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Here's a 1" Girvin FlexStem from my Cannondale SM1000. It served me for many years but I wanted to restore the original stem to the bike. I wanted to offer it on here rather than eBay. £12 shipped, anybody? GONE I also have two sets of tyres that I will give away for the price of postage...

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And can anyone advise what laquer I should use to spray over the decals? Thanks.

I cut some decals yesterday, and fitted them today: This really annoyed me, as the spacing between THE and USA isn't quite right. I almost did HANDBUILT IN TWYNING instead. Oops, focus issues

Re: Re: That'll be orange then. And yes, the Cannondale Bad Boy look does appeal. Meaner than a junkyard dog. But I am minded to go for white or orange. If I buy the downtube and head logos, I can make the chainstay and model decals on a sticker cutter at work. Obviously, white is easier to...

Re: Re: The sixth image on this page http://allthingsbikes.com/frames.html has a lovely dark blue/orange lettering example. White or orange?

White or orange?

Back from Mikris So the frame and fork are back from Mikris in Stroud. It's a good job, and stunning value at £50 for a chemical dip, some sort of blasting then powdercoat. I'm glad I went for matt blue-black, it's just what I hoped for. I'm having a quandary over decals, can't decide between...

Bits and pieces So here's my pile of replacement parts. I think there was plenty of life left in the BB, but since they're on offer at Wiggle I didn't see the point of spoiling the ship for a ha'porth of tar. Since taking the photo, I've replaced the wheel bearings, and removed the nasty...

Re: Loads of parts piling up waiting to be fitted when the frame comes back. I have the original Wolbers from my SM1000 in the garage - do people reckon they would be a better option than the Richey Vantage? Also, I just fell for these on Kickstarter, but not for this project...

I'm looking for functional rather than concours condition, and I can easily get to Stroud from work; not so Bristol. They jury's still out on what'll come back.

Nice curry, they never disappoint.

Well, I'm actually in Twyning, but not many people would recognise the name. I'll be in Tewks tomorrow, we have a big Scouty presentation then my wife and I are off for a curry at the Raj Shahi.

Thanks for the welcomes! Thanks folks. New thread here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... 4#p2326894

Frame ready for the professionals So, I stripped the bike and the frame and fork are ready for spraying. It's being done by Mikris Finishers in Stroud, who seem to have a good reputation. Here's the frame, ready to go: Slight chain scuffage: A bit of damage to the top tube that my wife...

Hello everyone, Like many others, I found this forum when I was searching for info on an older bike. We have a number of bikes stashed away, but the oldest are a 1990 Cannondale SM1000 (black/white) and this 1991 SM500 (blue), both owned from new. The SM500 looks really tatty, and is the...

Re: Thanks for the idea, I will start a thread as soon as I have time. The bike is pretty original, save for saddle (swapped for a female-specific model) and the grips. Oh, and tyres of course. Um, and the freewheel (yes, freewheel not cassette) on the back. The frame is off to the spray shop...

Hello everyone, Like many others, I found this forum when I was searching for info on an older bike. We have a number of bikes stashed away, but the oldest are a 1990 Cannondale SM1000 (black/white) and a 1991 SM500 (blue), both owned from new. I used to race at events like the Malverns, and...