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  • Made anything else?

    You'll find a few of my recent prototype and short run parts in my various project threads, and I've been using custom made parts on my bikes since before LFGSS existed. IIRC, the first one was a modification of the Profile Aero II which knocked about 100g off the weight. The only non-cycling product which has made it as far as sales in double digits was a sex toy back in the late 90s

  • double digits

    sex toy back in the late 90s

    Pics or it didn't happen...

  • I think I've still got one or two left if you're interested


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  • Pahahaha
    That looks like it could be used for a version of russian roulette fit for another American Pie film!

    https://youtu.be/fk0O_cdBbMg

  • Looks scary.

  • You can buy 11sp cassettes that have been modified to fit 10sp freehubs. There's s chap on the Time Trialling Forum who does it - let me find a link...

  • pretty sure this is a resound no but...

    sram mechs will work with sram shifters, friction shifters and ?

    is there a third option? anyone fudged a solution?

  • is there a third option?

    Why would you want a third option?

  • Honestly? I saw some unbranded shim compatible stuff on eBay and my big nose started twitching and I thought, wonder if theres stuff like that for sram yet.

  • Anyone know where I could buy the nuts and bolts needed to use these?
    The holes are maybe 3-4mm diameter.

  • Is he right?

    It's 1.85mm to file off, or 0.85mm if your current cassette uses the 1mm spacer as you can just bin that. It's better to take it off the cassette than the freehub if you can, and better still to get Woolie (see above) to do it for you.

  • Worth taking into local Screwfix and asking? Or pricey option and just use the fixings? https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/cables/jtek-top-tube-clampon-brake-cable-guide-254-mm-pack-of-3/

  • Anyone know where I could buy the nuts and bolts needed to use these?

    You local fastener shop, there's nothing special about them

  • How has this not been discussed more yet?


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  • You local fastener shop

    He couldn't help - wondered if there was an online place I could order from, but I'll try the hardware shop by work first

  • wonder if theres stuff like that for sram

    Even SRAM have made Shimano compatible shifters, but there's no reason why anybody would waste their time making SRAM compatible DoubleTap levers because the SRAM 10-speed ones are routinely sold for £150 or less a set. There's no margin there for a different Chinaman making knock-offs to get ahead of the Chinaman making the actual SRAM ones, and if he did want to go into the knock-off market he'd be much more sensible to go for the Shimano since there are at least 10 times as many potential customers, and they are less likely to be fussy. SRAM drivers have generally chosen to make the leap, Shimano owners are more likely to have ended up with it because they didn't know any better.

  • wondered if there was an online place I could order from

    There are plenty, but unless you're stuck out in the middle of nowhere it's not worth paying postage on a few screws and nuts which are likely to be less than 50p in total.

  • It depends on how scared you are to mess up the freehub body.
    I guess you could also, if available and possible, buy a replacement freehub body and put that on. I know you can get them for novatec/ambrosio hubs. Check with Hope. That will get you rid of any wear on the splines and you have a neat opportunity to service the whole thing while taking apart.

  • I've got a set of three NOS Shimano ones for a 25.4mm top tube with screws you can have for the cost of postage.

  • Anyone ever seen an example of a bike with both 700c and 650b brake studs (they'd have to be removable, obviously). Is the 19mm difference enough?

  • Something like this:
    http://elevnracing.com/products/brake-adaptators/
    Is a solution I guess (thinking of 650b on cross-check). Brake studs aren't removable though, so would mean a new set of braze ons I guess

  • Is the 19mm difference enough?

    Plenty, even with M10 studs. The double mount might have to be made in one piece for ease of assembly. It seem like an odd ambition in 2017, since rim brakes are a niche product for skinny-tyred road bikes these days.

  • So I've got:
    Get double mounts designed made, brazed, re powder-coat, swap fork for straggler fork, enjoy 650bizzle
    OR
    Sell cross-check, buy straggler, enjoy 650bizzle.

    I wish sentimentality wasn't a thing

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