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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-28-20, 12:17 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 593
Posted By pharriau

Replacement front derailleur Suntour XCM for classic Cannondale MTB

Hey folks, I have a classic early 90's Cannondale MTB that came with Suntour Xpress shifters and XCM deraileurs. The front derailleur is beginning to fail, mushy springs not moving down to granny....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-07-15, 08:48 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 870
Posted By pharriau

Hi everyone. I bought an alignment tool and...

Hi everyone. I bought an alignment tool and aligned the hanger. After a couple of bends it is now within a couple of milometers true all the way around. I still have the problem with skipping #7...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-01-15, 09:48 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 870
Posted By pharriau

Thanks, I've seen other posts where hanger...

Thanks, I've seen other posts where hanger alignment was the issue. This is a bike I'm flipping, so I prefer not to take it to a shop. But you have convinced me I need to buy the alignment tool,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-01-15, 09:23 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 870
Posted By pharriau

485605I don't have an alignment tool but it looks...

485605I don't have an alignment tool but it looks pretty straight to me.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-01-15, 08:58 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 870
Posted By pharriau

Okay, tried a longer loop, didn't help. Then for...

Okay, tried a longer loop, didn't help. Then for laughs I tried a shorter loop (as short as I could go to get a reasonable bend). That too didn't work but the derailleur seems to be trying a bit,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-01-15, 07:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 870
Posted By pharriau

Thanks, I will try lengthening it and let you...

Thanks, I will try lengthening it and let you know.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-01-15, 07:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 870
Posted By pharriau

Shimano 105 shift problem - skips cog 7 of 8

I am restoring a '96 Cannondale equipped with RX shifters and a 105 (small cage) rear derailleur and have a skipping problem on cog 7 of 8 (second smallest).

Here are the details:

Shifters are...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-11-15, 08:08 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 742
Posted By pharriau

Thanks! If Power Spline I think my choices may be...

Thanks! If Power Spline I think my choices may be limited to Truvativ unless someone knows otherwise.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-11-15, 07:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 742
Posted By pharriau

I am NOT certain because the label on the...

I am NOT certain because the label on the original BB was torn off during installation and I can't see anything engraved. What I have done is look at the various pictures of Shimano and ISIS splines...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-11-15, 06:03 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 742
Posted By pharriau

Need a new ISIS bottom bracket

After 5 years of heavy use the bottom bracket on my Specialized Secteur Elite (compact) finally crapped out. The original looks like a Trvativ internal 68 x 108 ISIS spline.

Looking at Amazon,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-11-15, 06:02 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 659
Posted By pharriau

Beed a new ISIS bottom bracket

After 5 years of heavy use the bottom bracket on my Specialized Secteur Elite (compact) finally crapped out. The original looks like a Trvativ internal 68 x 108 ISIS spline.

Looking at Amazon,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-07-15, 01:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,052
Posted By pharriau

Here is the pic with the 105 derailleur cable...

Here is the pic with the 105 derailleur cable threaded incorrectly463052
It is hard to see, but there is a tang at the anchor screw at about the 10 o'clock position if looking at the cap screw head....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-07-15, 10:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,052
Posted By pharriau

It was the cable that was anchored incorrectly...

It was the cable that was anchored incorrectly (under not over) the tab. Once I fixed that, shifting is now flawless.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-07-15, 09:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,052
Posted By pharriau

My apologies, I was being earnest (the other guy...

My apologies, I was being earnest (the other guy explained the term). I didn't mean to offend you.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-07-15, 04:31 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,052
Posted By pharriau

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I need to...

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I need to test another shifter and rule that out.

Also also for clarifying the term "fixie" (meant to say fixer-upper). We new Forum members appreciate the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-06-15, 06:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,052
Posted By pharriau

Shimano RSX front triple 3x7 replacement 31.8

Just bought a Cannondale fixie. A prior owner must have had problems with the front derailleur because they put in a 105 series 3x8 triple. problem is I cannot get this thing tuned right especially...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-02-15, 04:38 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 989
Posted By pharriau

Thanks for the suggestion. My old Specialized has...

Thanks for the suggestion. My old Specialized has one of these bump stops on it which must have been installed by the bike shop, but the new one with the triple does not. I have ordered one and think...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-01-15, 06:21 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 989
Posted By pharriau

Tiagra Front Triple is finicky

I have a Specialized Allez with Shimano 105 9-speed rear and a triple chain ring, Shimano Flight Deck brifters. This is a new bike (to me) and I am frequently losing the chain when shifting from...
Forum: Introductions
06-11-15, 07:06 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 276
Posted By pharriau

Passionate road bike enthusiast from CT

Greetings all. I am a Connecticut native riding road bikes since college (1981). I log about 50 miles a week through hilly northern Fairfield County. Recently I've started fixing & flipping bikes as...
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