Flowta Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Picture this: How have a set of 650B wheels you built up for your ride, which only just fit with a really small tyre. You can get some adapters for the rear dropouts made but it'll take a while. You spot your old 1993 Diamondback Apex standing against the wall. What do you do??? You try them to see if they fit. And they have more clearance than the other project What do you do? You contact a local frame builder and get him to braze on a disc tab (hell, if it sucks with these wheels, I can still put on a set of 26er disc wheels) BogusOne, cape, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and 1 other 4
Flowta Posted February 17, 2014 Author Posted February 17, 2014 You also buy a carbon disc fork and put them all together BogusOne, divernick, Hairy and 1 other 4
Bobbo_SA Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) Stunning, thats begging to be made into a SS commuter bike, keep the fork and do the same for the front brake caliper. Edit: Note to self, wait for Flowta to finish posting Edited February 17, 2014 by Bobbo_SA
Flowta Posted February 17, 2014 Author Posted February 17, 2014 Now the big question. What do you do?Gears? Singlespeed? Followed by which crank to use?RooX XC crankhttp://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTA2NlgxNjAw/z/~BEAAOxyOlhS7lmj/$_12.JPG Shimano DXhttp://si6.mtb-news.de/fotos/data/19161/IMG_0025.JPG My own custom Cannondale CX2 (also have the original 42/29 spider set) XTR 960 Jones Modhttp://img22.imageshack.us/img22/5994/pb300538.jpg Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
Hairy Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 POLISH THESE PUPPIES UP AND GET BUILDING!!!! http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTA2NlgxNjAw/z/~BEAAOxyOlhS7lmj/$_12.JPG r0adrunner, ichops, Jigghead and 3 others 6
Flowta Posted February 17, 2014 Author Posted February 17, 2014 POLISH THESE PUPPIES UP AND GET BUILDING!!!! http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTA2NlgxNjAw/z/~BEAAOxyOlhS7lmj/$_12.JPG The set I have is mint NOS, not going to polish just yet Bobbo_SA, Hairy and the nerd 3
divernick Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Jones XTR all the way man! Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1
Flowta Posted February 17, 2014 Author Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) Jones XTR all the way man! This part adds to my dilemma, found out a nifty way of mounting a 104mm BCD chainring to the Jones XTR, so which do I use for my 1 x10 Enduro machine. XTR 960 Jones mod or XT 770 ?? Edited February 17, 2014 by Flowta
Flowta Posted February 19, 2014 Author Posted February 19, 2014 Anyone know where I can find some of these?
Flowta Posted February 21, 2014 Author Posted February 21, 2014 An update, in the final stages now Just need to cut the steerer, put new crank bolts on, and decide on which tensioner to use.This one (some more fiddling required I think) Or the Dartmoor Simple which I have in my spares box. (used it on a previous SS build)http://cdn.probikeshop.fr/images/products2/115/70438/70438-DARTMOOR-Guide-Chaine-Simple-ISCG-05-Violet.jpg
nigelhicks Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 Anyone know where I can find some of these? i think i may have some in my spares bin - I will check for you
Flowta Posted February 21, 2014 Author Posted February 21, 2014 i think i may have some in my spares bin - I will check for you Thanks, but managed to find some at CWC. Found them in the workshop spares box Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
Hairy Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 An update, in the final stages now Just need to cut the steerer, put new crank bolts on, and decide on which tensioner to use.This one (some more fiddling required I think) Or the Dartmoor Simple which I have in my spares box. (used it on a previous SS build)http://cdn.probikeshop.fr/images/products2/115/70438/70438-DARTMOOR-Guide-Chaine-Simple-ISCG-05-Violet.jpgKeep it "Simple"
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