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844
The Gary Fisher Joshua bike uses the same swing arm (that Ned was refering to) as Trek Y bikes. Maybe there are other sereies from Gray Fisher as well. - Andy...
ajstalter
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Mar 3, 2008
3:49 pm
845
Just FYI. I was browsing this morning 03/07/2008the Craigs List For Baltimore MD and found this. http://baltimore.craigslist.org/spo/594092693.html You can...
Dax
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Mar 6, 2008
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847
I am building a Y22, cream color with red TREK (1998 I think?) Anyway, the question is. . . I have already bought all new Deore XT m760 powertrain for it. Can...
jeremyrardin
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Mar 20, 2008
12:26 am
848
The 9spd cassette will fit in the swing-arm IF you have an 8/9 spd freehub....
artemidoru
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Mar 20, 2008
6:56 am
849
Yup - a 9sp cassette is the same overall width as an 8sp one. A '98 Y will definitely have room for an 8/9sp freehub so you'll be ok....
Pete
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Mar 20, 2008
9:08 am
850
WHEW! what a relief! I've been building my childhood dream for the last year and I am almost finished! With President Bush's "economic stimulus package in...
jeremyrardin
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Mar 20, 2008
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851
The way you discribe the colors of your Y22 (cream white with red trek letting) I would guess it is a 97 not a 98. But the easyer way to tell 97 from 98 is if...
Jack Bourgeois
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Mar 21, 2008
2:30 am
852
I bought a set of Hayes cable actuated disc brakes for my Y-22. I drew up a design for the rear caliper mount, made a prototype out of foam, and had my...
mjhuppertz
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Mar 21, 2008
3:37 am
853
http://s112.photobucket.com/albums/n192/mhuppertz/? action=view&current=P3221526small.jpg http://s112.photobucket.com/albums/n192/mhuppertz/? ...
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Mar 22, 2008
8:52 pm
854
Awesome!! Can you explain how you did that? Thanks, Wyatt2112 From: trekybikes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:trekybikes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mjhuppertz ...
Rob
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Mar 22, 2008
10:45 pm
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Vary nice and clean job! mjhuppertz <mhuppertz@...> wrote: http://s112.photobucket.com/albums/n192/mhuppertz/? action=view&current=P3221526small.jpg ...
Frank Yang
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Mar 23, 2008
10:28 am
856
Nice work. Do the bolts on the side of your disc brake mount go thru the frame or do they more or less clamp against the frame? -Bill...
Bill Gibson
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Mar 24, 2008
8:44 pm
857
They go through. We did a quick stress analysis and found the stress of the frame in that area travels along the outside top and bottom edges, so the impact is...
Mark Huppertz
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Mar 24, 2008
10:03 pm
858
For what is not only the base model OCLV bike but a used one with most parts non original, I think this seller is being a bit hopeful. Maybe for a YSL300 new...
John
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Mar 25, 2008
7:01 am
859
Neat as that does look, I can't see many people (if at all) being willing to drill holes in their irreplaceable rear swingarms. I really don't sit comfortably...
Neil Bolton
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Mar 25, 2008
8:55 am
860
I feel I have to ask: Why the decision to bolt it through the swingarm rather than weld it on? ... anyone other than the addressee. If you receive this message...
Pete
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Mar 25, 2008
11:19 am
861
Well. I have to agree with some of you here, this drillig through the swingarm does not sound so good. Recently i bought a Gary Fisher Joshua on ebay which has...
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Mar 25, 2008
11:48 am
862
The swing arm is heat treated. Welding on it causes weak spots that crack. I tried to repair my last one several times that way. From:...
Mark Huppertz
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Mar 25, 2008
2:27 pm
863
I can tell you that there is no comparison between the two brake types in performance. The Vee brakes were deplorable, so I switched to the more modern...
Mark Huppertz
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Mar 25, 2008
2:37 pm
864
I can see a problem here. Any heat treatment causes a material to become more susceptible to being fragile. I hope you drilled the holes slowly, with lots of...
Neil Bolton
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Mar 25, 2008
2:40 pm
865
Cool bit drilling through heat treated material is fine. My machinist friend designs and builds amazingly complex equipment for the military and mining...
Mark Huppertz
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Mar 25, 2008
2:55 pm
866
Fair enough - I ran a Muddy Fox DH frame, for which we knew there was a known weak spot in the rear triangle - I worked for Westland Helicoptors at the time,...
Neil Bolton
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Mar 25, 2008
3:01 pm
867
All this talk about installing disk brakes makes me grateful to own a 1998 Y22 already set up w/ the mount. Check it out boys and weep! LOL ...
Ricardo Alonso
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Mar 25, 2008
3:20 pm
868
By the way fellas... can anybody recommend a good set of disk brakes... I kindly appreciate it. Thank you ... a ... LOL ... equipment ... a ... (FEA) ... down...
Ricardo Alonso
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Mar 25, 2008
3:24 pm
869
Sweeeet! From: trekybikes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:trekybikes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ricardo Alonso Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:20 AM To:...
Mark Huppertz
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Mar 25, 2008
3:33 pm
870
I got my Hayes set (front and back, discs and calipers) on sale from Performance Bicycle for only $30!!! They are cable actuated, so you can use your same...
Mark Huppertz
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Mar 25, 2008
3:35 pm
871
Questions: I heard that certain disks add a bunch of weight... any comments. And, what do I have to do the rims and/or axils other than adding the obvious...
Ricardo Alonso
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Mar 25, 2008
3:43 pm
872
If i was going cable disks, I'd go with Avid's ... own ... weep! ... http://sports.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/trekybikes/photos/view/af1a? ... there ... after ...
Josh
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Mar 25, 2008
4:18 pm
873
Ok... I've always heard horror stories of these Y bikes breaking. I have a '96 Y-22. Been through 5 race seasons and I still ride it and I love it and don't...
Josh
brickfungus
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Mar 25, 2008
4:21 pm
874
I think you've been fed too many scare stories! OCLV shouldn't shear like that without physical impact damage. It's really a very strong material, and Trek...
Neil Bolton
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Mar 25, 2008
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