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17 hours ago, Dexter-morgan said:

@ouzoI have Shifter/Brake lever combo, if you can make it work but they are 8 speed

 

Thanks Dexter, I'm going to check out the one that Decathlon sell first and then take it from there.

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I'm looking fro a front derailer clamp for my mtb. currently running 1x11 setup 11-40 with a 32t chainring. i have the 2nd shifter and front derailer. bike is a older 27.5b titan racing, but it does not have the built on clamp or one that comes with the FD. so looking at doing a 2x11 setup, but need a specific clamp

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1 hour ago, Stevie G said:

I'm looking fro a front derailer clamp for my mtb. currently running 1x11 setup 11-40 with a 32t chainring. i have the 2nd shifter and front derailer. bike is a older 27.5b titan racing, but it does not have the built on clamp or one that comes with the FD. so looking at doing a 2x11 setup, but need a specific clamp

You won't be able to get just a clamp if I understand your requirement correctly. You will need to replace the FD. But ya, send me a pm and I will be able to assist. 

 

O and PS: I would not go back to a 2x config. I would go with a 46 or 50T at the back with a 34T in the front if you stay somewhere in Gauteng and or somewhere flat and stick with the 32T if somewhere hilly 👍

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Looking for a small / medium bike for my gardener for commuting - his single speed that I built him that he loved was stolen last week (locked up outside his room). Onto his 5th bike in 10 years I think (and the 2 he took home to Zimbabwe for him and his wife for when he retires) - I've run out of parts now for another build and don't really have time right now to build something up anyway....

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54 minutes ago, RobertWhitehead said:

You won't be able to get just a clamp if I understand your requirement correctly. You will need to replace the FD. But ya, send me a pm and I will be able to assist. 

 

O and PS: I would not go back to a 2x config. I would go with a 46 or 50T at the back with a 34T in the front if you stay somewhere in Gauteng and or somewhere flat and stick with the 32T if somewhere hilly 👍

OK, great then, thanks for your input. I currently have a 32t in front and have a 34t laying around. Will swop them and see how the 34t performs. You say 34 for flat surface. Doing the Argus with it, so I guess a 34 will do then. 

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On 2/9/2022 at 8:48 PM, ChrisF said:

Life is tooooo short to try and fix a grip shift .....😋

So I managed to make it better.

One of the "fixes" on the net was to move the shifter slightly away from the grip which I did.

I also sprayed some Q20 where the cable runs under the BB.

I then played with the cable tension whilst playing with the indexing.

A short test ride around the neighborhood and she was able to change up and down through the cassette. It was still a little tight but alot better than before, she could actually change gears now.

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12 minutes ago, ouzo said:

So I managed to make it better.

One of the "fixes" on the net was to move the shifter slightly away from the grip which I did.

I also sprayed some Q20 where the cable runs under the BB.

I then played with the cable tension whilst playing with the indexing.

A short test ride around the neighborhood and she was able to change up and down through the cassette. It was still a little tight but alot better than before, she could actually change gears now.

I found a grip shift in my box of tricks if you want it. I have both sides

 

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1 minute ago, RobertWhitehead said:

I found a grip shift in my box of tricks if you want it. I have both sides

 

a trigger shift or a grip shift ? because the bike has what I call a grip shift, aka revoshift, at the moment.

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5 minutes ago, ouzo said:

a trigger shift or a grip shift ? because the bike has what I call a grip shift, aka revoshift, at the moment.

 

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3 minutes ago, BikeGenie said:

Anyone looking for Altitude frame parts? Give me a shout. 

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Is it a whole frame? I will be keen to take it off your hands 

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2 minutes ago, RobertWhitehead said:

Is it a whole frame? I will be keen to take it off your hands 

That's about all there is to it. You're welcome to it. The main part is still intact.

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12 minutes ago, BikeGenie said:

Anyone looking for Altitude frame parts? Give me a shout. 

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EINA, what did you do to the poor thing ... 😂

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5 minutes ago, BikeGenie said:

That's about all there is to it. You're welcome to it. The main part is still intact.

Cool, I will take it off your hands 👍

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Just now, TheoG said:

EINA, what did you do to the poor thing ... 😂

not the first time i broke a RM... that happened on Contermans, through 100m rocks section.

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