Been checking out this thread since I'm thinking of getting a Soma Rush, but I'm wondering how some of the Rushes here have a threadless stem. Don't Rush bikes come threaded? Are people just using different forks?

Older Rushes were sold as a frame only with the fork sold separately. Soma sells both threaded and unthreaded forks. In 2014 Soma began selling the Rush as a complete frameset with a threaded fork. All chromed Rushes are framesets and all painted Rushes are frames.

Thanks, 3speedslow !

Just got home
 

from riding my rum runner "beater" in the rain from work. I love how I don't need to baby this bike. It's a very nice bike and probably cost a grand to get like this but it needn't be babied.

I crashed the other day which I chronicled in the commuter forum. Lucky for me no dents. I guess these fatty tubes are indeed burly and durable. I can't say for sure if they are the same size as the rush but they look about the same. Geo is definitely the same. Only the downtube and toptube are particularly oversized. Stiffness and durability being the reason I'd think. I threw some new shimano 105 brakes on a few days ago. They look shiny and brake fantastic in the wet compared to my old sora calipers with koolstops so thought I'd post them.

Have you flipped that QR down yet? :innocent:

Lol no actually. Now I I have to re-space my pads and play around with adjustments of the calipers again just when I thought I had them setup perfect. Thaaaaanks!

Updated my 2011 khaki Soma Rush with a 44T silver Sugino Zen chainring and 16T EAI Superstar cog. Also installed a new SRAM PC-7X chain.

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Only the best components per usual for you Tejano :thumb:

I'm thinking of moving from 47/18 and grabbing a 17t cog which should gain me about 4 gear inches which puts me about where you are at with your 44/16 setup. I like to skid alot but I also like to go fast lol. Think I will notice the extra few gear inches?

Thanks. You will definitely notice a difference between 47 x 18 and 47 x 17. This is my perfect gearing, not too low and not too high. However, I don't skid, so it may not work for you.

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Rebuild of my buddy's work bike. He got hit by a cop while messengering in Boston last summer. Ended up with a serious concussion, broken bones, etc. Bike frame and fork were bent, bent handlebars, trashed rear wheel. Plus it needed some much neglected love.

Pake Rumrunner frame, older style with 1' headtube, straightened. Reused parts include Nitto stem, Origin8 seatpost, trashed 70s take-off saddle, Shimano bb, Sugino RD2 cranks, MKS track pedals, Origin8 straps.

New Soma track bars. New Soma Tange straight blade fork. New tires: Schwalbe Marathon 700x28c rear, Conti Gatorskin 700x25c front (he swears by this combo... whatever... :rolleyes: ) New Phil Wood 17t cog, All-City stainless lockring, Sugino 48t chainring, KMC 710s chain. Regreased BB threads, adjusted and regreased DS pedal. He's got a couple newer take-off Trek road bike saddles I contributed to the cause to try out.

Buddy is particular about some parts, not so much others, but pretty much has no mechanical skillz, so the cranks were on way too tight, but the BB was loose... Also, the CK headset lower hadn't seen grease since he built it something like 7 years ago and the lower bearing was shot after that many Boston winters. Both sets of hub bearings were crunchy and besides, he wanted a new wheelset.

Upshot with the expen$ive Chris King headset? When I called to ask about parts, they said send it back, they might cover it under warranty. Rust on the fork at the crown meant the fork 'race' deformed on removal, and rusty lower bearings were both evidence of neglect and lack of maintenance. But, BEHOLD!, Chris King Co. covered it all under warranty, sent new installed bearing in the lower, and a fork 'race,' plus shipping, no charge, covered under warranty. Good on them!

I built the wheels to his spec, so All-City New Sheriff hollow axle hubs, 4x (again, buddy's insistence... :rolleyes: ) DT Swiss Competition DB spokes, brass nipples, to 32h HPlusSon Archetype rims.

Of course, I get all this together, will not be charging for my time as a favor to a bro, I'm out cash for all the parts into it, and I call him to tell him it's done: "Uh, I don't have the money right now, can I owe you?" :notamused: No, no you cannot -- let me know when you get the cash together and I'll bring it down to you. He's now got cash, a month later, so dropoff will be this weekend.

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Hi all, I just got a second hand rum runner frame recently - it has bottle bosses and a 1" steerer tube. Somebody said that would indicate it being a 2010 model ... ? Also, the seat post is way stuck. I can feel a slight hump in the seat tube where the top part is a slightly larger diameter - is this due to a larger post being jammed in (it measures ~26.8 mm) or is it because the frame was made like that but someone smashed the post in too deep?

Please excuse me as my usual area of expertise is classic English 3-speeds and old 10 speeds ... I'm new to this but will post pics of the build when it's done.

The seat tube is externally butted near the top, hence the slight bulge. This is common on a lot of steel frames.

Ah, thanks. so it has nothing to do with the inside. Guess I should get myself up to speed on newer bikes - until now I have not owned anything newer than 1981 :D

Here is my raw frame rum runner set up as a dingle speed with a front disc brake.

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I recently completed this build - my first non-classic/vintage bike. Bought this frame for a great bargain, and I found out why because the seat post was seriously stuck. There was some hackery involved to get it to work, and you can read about it and the rest of the build here if you're curious. I actually built this bike up as an excuse to try the new SRAM Automatix 2-speed hub which itself has some pros and cons but overall is a lovely piece of equipment.

So, this being my first "track bike," I really like the snappy handling. It's a fast, comfortable ride. It may not be as lightweight or refined as most of the other rides here, but is far better in both respects than any of my beloved Raleigh 3-speeds :D Anyway, I've had my fun with it and cannot justify keeping it permanently, so it's for sale.

New member showing off my Pake...
 

Waiting for a chainring for my Sugino 75's to finish her off.

That stack height on the stem is dangerous as well as offensive.

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>>> please explain why you think it's dangerous :foo:

That stack height on the stem is dangerous as well as offensive.[/QUOTE]

Offensive, thank you. Dangerous?

Offensive, dangerous and stupid.

Unless you're a human-sized praying mantis, the entire cockpit setup on that bike sucks.

I had 10cm of spacers under the stem, a 6 and a 4. I changed it out to 6 under and put the 4 on top. That's 2.36 inches under the stem, not the nearly 4 as before. Much better.

And oh yeah, thanks for the kind words Zilla. Wish I were you.

If you were, at least your bike wouldn't be so wacky.

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It reminds me of how you see exercise bikes set up at the gym.