Current Projects chat and miscellany

nahhh it's the bondage of the electrical tape.

Ah yes, Cinelli Supercorsa, world's coolest bike. The colour flourishes certainly have bravado. Traditionalists will deprecate the American geartrain of course.

8 year old alu trek hybrid. Can anyone tell me what BB standard this is? Im trying to fit some 6600 hollowtech cranks and figured it would be an easy swap because the current bb is hollowtech. Only its much too wide, only about half of the splines engage. Theres spacers between the frame and BB, can i remove one/both of these? Picture below

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Bb shell (without spacers) measures just under 68mm. Can I just stick a modern hollowtech onto it without spacers?

Bb shell (without spacers) measures just under 68mm. Can I just stick a modern hollowtech onto it without spacers?

Yes. It has had an MTB crank in there, they are designed for 73mm shells so there's a 2.5mm spacer per side if you use one in a 68mm shell.

Of course, if the frame was built to take MTB cranks, the chainring or spider of a 6600 might hit the chainstay, but you can cross that bridge when you come to it :)

chainring or spider of a 6600 might hit the chainstay

Praying this isnt true. Will have a go tomorrow. So can I just remove the spacers and use the current hollowtech?

So can I just remove the spacers and use the current hollowtech?

Yes.

Thanks, @HarmanMogul Traditions have always been the least of my worries. ;)

bar end cable and routing it so it goes under the hoods and down the same way as the sti shifter cables does; a faux pas to some but it looks neater. Would a good cable and outer negate the added friction caused by the extra bends?

Saddle arrived form Mr HilaryStone. Was a tad concerned as I had seemed to just pay money into his account without any recognition from his end, alas it is here now.

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If anything, following the bar will introduce a more gradual curve in the cable than routing it into an STi.

Proceed!

Considering one of these for the other half...

I'm not sure why I bother building bikes, a Pinnacle would be objectively better than most of what I manage :|

At least I got sick flames

Considering one of these for the other half...

How does it shift? Edit: Di2 buttons at the hoods apparently:

@HHC: Nice! Get a better front wheel though. ;)

Di2 wizardry

here's how the do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiPNndG4Uh8

nice bike btw, di2 and hydraulic

I've got some of the Di2 adaptor kit knocking about if anyone wants it

Broke a decrepit leather toe strap with my unimaginable leg power (rookie dismount fuckup), cooked this up a minute ago. It's like the Velcro sandwich of a hold fast strap for old cages.

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https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Nitto-Bullmoose-Fillet-Brazed-MTB-Bar-1/263430820166?hash=item3d55b35146:g:2FMAAOSwALtaV0Ik

Cheers, ended up ordering from Planet X.

Changed the forks on my mtb beater from threaded to threadless with a BBB steerer extender today. Worked a charm. See if it'll all tighten and clamp properly when fitted.

cooked this up a minute ago

As in you made it from stuff or adapted something?

I made it from some nylon off an old back pack and some sticky velcro from the store.

Fry for 5 mins, add garlic, fry 2 more mins, serve

friend of mine has one, did festive 500 off road on it. they're boss little bikes, although I personally don't like the hoods.