Recent content by T'boo Ted

haha goodbye to my photobucket, was a good thing years ago

nope, just a normal seatpost clamp is all ou need. Just need to remember not to do up too tight so it doesnt impeed the post from working, but still keep the post itself up.

Yeah, as noted, Xizang is the region in tibet that holds the Zaskar, or nowdays called Zanskar mountain range that Everest and K2 are located in, and Karakorum is the name of the Pass road that runs through them/it. We have already had a whole thread on this, the challenge if you accept it...see...

yeah, and if you are searching and then think,oooh lets get something a bit fancier, look for octalink version 2. version 1 is only for XTR and durace/ultegra/105 road stuff...version 2 is for all other mtb. and octalink is the bottom splined bracket (but not the same as ISIS), and hollowtech...

Yeah, a zaskar would only have number in the serial and also be stamped 6061 instead of 7005. Still a nice frame though.

probably an avalanche, 1994 maybe

Yeah a panter serial number will start with a letter, probably an H. As other have said, the LE is witgh the XTR build kit and non LE is ...not that... but also remember could have been bought as a frame and built up. Most likely thing it is an XT normal Zaskar, over time some parts have been...

Yeah, i run out front on all my bikes, puts it in a spot easy to see. Also I think stem mounts look cluttered and bad. I only use a stem mount if I dont have an out front spare to use...but different strokes for different folks Also, more aero...

Thing is like Nike, Adidas made a bunch of cycling shoes in dribs and drabs over the years and there isn't a HUGE amount of interest in tehm and their histroy except to people that are Both retro mtber adn retro sneaker guys...so people like me. Thing is I remember them but no idea on the name...

its probably inportant to remind the OP that whatever the exact colour is...they are anodized, not painted. So even if you match up the colour and paint it, it will end up very different.

That toptube/seattube/seatstay area looks kinda old GT's ish...but not.

Then today got a haul of parts from the lbs since my wheels turned up last week(ordered in May!) Was thinking of going all out like eewing cranks, but bought a new car instead, so (also apologies, at least one of the photos is in a usefull orientaion!)

Then got some forks, really wanted some manitou r7 pros, but getting them in Australia… so lbs had some fox34

So ive been wanting one if these since the kickstarter. So plonked down the monies last year and slowly , very slowly gathering parts

Yeah gutted that Easton stuff is road only now...or even gravel only almost. I'm a real Easton fanboy. Its not that I dislike Raceface...but to me RF is cranks and Easton is bars/stems/posts. Probably worse since the Fox buyout.