’94 A2MS budget build

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- August 25, 2012 at 6:08 pm
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Derek
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My bottom bracket on my A2R was going, and I lucked in on this A2MS, with a good BB.

I have an old Avanti Ridge Rider to get me through till I get done with this one. The A2R is donating most of the parts, hence the budget build. Cleaned out the garage and fashioned some hangers to make the build a little more comfy.

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- September 23, 2012 at 4:31 am
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vpc66
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He is a very good person and if there was a Cuda Forum award he should be the one to receive it…
- September 23, 2012 at 4:54 pm
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neo_pop_71
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Thanks guys but let’s not get carried away… remember it was my crass nastiness that chased away a few members. Anyone remember Niika? I think she said I was the worst person on the planet ( ) for how I went off on Fluffypuffer, but I wasn’t going to sit by and let that turd disrespect my brother Mix. I’m glad to help anyone on this board if I can, it’s no big deal, I’m sure you guys would do the same in a heartbeat!
- September 23, 2012 at 7:29 pm
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Derek
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Check your PM’s buddy. That crankset is down the street. Aaaaannnd I can send you some cash for those levers. Dadgum I was gonna wait till the snow fell ’till I did any more to that A2MS but y’all got me inspired. :ugeek:
- September 23, 2012 at 8:20 pm
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neo_pop_71
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@pee30wee@yahoo.com wrote:

Check your PM’s buddy. That crankset is down the street. Aaaaannnd I can send you some cash for those levers. Dadgum I was gonna wait till the snow fell ’till I did any more to that A2MS but y’all got me inspired. :ugeek:

No way brother! It’s only the second day of Fall… the flowers and the butterflies and all that other crap! You’ll have that thing built, snap some trail pics, and enjoy those memories while your Cuda hibernates.
- September 23, 2012 at 8:29 pm
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mixalive
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My Barracuda’s ride year around down here in Central Texas..
- September 23, 2012 at 8:45 pm
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Derek
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I’m from Abilene. And I am a little jealous of the hill country folk. Now in the Rocky Mountains. It’s like a milkshake. And you don’t even need a straw.
- September 24, 2012 at 1:13 am
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vpc66
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I am with Mixalive…year round and the cooler months do make it so much nicer
- October 3, 2012 at 12:32 pm
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vpc66
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how is the build going so far,other than the canti levers with V brakes I thought it was close to being a done deal or have you taking a brake on the build….
- October 9, 2012 at 5:02 am
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Derek
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@vpc66 wrote:

how is the build going so far,other than the canti levers with V brakes I thought it was close to being a done deal or have you taking a brake on the build….

Wow ya’ll….. I am working on trying to score a local crankset for Don for a trade. He’s got a rapidfire/brakelever set lined up for me IF THIS DUDE SELLING THE CRANKSET WOULD JUST ANSWER A PHONE CALL. \@Vinnie – Yes it’s oh so close///
:geek:
- October 9, 2012 at 3:04 pm
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mixalive
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Thats nice.. Barracuda folks helping Barracuda folks..
- October 18, 2012 at 10:55 pm
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Derek
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😳 😳 😳

Grrrrr…… grrrrr…..

This dadgum bike. Much thanks to Neo for the pods Shifting and braking PERFECTLY……… The Manitou fork I thought was a little too short by maybe a half inch on the steer tube, but tried it anyway. NOPE. So I figgered I’d go full rigid and put the SAME BARRACUDA rigid fork with the SAME Barracuda stem that came off my A2R (they worked fine on the other frame!), nope again!! Not wanting to strip a bolt or anything….. when I hold the wheel and put some (ok quite a bit of) pressure on the bars, it slips!!

Any ideas?
- October 18, 2012 at 11:38 pm
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neo_pop_71
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Aw man, that sucks!

Going from threaded forks to threadless, you always have to allow for the stack height of your threadless headset plus another 2″ or so for the threadless clamp. What a bust! I just looked back at your head tube size, I think this fork with work for your frame size. You can always bring your frame and a threadless stem with you when you check it out.

http://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/bik/3346931303.html

There are no threadless headsets for sale near you, if you need one, I can always track one down and send it your way. I feel your pain, you just want the bike done so you can hit it!!! That’s the story of my life for the last year! Let me know what you decide and if you need anything.

Good luck!

-D-
- October 21, 2012 at 1:21 am
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Derek
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Ummmmm I don’t think it was ever threaded, Don? I guess I haven’t ever seen a threaded headset, maybe a link showing the difference?
- October 21, 2012 at 3:16 am
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vpc66
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Pee30Wee a threaded headset is old school where you use a quill stem,think more department store bikes…not that good bikes do not use them just old style bikes would have. The quill stem slides into the steer tube and a bolt runs down through the stem and pulls a wedge up tight to lock it in place.
Threadless the stem clamps down on the steer tube to hold all parts in place with the top cap having a bolt that screws into the star nut in the steertube.
I will post two pictures of headsets…the first will be a threaded and the second will be a threadless so you can see the differents.

P.S….If you need to see pictures of the bikes with a threaded headset my Lotus in the roadbike thread,the first pictures of Don’s Raskel before he changed to the 29 front end and I believe pictures of his Daughters bike .
- October 21, 2012 at 3:49 am
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vpc66
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By the way I look back at the first pictures you shown here on this thread on the tear down of the bike and you have a threadless stem laying next to the ridgid forks from the bike..so my guess is yep..never a threaded set up.