http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: custards new bike build en Wed, 13 May 2026 03:38:24 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4657#post-58319 Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:18:30 +0000 custard 58319@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://photobucket.com/bikebitsnbobs" rel="nofollow">http://photobucket.com/bikebitsnbobs</a></p> <p>pretty much finished<br /> needs a bit of tidying up on the cables/hoses and the likes<br /> I'll wait and make sure its all working first before worrying about the trimmings </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4657#post-58249 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:18:13 +0000 custard 58249@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://my.frooition.com/090097/images/blazewhite.jpg"></p> <p>ordered this<br /> WTB has had it </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4657#post-58065 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:15:51 +0000 custard 58065@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>wow,long time since I looked at this :o<br /> bikes almost done<br /> I fitted a new FSA ZS-3 headset(as fitted OE)<br /> I had a carbon cone spacer whih I fitted but i dont like its seating<br /> so I'll swap out the bling carbon one for OE FSA.</p> <p>crossrocs are fitted with old UST tyres<br /> though I fitted tubes as they really are old and im dubious f the rubbers degredation</p> <p>I fitted my old EA50 monkey bars,stem and seatpost.<br /> though I think a shorter stem might suit the bike<br /> 100mm felt a wee bit stretched. though Ive still to fiddle with the set up.<br /> bought some 2nd hand Hope X2s,braided hoses &amp; rotoers for £140 which is a good price.<br /> fitted my old Sids,though I will be swapping these<br /> Im too heavy for them and have got used to my other forks with lockout<br /> probably a set of Rebas when funds allow</p> <p>old lightly used,9 speed XT taper cranks fitted<br /> old XT rear mech,again lightly used<br /> old XT shifters.unfortunatly so old they dont have removable displays. which is really needed with the Hopes</p> <p>Im not sure on the 10 speed front mech. the chainline doesnt look right and gears werent quite right on a short test run today<br /> ordered a 9 speed (now reduced!) and will shelve the 10 speed for an inevitable later 10 speed upgrade<br /> if its not the front mech,then its the rear<br /> we shall see</p> <p>I'll need to order a saddle as my WTB rocket is far more work than i recalled :o</p> <p>having been off any bike for 2 months,and much longer from an MTB<br /> it was very weird jumping on the MTB frame<br /> its not set up right for me yet but just the whole position seemed weird </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4657#post-50004 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:14:52 +0000 custard 50004@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>back again<br /> my boys asleep and i got a chance to have a better dig in the hybrid vs MTB</p> <p>so really i am missing a race from the top &amp; bottom of the cups(no idea if these are the correct terms)<br /> then on the top a spacer/reducer<br /> then a compression wedge type piece<br /> so really all i have is the cups that are pressed in the frame</p> <p>that sound right?</p> <p>so being if thats the case, buying the missing parts is really going to be more than buying a complete headset and getting the parts i need? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4657#post-49970 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:40:45 +0000 custard 49970@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Okay then<br /> got a BB tool from Halfords (listed as £13.99 but they had £12.99 on the shelf)<br /> front mech,cables and outers ordered<br /> Xt crank &amp; taper BB fitted<br /> rear mech fitted<br /> wheels fitted<br /> rear Magura fitted<br /> seat post and old WTB rocket V saddle fitted<br /> fork loosly fitted </p> <p>now for the blimmin integrated headset<br /> so I wasnt sure how it would fit and ordered a conical spacer<br /> arrived today and i bunged it on<br /> fitted the spacers etc but it didnt seem right<br /> way too much movement<br /> so i did as i should have one the first time.<br /> stripped down the boardman hybrid for a looksie<br /> so I shoud have other components for the headset<br /> 2 parts to make up the top section.<br /> as per<br /> <a href="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/have-i-got-all-the-integrated-headset-parts-i-need-advice-please-incl-pics" rel="nofollow">http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/have-i-got-all-the-integrated-headset-parts-i-need-advice-please-incl-pics</a><br /> so am i likely to be able to source these or are am i looking at buying a complete headset (grumble,grumble)?</p> <p>cheers </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4657#post-49609 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:21:07 +0000 custard 49609@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ kaputnik<br /> cheers for the offer but I'll probably buy a tool and thats it bought.<br /> as for the headtube arrangement. i dont really get it either<br /> I didnt really think about it before hand<br /> it just seems weird having the steerer in a big void and then centred/held by a spacer at the top? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4657#post-49581 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:55:54 +0000 kaputnik 49581@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@custard good LBS can look up the shimano catalogue and order any random replacement component you may require. One of Shimano's redeeming features is how well organised and catalogued their technical documentation / spare / replacement parts are. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4657#post-49579 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:53:28 +0000 kaputnik 49579@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>10 speed chain is fractionally narrower than 9 speed chain is fractionally narrower than 8 speed chain.</p> <p>I run 8 speed cassette and chain and rear dereailler with a 9 speed front derailleur on a 10 speed crankset.</p> <p>You can mix and match derailleurs easily on a double because it only has one step to make - the extra rub you might get with the marginally narrower derailleur guides is not noticable in my experience I'm able to use full range of big ring and cassette with no rubbing, and most of the small ring and the lower end of the cassette.</p> <p>It can be fiddlier on a triple as there are 2 steps to make from granny to big ring, so more potential for gear combinations that rub.</p> <p>According to the relevant Shimano techdoch, you can only get "SM-AD17M Clamp Band Adapters for M-size / 31.8 mm (1-1/4")" and no bigger for a Deore XT front derailleur.</p> <p>I have an external BB tool for Shimano/SRAM hollowtech-type that you are welcome to borrow. They cost about £18 I think, so would save you shelling out.</p> <p>Not familiar with tapered head tubes. Seem like a silly idea to me! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4657#post-49576 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:50:26 +0000 custard 49576@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>from googling around the 10 speed is a wee bit narrower but the internal dimensions are the same<br /> Ive managed to dig out an old XT rear mech which seems serviceable but is missing its little cable boot thing.<br /> probably be okay and means I can run xt shifters front and rear </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4657#post-49572 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:41:00 +0000 wingpig 49572@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For a front mech I don't think it's critical. Is there a difference in chain width between nine and ten speed-approved chains? If so, even if the chainrings on a technically-ten-speed-compatible chainset are slightly closer together than those on a technically-nine-speed-compatible crank it's the shifters which tell the mech how far sideways to shuffle with each click... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4657#post-49570 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:31:28 +0000 custard 49570@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>bump </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4657#post-49461 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:31:55 +0000 custard 49461@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>well not really. more a collection of bits bunged on a 2nd hand frame</p> <p>picked up a Boardman Pro HT mountain bike frame.<br /> very light.</p> <p>probably putting on my old but hardly used XT taper crank set for now<br /> SRAM x5 rear mech<br /> XT 9 speed cassette<br /> old but hardly used SID race forks<br /> easton seatpost,stem,bars<br /> either Avid cable discs or one cable and one Magura julie rear (other Julie has stripped caliper threads)<br /> Mavic crossroc UST wheels</p> <p>couple of questions<br /> the Boardman has an oversized headtube<br /> I assume I need a tapered spacer for the top?<br /> Am I going to have to cough up a tenner for the likes of this?<br /> <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/eXotic-Carbon-Conical-Headset-Spacer-25mm-height-1-1-8-/190609820925?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&amp;hash=item2c613b0cfd" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/eXotic-Carbon-Conical-Headset-Spacer-25mm-height-1-1-8-/190609820925?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&amp;hash=item2c613b0cfd</a></p> <p>my XT front mech is 31.8 and as such too small for the Boardman tube.<br /> can I run a 10 speed compatible front mech on the 9 speed set up? eg<br /> <a href="http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=52285" rel="nofollow">http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=52285</a><br /> Im thinking ahead as the frame has an external BB fitted now (grrr another tool to buy for removal)<br /> so when funds allow i may go 10 speed or at least a hollowtech crankset</p> <p>cheers </p>