New tip find project.
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DCBassman
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'yer tiz
Drago
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Non RC STX so 95-96?
Blimey, 30 years old already.
Blimey, 30 years old already.
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DCBassman
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And yet it has normal shifters of the correct type for 97, everything previous had odious grip-shifters. Whatever, they'll be swapped out for my preferred combined units.
Things it will need, IF I can get the seatpost out:
Chain
Bottom bracket
Saddle, obvs!
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DCBassman
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The PlusGas man cometh.
Watched that video the other night... seems like the sort of thing that should be in the possession of a CC custodian in each of the four corners of country for the greater good of the forum membership.
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DCBassman
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Away at the RNLI College in Poole for the weekend, so yesterday evening, gently opened the seatpost clamp and gave it a good dose of Plusgas. Next check: Monday. Hopefully, some effect.
If not, a possible link to a vice is forming in my mind!
If not, a possible link to a vice is forming in my mind!
T4tomo
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yep clamp the post in vice and use bits of the now upside down bike frame as leverage to twist
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DCBassman
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OK, back from the lifeboats, and Marin stripped to bare frame and forks.
Good bits: headset has obviously been serviced in the not too distant past, and adjusts well. Pretty much everything came off easily, although removing the chainrings got me some new scars, despite the correct tools. Derailleurs are both in good nick, once the crud had been removed. Alivio cantis are not too bad, but undecided as to whether I'll use them, replace them, or switch completely to V-brakes.
Bad bits: BB (a cartridge) is toast, as are all the chainrings and shifters. Will try to get some replacement alloy ones; these are all steel (22-32-42). And of course, the seat post. Now that the frame is stripped, it's been dosed up with another load of Plusgas, through the cage mounts, and left upside down to fester for a few days.
Looking at the wheels: they are past redemption, but the rear is the first time I have seen a proper 7-speed cassette.
Good bits: headset has obviously been serviced in the not too distant past, and adjusts well. Pretty much everything came off easily, although removing the chainrings got me some new scars, despite the correct tools. Derailleurs are both in good nick, once the crud had been removed. Alivio cantis are not too bad, but undecided as to whether I'll use them, replace them, or switch completely to V-brakes.
Bad bits: BB (a cartridge) is toast, as are all the chainrings and shifters. Will try to get some replacement alloy ones; these are all steel (22-32-42). And of course, the seat post. Now that the frame is stripped, it's been dosed up with another load of Plusgas, through the cage mounts, and left upside down to fester for a few days.
Looking at the wheels: they are past redemption, but the rear is the first time I have seen a proper 7-speed cassette.
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biggs682
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If you need 7 speed cassettes talk to David Hinde Bikes as I purchased a couple last week.
What crank are you thinking about or are you going for rings ?
What crank are you thinking about or are you going for rings ?
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DCBassman
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As I'm not getting on with the Scott, I'll transplant as much as I can from that. The STX crank is 175mm. I'd ideally prefer a 170 or 165 but doubt I'd get one with the correct BCD. Will look, however, along with some new chainrings.
FrankCrank
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Might be something you could use at your volunteering workshop. Needn't be as precision made as this one, he's taken a machinist's approach to it rather than just a fabricators. There's another vid out there where a hydraulic jack is used instead of the screw method
Drago
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That's a nice frame. Would be worth getting that powder coated.
Might be something you could use at your volunteering workshop. Needn't be as precision made as this one, he's taken a machinist's approach to it rather than just a fabricators. There's another vid out there where a hydraulic jack is used instead of the screw method
We’ve got a chap there who is a very talented engineer who could fabricate that.
