reducer stocked in SA.

Happy to buy off anyone that has one laying around as well. 

I saw a few overseas places selling the Hope HS136 headset reducer. 

The headtube bottom is 56mm ID 

Want to fit a Surly Karate Monkey Steel Fork on a Momsen STR Steel frame.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[All things Colnago]

20 hours ago, Loose cog said:

Nice, Super Thron Decor with the Piu internal rear brake cable routing. Eroica should be on your bucket list as its well worth attending. Don't be put off by the rules and regulations of only pre 87 bikes and equipment.

Thank you for assisting with the model  - I had no idea, 😉. I will sign up for the Eroica too .... 

[All things Colnago]

18 hours ago, DJR said:

Agreed. Put the biggest rubber on that will clear the frame and fork and just do it.

Thanks DJR, I think I have maxed the rubber already with the 25mm on there at the moment. It doesn't look like a 28mm will fit - the fork arch is very low. 🙃

[All things Colnago]

I am toying with the idea of doing the Eroica 2024 and have tried to get this bike onto the road again. Have been trying to build it up for a while now.

I think it is a Colnago Superissimo Thron 1990s. I don't have all the original parts ... it is still Campagnolo Mirage 8 speed. 🙃 The shifter action is also still extremely smooth.
Wheels have Ritchey hubs. Seat, seatpost, quill etc also non original.
There is no series-name on the bike, just the signature, the tubing info and recessed Colnago emblems on the fork and lugs, also an Ernesto Colnago signature on the headset?

[Gravel Bike - 1 x or 2 x Groupset]

Johan, just scanned this thread quickly and couldn't see where you mentioned the frame. What frame are you using, and does it lend itself to a front derailleur? ie. Not all gravel frames are designed for 2 x or have cable stoppers for a front derailleur? 🙃

 

[Song of the day, add your current favourite....]

Eddie Vedder - Hard Sun

 

 

[Rook Scout Gravel bike]

Other hacks I applied to the Scout was to use a bottle cage hinge with a cable stopper to get the front derailleur to work ... and shove both the rear and front derailleur cables through the same internal cable routing holes 😉 

 

 

[Rook Scout Gravel bike]

1 minute ago, Jewbacca said:

No man, you wouldn't use a 10 speed shifter with a 9 speed cassette!

I had Ultegra 10 speed STIs and an XT 9 speed RD with an 11-40  10 speed cassette and it worked like a dream

😁 Was just asking Incase ... But edited response above.

So should really have tried a bit harder to get 10so

to work. Not switching sti's, derailleur and cassete again now, too much work ... 😂

[Rook Scout Gravel bike]

35 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

On that, you can run a 9 speed Shimano MTB rd with 10 speed shimano STIs and it works beautifully

I tried the Ultegra 10sp STI with the 9sp XT derailleur at first, but couldn't get the shifting quite right, were you using a 9 speed or 10 speed cassette? 

Edit:

Just saw this post on another forum. I should have given the 10sti 9der more time ... Just assumed it wouldn't work 😔

 

 

 

[Rook Scout Gravel bike]

Finished the build at last, tried to use a 10 speed groupset, but snapped the derailleur extender trying to adjust the hanger 🙃

So used a 9 speed STI with a 9speed XT derailleur instead, they are 100% compatible (10sp and up you can't mix components)

Tyres are 700c x 44 WTB Byway. Will still change Crankset, but for now she can at least get road time.

[Give it a TRI]

46 minutes ago, DJuice said:

Two friends doing the Knysna Xtreme this weekend.

They`ve putt in the hours from 3am in the mornings, they are ready for the challenge.

 

Brutal ... ending with a 50km run through Prince Albert's Pass ...... hectic. As if an ultra isn't enough suffering already?   I take my hat off to them.  💪

[Cleaning and lubricating shifters]

Hi guys, I need to clean and lubricate some old Shimano shifters ....  any tips and tricks on how to .... and how to not?

Wasn't too sure whether I should spray solvents into the mechanism,  don't want anything to react and damage the internal plastic parts? 

Found this video on YT ... 

Is this video pretty much it? 

Please specify which degreaser (brands) or solvents you use ....  Thx

 

 

[Where to find RockShox Suspension Oil, 15 Weight (15wt)]

12 minutes ago, dasilvarsa said:

I'm using Motul and It's working Fine 

Got it From a Bike Shop in Edenvale City.

Also Couldn't get the RockShox Original.

 

 

 

I've done the same .... just pop in any old motorcycle shop.

Also, and you probably know this already, make sure you use a quality 24mm socket, not a shifting  spanner or worn-down socket. That top screw is soft, and not very deep, you can damage, or worse strip the corners in an instant.  enjoy .

 

 

[Rook Scout Gravel bike]

I like the look of this fork ... Brother Steel Gravel Fork.... trying to work out what the landed cost would be, see they post via DHL/UPS, which means to lands here with SAPO. Most probably would need to use Aramex Global to get it here. At £140 it's probably around 4K landed then.  

https://www.brothercycles.com/shop/forks/brother-steel-gravel-fork/
 

[Rook Scout Gravel bike]

9 minutes ago, TyronLab said:

They for sure won't fit, unfortunately. The stock really is the bottleneck for this frame to make it really rowdy.

I've had a 650B x 48mm GravelKing SK in there and it was very tight, so tight in fact that I wore into the fork with some mud at the Munga Grit. There's probably ~3mm clearance per side with the 650Bx48s, with 700c x 48mm it would probably be 1mm, 50s won't fit.

Here's the clearance with the stock 650B x 47s (probably ~4mm per side). As you can see it tapers inward so it'll be tighter with 700c's.

Sorry to burst your bubble...

On the rear a 2.25 should fit without issue, tons of space back there.

Also keep in mind it has a relatively slack seat angle, so if you do put that rigid MTB fork on which has a ~490mm axle to crown it'll slacken it even more seeing as the stock fork has an A2C of 420mm.

Thank you, I'll have to stick to 700 x40 or 38 for now then ... it's a pity.
 

I'll look around for an aftermarket fork with a compact crown at some stage then. Thx  

[Rook Scout Gravel bike]

Hi Guys, need some advice too ..

I've just bought a Scout frame (not delivered yet), and hope to fit 29 x 1.95 hardpack tyres, ... I saw from this old ad that this hubber fitted 29 x 2.25, but he also had an aftermarket fork:
https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/gravel-and-cyclocross-bikes/560595/rook-scout-medium-upgraded

I assume the 2.25 must have cleared the rear stays then ... would the 29 x 1.95 clear the standard Rook Scout aluminum fork? (1.95 = 50mm) 

 

[I have an idea for a new thread...]

Ai ya yaai ....

[Tour de France 2024]

13 minutes ago, DJuice said:

Pogacar some new lightweight shallow wheels today.

Hope he got rid of those 31,3mm front, and 32.2mm rear tyres as well ...... 😉

[Tour de France 2024]

39 minutes ago, Vetplant said:

What I read from that... Campenaerts is DEFINITELY going for the win today.....

 

PS. Manipulation of the Y-Axis grinds my gears. This scale was selected for dramatic effect. Plot it from Zero and I'm sure it doesn't look as dramatic.

I so very much do not want to go to a dark place here ... knowing Van Aert wanted to take the TT, (he probably gave it his all), how does Vingegaard take 2min 51s on Van Aert in 22.4km?

 
I would have liked Vingegaard to take the TDF, but now it just seems 'ugh'? That uncomfortable feeling that something is not quite right? .....  

[The Froome Dawg Thread]

45 minutes ago, Wyatt Earp said:

But how was he towards you in the peleton during that stage ?

😁

Maybe said better by George Bennett ..

 

[The Froome Dawg Thread]

11 hours ago, Shebeen said:

Disagree, sure Skyborgs bossed the peleton but he had to finish the job. He was dominant for a few years.

If you're really going to tarnish his legacy then look at how almost everyone from that generation has been overtaken by youngsters. 

... I've been questioning Froome's performance since stage 10 of the 2015 Tour de France. You could possibly find my posts on Bikehub still - I questioned the stupendous power figures produced then already by Froome. Most of his performances since have confirmed my suspicions, with the 2018 Giro just the cherry on top, 
I do realize that this thread is obviously a Froome "fan thread", so the bias will run high, but there is some of us who do not buy the circus .... 

I will try to seize commenting on this thread 😉

[Who else is sick at the moment?]

11 hours ago, FirstV8 said:

(But the greatest change we've made is using only raw, unprocessed, unpasteurized milk and dairy products) Quote Eddie V . I supported a mate of mine who had a small dairy farm and we bought unpasteurized dairy products from him . My wife was diagnosed with Brucelossis and was hospitalized for it . I avoided it but was advised buy the Drs and dietician to not use unpasteurized dairy product .   Just on a side note i was hospitalized 5 weeks ago with a bladder infection . My wife came to visit twice and got terribly ill on the Friday . I was discharged on that Friday and on Saturday /Sunday i had the same . We were both tested positive for Covid which we got from the hospital . So fellow cyclists don't be fooled and think that that Dreaded Lurgy has left our shores because it is still about .Drs are side steeping the word Covid and call it "Upper respiratory infection " Just look a the TdF podium presentation and you will see the masks still being worn by officials . 

Really sorry to hear about your experience. Glad that your wife recovered well. We, and a few of our friends have been using raw milk exclusively for the last 3 years now, and we have not had an unfortunate event yet. But yes, you are correct, as with most organically grown/produced products, there will always be some risk attached to it. 
Probably better for me to err on the side of caution here, I don't want anyone to get ill on my advice.

It is something that everyone will need to research and weigh the risks for themselves. I might change my opinion in future, but for now I'll continue using it.

[Who else is sick at the moment?]

19 minutes ago, El Duderino said:

The indigenous people of South and Central Americas had this exact diet. No processed foods, only raw milk and everything grown/farmed organically. And yet, they were practically wiped out by measles, smallpox and influenza introduced by European colonisers. A good diet will not protect you from a novel virus or microbe. No matter how much kale you eat, if you catch a bad bug, you will get properly sick.

I'm just saying what seem to have made a great difference in my health. I might keel over tomorrow from some kind of disease, but for now it seems to work for me. 

(As for your reply on the indigenous people being wiped out by measles etc ..... that is disputable, since many of them were murdered outright by the European settlers)

Disclaimer: Please do not follow my example (consuming vast  amounts of raw milk etc.) without doing your own research. 

😉
 

[Who else is sick at the moment?]

ok, so here goes, I haven't visited a doctor since 2018. Not saying I haven't felt under the weather, but not to an extent where I felt sick enough to visit a doctor. Since 2020 I haven't taken any pills either, whether capsules, fizzy pills, headache pills, vitamins, antibiotics etc. Nothing.

We do not eat any processed food, anything boxed or packaged. I understand we are fortunate to be able to do so. And it is a bit more expensive buying organic, but we don't exclusively eat organic. But the greatest change we've made is using only raw, unprocessed, unpasteurized milk and dairy products. We stay in suburban Cape town. (Ideally one day I'd like to plant my own veg 🙃, but for now while still in Cpt, we just source from wherever)

And of-course no tap-water.
Not saying I'm never going to get really sick again, but something has dramatically changed since we started using raw dairy products only. I think it has to do with the gut microbiome. 
When we do get sick, it usually passes within a week with some rest, and/or a few days' fast. 🙂