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We attempted to obtain Pantour hubs... ... for suspension research. They currently appear to be made of Unobtanium.

Washers are fine... Hi ocd, We run into this sometimes. Use 3/8 inch washers, the ones at the hardware store are usually about a millimeter thick; you can also usually find spacers with 3/8 inch holes that are 2.5mm thick. Cheers, Doug

I looked at this a little bit... 26" inch wheels seem to put things too tall for quick learning (confidence) but that was with an existing frame. With a purpose-built frame I suspect we could use any size wheel we wanted, the key being seat height when you're done. Is Nicky doing Autocad...

All our bikes use 9/16" spindles We tried to contact you by e-mail but your mailbox rejected our messages. 1/2" spindles are generally found on kids' bikes and older inexpensive adult bikes. Cheers, Doug

Hi, What problems might I have using a Tiara Pro frame with 20" wheels. This would basically be my really cheap-can-put-it-in-a-suitcase-Quest-like conversion bike. Would that work with this Downtube suspended fork? I see two problems: 1) I can imagine that the bike is...

Power-On Cycling Seat http://poweroncycling.com/product/poc-fiberglass-616.htm This is a very comfortable seat, the price is not terrible for the fiberglass version. I use the thickest cushion and and underlayer of "minicell" foam, which makes a huge contribution to comfort considering...

Is the puncture in the same place on the tube every time? Hello, Ken, Locating the puncture site with respect to a landmark, say the valve stem hole or a particular spoke nipple installation hole might get us some insight. If the puncture moves around with respect to the wheel, we...

Safety concern. The main reason we don't care for bar end shifters in the traditional position on the Silvio is the possibility of spearing yourself in an accident. Also, they tend to fall in a position that takes your hands out of the power transfer position when shifting on a climb. I...

Is the derailleur hanger bent? Looking from the rear of the cassette, the jockey pulleys should be vertically parallel to the cassette cogs. If not, the derailleur hanger will need to be straightened. If the derailleur cable was protruding or the housing was not seated in the adjuster...

Stock Quest front derailleur... Which is a MicroShift braze on FD you can buy under the Nashbar house brand here: http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_167463_-1_16500_10000_17005 The bottom bracket is an Origin 8 cartridge bearing type. These are available all over the...

Good triple crank for reasonable money These are getting harder and harder to find. 170mm, 52/42/30 road configuration. Requires 118mm bottom bracket. http://www.vueltausa.com/components/cranksets/road-cranksets/corsa-pro-crankset-2-1.html

"A ton to look at there" Heh, yeah - it's easy to see right now - it seems to be all on the floor... A lot of projects came up at the same time. Stuff's everywhere. About time to clear it all out and re-organize again.

My "users' Gallery" is here: http://s153.photobucket.com/albums/s218/db1488/?special_track=nav_tab_album A collection of stuff I've built over the years. Hard to believe we've been doing this about 7 years...

2.0 spec Hi Stuart, It's hard for us to support upgrades like this directly with parts, because we have to buy everything in lots of 100. When I built the Quest 2.0 prototype using a Quest 1.0 as the base, the DualDrive Hub kit was $476 including shifter and clickbox, the rim had to...

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Lots of options Runner's compression shorts are like bike shorts without the padding. Available in most sporting good stores (Dick's, for example). Cruzbike sells some nice jerseys... Mt. Borah sells recumbent-specific clothing, including jerseys with side pockets and recumbent...

This is well-prepared Those of you considering using this frame, and having components available, should strongly consider this. I already have two, or I'd already be trying to get this one. Cheers, Doug

Should work fine... I've built them with no suspension, front only, front and rear, and now rear only. Particularly for road riding, the rear suspension probably makes the biggest difference. No suspension isn't particularly uncomfortable in any way, either (for me). Cheers...

Been there... ... Done that. Got the (customized) T shirt. Welcome to the "learn by doing" society. Hope you weren't injured. Once that's out of the way, quick releases become much easier to remember! (they did for me, anyway...) Cheers, Doug

Hmmm... My wife had a BikeE for a while, not a bad bike. I think it could be converted, since the head tube is ahead of the bottom bracket. You'd remove the crankset and bottom bracket and install them in the conversion kit front tube, of course. The SRAM 3x7 hub used by BikeE is the...