’94 A2MS budget build

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    • August 25, 2012 at 6:08 pm
    Derek
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    My bottom bracket on my A2R was going, and I lucked in on this A2MS, with a good BB. 8-)

    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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    • October 21, 2012 at 5:53 pm
    Derek
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    @vpc66 wrote:

    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.

    Yep threadless all the way. whew. Mind was blown for a sec. 😯

    • October 22, 2012 at 3:15 pm
    neo_pop_71
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    Sorry man, I should have looked back at the original pictures. All of the rigid fork Barracudas that I have ever seen have had threaded headsets and use quill stems. Vinny is right, my daughter’s A2Z is running a new threaded headset and a new old stock ‘Cuda quill stem. The Chris King Gripnut threaded headset on my track bike is the nicest headset I’ve ever owned or felt… yeah, it was a wallet buster at $130.00 but I had to have a threaded headset because my box-crown fork was threaded. Anyway, sorry for adding to the drama of the build!
    • October 22, 2012 at 5:10 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    Chris King parts are like gifts from the GODS…My headset and hubs will be around long after I am gone I bet. The only time my hubs drive me nuts is on the late night rides around the neighborhood with my Son…if you know about king hubs you understand…..11:30 or so at night and that BUZZZZZZZ is super LOUD….. 😯
    • October 22, 2012 at 10:27 pm
    Derek
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    On the slickery stem and steer tube…… I do have a Jamis stem that is a little more burly than the stock ‘Cuda one…. it just needs some bolts…. Off to Ace Hardware!!!! or LBS, we’ll see who has what.

    Snow here this week! (thank you Bontrager)

    -Derek

    • October 23, 2012 at 7:37 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    Granted TREK sucks but why blame Bontrager… Keith doesn’t control the weather… or does he?!!!

    I was lucky enough to have owned a ’92 Bontrager, pre-TREK, that Keith made himself. I bought it off one of his team racers. The guy had rad stories of driving all over the western United States with Keith in a beat up old station wagon. Selling that bike is one of my great regrets in life… I may have a few, but that one ranks way up there!

    • October 23, 2012 at 12:52 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    Do not mean to twist the knife but……THAT SUCKS!!!
    The Bontrager frames go for big coin on flea-bay and make killer looking vintage singlespeed rides,sorry you gave it up but how does one know what will be worth something years down the road or just a turd in the corner of the garage.
    And so glad you ask what Bontager had to do with the weather ???
    • October 24, 2012 at 1:19 am
    mixalive
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    @neo_pop_71 wrote:

    All of the rigid fork Barracudas that I have ever seen have had threaded headsets and use quill stems.

    My 94 A2M came stock with a threadless rigid fork.. I have one of those black Barracuda quill stems (like Neo had pictured) off of my 93 A2R if anyone needs it. But I ain’t gettin rid of the A2M rigid threadless fork.. Sorry..

    • October 24, 2012 at 1:33 am
    vpc66
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    How many of those pop up….
    • October 24, 2012 at 2:38 am
    Derek
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    @vpc66 wrote:

    Do not mean to twist the knife but……THAT SUCKS!!!
    The Bontrager frames go for big coin on flea-bay and make killer looking vintage singlespeed rides,sorry you gave it up but how does one know what will be worth something years down the road or just a turd in the corner of the garage.
    And so glad you ask what Bontager had to do with the weather ???

    Hahahaaaaa… my tires on my Avanti RidgeRider commuter are now Bontrager knobbies, hence me being able to ride in the snow. You guys crack me up.

    Oh….. anyone know where I can find some bolts (M7 by one) for a Jamis headset? I’ve been to 3 LBS’s, and got laughed at, went to a local ACE hardware (didn’t get laughed at) and a Home Depot (didn’t get service).

    • October 24, 2012 at 4:40 pm
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    First, I’ll take a look through my bin of socket head bolts and see if I can find any 7mm bolts. No promises…

    This is a common issue on various forums, here is a thread that I came across when my buddy needed the same thing:

    http://forums.mtbr.com/general-discussion/where-buy-m7-bolt-seat-post-binder-630436.html

    I called my top 3 places that I’ve always been able to find what I was after… came up with nothing! This shocked the hell outta me! One guy said to call Japanese motorcycle dealers, he claimed M7 bolts were common in motorcycles, ATVs, and snowmobiles. You might find one up near before resorting to Ebay. Anyway, this is the best that I could find, the bolt is shipping out of Toronto Canada, otherwise everything else is shipping out of Hong Kong. And it seems that titanium is the only option in 7mm socket “allen” heads. There is a link provided in the MTBR.com link above at the bottom of the thread, I did some checking, and everything I could find had a $25.00 or $50.00 minimum order. I’d go out of Toronto, just for the shipping time, I wouldn’t care that the single Ti bolt cost twice as much.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Titanium-Taper-Head-Bolt-M7x20-/271037024529?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f1b10c911

    Here is the entire Ebay listing:

    http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=m7++bolt&_sop=15

    Derek… hang in there buddy… you will complete this build soon! While you’re waiting for your M7 bolt to arrive in the mail, get some 2×4’s and build that $7.00 stand I posted in the OFF TOPIC CHAT section.

    • October 24, 2012 at 5:39 pm
    mixalive
    Member
    I think Chevy uses M7. Check PepBoys..
    • October 25, 2012 at 6:28 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    Sorry Derek… no dice my man. I have a bunch of 6m and 8m but no 7m bolts.

    Check it out, if it were me and I was in your shoes, before I’d spend $10.00 tracking down a bolt for a used headset… I be all over this:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-WTB-Momentum-Comp-ST-Threadless-MTB-Road-Bike-Headset-1-1-8in-/130728398768?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e70050fb0

    Those stainless steel races, just like a Chris King, will last forever! Bonus, that it’s close by in Colorado with free shipping. It’s just me but for the extra $2.00, I’d rather have the new WTB headset.

    Keep us informed!

    -D-

    • October 25, 2012 at 4:43 pm
    mixalive
    Member
    Fastenal sells M7. You should have a dealer in your area.
    • October 31, 2012 at 2:07 am
    Derek
    Member
    Odd thing, I had the wrong headset bearings. I went and got the correct ones, put it all back together and whammo- it all works. Spent a coupla hours tuning the rear derailleur and guess what? Inaugural ride!!!The brakes are spot on, the rear shifter still a little -uh- sticky? and not digging the full rigid much, but damn….. my first full build. I even let my lovely girl buzz her around the block :) It will take some more tuning and an INEXPENSIVE front suspension fork, but she fits me well, and so does the bicycle! Maybe the fork on that $20 A2B will fit?

    -Derek

    • October 31, 2012 at 2:10 am
    Derek
    Member
    @mixalive wrote:

    Fastenal sells M7. You should have a dealer in your area.

    They are about three miles away, but they charge a BS ‘break bag’ fee. The nut and bolt shop that two different LBS’s sent me to was a bust. So I guess Fastenal or just stickin with the stock ‘Cuda stem will be it for now.

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