[DirtyMike]

My eight year old DH cassette finally died. Came out of a corner hauling ass into a waterfall which had retaken the trail... so it was sloppy and about half a foot deep of flowing water. Downshifted quickly into the 26 tooth, drastically slowed so went to pedal and power through when Heard the most stranngest noise... like a twisting then a grindin and a pop. A chunk of the cassette litterally flew off and hit me in the ass cheek. Didnt find all the peices.


I will say though, eight years of abuse, six different bikes........ Sram DH cassettes are worth the money. Terribly enough, I lost the 26<obviously, the 24, and 23 are both damaged as well..


Hey its all good new parts are fun

 

[mattmatt86]

I have an X.9 shifter that I've had since sophomore year of college. It's been on 4 DH bikes and 3 XC/trail builds. I'm pretty sure that's the oldest part I have.

 

[Nick]

Shimano 755 4-piston calipers ... 10 years.

 

[DirtyMike]

Think my next oldest functioning part now is my stem..... Diabolous when they first were released.

 

[TheTruth]

2004 manitou splice on my xc bike. Get on my level.

 

[eric strt6]

1999 LX cranks, still in use

 

[jdcamb]

Shimano 755 4-piston calipers ... 10 years.

Same here. Levers are effed though. All sorts of play and they squeak like a mohamby... I'll run them until they fail though....

 

[splat]

Shimano 600 Ultegra Rear Derailleur on my on my 1988 Road/TT bike 22 years ago counting !

 

[stevew]

thank god this wasn't about your cawk.

 

[dhmike]

Can you ghetto rig it into a single speed ? Let's ride tomorrow !

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

I've got an 11 ( almost 12 ) year old Marzocchi Z-1 Bam that technically still works. It has a damper rod that sticks, slight play in the bushings, and recently developed it's first oil leak. Ah the good ole days when Marzocchis were still made in Italy out of metal.

 

[TheTruth]

I've got an 11 ( almost 12 ) year old Marzocchi Z-1 Bam that technically still works. It has a damper rod that sticks, slight play in the bushings, and recently developed it's first oil leak. Ah the good ole days when Marzocchis were still made in Italy out of metal.

fvck yeah!!!

 

[stevew]

I've got an 11 ( almost 12 ) year old Marzocchi Z-1 Bam that technically still works. It has a damper rod that sticks, slight play in the bushings, and recently developed it's first oil leak. Ah the good ole days when Marzocchis were still made in Italy out of metal.

00' Z1 QR20 that still works.

 

[mattmatt86]

00' Z1 QR20 that still works.

I rebuilt a 98 Z1 a couple weeks ago for customer, I loved how there were snap rings holding the stanchions in the crown

 

[DirtyMike]

Can you ghetto rig it into a single speed ? Let's ride tomorrow !

Tried. Tha main housing part is split as well. Dont want to risk ruining the freehub as well.

Good news is I found some great deals on cassettes

 

[norbar]

How the hell did it work and shift properly after 8 years? My oldest casette is 6 years old and I can easily say I should have changed it some time ago.


For oldest part - 1996 "limited edition" LX front der. Still works for some crazy reason though it was not used for 5 years. Rebuild my old 1996 XC HT I've bought in italy(well actualy my father bought it for me as I was 9 back then ) with it on board. I don't have to say my orginal idea to use it as a commuter bike failed when I realised I've grown a bit since I was 9.

 

[DirtyMike]

How the hell did it work and shift properly after 8 years? My oldest casette is 6 years old and I can easily say I should have changed it some time ago.


For oldest part - 1996 "limited edition" LX front der. Still works for some crazy reason though it was not used for 5 years. Rebuild my old 1996 XC HT I've bought in italy(well actualy my father bought it for me as I was 9 back then ) with it on board. I don't have to say my orginal idea to use it as a commuter bike failed when I realised I've grown a bit since I was 9.

http://www.parktool.com/product/chain-checker

One of these used every ride.....

Keep up with your chains, and the rest of your DT lives longer.
That and this was one of the prototype Sram DH specific cassettes........ One of the heavier versions.

 

[Emerett]

Think my next oldest functioning part now is my stem..... Diabolous when they first were released.

It's gonna be a real party when that breaks.

 

[DirtyMike]

Yeah..... I was thinking that too.... gonna go ahead and start looking for something new

 

[HardtailHack]

1999 LX cranks, still in use

Really? Mine lasted a week, those cranks suck.

 

[bizutch]

I've got an 11 ( almost 12 ) year old Marzocchi Z-1 Bam that technically still works. It has a damper rod that sticks, slight play in the bushings, and recently developed it's first oil leak. Ah the good ole days when Marzocchis were still made in Italy out of metal.

and the days you removed monstrous dents from a Monster T on Fred's bike. Still convinced you could make a living doing that.

 

[Emerett]

Yeah..... I was thinking that too.... gonna go ahead and start looking for something new

That's probably the best decision you'll make... ever.

 

[SuzyCreamcheese]

A chunk of the cassette litterally flew off and hit me in the ass cheek. Didnt find all the peices.

Are they still stuck in your asscheek?

 

[norbar]

http://www.parktool.com/product/chain-checker

One of these used every ride.....

Keep up with your chains, and the rest of your DT lives longer.
That and this was one of the prototype Sram DH specific cassettes........ One of the heavier versions.

Yeah, I check my chain for wear but that's a long time. Though Sram dh cassette explains it. They were retarded heavy.

 

[DirtyMike]

Ha... here is a snap of whats left.....

 

[ire]

I have some old parts, but none of them are on bikes at the moment. I have a Power Post (the big one) and a TWP chain tensioner. I also have some Shimano Airlines