# Weird Build Dithering Thread Infinity: Part 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Bikes\ **Created:** [August 6, 2018, 7:03am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629 "2018-08-06T07:03:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![JUGE\_FREDD](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/juge_fredd/32/34623_2.png) [@JUGE\_FREDD](https://tarck.cc/u/JUGE_FREDD)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/141 "2018-10-22T21:47:03Z")
> [@karl\_dandleton](#): > > at one point i took some IS disc adaptors and cut them down so i could use them between the brake and (new, longer) mounting bolt and that let me go wald basket strut straight from the brakes. probably not the most smart thing ever actually that is the smartest thing ever :tarckbear: ---
**Author:** ![JUGE\_FREDD](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/juge_fredd/32/34623_2.png) [@JUGE\_FREDD](https://tarck.cc/u/JUGE_FREDD)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/142 "2018-10-22T21:47:41Z")
> [@DoctorCat](#): > > So far: old man mountain front rack, WALD basket to hold a bag, flat pedals, surly open bar with rise. show us a picture of the new build? ---
**Author:** ![karl\_dandleton](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/karl_dandleton/32/177_2.png) [@karl\_dandleton](https://tarck.cc/u/karl_dandleton)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/143 "2018-10-22T22:19:08Z")
i was sure that the wiggling of the rack would loosen the brake bolt, but only the m6 bolt i used to do basket to adaptor came loose. blue loctite was usually enough-ish. tight clearances to try to put a nut on the other side but i would just give the basket a wiggle now and then and it never got much past just barely finger loose. ---
**Author:** ![motorbacon](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@motorbacon](https://tarck.cc/u/motorbacon)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/144 "2018-10-25T05:31:20Z")
Um, should I dyno the old Merkcx? ---
**Author:** ![BEEutiful\_Wednesday\_DDS](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/beeutiful_wednesday_dds/32/40914_2.png) [@BEEutiful\_Wednesday\_DDS](https://tarck.cc/u/BEEutiful_Wednesday_DDS)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/145 "2018-10-25T11:21:20Z")
dyno everything ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Stabby](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/master_stabby/32/39791_2.png) [@Master\_Stabby](https://tarck.cc/u/Master_Stabby)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 5:22am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/146 "2018-10-26T05:22:44Z")
Of course. You have a question? ---
**Author:** ![iwillbe](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/iwillbe/32/1896_2.png) [@iwillbe](https://tarck.cc/u/iwillbe)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/147 "2018-10-26T13:15:33Z")
nah. I mean, is it being built up as a road bike? then nah. Are you turning it into a riser bar basket commuter? Then yeah, a dyno would be right, but also don’t do that to it. ---
**Author:** ![Orc](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/orc/32/2244_2.png) [@Orc](https://tarck.cc/u/Orc)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/148 "2018-10-26T13:17:09Z")
> [@iwillbe](#): > > nah Dynamo all the things, including race bikes ---
**Author:** ![iwillbe](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/iwillbe/32/1896_2.png) [@iwillbe](https://tarck.cc/u/iwillbe)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/149 "2018-10-26T13:23:52Z")
> [@Orc](#): > > Dynamo all the things I stared into that abyss, but I’d rather keep my fast road bike as simple and unencumbered as possible. I mostly ride it in the warm months with lots of sun, and I like having a bike that’s very close to what I’ve been riding for a few decades. Other bikes may get 32mm tubeless tires, or wireless roboshifting, or elegantly planned dynamo setups, but I have a huge soft spot for road bikes that are essentially late 90’s tech. ---
**Author:** ![Orc](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/orc/32/2244_2.png) [@Orc](https://tarck.cc/u/Orc)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/150 "2018-10-26T14:40:22Z")
> [@iwillbe](#): > > I stared into that abyss, but I’d rather keep my fast road bike as simple and unencumbered as possible. > > … reasons … I see what you mean, but still dynamo all the things. ---
**Author:** ![jdsmooth](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jdsmooth/32/610_2.png) [@jdsmooth](https://tarck.cc/u/jdsmooth)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/151 "2018-10-26T15:21:35Z")
Also nah. Get the B+M Ixon Space battery light. ---
**Author:** ![Rent-to-own-Faxmachine](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/rent-to-own-faxmachine/32/80299_2.png) [@Rent-to-own-Faxmachine](https://tarck.cc/u/Rent-to-own-Faxmachine)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/152 "2018-10-26T17:09:57Z")
Gonna convert my drop-bar Vaya to Jones Loop bars (and a longer stem). Sticking with SRAM Rival 1x11 but swapping the mechanical Rival levers for hydro SRAM Level brakes/levers. Watch the Marketplace topic for a package deal on the levers and Hayes calipers. ---
**Author:** ![drwelby](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/drwelby/32/142_2.png) [@drwelby](https://tarck.cc/u/drwelby)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/153 "2018-10-28T20:20:34Z")
Anybody want some alloy nipples? I was cleaning out my bins and I’m never going to use these things. 14 and 15g, silver and black. Some are organized in little baggies and some are loose and will need to be sorted. It’s about 5oz of nipples, probably 200 total if not more. I just want $5 to cover shipping. ---
**Author:** ![motorbacon](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@motorbacon](https://tarck.cc/u/motorbacon)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/154 "2018-11-12T02:31:52Z")
Found a tiny bike that had an almost complete Gipiemme group, including hubs laced to Fiamme hoops. Transferred parts to Merckx. Now building Torpado for a friend. Internal routing through chainstay, shaped stays, Cinelli bb shell, SLX tubing ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/2X/d/db49459413d5e637469a09ba38f5fddb072ae88e.jpeg) ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/2X/e/edd33bf95c55235348d7643142ebb5055837ed18.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![turpentine](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/turpentine/32/51348_2.png) [@turpentine](https://tarck.cc/u/turpentine)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/155 "2018-11-12T03:28:26Z")
How is it being so tall and having downtube shifters? ---
**Author:** ![dfl](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/dfl/32/662_2.png) [@dfl](https://tarck.cc/u/dfl)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/156 "2018-11-12T03:28:33Z")
Wait tell me more about this tiny bike ---
**Author:** ![Dickason\_Daniel](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/dickason_daniel/32/13099_2.png) [@Dickason\_Daniel](https://tarck.cc/u/Dickason_Daniel)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/157 "2018-11-12T03:31:12Z")
> [@jdsmooth](#): > > B+M Ixon Space battery light. Why is this so expensive? ---
**Author:** ![The\_RTS](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/the_rts/32/3639_2.png) [@The\_RTS](https://tarck.cc/u/The_RTS)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 5:22am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/158 "2018-11-12T05:22:42Z")
Before you go much further on that sweet Merckx you may want to check that those aren’t short reach brake levers. ---
**Author:** ![motorbacon](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@motorbacon](https://tarck.cc/u/motorbacon)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 5:35am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/159 "2018-11-12T05:35:23Z")
Baby levers are definitely Dia Compe ‘compact’. Kind of similar size as 10 speed era campy. ---
**Author:** ![motorbacon](https://static.tarck.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@motorbacon](https://tarck.cc/u/motorbacon)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629/160 "2018-11-12T05:43:09Z")
> [@dfl](#): > > Wait tell me more about this tiny bike Italian company that’s been around a long time. This is a 1984 Torpado Superlight, so it was their top end frame with SLX tubing. Bought it locally for a fair price as it had all the parts I wanted for the Merckx…this way I can keep hoarding my Saavedra bits for another dumb build. Tons of awesome details. Windos in the rear Campy dropouts, Cinelli bb shell and front dropouts, tons of chrome bits and pantographed logos. These ‘celeste’ aka turqouise frames were apparently the team frames. Building it rival 10 speed with spare bits to get it rolling. Looking for a silver crankset and post down the line. ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/2X/3/35eab266e8589f8ed92b300b2b1730106dcd6515.jpeg) ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/2X/e/eb51cc2f31eb48f112d96094a53ddd2837a1d133.jpeg) ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/2X/9/921f3b6fa41f50304aaf297e0ba3097edea381dd.jpeg) ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/2X/4/41a5153c80486465bc3a2b4fcae2a83abebced5f.jpeg) ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/2X/6/6d88a2703c5d08901479ebdd548f8c5e9ced7059.jpeg) ![image](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/2X/c/c096f5f19969fd8d7fc3cad84424ed96a4a55351.jpeg) [Previous page](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629.md?page=7) [Next page](https://tarck.cc/t/weird-build-dithering-thread-infinity-part-2/21629.md?page=9)