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@hacha Holly Molly Guacamoly, nice pick !

PS: le fofo est down ? Je squatte lfgss à nouveau ^^

Evrrrybody iz here. Pf iz dead.

Boone nuit douce prince :'(

I haven't had time to read ur Japan travel... sad :'(

i decided to mock up the installation on an old frame from the man cave as a test bed - so i can still ride the fixie. The hub works well and changes nicely with a Campag 1970s shift lever- but with just a few laps of the garden i can see movement in the paint around that joint - so it is back to the wheelbuilder for a respoke on the drive side ! Many thanks for your warning ! :)

Has this been resolved yet?

Did it arrive/does it seem decent/does it need anything doing to it/does it weigh a ton/have you tried some fat tyres in it/etc.?

Yeah, the indexing on 7400 was different to other shimano group sets. it will not shift perfectly mated to a RD-M730.

In its box still, I'm still waiting on hubs for the to arrive. I'll update it the thread when I move on with the build.
So far I have

• F&F
  
• FSA Orbit MX headset
  -SRAM X9 shifters and Mechs
  
• Shimano Alfine Cranks
  
• Pacenti CL25 Rims
  
• Shimano Deore Brakes
  
• Waiting on Novatec D791SB D792SB hubs
  
  

Need to decided on stem/ seat post for him, but he wants a Brooks saddle. I'll probably get him some Humpert Moon bars and Ergon grips too.

Not totally finished, but it's riding and it's goooooood

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Lost my headset bearing cover though :( Anyone got a Cane Creek S8 item? The 40 bearing cover is too big.

Maybe I accidentally got a 1.5" cover.

That looks seriously fun!!
Wanted to something similar with a cindercone, but had too many frames and projects on the go...

Big fan. Honey Badgers SSMTB special in the near future?

@Acliff do it! Old Konas are the definition of mountain biking fun.

@Hulsroy you knows it. It'll be getting boggy on the 29th. Basically a purpose built Epping/Norfolk biek

Sep 29? I don't get tagged anymore in those posts ;-(

Yah, September 29th. Follow the subforum, yo!

Which forks are these?

Salsa CroMoto. Older 425mm ones. Lovely spring to them

Vicious Cycles fork (438) is the holy grail

Yes I had CroMotos but in 29ers.
I bought some 440 ac from On One for mine. Not ideal but at 60gbp they are great.

https://www.lfgss.com/events/4273/

Ta!

This would make a nice base for a bikepack-ey mtb if you're that way inclined:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F232891149245

Thumbs up!

New wheelset for the Chas Roberts. Still cannot decide if gumwall is right. Internet, what do you say?

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gumwall is right.

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@Tijs
Internet, thank you.