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2006
Will Trigger Shifters fit on the handlears with m5 Thumb Brakes? Terry...
Terry Pickl
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Feb 10, 2008
11:56 am
2008
... I wouldn't know for sure, but it looks to me like they would fit. Look at the link below of them on a TiCa ...
Robert Lee
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Feb 11, 2008
8:10 pm
2009
I have - he doesn't want to listen :) To: BaronOwners@yahoogroups.com From: lee-way@... Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:10:24 +0000 Subject: [BaronOwners] Re:...
Greg Gross
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Feb 12, 2008
3:38 am
2010
HI everyone i have a question, i just recieved my carbon boom for my baron and i haven't tried to install it yet, but i did take some measurements on the od of...
marion
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Feb 12, 2008
7:11 pm
2011
My first reaction would be to say, "Don't do it!!!" The boom is the wrong size, and you don't want to take a mm or so off either the boom or the frame. ... ...
John Foltz
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Feb 12, 2008
8:09 pm
2012
My first reaction was "WTF". OP does not mention if the carbon boom still fits... Assuming the old boom is a tight fit, then the carbon boom might be too...
tentacle23
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Feb 12, 2008
8:46 pm
2013
... suspose to fit , i haven't got into trying it yet i was goimg to try it this weekend, but just for fun i took a set of calipers and measured the od. of the...
marion
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Feb 12, 2008
9:18 pm
2014
... shaped thicker across the top than it is top to bottom, and the od is the same across the top as the new boom , so maby it will fit after all, i will try...
marion
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Feb 12, 2008
9:34 pm
2015
DO NOT TOUCH THAT CARBON BOOM UNTIL YOU READ THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!! The boom will fit your bike...I have seen many Barons that had a rather poor fitting boom,...
Don Smith
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Feb 12, 2008
10:08 pm
2016
Thank you Don for your insight. Can you give a product example on what would be a good recommended spray adhesive? I have a carbon boom that has been waiting...
Terry
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Feb 12, 2008
10:17 pm
2017
Greg gave some worthy advice and warned me that the M5 thumb brakes don't squeeze the pads as hard due to the lack of leverage by the rider. Our thumbs aren't...
Terry
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Feb 12, 2008
10:32 pm
2018
Terry, Pretty much any of the spray adhesives will do the job, but I would highly recommend 3M Super 77... Don ... ...
Don Smith
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Feb 12, 2008
11:30 pm
2019
Hey, if I were you I wouldn't knock a chick who can do 30 miles on a handcycle at a decent clip. My max distance before I cried uncle was 6, and I doubt my...
Greg Gross
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Feb 13, 2008
12:23 am
2020
Speaking of booms, can anyone measure for me the diameter of the vk2 boom? I'd like to see if i could use it in the tica to firm it up a bit and make it even...
Greg Gross
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Feb 13, 2008
12:25 am
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--thanks don i was hopeing you would jump in ,i knew you had some experience with this , i had done figured out the deal about reversing the bolts but didn't...
marion
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Feb 13, 2008
12:27 am
2022
Great write up, Don. I don't know what the specs are on the Baron clamp bolts using a carbon boom are, but my Fujin SL-II has a torque spec of 7.5 Nm maximum...
Dennis Tresenriter
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Feb 13, 2008
12:56 am
2023
Marion, I doubt you will need to pin the boom.... Don ... === message truncated === ...
Don Smith
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Feb 13, 2008
1:13 am
2024
... Hey Terry, I just saw this on Bentup Cycles website: http://bentupcycles.com/itemdetails.cfm?catalogId=39&id=871 Maybe Dana can help. Robert...
Robert Lee
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Feb 13, 2008
2:15 pm
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I'm not sure if this would be of interest to someone here but I have available the following chainring: New, never installed Schlumpf 65T x 130 mm chainring...
Zach Kaplan
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Feb 13, 2008
5:46 pm
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I’d be checking with Dana and getting his advice before you start. The boom will fit and there’s no need to deface it by ‘roughing it up’ or mess it up...
Paul W
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Feb 13, 2008
8:04 pm
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Just my 2cents on boom removal & installation. When I had to remove my boom, I used a wooden shim to wedge the clamp apart. (The kind that you use when...
Robert Lee
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Feb 13, 2008
10:41 pm
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... I told Dana how to do it about 3 years ago when several people started cracking carbon booms due to overtightening the boom clamp. ... it up' or mess it up...
Don Smith
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Feb 14, 2008
1:30 am
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-hi again , many of you may not know don in fact i have never met don myself , but when i started this post i was hoping he would jump in and come to my...
marion
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Feb 14, 2008
2:17 am
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... Hi Marion, Actually, I really haven`t had a need to do much trial and error, but a lot of common sense, and being able to comprehend well, goes a long way....
Don Smith
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Feb 14, 2008
3:35 am
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I don't really want to go to thumb brakes, but I'd like to turn my brake cables 90 degrees like the thumb brakes do. Does anyone sell a fitting to turn the...
Marty Todd
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Feb 14, 2008
3:20 pm
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... I've installed 3 and I'm more qualified to make suggestions than the original poster that hasn't installed any. Roughing the boom is fine if you never sell...
PaulW
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Feb 14, 2008
7:46 pm
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... original poster that hasn't installed any. ... person. ... or politeness of posters. I consider it rude. It seems to me that Paul actually contradicted...
lowracer1
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Feb 14, 2008
11:58 pm
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... original poster that hasn't installed any. I`ve built some of my own wheels and even took a wheelbuilding class at my LBS but I don`t feel I`m qualified to...
Don Smith
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Feb 15, 2008
12:33 am
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Yes I did meet Turtle at the Mesquite Rodeo ride. I was an honor. I find people like our dear turtle inspirational. They don't shy away from life and live...
Terry Pickl
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Feb 15, 2008
8:35 pm
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Thanks this is exactly where I was looking to purchase the thumb brakes. I hope Dana has one in stock. I will call him and get his blessing prior to...
Terry Pickl
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Feb 15, 2008
8:37 pm
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