Recent content by mrjarbles

More questions as I approach the repaint. Victim is a 1995 or 1996 YO! serial YOL 1146 with what I think is a Judy fork. I am getting Walt Works to make a ridgid fork, but he needs to know what travel these bikes had back then. 60mm travel or 80mm travel. Is there a precise way I can...

As part of the repaint for a 95 Yo!, I am having a new fork made. The frame requires a 1" steerer tube. Do I stick with threaded or go threadless? I note that there are not many (if any) threadless 1" stems, so it would require a less than desirable adapter. So, stick with threaded or go...

Can someone refresh my memory on how to remove the pressed in bottom bracket on a Yo!? Mine is going in for a repaint.

Received the bike today. Looks legit. In surprisingly good condition. All XT. See pics: http://webpages.charter.net/mrjarbles/FAT/ Did all of these bikes have a wheel to reverse direction of the front derailleur cable so a bottom pull can be used? Why not just use a top pull?

I have the opportunity to buy what is represented as a Fat Chance, Yo Eddy. The pics of the bike are unlike any yo eddy I have seen. Can anyone confirm that this is a yo eddy? Is this a factory paint job? General advice? Seller claims the headtube has the face and "team" under it. Also reads...