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Wednesday, March 10

It's Tool Time...

by Billy Goat on Wed 10 Mar 2010 12:51 GMT

"Does everybody know what time it is?"
It's Tool Time but sadly I have no "Tool Time girl" to assist me with my duties....

Ok, so there's a mega 'Headset switchfest' due to take place here at Goat Central, here's the moves, try and keep up

EWR - Switch Chris King Devolution for Chris King Classic (now I have the correct forks..)
M100 'Dale - Remove 1 1/4" Chris King NoLogo (bike being sold)
Funk Pro Comp - Switch non period-correct Chris King Classic for Chris King NoLogo
M700 'Dale - Remove remains of WTB Greaseguard headset (bike being sold).

I like to use the correct tools instead of Caveman Techniques when I can so the following weapons will be deployed...Star Nut Tool, Headset removal tool, Headset Press.

Last nights job was the EWR, the current Accutrax have been sold to another collector and I need to convert back to 1 1/8" headset so I can use my new Accutrax

"More power!"

Brakes off

Magura mounts off

Bars and stem off

Just the pesky crown race to remove

No more riding my EWR for a while

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Tuesday, March 9

Incoming....

by Billy Goat on Tue 09 Mar 2010 13:39 GMT

I know I am not supposed to buying, I am supposed to be selling but............sometimes things come along that you just HAVE to have and some of these are just that, the rest are 'just in case' purchases (well, a man can't have too many items of M650 DX laying around can he?......

).

First things first, we have a NOS M650 DX Rear Mech in the most handy Long Cage version...just a 'spare' you know....

Secondly we have a used M650 DX Rear Mech, again in Long Cage flavour and great for spare parts or fitting to a beater.

Thirdly and getting cooler by the minute we have a set of Syncros Revolution cranks in Compact Drive......about bloody time too as I have spent embarrassingly large amounts of time trying to track one of these badboys down for my EWR and this will be among the final pieces of the jigsaw required to complete that project. They are missing a few items which is a bummer cos I'll have to rob them from some of other sets of Revolutions but maybe I can live with that......just

Ok, now these ARE special. Firstly they are Answer Accutrax in 1 1/8" flavour, something I have been hunting for since this time last year and only found these in California back in November. It took a while to piece the deal together but they have now arrived in the UK and I can set to work getting them ready for my EWR.

Maybe the cooler part of this story is these are technically NOS and.....wait for it.....hand made by Chris Herting only last year

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The story goes that he found a bunch of Accu Trax legs laying around in some dusty storage facility and word got out, he figured there might not be much demand but rumour has it the demand was HUGE and he set about making them up in 'custom' variations. This set have passed thru a couple of collectors hands before arriving at Goat Central but believe me, you can still smell the 'new metal' smell and they are spotless.

Naturally I will be sending these to my trusty painter soon to get them matched to my yellow EWR before getting them decalled up and fitted on the bike.....these are so cool and I am so pleased I finally got a pair

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Monday, March 8

Salcey Forest - Sunday Ride

by Billy Goat on Mon 08 Mar 2010 12:57 GMT

Met up with another RetroBike member yesterday for a leisurely ride around Salcey Forest in Northamptonshire, despite the cold temperature, some of the first sunshine for months drew the crowds so it was a little busy there and people were blissfully unaware they were walking on a Bike Trail

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One of the big draws at Salcey Forest is the Tree Top Walk, one day I WILL ride a bike up it

We did 17.5 miles before going our separate ways.......some pix:

Klein & EWR