Recent content by henrysthreeironbands

Is it possible to see that from the pictures?

lovely bike. plan to build one soon.

Looks identical to me

Already had a look there, it is not immideatly clear what the difference between the radimentor fork crown and a regular one is?

could you share what is special with the crown and how to spot the difference?

The recall I believe was bco cracking during use with potential for serious injury, not bco detorioration from storage.

Good to know, that would mean that my own fork is hardly used :)

that is not normal. how did that happen? soaked for X years?

nice fork but not rare or valuable to the point that you can get rich. also looks to be in worse condition than mine with stanctions quite silverish / worn, both sides. that means heavily used without sufficient maintenance, and means that its best used now as wallhanger, or to be used only...

here catl pic. twas 92. aint she beautiful

1994 Miyatatata Elevation 8000.

Yes but Miyata Elevation 8000, which is a cool frame. The head tube is stupid long though, 93 was nicer in my view.

and another note to that, I am sure that such a wire could be added for safety with this frame. What is needed is an anchor in the BB shell that woundnt interfere with the BB spindle and at the headtube that wouldnt interfere with the steerer. Not sure if I would like to bother with all that...

There is a hole in the BB shell on the opposite side of the bottom tube, indicating that the bb tube section may have been tightened against the headtube and held together through the bottom tube with a wire during gluing. My Merida Albontech had a permanent wire through the bottom tube, I found...

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