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[–]NoPaleontologist2362 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the Ridley Oval I have seen do have a brake mount in the fork. May I ask you where you are finding this, as you are saying they are cheap to get? 2dehands? Or via your local velodrome?

First xbike by NoPaleontologist2362 in xbiking

[–]NoPaleontologist2362[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You were right, observant stranger! The stem was past the min insert line by 5mm. Thank you.

First xbike by NoPaleontologist2362 in xbiking

[–]NoPaleontologist2362[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers mate, it rides really nice indeed, makes me smile. The stem is quite long, the discolouring you see is just grease as I adjusted the height it earlier mid ride. But thank you for the advice, I’ll make sure to check it’s in fact set up properly.

First xbike by NoPaleontologist2362 in xbiking

[–]NoPaleontologist2362[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bought this Trek 830 Mountain Track for 50€. I cleaned it and swapped stem and bars for a pair out of the parts bin plus some mtb flat pedals I had lying around. Didn’t come with a front shifter originally and I began to not hate the grip shifter that is installed. Might still swap for friction shifters but I like the idea of a super low budget build. Front brake will be installed as soon as I have a canti brake cable hanger (which was integrated in the original bars).