"Jeff-God-of-Biscuits" (Jeff-God-of-Biscuits)
07/09/2015 at 15:39 • Filed to: None
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"Jeff-God-of-Biscuits" (Jeff-God-of-Biscuits)
07/09/2015 at 15:39 • Filed to: None | 2
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gots me a bike today...
Thank you Craigslist. It’s a bit rough, but nothing that can’t be salvaged as of yet. The rear hub looks a bit loose, and the front makes a bit of an odd creak, but everything feels pretty solid. Also needs the shifters sorted, but it’s too hot to go through all that at the moment. It’s like a dryer full of wet towels out there right now. After that, it’s time to figure out how to ride a full suspension bike.
Updates: After an hour or two:
Rear derailleur bracket was way loose. Tightened it up, seems to want to stay in gear now!
Rear hub? Bearing good, freehub, kinda crunchy. Related, that is one big ass hex wrench required to get the cassette loose. Sadly, so big and ass that I do not have one. Will have to go get one.
That’s as far as I will get today. Too many humidities and mosquitoes to make any decent progress.
Day four. I have now been sucked so dry of blood the mosquitos now think of me as some sort of confusing branch or stump, and are no longer interested. Also, said big ass hex is 12mm, and I now have one. I am also convinced that whoever assembled it is the same person responsible for placing Excaliber in the stone. Three feet of breaker bar and it didn’t even flinch. If I ever get that thing loose, I may be in line for the Throne.
Fork now rebuilt, it wasn’t in too bad shape. Oil was low, but not really ugly. I also took about 10 links out of the chain, and can now use the low gears, so thats good. Also, ad noted that he had just replaced the cassette, and yes, it was new but it was also an 8 speed when the original was 9. Luckily in my magic parts box I had a 8 speed shifter, so I replaced the 9 for the moment.
Rock Bottom
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
07/09/2015 at 15:44 |
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It’s been a long time since I’ve seen one of those dinosaurs! Step one is throwing those pedal straps as far away from you as possible. They’re deadly. Take all the rear suspension pivot points apart and grease them. That’s almost free. I like free because I’m a cheap-ass.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
07/09/2015 at 15:50 |
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That is a vintage machine, my last FSR was a 2003 and looked much more modern. I’m thinking that goes back to the late 90’s. If you can get everything working it should still be a good bike, better than anything you could get at walmart or Target.
Wacko
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
07/09/2015 at 15:50 |
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didn’t know they made/make mountain bikes.
Pedal straps on a mountain bike scream bad idea, no good times to be had....
CalzoneGolem
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
07/09/2015 at 15:55 |
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I hate full suspension bikes. STOP STEALING MY PEDALING ENERGY!!!
GTI Sprinks
> Rock Bottom
07/09/2015 at 15:58 |
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Agreed. To OP: throw away pedal straps. Either platforms or clipless.
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Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/09/2015 at 16:18 |
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Pretty sure that its a 99. It was a $800-$1,000 bike in it’s day, light rims, panaracers, specialized hubs, deore lx shifters. Rear cassette is new as is the chain. Might have to rebuild the fork and shock, but it seems pretty solid. Even half dead with taco’d rims it would still be better than most wally world stuff
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Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> Rock Bottom
07/09/2015 at 16:21 |
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Man, lots of hate for pedal straps. I always liked them. I have look clones on my road bike, but have always run toe clips and strap on my mountain, never had any problems.
I do plan to disassemble and lube everything, clean it up real nice. And for $80, I am pretty happy with what I got.
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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
07/09/2015 at 16:26 |
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I think that’s an elastomer fork, just add some lithum or teflon grease and it should boing pretty good.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
07/09/2015 at 16:28 |
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Unlike some of the others, I LOVE full-suspension bikes! There’s nothing better than sitting down through a washboard while the hard-tail weenies are forced to stand. Even better is being able to sit down and spin your way up a bumpy hill while the hard-tail weenies have to stand and crank.
I also disagree with those no clip and strap naysayers. When you don’t want to wear clipless shoes and you want to make sure your feet stay properly positioned on the pedal, nothing beats a good set of clips and straps. Properly positioned means the pedal axle passes under the balls of your feet, same as with a set of clipless shoes. If you are into tricks and jumping, then get rid of the clips and straps.
Here’s my ‘96 full-suspension Super-V with clips and straps mounted during a ride with my son a couple of years ago.
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Rock Bottom
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
07/09/2015 at 16:35 |
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Yeah, the straps seem to be a pretty polarizing piece of cycling history. I hate them, but that’s probably because I’m a cranky old man! I ride SpeedPlays on my road bikes but nice platforms on my mountain monster. I run out of talent pretty often on trail, so I like to be able to get away from the bike in a hurry. Staying attached to a 30 lb dually during a crash can be traumatic!
ntl0505
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
07/09/2015 at 16:54 |
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Great deal! I remember back in 99 (I was 13 at the time) lusting over this particular bike! My friends Dad ended up getting one but it just hung up in the rafters and he never let us ride it. When he was at work we would some times bring it down and ride it around. At that point, full suspension was a magical thing!
Forgetful
> CalzoneGolem
07/09/2015 at 17:42 |
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Well, to be fair, they are meant for downhill. You shuttle back to the top with a pickup truck. It’s pretty much skiing now.
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Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> Wacko
07/09/2015 at 20:55 |
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I hope “they” = “Specialized” here. As to the straps, you just have to be sure to keep it upright!
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CalzoneGolem
> Forgetful
07/10/2015 at 07:50 |
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I fail to see how this is relevant.
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Forgetful
> CalzoneGolem
07/10/2015 at 10:23 |
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Riding downhill you need to pedal a lot less, so the benefit of full suspension far outweighs the efficiency loss when pedalling.
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CalzoneGolem
> Forgetful
07/10/2015 at 10:41 |
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Haha yeah I know I was being facetious.