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DesmoDog replied to the thread Rims...a question about the pros & cons....I'm not sure about rim widths. It seems everyone is using narrower rims than I remember back in the day when I did this stuff. -
DesmoDog replied to the thread Typhoon Too.It's been a very long term project that will hopefully be done sometime next year. More info here...
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DesmoDog replied to the thread Rims...a question about the pros & cons....They will work fine with disk brakes. The rim has no idea if it's a disc or drum, it only knows there aren't brake pads pressing in it...
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DesmoDog replied to the thread What are you listening to?.That video reminds me of a new (to me) band I've been paying attention to lately.. But my favorite cover of theirs...
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DesmoDog replied to the thread Typhoon Too.I put a little more work into the Typhoon today. Changed out the stem which invovled making a spacer for the headset since I was...
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DesmoDog reacted to Slow-Rider's post in the thread Happy Thanks giving to those that cellbrat it! with
Haha.
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DesmoDog reacted to MattiThundrrr's post in the thread The Ugly Truth - Chrome Moly is NOT lighter than "regular" steel with Like.
This is pretty cool, a catalog of all the Tange products, including diagrams and descriptions of the various types of butted tubing...
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Stayed up too late and put it all together. Just went for a test ride and absolutely love this bike!!!
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DesmoDog replied to the thread A new build from a noob builder (cruiser content & questions)....This says 24x100 in one spot and 24x80 in another so who knows... https://www.bcycles.it/en/mis-24/3870-circle-24-x-100-mm-matt-black.html
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DesmoDog replied to the thread A new build from a noob builder (cruiser content & questions)....There are online spoke calculators that will tell you what size spoke to order. This is just one of them that is pretty simple if you...
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DesmoDog replied to the thread Old Huffy Scout.I can't really tell from the picture, but it looks like those say 37-590 on the sidewall? If so, they won't fit a Schwinn rim. They need...
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DesmoDog replied to the thread Old Huffy Scout.They won't be the same size as Schwinn (They'll be 590 vs Schwinn's 597) but they still won't have a huge amount of tire choices.
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DesmoDog reacted to Captain Awesome's post in the thread The Ugly Truth - Chrome Moly is NOT lighter than "regular" steel with Haha.
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DesmoDog replied to the thread Tubular Forks.I bought a Sunlight fork for mine, painted instead of chrome in case I wanted to paint it later. Yes it had to be cut to length.
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DesmoDog replied to the thread Typhoon Too.I finally worked on the Typhoon a little more today. Compliments of OddJob I had a stem with a little longer reach to install. It was...