[quote=Sneaky Viking][quote=bonechilling]
Basically the total opposite of everything I’ve ever done on my bikes before.[/quote]
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Basically my plan for 2014.
I went and rode my rigid 29er in the snow through a park and on some icy/snowy plowed dirt roads. it was fine.
I think I’ll just pick up a last year’s Scott Aspect with Shimano hydros for stupid cheap and put an ebay carbon fork on it and call it a day. might powdercoat it too for shits and giggles.
I’m summoning help with hardcore dithering regarding this thing:
Need to figure out what shifters I’m going to put on it, for 55/42 x 12-25 10-speed
Also needs to not be a PITA for folding / packing / cycletruck loads
Front derailleur is on a brazeon mount that will provide a cable stop and pulley, but I’ve been dithering about making it lever-operated to avoid the extra cable. The Mavic on there now is fully rebuildable, I took out the spring and it functions smoothly, could bolt on a rod that extends up through the seatstays
For the RD I was thinking about putting DT bosses near the gusset on top of the main tube with an indexed shifter, could use the left side with a cable stop for the rear brake, or with a friction shifter if the lever-operated FD doesn’t work out.
The good option for bar-mounted shifters looks to be using these Shimano brake levers with I-spec shifters mounted to the same clamp so I can remove them easily for packing. I could do Shimano Dyna-Sys or SRAM with these mount adapters.
Is there a modern MTB shifter from either brand that will pull a road FD properly? Is the pull different between 2x and 3x for either brand? Is any of the “flatbar road” stuff worth using?
It looks like I’d be 1t over the 25t chain wrap capacity on a Zee dangler but the DH model would follow the cassette nicely and keep some nice ground clearance with the small wheel. Would it actually work at all with the close-ratio double?
I’ve been using a Tiagra 10 flatbar shifter (just a rear pod) for most of the winter on my Crosscheck commuter and it’s been great. Seems as solid as the SLX on my mtb. Not easily removed… probably would need to turn to quick-disconnect cables.
edit: With all the associated issues with a rear dangler… (probably stupid)what about an internal of some variety?(/probably stupid)
Yeah Shimano makes road pull flat bar shifters as does SRAM.
but can you get them mounted on an i-spec / matchmaker perch?
one of the wheels that came with it is a Sturmey Archer S2C kickback coaster brake
what a huge piece of shit, also made assembly pretty annoying with the reaction arm and tensioning
I didn’t really think about going Nexus 8 again, prob would have been OK but the setup / drag / weight concentration is still all a bummer. Already built nice wheels and got deals on 180mm DA cranks / TT rings / cassette so I’m going that way.
I think you should figure out how to use a SRAM poploc remote to actuate your front derailleur. Or maybe there’s another suspension or seatpost dropper remote that would work.
I wouldn’t worry about the 1 tooth over capacity on the dangler, but I’m generally used to bullshit and poor shifting.
And would the fd-r440 be what you’re looking for? They say you need to use sl-r440 with it for front shifting, which is tiara flat bar shifters, but a bunch of recumbent riders seem to say that they’re just rebadged MTB shifters and the derailleur arm is lengthened to make up for the increased pull. I haven’t fondled personally, but there going for about $15 bucks on eBay, so its worth a gamble.
brilliant find
I wonder where the 7900 and 6800/9000 pushers fall on that spectrum?
I love you jimmy
I’m confused about why you would try to make a poploc thing work when you could just use a friction thumbie?
I’m sort of being facetious just to eff with Fred and see if he’ll do it, but that sort of weirdness is right up his alley.
PS Fred, I think I have a R440 front derailleur in my pile that you can have for comparisons, will have to check tonight.
Put touring triple and big cassette on the cruiser’d out shogun and ride it a lot and for long distances.
Sell carbon roadie and buy alu fat tire cross/roadie thing.
Change handlebars on the sweet fixie like 3x over the summer like I always do.
Get my SSMTB working smoothly with slicks and platform rack, commute on it.
Sell everything else that would be useful to anyone, donate the rest.
Ride all of them more than last year, lose weight, have fun, enjoy the rides.
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Change your mind again?
Upgrade squishy bike to 10spd, slx clutch Rd and shifter, 11-36 cassette, 30t wolf tooth 104bcd ring
Find out how to fit all bikes in tiny apartment
unbox them
realize place is too small
Find bigger living place
Fit all the bikes