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Upgrading 6/7 speed HG wheels to 8/9/10/11
1 Jul 2025

Upgrading 6/7 speed HG wheels to 8/9/10/11

by mattias | posted in: Bike Build, L-TWOO, Microshift, Restauration, Vintage | 0

Two bikes that have one thing in common: both came with 7 speed HG hubs. Cassettes for those are hard to find, shifters are getting rare and 1x options do not exist. Throw away good hubs and re-lace? No! these … Continued

Dad and daughter flatbar gravel
29 Jul 2022

Dad and daughter flatbar gravel

by mattias | posted in: Bike Build, GT AllTerra, L-TWOO, Microshift, Vintage | 0

Or: A pair of two GT AllTerra converted from original 26 inches to 650B. Disc brakes make this possible. Resulting in another bike that combines classic GT looks with modern handling. In January 2020, a few months after my sons … Continued

One year with Microshift Advent
9 Jan 2022

One year with Microshift Advent

by mattias | posted in: Cannondale, Microshift, Vintage | 0

Well actually 18 months or so, and sorry for some blurry photos, I’ll improve this in future articles. Until a few years ago I haven’t been a friend of one-by drivetrains. Michael even warned me, that the wear of SRAM … Continued

Teenage dream restauration – 1997 Zaskar
25 Apr 2021

Teenage dream restauration – 1997 Zaskar

by mattias | posted in: GT AllTerra, Restauration, Vintage | 0

In 1992 when I did my first custom build I choose between GT Zaskar and American CompLite. Because of tire clearance and since I prefered cantilevers over U brake I decided for the CompLite, but the Zaskar still remained a … Continued

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