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11-19-17 | 11:16 AM

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From: Peoria Il

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Originally Posted by twistypencil

Sorry, what I meant was the front dereilleur crankset (front spokes, chainwheel, chain ring, meatgrinder). There are two chainrings on the front, and one of them had its bolts pop and bent the other chainring bolt. Its not huge damage, actually, it could be fixed easily. So, I figured I could fix the gearing, swap out the shifters and maybe I'd pay less than a new touring bike. I probably can't convert to bar-end though, too bad.

It has mid-fork braze-ons and dropout braze-ons, but everything on it is stock. Its basically an aluminum stem, a VP headset and dual-control Shimano Sora STI shifters, and Shimano Sora derailleur:

Hubs: Front: Ritchey Comp, Rear: Ritchey Comp Zero
Rims: Front: Ritchey Rock Comp, Rear: Ritchy Rock Comp OCR, 32-hole
Tires: 700 x 30c Ritchey Tom Slick
Spoke Brand: Ritchey stainless steel, 14ga. (2.0mm) straight gauge
Spoke Nipples: Brass nipples
Brakeset: Tektro cantilever brakes, Shimano Sora STI Dual Control levers
Shift Levers: Shimano Sora STI Dual Control
Crankset: Cyclone aluminum, 30/42/52 teeth
Pedals: Wellgo LU-209
Bottom Bracket: Tien Hsin BB-7418AL, 113mm spindle
BB Shell Width: 68mm English
Rear Cogs: 8-speed, 12 - 25 teeth
Seatpost: Aluminum micro-adjust, 27.2mm diameter
Saddle: Selle Royale Look-In
Handlebar: Ritchey Biomax II
Handlebar Stem: Aluminum
Headset: 1inch VP

It is my size (and I'm 6'3", so finding my size used is not easy)... I've been looking at Trek 520 bikes (and Surly LHT) as these seem to be the gold standard for touring, but finding one used my size is not easy. I can find them new for a pretty penny, and then I'd need to swap out a bunch of stuff to make it good, so I'd easily be paying a couple grand to get it going. So, I'm trying to determine what I could do to this Jamis to turn it into a just as good touring bike.

I'm not very skilled in this area, so I dont really understand why 32 hole wheels are an issue?

That does look like the same bike, I didn't measure the cassette or chain ring size to be sure, but all the parts are the same.

I'm only 175lbs, just the thing was loose and I was cranking hard up a hill. Its just a 15-year old bike that I was neglecting.

typically less spokes means a less strong wheel but i am guessing the wheels are fairly stout, and at 175lbs your not going to be too hard on them anyway.

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