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I was able to sort it out. When I had the old cassette off I just snugged up the lock nut more than I had in the past and it stayed. I think I was afraid of adding too much torque, but it didn't take all that much to get it to stick. Took it on a 40 mile ride today over quite a few bumps and...

After putting a couple hundred miles on the bike and inspecting the worn chainrings, cassette, and jockey wheels, I decided to do a more comprehensive groupset upgrade. Similar to the pedal bearings, the bottom bracket was a disaster and a LBS saved my bacon by helping me remove the half that...

Turns out the lock nut isn't missing, it just keeps coming loose. It's not actually locked against the cone nut farther in. The hub is an older Alivio hub and uses a slightly different construction from what I'm used to so it is harder to access the inner nut to lock it against the lock nut...

All good insights. Neglected to post the only drive side photo I have. I've been poking around looking at various wheel builds this week. That would be a good place to shave some ounces off the original 25 lb weight. I'll have a look at the bottom bracket this weekend and see what might be...

As I put more miles on my 1992 T600, I'm curious on where to start researching potential upgrades to the groupset. It currently has Exage 400LX components with 30/40/50 chainrings and 13-30 cassette, but the rear hub and wheel are replacements. The rear hub is also missing a lock nut for the...

Thanks for the tip. This looks like a great ride. I could definitely see taking that route after I get some fitness back, though I've never done that long a ride. My ride into work is only 15 miles and the ride home involves 1,400' of elevation gain over the last few miles which kicked my butt...

Unfortunately the front fender was broken and rattling about so I had to take it off. Portland is indeed rainy all fall/winter, but it doesn't rain July-September for the most part.

Hello, folks! Just joining the community from Portland, OR. Was looking to get back into riding bikes after a few years off and found an old bike that looked decent on Craigslist for under $200 and decided to pick it up. Turns out, as I would learn from this site, it's a decent little 1992...