Bicyclettes

[vee_dub]

does anyone know of a 80/100 degree stem made to fit on a 1" steerer? i can only find for 1 1/8" with a shim for 1"

thanks

Yes I am using 1 1/8" stem with a SHIM to fit a 1". Its safe.

[wild style]

I really wish I had gotten in on that bfssfg iro group buy. If anybody knows somebody selling a 50cm, please let me know.

[vee_dub]

I really wish I had gotten in on that bfssfg iro group buy. If anybody knows somebody selling a 50cm, please let me know.

I WISH IRO do international shipping???

[Gem_art]

Any one else go to the Prologue today? Just got back from Hyde park, amazing, so good to see the Tour in London..

Sorry about the shitty photo, it's a lonely business time trialing...

[knucks]

I currently need a crank puller to install my new crank, but I also need, in general, an actual tool set. I was thinking of picking this up which has a crank puller, but I don't know if it's the one I need?

http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/14585-325_SET215-0-Search--/Sette-Torx-ST-21-Tool-Kit---21-Tools.htm

My guess it's the same as this: http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/14589-325_SETCP5-2-Accessories-42-Tools/Sette-Torx-ST-215CB-Cotterless-Crank-Puller.htm

which would work on my square taper bracket

[seenmy]

nice shot gem- Is the tour hitting canterbury tomo i may well venture over and chack it out as its only 15 min away,is great to see the tour over in the uk again

[mlproject]

does anyone know of a 80/100 degree stem made to fit on a 1" steerer? i can only find for 1 1/8" with a shim for 1"

thanks

that's pretty common. i think the 3ttt mutant came in a 1" and 1 1/8". you're talking about a threadless setup right?

[Gem_art]

nice shot gem- Is the tour hitting canterbury tomo i may well venture over and chack it out as its only 15 min away,is great to see the tour over in the uk again

Cheers seen, yeah it's Greenwich to Canterbury tomorrow. It's such an amazing site, I don't care how many drugs they take there's no greater physical challenge in world sport.

[seenmy]

yea i remember growing up watching the tour on channel 4 every year,

[ericdw]

that's pretty common. i think the 3ttt mutant came in a 1" and 1 1/8". you're talking about a threadless setup right?

yeah, threadless. thanks for the info

one more question... the LBS i got my bike left the steering tube way too long, almost 4 inches exposed... is this something i can take care of myself with a pipe cutter or should i bring it somewhere and have it done?

[knucks]

What's a steering tube? Like, the stem? Just shove that bitch down.

[ericdw]

yah, but then i have the tube stickin up (right into my crotch when i try to skid), i wanna cut it down so it's not stickin up over the stem - so the headcap is flush with the stem.. ya know?

[knucks]

hm, naw..got a pic? or draw one on paint and post it up lol

[Loop]

What's a steering tube? Like, the stem? Just shove that bitch down.

Sounds like Eric has an aheadset rather than a threadless headset (ie a quill steam). The tube sticking up is his steerer tube.

You could cut it yorself but unless you're absolutely sure you can get it striahgt and even, I'd drop into your local shop and ask them to do it for you.

Edit:

4 inches sounds a little excessive.

[wild style]

I really wish I had gotten in on that bfssfg iro group buy. If anybody knows somebody selling a 50cm, please let me know.

Looks like it might be my lucky day. Got a PM on bfssfg for a blue threadless 50cm! Would prefer threaded, but whatever.

New build, here I come!

[ericdw]

hm, naw..got a pic? or draw one on paint and post it up lol

this didn't take too long...

i wouldn't use a saw but i have a pipecutter that cuts exactly straight across. i guess i'll give it a shot tomorrow

[knucks]

Can't you just loosen the headset and slide the stem down some more? Seems easy.

[ericdw]

i thought that tube that the stem attaches to is just an extension of the fork... like this:

or do i have threaded headsets and threadless headsets confused?

EDIT: sorry for shitting up this thread with stupid questions...

[knucks]

I do not think so? Then again, I have a threadless..I guess someone w/ a threaded can chime in.

[Comma H]

I bought this old Europa from a work collegue for next to nothing. Its like an early '80s model 12 speed that had the gears on the downtube. At the moment it is an extremely dodgy home made fixie conversion with completely wrong gearing! I want to grind off all the cable guides and stuff, have it powdercoated and put some decent parts on it.

[wild style]

Man, this shit is getting confusing, haha.

knucks: just looked at pictures of your whip and its definitely threaded.

ericdw: your shit is threadless. you gotta cut that guy down.

[Gabriel]

[vee_dub]

threadless if the steerer tube too long u chop it down..if threaded u can drop or rise the one piece stem OR use a threadless convertor thingo like i am using now.

I have a 3TTT mutant sitting doing nothing I could post it for anyone who want it cheap.

Cheer,

DUb.

[Loop]

Wooh my bad I typed threadless when I meant threaded. Sorry.

Eric if you've got a pipe cutter and you feel confident, then I'd say go for it. You just have to make sure you leave at least 2-5mm between the top of the steerer and the top of your stem.

If I was you I'd leave room to chuck in a spacer or two under your stem, just in case you cut it too short (in which case you'd be screwed).

[ericdw]

ahh, so i did know what i was talkin about ... kinda.... i'll try to cut it leaving some room and see how it goes.

thanks everyone

[mlproject]

you can cut that shit down. it is internally threaded. i would take it to a shop and have them do it so its done properly. winging shit like that on your first try is never a good idea.. especially when an expensive part is involved.

anytime i have to press in a headset, cut a stem or have a frame respaced, i always take it to a shop since i don't have the tools and in some cases knowledge of how to do it proplerly.

[st199ml]

Any one else go to the Prologue today? Just got back from Hyde park, amazing, so good to see the Tour in London..

Sorry about the shitty photo, it's a lonely business time trialing...

I was at the Prologue (about halfway, near the entrance to Hyde Park) and it was brilliant. Stage 1 was even better. Great atmosphere.

Here's couple of shots, including Dave Zabriskie for the US contingent...

David Millar's doomed break passing Colt's Hill, outside Tunbridge Wells in Kent:

Finally, the maillot jaune:

[knucks]

whoops ya i got thraded i got confused

[seenmy]

end of the race today was fantastic,great start to the tour it looked with like 10k to go that the aus(fogot name) had no hance of really making the front of the pack,then literally at the sprint he appears and torches everyone.great finish

[knucks]

can somoene bring insight on my tools question? I want to place an order today