some alternatives to consider as upgrades or complete overhauls of your bike life(s), as well as plenty of opinions and a sram helicopter hunt.
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@aubreyxengland Жыл бұрын
the audio mixing on every ultraromance video is basically a disaster, and i love it.
@ultraromance Жыл бұрын
lol, and I thought this one was maybe a little better? the sram helicopters didn't help
@senenrc Жыл бұрын
@@ultraromance please, wear a mic, the true must be spread correctly
@bill_tin Жыл бұрын
its like someone talking softly behind a "RELAXING FOREST SOUNDS - birds, crickets" video
@aubreyxengland Жыл бұрын
@@ultraromance no worries - it’s all part of the charm :P
@Fatbutnotflat Жыл бұрын
@@ultraromance nice one there
@bikenejad Жыл бұрын
I would have to say the greatest innovation in modern bicycle componentry is the oil slick finish. Nothing says classy and timeless like turning your bicycle into a gas station novelty knife.
@ultraromance Жыл бұрын
haaaaa, thanks for that. we will definitely be looking up "oil slick finish" on eBay in 20 years and be automaticaly directed to Alibaba
@Mattebodra Жыл бұрын
I have a pair of oilslick supacaz bar end plugs and I feel personally attacked, and now I hate them :D
@roguecode2354 Жыл бұрын
@@Mattebodra me too. but people are definitely over doing it now.
@Mattebodra Жыл бұрын
@@roguecode2354 with extremely pricey half anodized crankset?
@roguecode2354 Жыл бұрын
@Mattebodra I wish mines just plain silver.
@Greenfirth Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed watching a stranger describe his idiosyncratic bike opinions surprisingly a lot. Two things to mention though: Campagnolo did make low level components and groupsets starting with the budget valentino derailleur and culminating in the plastic xenon gruppo. Veloce also kind of sat in the budget zone. Second thing is that thanks to all the Tourney/Sora/Claris money, Shimano was able to make the mid-high tier components so good and so affordable. Campy's general refusal to go downmarket in a meaningful way has sort of hamstrung their operation. Of course sram shimano and campagnolo all make ugly finnicky plastic parts today so I guess none of that stuff matters.
@hamsLP Жыл бұрын
I appreciate you support the ebay sellers of the world. Buying person to person (albeit through a mega-tech-corp) is such a positive thing we regular joes can do in this crazy bing bong world. keep it rubber side down hoss
@3am650 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic. This is how everyone should be able to talk about their bikes: With passion, knowledge and individual preference completely removed from market trends. Subscribed
@jackcarter233 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Old guy here: Love steel frames, love steel forks, love 29 wheels, love Avid BB7 brakes (by SRAM LOL), love flat pedals, love Oury grips, love bar ends, love bike bells, and love single speed drivetrains with giant 1 1/8 bmx chains.
@winterwatson6437Ай бұрын
i love clipless, but i hate being seen in those shoes 😅
@calc1798 Жыл бұрын
LED lights are the best innovation. No more squinting through the darkness and hoping the filament in the bulb doesn't go pop.
@tinypapercube Жыл бұрын
After years of building and maintaining vintage touring bikes with respect to aesthetics especially, I'm now working on a touring ATB with modern everything. I'm making up for the sin of 1x12 by putting FULL METAL FENDERS on it. Well, and a Fab's Chest atop a rando rack. But I start from fenders and work backwards.
@ultraromance Жыл бұрын
oh I love starting a build with a bike part and just meditating on that part until the vision comes to me --- you will be forgiven --- you willlll be forgiven
@Kyleridesbikess Жыл бұрын
12 speed is for sinners
@tinypapercube Жыл бұрын
@@Kyleridesbikess just wait for 13 speed 😈 🤘
@jonamcc Жыл бұрын
I've got 12 speed on my modern flat bar bikes, might as well run that stuff that gives you nice low end gears as well as good top end gears. but the shimano 12 speed shifters have been pretty unreliable for me. I have one more stocked up for when the pawls inevitably wear out my current shifter (#3) but after that I'm swapping to microshift thumbies.
@siscoismyhomey Жыл бұрын
I must say that you have been a big influence on my personal tastes in regards to how I build my bikes for a long time. I believe it was one of your first features on John Prolly's old blog that made me want to tinker with my Dad's '89 Redline I inherited. I cut up strips of some cloth napkins depicting jaguars in the jungle and wrapped the old Suntour XCD 6000 brake levers so I could have some Ronnie-esque swagger. Fast forward to now, I have built dozens of vintage resto-mod bikes and am the supervisor of the service dept. at an awesome shop. I definitely owe much of my inspiration to you, so thank you!
@Emkato8 ай бұрын
This video simulates when a guy on the group ride is going on about gear and you’re just listening to the birds
@elliottmarksy Жыл бұрын
great to hear the Sheldon Brown shout out
@markwilton4412 Жыл бұрын
I love campy 10 speed levers with 8 speed Shimano rear derailleur, chain and cassette. Heaps cheap, but the braking feel is exquisite and gear changes are spot on. Been using it for about 15 years and love it. The silver components look great on steel frames and it is pretty light.
@baritone777 Жыл бұрын
Ok, so am I to understand that a Campy 10s brifter actually *indexes* with a Shimano 8s cassette?
@jimmybonetti Жыл бұрын
@@baritone777 esatto! 10s campi and 8s shimano have the same cable pull (2.8mm). hence you can use the campi brifters with an 8s shimano cassette (or sram or sunrace etc) and whatever old school shimano rear derailler (the indicated "gears" of the derailler don't really matter).
@threeinoneoil Жыл бұрын
10 speed campy is great but unfortunately if you ride a lot it requires a ton of maintenance. Requires new G springs annually and spring carriers every two years. Campy redesigned the shifter with more durable internals in 2008 using diaphragm/clutch springs and star ratchets which was a huge win for people riding enough to need the annual rebuild. More casual riders will need the rebuild eventually and the availability of small parts is diminishing. Ten years ago I could get all the parts from Branford or Q but that was already well past the time when manufacturing stopped.
@jimmybonetti Жыл бұрын
@@threeinoneoil oh, I wasn't aware of that, but I also don't ride that much with the shimagnolo bike. The redesign you're speaking about, for which components did it happen? Newer 10s campy? Or directly to the 11s? Or?
@threeinoneoil Жыл бұрын
@@jimmybonetti the 11 speed shifters got the update. There have been several different iterationd of lower tier ten speed. Some have the star ratchets and others have a completely different and simplified system.
@Josukegaming9 ай бұрын
I love how unique and just YOU you are dude, keep it wild and wonderful
@davidnicholson66804 ай бұрын
Square taper is really good. Smooth turning and no maintenance. Install one in five minutes, ride for years in terrible conditions and they're fine. External T47 and BCA are both fine but you get a wider Q factor, they're less durable (although still pretty reliable) and somewhat more complex to install. Square taper can creak but you can usually silence them very quickly.
@peruvian05152 Жыл бұрын
Favorite tech in the last 5 years - remote microphones with wind muff.
@mc540flip Жыл бұрын
Very nice rides Ron. “New bandana who dis?” My favorite modern day components are the dynamic bandana saddle bag and the dropper post.
@ultraromance Жыл бұрын
choice choices!
@Rob-zf2cv Жыл бұрын
Nice mix of components, on these thoughtful builds, many "classic" like you say. I like the sentimental value of the XTR - good a reason as any to have a particular part on your bike.
@baritone777 Жыл бұрын
You are now my favorite Phred! The most nostalgic piece on my bike, a 1986 Schwinn Cimarron, would be my Dia-Compe SS-5 levers. I lusted after them in the Nashbar catalog, and now I have them!
@billromano5844 Жыл бұрын
The first four minutes are pure gold! The bike industry... Honestly, the whole freakin' thing is pure man. I AM Grav Dad! Your promotional video can be to Iron Man. Seriously though, I am really liking the new collab mod. The direct mount Paul center pulls would be just so good. If it happens I will be in the running.
@ericmarth Жыл бұрын
This was a fun one, Ron. Gotta love those XTR cassettes with two recycled Snow Peak plates for the big rings.
@boogie647 Жыл бұрын
the sram-copter was perfection. really no other way to have ended this masterpiece.
@Fatbutnotflat Жыл бұрын
Someone should made a sram copter sticker
@peppermintpig9749 ай бұрын
The sram eagles are hunting for him.
@bad_buddhist Жыл бұрын
i hope my tour divide bike is up to your standards... since you're the one building it. also, thank you for being such an opiniated nerd about bike builds so i don't have to. i think you're really cute and i like all your videos. big fan here.
@jontattersall1837 Жыл бұрын
Thank You ... I feel so much better about my "overly obsessive" bike building choices and assemblage. guess I'm gonna have to start "like'n" E-Bay more 🤷♂️
@FrictionShifter Жыл бұрын
That XTR M95x surely shifts like butter.
@matthewsmith6486 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Watch out for those SRAM 'copters. Shimano probably has drones........Campy probably has a swarthy guy on a Vespa scoping you out. He's probably got a bota bag slung over one shoulder and a Ducati sticker proudly displayed somewhere.
@brrrt6666 Жыл бұрын
On a rainy day he'll be in a fiat with Ferrari badging...
@ultraromance Жыл бұрын
this is helpful for me to keep and eye out for. glad we have a global support group
@frankidoodle Жыл бұрын
good ole metal, nothing else… Japanese Tititanium. I like that idea. Went for frame shifters, shimano sante on my soma saga. Great inspiring video. Thanks a lot 🚲
@christopherwebb3517 Жыл бұрын
I recently switched the rim breaks on my used bike I bought a couple months ago to Shram Rival breaks, and they work great,... But I have noticed a lot of black helicopters following me around lately.
@peppermintpig9749 ай бұрын
We have a lot in common. I'm 7 and 8 speed biased. Square taper is best. Microshift not bad for new builds, but better to go with these classic components when possible. You can always do either friction or indexed microshift with a 2x8 wide. Cantilevers once set up are more reliable than the Vs. Interesting that you did the pull ratio mismatch without using a ratio converter adapter. JTek makes nice ones though if you need to run mismatches, but you have to be okay with that pulley sticking out behind the derailleur. That said sometimes it lets you run right angle cable and that can be a neater look.
@peterservo4802 Жыл бұрын
Really good info Ronnie. Great video topic. I hope you have another in the queue regarding how to cyclo tour correctly. What stuff do I bring, and how do I pack it?
@timshelhamer7374 Жыл бұрын
Keep preaching the gospel, mr jeseus lookalike bike dude!
@themississippikidful Жыл бұрын
When Ron walks into the frame with the stick in his hand as his pointer is hilarious 😅
@agelaonsoikea Жыл бұрын
Visual appearance of your bike is great! I like friction shifters too. I've been using them from 1978. In the 90s I tried indexed but they were horrifying parts. Nine speed is the best... 11through46 cassette with a 32t chainring for my 29+ ATB and a 38t chainring for my 38x700c ATB. I've got my old and trusty Carradice Super C saddle bag. I like my finnish army issue 1 liter bottle. I keep it in my bag so I stop to drink and admire some scenery.
@drewlyall6845 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ron! Perfectly-timed insight for a long-awaited build I’m embarking upon. 🌻🍃🍄
@doughorner57307 ай бұрын
That old timey equipment reminds me of my mtb days back in the early 80;s. Mostly great memories except for the Brooks saddles, I'm still suffering from ptsd due to those saddle shaped objects.. Thanks for your contribution in keeping old tech alive, I'll just admire from afar though and keep rolling on carbon and shifting with electrons.
@SurvivalistMedia4 ай бұрын
A Man living with one bike. 😮More discipline than I. I tried it once, but once I had it perfect with all the parts I like and no need to acquire one more piece of bike kit what was I supposed to do? Just ride and maintain one bike with nothing to complain about? Far too satisfying. I need more turmoil. I need to believe the bike companies and all the riders are wrong. I believe the perfect bike for you is unattainable and you’ll only get close if you try them all. We’ll all die long before the secret is unlocked.
@FalconekL2 Жыл бұрын
To my surprise, I agree with most of this. I love the look of old bikes and components, but modern tech is so nice to ride with. I wish there were silver dropper posts on the market. Recently I became an owner of a frankenstein: custom made Columbus Zona drop bar frame for 700c x 42mm tire (can fit max 50 mm, or 650b x 2.25), but with 67 degree head angle and 1165 mm wheelbase. Internal routing for dropper post and steel fork with lugged crown and nicely bent blades. Small diameter of frame tubing, subdued paint color and lugged fork make it look like Ye Olde Bicycle. But 150 mm dropper post, Hope four piston brakes, long, low slack geometry and, yes, Cava Race tyres make it a shredder. Also, a Nitto R14 rear rack. Drivetrain is GRX 2x11 with 44-28 chainrings (T.A.) and 11-34 casette. Bottom brackets... If they don't break for you, square taper are certainly better. Back in the day, when I was working as bike messenger, typical life span of square taper bb was 3 to 6 months, before axle broke or got bent. Surely we were not using high end stuff. Basic shimano tourney/altus class were quite ok, anything non-branded was soft as butter. Today I have one bike with square taper and two with hollowtech. All are fine, though hollowtech is more maintenance heavy.
@tmagee27 Жыл бұрын
As an Ex Messenger (Exnger) and occasional track rider, I tried going down the modern route, mostly after Messengering, but also when I was starting out in that game. Broke every Aluminium Bike I ever owned and cracked carbonee. And never even used Hollowtech as a Messenger, yet wore it out 3 times during a period when I rode less for a few years post messing. Less is more, steel can be fixed, Square taper can potentially last decades. One regret from my Messenger days is I never really rode a geared bike after the first year. Or used a rack. But then I'm old enough to have transported paper contracts and film or video reels. These days a lot more of it is heavier goods. Maybe I'm getting old all of a sudden, but like Ronnie of Ronsbikes.Ron I grew up with early 90s mountain bikes as my first love. I did try and get into suspension, but rigid is much more fun.
@FalconekL2 Жыл бұрын
@@tmagee27 Actually, I remember carrying video and movie reels as well. We had a contract with cinema network, so yeah. Square taper can last for years, in hollowtech you replace bearings once per two seasons. I prefer square taper for road and gravel bikes and hollowtech for trail/enduro bikes.
@thomastravis1851 Жыл бұрын
Bikes what bike? My wife said this video is about shorts!
@jonamcc Жыл бұрын
@ultraromance are the swrve duck canvas still your short of choice?
@Smethjt05 Жыл бұрын
Just stumbled across your video… so rad!! I’ve been doing similar build for a little while and it feels so good to make stuff work that everyone else (SRAM!!) says is impossible! Like MTB rear mech with road shifter on a gravel bike… 27.5 wheels on old school 26er frames… love it! Wish I could share a picture of my latest build to get your thoughts!
@sangredelobo8388 Жыл бұрын
I have a pinion drive train, hydraulic brakes and a dropper post but Ronnie still has my heart
@ultraromance Жыл бұрын
💕 and you have mine!
@db_cooper3941 Жыл бұрын
Same. Pinion drive, hydraulic discs, leather saddle, front rack with basket, dad bike handle bars all selected for form and function. I can’t say I will ever look fondly on rim brakes, front derailleurs, or cycling in sandals.
@rolfeaalto738710 ай бұрын
Shimano x9 was the pinnacle of MTB shifting, especially the dual-control XTR that they discontinued. Been 'downgrading' my bikes to that standard.
@Jake.r.reinhart11 ай бұрын
It hit me so funny when you said you always win gold when you compete whilst pointing at your bike with a stick. I don’t know why but I’m cracking up!😂
@Weepecket Жыл бұрын
I like your philosophy, Ronnie. You should write a book.
@CasioSilver Жыл бұрын
Love the sound honestly, would rather listen to nature instead of spys zooming around though lol I am pretty short, 163cm so yeah I'm rocking 155s for crank arms and it's night and day difference for me! I have no clue why S/XS bikes come with longer cranks so I'm happy for this being en vogue just so we all have more options for more comfy rides :D
@imrevadasz1086 Жыл бұрын
Which 155mm crank? I recently bought a 160mm crank (from SpaCycles in England), and that was the smallest size. I'm 165cm tall
@andrew_yeah Жыл бұрын
my favorite modern feature might be clutches on rear derailleurs. unfortunately they are almost exlusively found on ugly and 1x-specific derailleurs (of which i own a couple) but if you could wave a magic wand to add a clutch with an on/off switch to any vintage rear derailleur, that would be quite nice...
@michaelmcarthur7134 Жыл бұрын
Sound of silence or ugly..pick one.
@sam80076 ай бұрын
I will never go without a Clutch again. There are Options for 2x with the Shimano grx.
@chuffa113011 ай бұрын
I really enjoy that you're still using the old school cantilever breaks which I tend to leave on all my old school Gary Fisher chromoly builds if those parts will still work, your bike is an all-day rider it's looks fantastic I bet it rides even better!!
@midknight4681 Жыл бұрын
Hey ronald, even though i do love each and every one of your bikes you show on the interweb, i do think your philosophy that the more you replace/deviate from stock on a bike, the more it becomes yours, shouldnt be as prominent as it is. I agree with some parts of it, but with that ideology i do notice a horribly pretentious side of the alt cycling movement that detests a bike that isnt some legendary bridgestone with ultralight steel tubing and paul brakes or a high end rivendell or crust build. I dont really think that really fits with the name "alt cycling". Alt cycling should be more oriented towards fixing up a crusty old mountain bike you got for free just because and having fun with that, similar to the klunker movement in the 80s. Im rambling now but to summarize, alt cyclists wanted to deviate from big corporations and expensive high ticket items, but it seems like the majority of the movement is now sucking up just to smaller companies instead of the likes of specialized and trek.
@fatknobby Жыл бұрын
Good points. Just change klunker movement to the 70s🏁
@MrSpenceju Жыл бұрын
great video, I hope more people get into your kind of biking
@jonamcc Жыл бұрын
my main complaint with brooks is that the rail placement and shortness makes it so so challenging to fit them to a frame sized around a modern saddle. I love my brooks but they place me way too far forward and bother my ankles/knees on any bikes with clipless pedals. They work okay on flat pedals, but like you, I'm about 50/50 on when I prefer one or the other.
@calcagnolibero Жыл бұрын
Great video Ron I'll be waiting for the upcoming brake video!!!
@ellerybice37875 ай бұрын
An Oval chain ring is new tech for my bicycle, very effective it is.
@ultraromance4 ай бұрын
I have experimented and enjoyed the new oval stuff
@danmozy24 күн бұрын
Can't get enough of your stuff. What is the cool looking collar clamp on the grav dad bike? Currently working on an all polished alu gary fisher cnc style project and it would go perfect with it. Will also grab some grey ultradino's I think and have no black! Thanks for the inspiration
@StrengthCircusDD Жыл бұрын
Tubeless is the best new innovation! I'm always trying to convert tubers!
@FormJinxEdits Жыл бұрын
This^
@Kyleridesbikess Жыл бұрын
I could be wrong but I believe Stan’s had tubeless and patents in 1999, it just became popular now.
@Fetherko Жыл бұрын
Are snakebite flats really that common?
@StrengthCircusDD Жыл бұрын
@@Fetherko flat protection is secondary to the ride quality a good set of tubeless tires provide. Everything from suspension to traction.
@regXxX11 ай бұрын
I’ve mounted an XTR M900 triple front derailleur with a double 20-36 crank setup, and it work pretty smooth in my opinion.
@chonclark10 ай бұрын
did you run into any issues? looking to go 24-34-36 - trying to learn. thanks!
@regXxX10 ай бұрын
@@chonclark no particular issue with the XTR M900 triple FD on a double wide range setup. I keep a 38 chainring as bashguard to avoid any drop of the chain though, because the limit screw goes not far enough for me. I recently saw on the Radavist that John Watson uses a similar XTR FD on his Bruce Gordon Monster Cross, and it seems to work with a 26-46 crankset!
@djkenny1202 Жыл бұрын
King Cages are like $25. My $7 Bontrager ones have been great last 7 years. I do dig my nerdy King one, too.😊
@peppermintpig9749 ай бұрын
Need to find those old Superbyke cages.
@sveablu Жыл бұрын
Great video!!! Lots of cool info. Thanks.
@leestuurmans2837 Жыл бұрын
For the flavor of cyclin' I enjoy, I gotta go with the dropper post. Tubeless is a darn close second.
@nicholaslafferty3928 Жыл бұрын
That's a great idea, the dummy ring because of logs! Hadn't yet considered the need for tubeless ready rims to be compatible with rim brakes. Always something good to learn!
@Fetherko Жыл бұрын
A longer axle would align the chainline better, I expect.
@rollinrat4850 Жыл бұрын
Take a worn out 46 tooth and grind off all the teeth on a belt sander to make the bash ring look cleaner. Especially if you're not pedaling over lots of logs. It also works as a guard to keep from tearing up pants. If you don't want to use a bash ring, cut off the ring's bolt tabs, file them to match the crank arm's shape to use as spacers with the longer bolts. This saves chasing down special short bolts. I love repurposing worn out junk anyhow. Coolest thing about using older 1/2 used bike 'junk' is that it's adding less to landfill and using resources to their full potential.
@chumsole346315 күн бұрын
Always love the aesthetic of the way you edit! Thank you for sharing! would you be able to exchange some of your notes with me regarding my first hopefully large tour? I am planning on touring across country, I am with the pre nervousness; with bags packed, but no real time frame, and no real plan other then to bike that way. Before I push off, and leave the comforts of comforts, I am thinking I should change things about the bike (saddle, bars, grips, all the stuff one could want to change), instead of just going with it the way it is. I have a lovely 82 Nishiki continental with drop bars on it right now, I have not ridden a different anything, so I don't know what I am missing... perhaps its just simply being too in my head, and its completely fine the way it is... ? I have some side pull 'shimano 600' breaks I am hoping to upgrade... do you have some favourites or ones you'd use if you were stuck with the search for long reach side pull? I would also like to go wider on the tires, but think i am pretty limited to max 35mm , I am at 32mm at the moment. Would making the increase to 35 be noteworthy? all you can be is where you are, if writing back happens to be that, awesome, if not, I understand also! May peace be with ya!
@BRADG35 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Love the editing. Love the passion in the video.
@stephena4878 Жыл бұрын
The nature sounds are such an important thematic element
@Eugene328527 ай бұрын
What an incredible channel ! Thanks ! LMAO about Sram coming for you x) Cheers from France
@Loeberland9 ай бұрын
This is it!! I found it! Best content on KZbin.. ❤
@Kyleridesbikess Жыл бұрын
Set up my 93’ Cannondale m2000 like this with mars 26’’ literal aluminum cruiser bars, titanium brooks and Ti seatpost, about 24 lbs and im riding in maximum dirt surfer comfort
@ultraromance Жыл бұрын
sick! the idea of the lightweight cruiser is lost on a lot of folks --- makes a huge difference in being able to cruise beyond cruising speeds --- not to mention taking it on a bike hike
@Kyleridesbikess Жыл бұрын
@@ultraromance you have a like to the heart brake yokes?
@Jessatron888 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your wisdom Le Ron ❤🌹
@spencerrobinson2719 Жыл бұрын
Yes Campy 10 speed! Yes Vintage XTR! , I am running both with a 10 speed cassette by using a shift mate…it works very well.
@andrewturner943 Жыл бұрын
Please for all that is holy put some downtube shifter bosses on that proto. Too good.
@brandonbrunious Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. Great information.👍💯🙏
@egalegal63262 ай бұрын
That was entertaining and inspiring at the same time. I recently bought a 90s rebellato road bike with campagnolo athena and ever since ím wondering how i can manage to turn this into my own bike without destroying its historical roots.
@sesimy910 ай бұрын
What stem are you rocking with your ortho bars?
@coreygolpheneee10 ай бұрын
Once you get a tubeless tire right, it truly makes all the difference in the world.
@hananas2 Жыл бұрын
Square taper ❤ It's either that when the tyres are below 50mm or maybe early 2000s Shimano XT cranks with the hollowtech 2 when the tyres are above 50mm. I like 1x tho cuz I live in the flat land of Belgium so a FD is just ballast. 9 speeds, maybe 10 on MTB is all I need
@user-wo9sm7bp6t6 ай бұрын
Ronnie--important question here. What BB spindle length are you using with those bad boys? Would love to run those cranks but am worried about guessing wrong and having a whacked out chainline. Appreciate the video as always
@cowbellystits3007 Жыл бұрын
I scored a titanium xtr cassette at the salt lake bike collective parts bin for 6 bucks, all I had to do was buy a 8 dollar spacer. Also found a xt rapid rise 9 speed there for under 10. Have you drank the rapid rise coolaid?
@ultraromance Жыл бұрын
I am waiting on Grant's rapid rise he is working on, really hope it happens ---- the other ones look too strange to me, but the m953 has a nice look -- just don't come across them too often. I will admit that I was full tech bro when they were current, and everyone treated them like they were Shimano's biggest mistake ever, and I believed them. that and I was into grip shift still.
@russyJ2010 ай бұрын
Dry lube. Not a component but keeps things all shiny down below. Much less crud creeping up the spokes of the rear centrifuge and spoiling my tan walls
@zu_1455 Жыл бұрын
I never thought about the cassette tolerances being to tight and hard to clean. Reminds me of the loose tolerances of a certain Russian-made rifle and its resulting legendary reliablity.
@oreocarlton3343 Жыл бұрын
Duh! Not to mention that dropouts have to be perfectly paralele
@kruschrhoades7 ай бұрын
I too ❤ the ol' square tapers. Buuut, I've demolished numerous crankarms doing more aggressive trail riding.
@MatthewLister Жыл бұрын
Another fascinating transmission 👏 🌹
@kademan13 Жыл бұрын
if you were a bike I'd ride you.
@tommyvercetti6035 Жыл бұрын
I was fiddling with the avid tri align brakes on my old kona this weekend. I do miss the trill of riding canti brakes and really having to judge your stopping distance. Modern disk u just kinda have to grab the brakes for a second to drop speed.
@porkchops1311 ай бұрын
Ok - I gotta ask.... your thoughts on the XT derllrs, hubs an such? I perused the cooments but dint see anyof the ilk. I wreckon that you wreckon theyre in the second loser category?! ...🏆. I like your take on the "just-try-it" til it works ethos of kit bashing. Didn't evn think Shim+Campy could duet-harmony like that - luvit! Currently trying my Suntour/Shimano-ey mish-mash (w/Sram cassette : / ) to harmonize on my old Kuwahara (Tange tube) sleeper. Lots of Kuwies up here in Kanada. BUT thinking on the switch to XT (XTR?) upon your recommendation! Luv yur videos - very entertaining. Keep working on that sound!
@superkebabi9 ай бұрын
my new favourite channel
@seancronen668410 ай бұрын
New subscriber! I love your commentary. Might I suggest wearing a lavalier mic or setting up a shotgun to capture the lovely nature sounds along with your voice? Would love to hear you in more detail!
@daveh40799 ай бұрын
Really looking forward to your video on brakes. Hoping you will spend some time on center pulls. Do they mount like road caliper brakes and also on the braze-on mounts on the fork/seat stays like cantis? If the latter, wouldn't they be flipped? I don't get it.
@horusgarcia1 Жыл бұрын
I want to return value to these classic gems. However, as i ride modern bikes, i can see the why they are versatile. However, there is still the N+1 formula, where you are always curious on building a arsenal of bikes. When you ride soft, gravel, paved, green trails, you require less to enjoy your ride. Also, you don't want to take your long travel on the casual ride because they are just bad at pedaling. So riding is about luxury and that can be a personal trait.
@pedallinraw Жыл бұрын
Proper cycling content ☺️…..Brooks are great….I’d recommend carrying a spare tension bolt….if you have the posh titanium saddle with weird bolt then just use a filed down flared nut to fit that weird hole 🤗Sheldon FTW also ☺️👊🏻
@Fetherko Жыл бұрын
Tell me what I have to know about setting up a front derailleur. I have tried one swap and could not get it to work at all. *Subscribed!*
@VeloObscura Жыл бұрын
I'm looking into a new build with a 2x9 similar to what you're doing, but I haven't pulled the trigger on any of the XT or XTR 9 speed stuff on eBay yet because I'm terrified that it'll be broken or won't shift right or something.... Guess I just gotta take the plunge.
@Fetherko Жыл бұрын
Yeah. You won't learn that in Zinn's manual or the Bicycling Magazine bicycle book.
@Kyleridesbikess Жыл бұрын
Look for sellers with 100% rating that sold a lot or bicycle recyclerly site
@VeloObscura Жыл бұрын
@@Kyleridesbikess - Great idea!
@radercalisthenics5 ай бұрын
I notice you keep your handlebar height just below saddle height. Is that by design?
@johnflynn7084 Жыл бұрын
Longtime listener, long time commentor. Love your videos, especially the one with the background music😜- but(novice question coming) I have a 2007 Gary fisher, paragon platinum frame, and it has that Shimano XTR, do you just hate them for their redundancy(xtr)? Or is it just it was an inflated buck for a little bang? Just curious. Thx neighbor for the videos!
@alexfitch5960 Жыл бұрын
G bless u papi
@Bonyarms288 ай бұрын
@ultraromance Would you mind giving the rundown of your computer mouniting set up? Thanks!
@klarkolofsson Жыл бұрын
Tubeless ready rim brake rims and 650B, now that’s rare.
@MountainGoat6969611 ай бұрын
Enjoyed your video and really admired your custom. I have had many bikes over the years and my best one is my 1989 Giant Super Sierra MTB. It is still in its original form and dont want to butcher it. I want to build a new bike from ground up for fitness only and able to do gravel and bitumen averaging 400km per week. I prefer flat bar and CrMo frames. So, I am starting to make a list and see where it goes with $$. I am based in Australia and the frame builders are very scarce here, I may end up buying from a larger manufacturer though. Any thoughts?
@aaronwaderides72096 ай бұрын
Ok Ron the 8 speed cassette and the two by on the front , once you shift into the 20 tooth are limited to the range on the cassette ??
@adhunt1 Жыл бұрын
As you point out, the problem with 1x is that it's ugly. Without exception. And besides, a 24x34 has the same gear inches as a 36x50. One can get it all with a silly little front derailleur - nice gear gradation and that low low end. Still can't convince me of tubeless, sorry. But good for y'all if you want it.
@lenkomsa1399 Жыл бұрын
Good video and I like that pointer
@lowpowermodelife Жыл бұрын
143-150lbs~ no liner (installing soon tho) 2.2 29er Mars rubusto, loving life at 15psi !!
@chonclark10 ай бұрын
Ron what’s your take on brakes .. canti versus v-brakes? Aesthetic first but what do you think about Shimano XTRs from the early 90s ? Cheers
@markuskorn4829 Жыл бұрын
Wicked build I love the gold
@BusterThompson-ei1hp Жыл бұрын
Awesome thank you
@williejamehufff3125 Жыл бұрын
Ron, I live way up north where we get snow 9 months out of the year. For me, the Pinion drivetrain and belt drive has changed my riding style completely. I don’t fear salt and ice build up like I used to. What do you thinks of pinion and belt drives?