I bought this frame last year to scratch an itch when under the 1st lockdown we were having to stay close to home. It’s too small to go an proper rides on but fun to try and relearn lost skills.
It was a bit of a learning curve, even when I opted against using disc brakes, being the first time I’ve used a dropper post, built my own wheels and serviced suspension forks.
These frames take a 26.8 seatpost so I went with an old mechanical dropper as it felt less risky sanding one of those down than a newer pressurised one.
The forks are easier to work on than I expected but it wasn’t smooth sailing because there was still play between the stanchions and sliders, even with brand new bushings. Thanks to @sectionate and @kraeMit for their advice there.
I found the wheels pretty easy, just the final tension was a bit of an unknown regarding how high to push it. I tried to compare to other wheels I’ve got and they seem fine. They’ve had dozens of hours of use now and haven’t budged. I bought the Roger Musson pdf and it was great, didn’t even have any pings when first stressed.
It was a bit of a learning curve, even when I opted against using disc brakes, being the first time I’ve used a dropper post, built my own wheels and serviced suspension forks.
These frames take a 26.8 seatpost so I went with an old mechanical dropper as it felt less risky sanding one of those down than a newer pressurised one.
The forks are easier to work on than I expected but it wasn’t smooth sailing because there was still play between the stanchions and sliders, even with brand new bushings. Thanks to @sectionate and @kraeMit for their advice there.
I found the wheels pretty easy, just the final tension was a bit of an unknown regarding how high to push it. I tried to compare to other wheels I’ve got and they seem fine. They’ve had dozens of hours of use now and haven’t budged. I bought the Roger Musson pdf and it was great, didn’t even have any pings when first stressed.
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Happy to make a RetroBike discount, just drop me a note than!
