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Thanks for the clarification 😀

Bought mine NOS too but way before Covid and really struck it lucky with the price, so OK thanks 😀

It's a Suntour VX

This one does...and please less of the abuse 🤣

I think it is on the limit too. Hence trying to come up with some sort of chain tensioner. I'm trying to be faithful in my problem solving to the late 70's. From Alam Bond's pages everybody seemed to go about things in their own way and that's what I'm trying to recreate

Looks better in the Flesh...hint hint..😁

It's a very wide ratio. I could probably take out another couple of links but it will be very tight on the largest cogs ( the suntour mech is not exactly a long cage😅)

Cheers...any idea's on the chain tension?

Bike all cabled up. Lot's of tweaking to be done. Main issue is chain tension on the smallest cogs. I think I may be able to loose a few more links but will probably need to fashion some sort of chain tensioner,any ideas? And remember it's got to be done in the spirit of what was hanging around...

Bugger missed out on this😥

Carbon 31.8 seatpost arrived today. Will be show only as have the dropper and comfy saddle for everyday. Needed a bit of TLC but was excited to see a 12k weave underneath .......So a bit of a sand to remove the scratched logo and the scratched lacquer....a bit of a re-lacquer and voila...

@yakboy 's 1998 Porsche Bike S https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1998-9-porsche-bike-s.402334/

I was being ironic🤣

Finally got my Mojo back to get the Klunker finished for the York Retro Show. A day of head scratching and problem solving but the end is in sight. Just waiting for gear cables and suitable frame cable clips ( had to get some NOS campag one's...so just remortgaged the house🤣). The front drum...

It's had 4 coats of clear lacquer ( I bought the saddle matt, knowing it would get lacquered). I have a regular saddle and dropper for riding this is a show pony saddle