Recent content by The Duckmeister

Got a 9-sp. XT going spare.

If your cage length is too short, you're up the shit whichever chain-measuring method you use.

Enough said......

Dumb way of doing it. Doesn't allow for chain growth, nor does it allow any tolerance to increase either chainring or large sprocket. Better way is chainring & small sprocket, through the derailleur (which is at its most retracted at this point), and pull just enough tension so there's no...

I have a complete M775 XT brake set if you're interested.

Basically the same, but a few different bits in the Charger kit. If nothing else though, never ever EVER use the one kit for DOT fluid & other juices; keep them totally separate.

Off the fuckwits' thread for you.... any shifter has one less click than the number of gears, because it's already in a gear at either end of the stroke.

Got a Fox Float R (rebound, but no compression damper adjustment). Serviced a few years ago but barely used since. $150 posted. EDIT: Scratch that, it's too short. However, I do have a Rock Shox Monarch RL (Rebound + lockout) the right size, and a fair bit newer than the Fox. $200 posted for...

Got a set of M775 XTs in good nick. :-)

The locating holes for the springs are different, hence the left/right non-swapability. They can be dismantled, there's a tiny grubscrew hidden under a rubber plug, which once loosened allows the pivot pin to be pushed out. I'll have a squizz, I might have a compatible parts donor.

It really shits me when co-workers take in a job booking but all they put in is the customer's name - no description of what needs doing or even what the thing is!

Took them a couple of goes too.

11-sp. narrows it down to two possibilities.

They're different bits, basically a mirror-image of each other & not reversible.

Thanks, but XTR hub isn't convertible - need T/A fork.