Now to talk about the cool things!!! The wheels seem like they just glide on and on while on a coast
. There were no "pinging singing" spokes, woot means stress free. Tires are impressive to the terrain wet grass, gravel/dirt, and holds to the pavement AWESOME! Handles like pin point steering should, too accurate if you asked me lol. The braking is actually still something that needs a small adjustment. Yup and as I said NEW PADS for cantilever. Was concerned that the brake levers would not work for the U-brake or the cantilever arms because they look more for long lever types, theory proven wrong they worked on my hunch! Now the shifting is absolutely smooth as Triflow lube on a hot day lol. The smallest ring (26t) shifts to all 7 gears, the middle (36t) shifts to all 7 gears, and the BIG DADDY (warp drive) 52t shifts to all 7 gears (ALTHOUGH it is not good for the chainline)!!
Now gonna let yall in on a manufacturer stating that the M550 Deore LX rear derailler states it was not made for anything under a 12T cog, mine is 11 and works great
. Another little secret the M550 front derailler was intended for a double NOT triple as I was told, it works great. The adjusting is a MAJOR FACTOR in the proper shifter and fine tuning had to be performed which took me 2hrs total. The HG-70 shimano chain I made one extra link longer due the irratic gearing
. There is NO chain slop/slope/slack at all. Here is a list of parts that I used for upgrading....
Headset: Same Tange caged bearing
Handle bars/stem/quill: Zoom
Extension end bars: Zoom I think
Cantilever Brakes: Diacompe came with bike
Ubrakes: Rockwerks
Seat: Well ok Mongoose (took it off the XR-200 before I sold it lol)
Seat post: original
Chain: Shimano HG-70 Hyperglide
Tires: Kenda K841A With K-Sheild Wire Bead Bicycle Tire, Blackwall, 26-Inch x 1.95-Inch
Tubes: Bell Platinum Self Sealing Presta valve
Wheelset: CUSTOM BUILT BY ME
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- Spokes: Wheelsmith stainless
- Nipples: Brass Wheelsmith
- Rims: Alex Adventurer Presta drilled
- Front Hub: Deore LX HB-M550 (100mm)
- Rear Hub: Deore LX FH-M550 (135mm)
Shifter/Brake Lever Set : Deore LX Rapidfire 2 or plus (Not Sure for fun Ill say M550
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Cables: Bell Universal cable kit
Bottom Bracket: Powerpro 68mm x 122.5mm
Freehub: Shimano Hyperglide
Cassette: Shimano Hyperglide CS-HG41 11-28T
Crankset - Shimano M550 (175mm)
- Rings Shimano 26t (small), 36t (middle), 52t (large)
Pedals - Shimano Alloy?
Thats all I can think of for now. OH YES... speed is well FAST!!!!! Everything turned out a total SUCCESS! I wish to thanks and I think "WE" did a great job building this bike!!! Everyone who put in an opinion was VERY VERY helpful!!! Some of the technical stuff I could've found on my own, but this was an awesome Group project! Thanks to painkiller, Robar, Nigel, xerxes, Joe_w, Alex, and DaveM for all your help and expert advice to make this happen!
Good maintenance to your Bike, can make it like the wheels are, true and smooth!