Recent content by IdahoBrett

For Suntour Accushift I used this bulletin for my 88 Black Lightning. It worked.

Neat color. It sold. Did you buy it?

Neat color.

I don’t know if it will help for your vintage of shifters. But I have a pdf bulletin for Suntour and it worked for the series on my 88 Black Lightning.

Now that this thread has jogged my memory I do recall seeing an ad for one for sale. It was a red one. I don’t remember where I saw it for sale but it wasn’t a ridiculous in the thousands price. A couple of years ago I was looking at thousands of ads a month. That’s my excuse for not remembering...

That’s pretty neat. I did not know they existed.

I’ve seen vintage BMX bikes in my area list for what I think are ridiculous prices. I don’t keep track of the ads to see if they disappear quickly. It would be weird (to me) if that segment of the vintage bike market values were much higher than all the rest.

Neat. I did not know they made them.

Spring is here so I thought I would revive this thread just like reviving my riding. Normally I don’t stop to smell the roses. But the view from on top of “The Hill” was a good one today.

Like I said @JohnnyD I may have set it up wrong. I learn better that way. Sad but true… ;)

Huh! Looks like you’re onto something mate. The “noodles” must’ve been swapped in the past. I made sure I kept the parts that I removed from the donor bike segregated (front—rear). Yes the cables were left long on purpose. For the eventual canti swap.

I’m no expert on setting up v brakes but they seem easier to set up than cantilever style. It is possible that I didn’t set up the rear correctly. But setting them up for the rear tells me this frame wasn’t designed for them. The rear top tube cable guide isn’t positioned in a way that allows...

Very nice looking! An original owner bike of this vintage isn’t common. Any interesting stories that you’d like to share? Local races, hair raising rides, etc.

Another fantastic build by @Teomat79 !

I got bored this morning so I made the BOTE rideable with parts I have on hand. It shifts and stops and rolls just fine. For now.