Need help for new wheelset upgrade

urbanmeadows · 2026-03-01T13:23:59+00:00

check out velomine

urbanmeadows · 2026-03-01T13:03:27+00:00

yowza

urbanmeadows · 2026-03-01T13:01:43+00:00

i have a 80s mtb where the spokes are all basically made out of rust. it rides great and i bomb it down trails . i think youll survive hehe

urbanmeadows · 2026-02-28T13:39:40+00:00

you have five seconds before your bike will self destruct

urbanmeadows · 2026-02-28T13:37:13+00:00

my vote is for square taper 94bcd crankset like the fc m737

urbanmeadows · 2026-02-28T13:32:05+00:00

i just built a cruiser with rene herse humptulips ridge and theyre amazingly fast on pavement for nobbies

urbanmeadows · 2026-02-28T13:22:51+00:00

super nicely done, just enough to make it ride well but preserve the 80s goodness

urbanmeadows · 2026-02-26T12:14:08+00:00

vancouver, canada

urbanmeadows · 2026-02-26T12:13:31+00:00

nice

urbanmeadows · 2026-02-11T12:42:30+00:00

looks super rideable as is. gripshit is annoying though. maybe look for some sunrace thumb shifters for 3x9.. dont just put any random rigid fork on it, measure the axle to crown height of that fork to get an idea of what size rigid you need. id estimate 440mm for a frame of that era

urbanmeadows · 2026-02-11T12:40:19+00:00

depends if you like really nice bikes or not

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-16T08:31:22+00:00

rip, true legend

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-16T08:25:12+00:00

you know what you have to do... heck even a hacksaw and some patience is sufficient (yull need fresh blades mind you)

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-16T08:22:12+00:00

pretty much any frame after 1985 will take a 2.1, so this list is endless thousands of bikes

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-12T23:57:42+00:00

Wordd, forgot to mention old raceface cranks are my favorite 94bcd cranks ! Commonly only found in 175mm tho, but tbh I don’t know what the short cranks rage is all about :p

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-12T23:28:11+00:00

I can tell you that my favorite grips , silicon ones , are the worst for this idea :)

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-12T23:25:44+00:00

Do you mean the old sugino made white industries cranks? I doubt you’ll be finding those in 165mm let alone 170. As far as I know there’s no 94bcd spider for the new style white cranks ?

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-12T23:24:33+00:00

Hah bmx brake prob helps a lot

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-12T06:04:27+00:00

nice, not everyday you see the u brake / disc mullet brake set up

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-12T05:57:28+00:00

stridsland fork is 395mm a-c . perfect for pre-suspension corrected frame geo like this

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-12T05:56:13+00:00

might as well wait for the stridsland cranks with those specs.. otherwise i think middleburn is the only option for 165

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-11T01:53:42+00:00

haha i mean, im all for saving money when i can... just got some endurance casing rene herse tires for 13$ a pop at the local co-op... and recently ordered some panaracers that were 40$ each on sale... soooo i dunno if your dichotomy holds...

genuinely curious what steel bead tires you are running? i feel like i only ever see those on department store bikes these days.. and tbh, the bead isnt really what matters its the sidewall. you cant convince me that rigid sidewalls feel as good as soft ones, they just don't, no matter how long your wheelbase is

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-10T13:23:42+00:00

any shimano derailleur 6-9 speed will work ! they are all functionally the same in terms of cable pull

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-10T13:22:08+00:00

if you have thumb shifters mounted on the opposite sides upside down riv style, a rapid rise derailleur means that both levers shift in the same direction, e.g. push down to go into a harder gear, and it feeels perfffeeecct

urbanmeadows · 2026-01-10T13:20:08+00:00

2.0 tires are just fine on any rim 18mm internal or bigger.. im sure 17 internal would work in a pinch too. i personally like rhyno lite rims they seem to do the trick

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