DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Progress on the Viner 797 that I picked up last month:
The old rusty Tiagra 9 speed crankset is off, with a replacement ready to go on. However, there was insulating tape by the driveside tube - removing this exposed some scraped metal which I'll paint before putting the new crankset on. The cassette has been cleaned and onto a different pair of wheels. It's a 12-23 9 speed, so no low gears.
Also, the blackened rear Shimano 105 derailleur is now clean with replacement jockey wheels as the old ones were rusty and
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I'd also debated what to do with the almost-new DT Swiss R460 wheels. They're not the lightest but are robust and, with the cassette off, I found it had an 11-speed hub which means they'll be useful for winter riding by son no. 2 or myself. So ... horrid Specialized Espoir tyres and tubes off and they went onto a used Fulcrum Racing 55 set I had stored away along with the cassette.
The next decision relates to handlebars and quill stem. They need changing; either for a silver set or a quill to A-head stem adaptor for some spare bars I have here.
The old rusty Tiagra 9 speed crankset is off, with a replacement ready to go on. However, there was insulating tape by the driveside tube - removing this exposed some scraped metal which I'll paint before putting the new crankset on. The cassette has been cleaned and onto a different pair of wheels. It's a 12-23 9 speed, so no low gears.
Also, the blackened rear Shimano 105 derailleur is now clean with replacement jockey wheels as the old ones were rusty and

I'd also debated what to do with the almost-new DT Swiss R460 wheels. They're not the lightest but are robust and, with the cassette off, I found it had an 11-speed hub which means they'll be useful for winter riding by son no. 2 or myself. So ... horrid Specialized Espoir tyres and tubes off and they went onto a used Fulcrum Racing 55 set I had stored away along with the cassette.
The next decision relates to handlebars and quill stem. They need changing; either for a silver set or a quill to A-head stem adaptor for some spare bars I have here.
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