Freeliner with 3 x 1 gearing is GO!

Rat Rod Bikes Bicycle Forum

Help Support Rat Rod Bikes Bicycle Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
I’ve been flat out at work and haven’t done much since my last post although I did manage to find a much beefier looking cro-moly fork off an old Giant Rincon mtb I picked up for $20. The steerer has the correct 22.2mm ID and I only had to shorten it about 1/4”.
DF231ACD-AC06-4362-BE51-5D3970B5EF6E.jpeg
0BE878F6-059F-44B6-8894-0128BA2DB095.jpeg
1C24CFD1-0649-4A22-AD00-3C3E9AC3DE1C.jpeg
 
I’ve been flat out at work and haven’t done much since my last post although I did manage to find a much beefier looking cro-moly fork off an old Giant Rincon mtb I picked up for $20. The steerer has the correct 22.2mm ID and I only had to shorten it about 1/4”. View attachment 212748View attachment 212749View attachment 212750

That fork actually looks pretty good on there. A Mafac cantilever brake would look great on there. If you run some truss rods with it that would be pretty sweet!
 
Mate, you haven’t got a chance. I have the full Chang Star group set with the original 37 year old pads. I’ll take you on down Crested Butte.View attachment 212962
I have that setup on my Nishiki. The levers are good, the calipers are... present. I dream of stumbling across old deore brakes
cantilevers-xt2-15.jpg

cuz I am not going to find Dia Compes
 
Mate, you haven’t got a chance. I have the full Chang Star group set with the original 37 year old pads.
This bike has the Chang Star levers, but with Shimano Exage Cantilever/U-Brake combo and is dialed-in properly.

20220130_124441.jpg


I’ll take you on down Crested Butte.

I'm not sure what that means. Is it a reference cantilever brakes not being proper for riding in Crested Butte?
 
Back
Top