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I basically do all my own work because for a long time I just couldn't afford to pay for someone else to do it, and it's become a habit. The only thing I outsource is BB tapping and chasing, cos I don't have the kit. But two of my neighbours are happy to go down the LBS for whatever they need...

I briefly considered it but reckoned for street use it'd be a huge amount of aggro for little advantage - noise, fuel, weight, getting the power to the rear wheel - as well as the legal aspects. It'd be a laugh if you get it all right and had the private land to ride it on, though. If I was to...

Okay. I had a look in the spare room where all this stuff lives and it turns out that the steel frame came from an Argos BSO, so I'm discounting resurrecting that for the moment. That had a 1" threaded headset. The alloy DB frame was stripped of components and had its headset removed some...

... good idea? bad idea? really dangerous? nothing to worry about? I don't know. I have a couple of frames salvaged from the recycling bin, one steel and unmarked, one alloy (a DiamondBack MT20). Both of them had cheap sus' forks that were rusted solid and so got binned. I just want to put a...

*grins* No, the pedals aren't the nicest in the world, are they? But they're comfortable, they work well with my safety trainers, and most importantly they were doing nothing in the spares box. I haven't seen anything else to replace them that I really like, so they're staying on for now, but...

The rear dropouts are stamped 'Brev Campagnolo'. Can't read anything on the front dropouts.

I was wondering if anyone might have some idea as to the model and age of this Raleigh I just cleaned up... It was being stored at my neighbour's, and he was looking after it for another neighbour, a friend who'd moved out of our tower block and forgotten about it. I was looking for an...

I had my Claud Butler ARC blasted and powdercoated and the finish was pretty good. It was nearly a decade ago, though. What you have to remember is that a) the blasting medium goes everywhere and can wreck bb threads if they aren't masked off properly, and b) powdercoating is quite a lot...

I know that I'm a noobie and so I don't expect my opinion to count for anything, but... I just think it's a bit sad that some old bikes are being looked down on as being shite, because they weren't made with the best materials of the day. Maybe they were rubbish, but we still bought them. I...

This was actually the first bike I ever bought ... considering I had this bike for a number of years I cn't remember a single riding experience on it... all I really recall is fidling with the canti brakes, and, later, peeling off the vinyl decals to reveal the yellow frame beneath. It went...

Hi folks, Just a quick question: how can I best find out the date of manufacture, of specific Campanolo components? Do I have to plough through all the catalogues and tech sheets I can find, or is there any particular markings I should look for? The reason I ask is, I've been given a road...

Not true; it can be done at home- my old man's got this kit: http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp? ... %20Blaster and he did my motorbike frame with it, no problem. Still far more economical to get someone else to do it for you, though.

I'm not an expert or anything but I quite like this one. I'd ride it after a bit of TLC. And it's British, apparently.

Yep, that's the one... how could I forget the blue bottle carrier??? Thanks for the Blast From The Past, Charlieboy! :D :D

Hi folks, I'm hoping some of you nice people will be able to help me out here... Back in 1992 or thereabouts, I bought an MTB from Brian Rourke Cycles in Stoke-on-Trent; I'm certain that it was a Raleigh Harlequin, but Googling it makes me think the name is something else... It was...