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I need the washers from this post: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=352033&start=10#p2626576 can't for the life of me find these anywhere, maybe I don't know what to call them, can someone help me out? also need a new cable for a 1960s huret down tube shifter, it has a funny end and I can't find it...

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Britis ... suisse.htm this is the same finish on a different frame, it's listed in the catalogue page as flamboyant ducal blue, but a search on google for that brings up nothing

Re: this is what the surface looks like, any ideas? looks a lot like a morpho butterfly http://www.pfspublishing.com/.a/6a0133f ... 970b-800wi https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... cacica.JPG

ok so I now have all the components stripped, cleaned, polished etc..... replacement brake blocks, wheels rebuilt with stainless spokes, new tyres and tubes, new cables and housings, new chain, a couple of NOS bits for those that were too rusted etc etc...... I'm now turning my attention to the...

trying to sort out the wheels on my restoration project and the spokes are all snapping, they're long gone they measure about 1.8mm diameter which I guess makes them 15g, but I can't find any 15g stainless spokes anywhere, or is 14g the only option these days? I worry that 14g wouldn't fit when...

argh the new headset I bought doesn't thread on, maybe that answers my question about the bottom bracket too

koolstop do modern weinmann brake blocks, I just bought some and they look very close to original

spokesmann do you know if carltons ever used the funny raleigh threading for their bottom brackets? or were they all standard?

I see a lot of poor ones and not many good ones, here are mine: I have been looking into getting replicas of these made in stainless steel, but it only becomes cost effective in higher quantities, so I am just gauging interest basically, if I had 50 pairs made it would end up £6 per pair...

lets hope most of the corrosion cleans off without leaving too much of a mess, it would be a shame to have to paint over them

the best picture I have is in the first post, only the head lugs are unpainted, if they are chrome there's not much I can do with them

anyone know anything about the lugs on these? the head lugs were bare metal, does this mean they were chrome or stainless or something?

forgot to add, the lever clamps will be showing because the levers/hoods don't look like they will allow for covering them, and they were left exposed originally

Re: Re: I don't expect to restore the bike to showroom condition, I think that would ruin a bit of its character if I did (and ruin my wallet!), I have used the tin foil thing many times before, it helps remove the rust as it's harder than iron oxide but softer than steel, and that helps greatly...

I have found some of the stuff I need on ebay but the bolts I mentioned I have not been able to find also this bike came with brake cable outer used for the rear gears, I only know modern bikes well and they have different outers for gear and brake, was this not the case back in the 60s? I...

the brakes cleaned up ok, just need help with a few things, looking for new pivot bolts, also looking for pads, I've been told those are the original pads so matching these would be great also looking for new pinch bolts for the cable and clamps for the levers if anyone has any suggestions I'd...

if you don't mind me asking again how much do you expect to pay for the chroming? I have cranks that definitely will need it and probably some parts of the derailleur and bolts

thanks, considering the work being done I think the price is ok, though my concern about doing it myself was the durability of the paint and I think with lacquers and self etching primers I can get a paint that won't peel easily anyway, so perhaps for me the money would be better off going into...

what sort of price are you expecting to pay for this? I'm thinking of getting it done on a frame also

so, what do I need to do to get my cranks looking as good as or better than these: https://www.flickr.com/photos/spokesman ... 68400@N24/ can I get those toe clips too? I have the same pedals and the toe clips would look great I think are there any guides or project logs I can look at here to...