On Mar 5, 2:15 pm, "Ozark Bicycle"
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> On Mar 5, 3:59 pm, "Pilgrim" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hey group. Your help is really getting my bike in good shape. Just a
> > few more things I need to ask before she's ready to hit the trail:
>
> > I need a taller seat post, a RD with a longer cage for hitting all 8
> > sprockets, and a triple ring crank. What should I be looking for as I
> > rummage through the parts bins at the bike co-op? They don't have much
> > name brand stuff, but there are occasionally pretty good components in
> > there.
>
> 1)If you need alonger seatpost, you want a seatpost of the same
> diameter (usually marked on the seatpost, e.g., 26.6) that has a
> longer length between the saddle mount and the "minimum insertion"
> line. Make sure it is the *same diameter*, this is not a good place to
> fake it.
>
> 2) Your existing Suntour AR RD should work fine. Adjust the limit
> screws to allow it to reach all the cogs. A longer cage is really
> *not* necessary (really!), just size the chain to clear the big ring/
> biggest cog combination. A newer, index capable, longer cage RD would
> be nice, but it is not a necessity, by any means.
>
> 3) What happened to the Suntour triple from your other bike?
Is the seat bracket part of the post? Are some seat brackets more
durable/ easy to adjust than others? That's the part that concerns me
more than the post itself. The ones I saw seemed to be pretty
different. Do most seats mount on the same brackets?
I backed the limit screws all the way out and it still won't reach
those two cogs. When I look at the clearance on the pulley closest to
the cassette it just doesn't look like there's room for the chain to
ride between the biggest cog and the pulley even if the arm moved that
far in. Are there any RD characteristics I should be looking for? How
can I tell if it's index capable, or newer for that matter.
I'm really just looking for options on the crank. I want to see if
they have anything that might be a little more durable. The suntour
one looks dirt cheap, it's just stamped steel, no chrome or anything,
and no ramps. If they have something that might last longer or work
better I'd like to use it while I've got my BB torn apart. I like that
you're keeping thrift in mind when you're advising because that's
important to me, but if I can find something better for $5 I should
take it. I just don't know exactly what to look for, and the
volunteers at the Bike Kitchen aren't exactly helpful when it comes to
that.
Cheers!