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Not a very new ad, no idea if still available: https://www.anibis.ch/fr/vi/valais/sport-outdoor/velos/vtt-laiti-mono-bras-1990-retro-collection/51677014

Did you ever see the early GripShift (pre-SRAM) advert where they showed you all the parts in a first-generation STI shifter? 😳

If you want underbar shifters which are kinda like thumbshifters, SunTour made wishbone shifters… if you can find them. The high-end ones are actually pretty heavy, as they're solid metal, whereas the lower end models have hollow plastic levers. I used to love the pair that I picked up in...

The Cave Of Doom should have enough spares, but I'll let you know if I'm short of anything… are you in/near Bristol…?

Looking for F+F or bike for an asylum seeker who has arrived in Bristol from Kenya with basically nothing. They're 5'7" tall, so I guess small-to-medium. I can build up or service as needed, so if you have anything knocking around taking up too much space, please let me know. Happy to collect...

Sachs ones are also 5.0mm cog spacing, whereas XTR 8-speed needs 4.8mm, I think…? Can you re-space…?

This North Face advert just turned up on my Facebook feed… can anyone ID the bikes from these photos? Do we reckon mountain bikes with aftermarket drops, or…?

I have MD and non-MD cranksets and crank arms in various conditions, as well as GG bottom brackets. Let me know if you're interested.

PM incoming about Deore MT-62 front mech £8

I'm after a Shimano Endless Clamp front mech from around 88-93, preferably with a 31.8mm band, but could always consider fashioning my own. Please let me know what you have, photos always useful 👍🏻

This. They are so much better than the elastomers that they're designed to replace…

What did this sell for, out of interest…?

Score! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115949232094

Ryan Builds Wheels in Bristol 👍🏻

"…always felt like the front wheel was tucking under the bars and actively trying to send me…" is exactly what the PRST-1 felt like when I rode an early one at a Polaris event back when Singletrack was still GoFar…