The QUICK question thread.....

[steve jobs' pancreas]

Well that lead to a bit of reading about the beaver... Wikipedia has some interesting beaver facts floating around.

Catholics can eat them on good friday as they are a fish.

Pretty sure I saw a movie about that

 

[bear the bear]

My rear mech decided to do something funky, throw the chain out of its cage and then jam itself into the cassette while riding today. I'm going to assume I'm up for a new derailleur, is it best to get a chain and cassette at the same time? Where's the best place to get them from? It's a 10 speed Zee mech, they seem the better value option while I'm such a retard so while I'd like XT it doesn't seem worth the extra.
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https://www.bikebug.com/shimano-zee-rd-m640-ss-rear-derailleur---short-1x10.html

 

[pink poodle]

Pretty sure I saw a movie about that

It tastes great and is less filling

 

[Milpool]

Woops, wrong thread.

 

[safreek]

Hi guys, any idea of what brand this frame might be. Asking for a friend also the darkish colour at the top of the stanchion, blown seal? Thanks

 

[FigBo0T]

Hi guys, any idea of what brand this frame might be. Asking for a friend also the darkish colour at the top of the stanchion, blown seal? Thanks View attachment 361085

Forks look like early 90's YZ 250, but heavier.

 

[Dales Cannon]

Looks like a Norco

 

[cokeonspecialtwodollars]

Looks like an old Norco, Atomik maybe?

 

[pink poodle]

I'm thinking raceline or something else shitty rather than a Norco. That "top tube" is making me think not a Norco. It looks like 2 pieces of oval tube welded together at that elbow where the shock mounts to it. Once Norco moved away from the monocoque I'm pretty sure they ran a continuous tube with a bend for their top tube.

I do acknowledge the fsr/VPS/specialized four bar set up, including the chainstay pivot location, which will narrow it down to a brand that were paying off the big S.

 

[pink poodle]

...and a quick bit of Google with "raceline dh" has me the winner! Maybe...

Team Apollo/Raceline NZ - Mountain, Road,Trials, Recreational, Tandem and Downhill Bikes.

Raceline,Apollo Bikes Dh,Xc,Road, tandem and Trials

raceline.20m.com

And from our own archives!

The SU-WE-SIDE build...

Can anyone suggest a STRONG fork for a very old frame? I found a frame worthy of DH build in a bike shop. I could tell it's been there for ages due to it's weight (imagine a 2009 Giant DH frame, x2.8 the weight), approximately 6~6.5kg. The frame has variable geometry and can be configured...

www.rotorburn.com

 

[safreek]

So the fork is a dnm or rst?

 

[pink poodle]

So the fork is a dnm or rst?

The forks are shit, is the answer.

 

[safreek]

The forks are shit, is the answer.

Yeah, OK. So I shouldn't convince a newbie to do it. Shouldn't pass my retro-crap likings onto someone else.

 

[Dales Cannon]

Yeah, OK. So I shouldn't convince a newbie to do it. Shouldn't pass my retro-crap likings onto someone else.

Yeah, be kind.

 

[pink poodle]

Unless they are offering toilet paper.

 

[moorey]

One of the worse bikes ever made one. Can tell you from personal experience. Run away, unless you hate your mate.

 

[safreek]

OK, another possibility, Scott gambler from 2010. Is that a dent in the top tube or the way it's meant to be

 

[The Duckmeister]

Looks like a ding to me.

 

[Oddjob]

OK, another possibility, Scott gambler from 2010. Is that a dent in the top tube or the way it's meant to beView attachment 361248

Definitely a ding. I wouldn't touch a Scott anyway. The suspension hardware tends to be undersized.

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[pink poodle]

Mega ding. Those bikes weren't too bad, a friend had one. If the price is low enough could be a good source of parts. Treat the frame as disposable.