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    Headset recommendation

    Re: Ebay or 'unbranded' is what I want to avoid as speaking from my experience of other items I've bought... not worth the time or hassle. Anyway cheers for the advice all!
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    Headset recommendation

    Are you sure? The description says: FSA headsets are carefully engineered and updated to deliver the highest performance and value. Upper cup uses 5/32 x 22 caged ball bearings and the lower cup uses sealed cartridge bearing. I was hoping for a models with sealed cartridge bearings in the top...
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    Headset recommendation

    Was going to avoid eBay special! Cheers for the wiggle link, is there an fsa with sealed bearing top and bottom though?
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    Headset recommendation

    Re: Any recommendations on which FSA models to look out for? I also recall Cane Creak from that era but not which models. What ones are available new in today’s biking world?
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    Headset recommendation

    Hi all Been out of the biking world for too long. Looking for recommendations on headsets for 1 1/8 threadless mid/late 90s bike. Not wanting a Chris king or anything. Ideally with sealed bearings, not balls in cages. Cheers
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    xtr m950 rear hub spares

    I got mine from eBay
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    Colour Changing (isn) x-lite fly stem

    Re: I've got one here I want to refurbished due to bad paint. What did you do to remove the old paint?
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    Your opinion - 25th Anniv SPDs on my Pace

    Re: Nice where can you get them from?
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    issues out riding earlier

    Re: Gears were all fine before hand. Once I got the issue it was slipping in the smallest cogs. Once onto the bigger it easy fine. As for pics I need to update my build thread as it's now built.
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    issues out riding earlier

    Re: Cheers for the tips guy I shall check tonight in the shed. Pretty sure it's not the chain it's brand new. I'm gonna swap wheels around with the wife's bike and check. Could be a bent axle as i am a fat git lol
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    issues out riding earlier

    Re: I've got m950 hubs and m950 cassette. Both bought second hand.... OK that's good to know any locking nut will do. I wasn't sure that if I had a m950 cassette I had to have a certain locking nut. As for mech and their jockey wheels on mech the seem fine.
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    issues out riding earlier

    OK where to start. Ive recently built schwinn up with a complete 8 speed M950/2 groupset. Start after many year to get (my 18 stone) back in the saddle and have covered about 15 miles since. Now out for a ride again this evening and after about 5 mile the pedals become hard to turn with a lot...
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    anyone have any carrera vulcan info?

    Re: Hi thanks for the reply. I'm guessing they were a budget bike based on the component. Just wondering when this frame version was available and how 'good' it is.
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    wanted x-lite parts, what are you willing to part with?

    Pmd matbhs Already have some riser bars and not looking at bar ends, yet.
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    wanted x-lite parts, what are you willing to part with?

    let me know what you got Ishaw
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    cheap conversion 8speed hub with 7speed cassette?

    I converted my 8 speed cassette into a 7 speed over 10 years ago. It did involve stripping down the cassette and putting a middle cog at the back of the large cog. Thus increasing the spacing between the last cog and spokes
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    anyone have any carrera vulcan info?

    Hi I aquired a carerra vulcan bike a few years ago which has lived at the back of the shed ever since. With a plan to reframe an old bike into it. I'm just wondering if anyone knows anything about them or when they were built. The spec is very basic but it does have v brakes and the there are...
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    Is Modern Better Than Retro?

    Re: For give me but I've been out of the bike loop for over 10 years When did they switch to 29inch wheels and all different geometry. Looks like bike have made riders more lazy with inches of comfort.
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    wanted x-lite parts, what are you willing to part with?

    hi all I have a bit of an x-lite addiction. to finish of on after a seat collar quick release and saddle and a Union Jack sticker if anyone has on. and if there are any other xlite items you no longer require let me know. black red or silver required. possibly blue too. pm me or reply here...
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