Steph's bike 3

steph's metro now has the deer-head derailleur

which was the precursor to the

deore, which became shimano's top-of-the-line

mtb gear system

it has partially resolved a sticky gear problem with the old

SIS/Altus rear derailleur

but part of the problem is in the indexing ratchet of the shifter.

so that will have to go.

been finding in my research that 

early mtb indexed shifters 

even of the deore group

-supposed quality-

were notoriously prone to not working properly.

and the integrated shifter/brake assemblies are also unreliable, 

expensive and rare (because so few survived in working order?)

anyways
a bit of soft focus for you to enjoy
inspired by the clement weather

Velo Orange half clips

velo orange deep half clips are nice

but a bit too open to be effective

so I recommend bending them back somewhat

this gives a better "wrap" around the toe 

for security and lift

and also can reduce toe-everlap

with the front wheel.

Ostrich pannier

Excellent equipment of Pack and

Carrying Gear for All Cyclists At Heart

Ostrich

The Big Bicycling

this is what it says on the leather patch

classic japanese product blurb

big enough for everything 

yes some heel strike

but only if you pedal with a totally flat foot

beautiful

completely repairable

if and when they ever need it.

will find out soon how waterproof

although that's not a major concern.

 

Stronglight 104 crankset with drilled rings

Peugeot Super Vitus racing forks

eBay sellers and their packaging - an occasional series

classic brown jiffy
with label collage

Cute little bike from hard rubbish

10 speed doesn't mean what it used to

taya chains are shit.
pretty
but shit.
remember when I put a new one on the Victor?
well it's stretched already way past 1mm
after only 6 months.
so i'm back to a decent quality chain.
funny story:
when I bought the ultegra chain the guy asked
how many speeds?
and I said "10"
because it was for the Sport.
he sold me a 10 speed chain alright
10 speeds on the back.
what a noob.
what a child of the 70s.

CadeX = CX

the latest incarnation of the cadex is not single speed

but cyclocross.

yes I hanker to be that cool.

actually it was the most sensible way to set up

this particular bike.

it indulges two of my prefs:

moustache bars and single front chainrings.

it's got heaps of gears now too.

 

the thumb shifter set-up from Victor

works well upside down with just friction to move through

the eight gears

blue fizzik tape gives those yellow forks a 

touch of sweden

and of course it has cantilever brakes.

so watch out dirty deeds!

SE

 

the old top tube pad cover

from my bmx

no it wasn't a pk ripper or quadangle

I just liked the logo

still love the two-tone brown + sky blue

Moser stencil

who would have thought

a bike as fancy as a francesco moser

would have a stencilled down tube logo

you can even see some blur and bleed 

on the end of the "r".

Hard rubbish finds

 

 

 

the first two weren't that complete

I fixed them up but good

the Pug is a little worseforwear in the frame

severe rust

but the bits

especially the drilled rings

amazing

Grand Bois Hetre vs Tram track

venue
Bourke St, Melbourne
final score
Hetre 1 Track 0