Murray Missile
Regular
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I'm building up a NOS 2014 Voodoo Marasa frame as a 1 X 9, 44t chainring, Shimano Altus shifter and RD with an extension and 11-50t cassette. I'm in the US and had been looking for a hybrid ot MTB disc brake frame for this build but wasn't having any luck in my size. The VooDoo popped up on Ebay in the UK and was cheap enough that even with shipping it was worth it. It was evidently warranty stock that had been released for sale once that model year's warranties had expired. I've built a few of those over here using Miele (Canadian), Schwinn or Marin frames and have always had great luck. However I ran into an issue yesterday with the VooDoo. The RD hanger was bent outward and I assumed it had been damaged in shipment, probably by the USPS. I was able to straighten it but when I went to reinstall it it didn't fit in the recess in the dropout. I quickly realized that was the cause of the damage, it had 2 points of interference and when they tightened the retaining screw it had caused the hanger to bend. I had to file the bottom of the dropout right behind the axle slot and do a considerable amount of filing on the bottom and backside of the hanger in front of the axle slot before it would finally seat in the droupout. Even with all that it's a snug fit and the outline of the hanger doesn't quite match the dropout. Are things like this common on these bikes? It looks like a pretty decent frame otherwise, not wild about some of the graphics but I like the matte gray finish and the headbadge. If I like it it will be used for some light gravel riding, if I don't it will be getting sold. Well maybe, the bike market here is in the dumps right now. Definitely a buyer's market.
It's this frame, this is a 2014 right? I'm using a black aluminum fork I had bought for something else.
It's this frame, this is a 2014 right? I'm using a black aluminum fork I had bought for something else.
I have a 10 ft. roll of plain black Jagwire KEB SL compressionless housing purchased for my tandem which will not require even half that so I thought that might be a good upgrade to the braking system since I had plenty to spare. I'll have to buy more of the Jagwire P-O-P ferrules for the tandem but that's no big deal. Of course it doesn't match the derailleur housing so I'm now also redoing that as well with plain black Jagwire LEX. I had initially thought the silver would make a good accent to the silver graphics, and it did, but now that the plain black is on there I like it much better. Hopefully, weather permitting, I can post pics of the finished product in a few hours. Fortunately I can still use the other cable housings on another project.
