Recent content by Roasted

I don't know anything about them but think they look interesting and well made.

I like the idea of this, would be awesome if someone could pull it off and would be happy to contribute.

I think buying habits have changed over the years with more people going to online options. The last complete bike I bought was back in 1998, every bike I bought since have been in component form which I've assembled myself. But if I was buying a complete bike again I'd probably buy at the...

Completed 1, 2, 5 Partially done 3, 4, 9 To be started 7, 8, 10, 12 Probably won't be done 6 Always doing 11

I feel quite good about how last year went as I achieved most of what I wanted. In 2025 I'd like to.... -finish putting together my Curtis RaceLite 24 -finish painting and assemble my Z1 QR20 forks -apply finishing touches to my Curtis SuperX -make a start on my Kona Entourage project...

I have one of those on a small jump bike. It fits but is quite close. On your OCLV it looks like the seat stay joins the chainstay forward of the dropout which reduces the clearance. On my bike the seat stay joins to the top of the dropout.

Thank you all for the votes, feels great after my last entry got no votes.

I have a pair of Avid Elixr 1s and a pair of Avid Elixr 5s that I am looking to sell, they are in very good cosmetic condition and the hoses should be long enough but they will need a bleed. I'm looking for £15 for the 1s and £25 for the 5s.

I'll enter my most recently finished project to help boost the entry numbers. Roasted's 2001 Curtis SuperX Build thread: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/curtis-superx-2001.473921/

That looks awesome. How did you strip the paint?

Manufacturing ti maybe bad for the environment, but it's longevity may help balance the environmental scales. If making an aluminium frame generates 500kg of Co2 and is replaced every 5 years, over 40 years you are responsible for 4000kg of Co2. But manufacturing a ti frame generates 3000kg of...

I've had 2 seatposts removed by the Chorley chap and he is highly recommended. As said, he is quite secretive about his methods. He did have a milling machine and pillar drills in his workshop but don't think they're used in the extraction process. One of the posts I got back and there was no...

Few options Dirt Jump/4x/dual slalom/street Downhill BMX Cyclocross/gravel Enduro

I've been looking for a retro DH bike for a while but nothing special enough came up, if it did, the seller didn't reply or were too far away. Drunk me was obviously getting frustrated at the lack of progress so bought sober me a 'not very retro' Kona Entourage. I'm relatively pleased with this...

The boy is getting bigger so put the standard wheels, bars and stem back on. Looks a lot better now.