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Re: FWIW the colour is named “Turquoise Metallic” in the 1995 catalogue. mkone is right, it’s 19”.

Re: Try this: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=265433&hilit=Refreshing+a+tired+cinder+cone

Re: Very best wishes Pat from Malaysia, Retrobikers all over are wishing you a powerful recovery.

Re: I followed LGF’s advice and fitted a 9 speed XTR mech to a bike with 7 speed cassette and 7 speed LX shifters. Works perfectly.

Wanted Cannondale road or MTB crank arms, SiSL2 version, immaculate or very good condition.

Re: No, not without a conviction.

Re: Elon Musk is a brilliant and dramtically forward thinking engineer and futurist who thinks and cares deeply about humankind’s future and, most importantly, puts his visions and ideas into action. He is one of those change agents who is brave enough to be different and chance great failures...

Re: HS33s will be a bit heavier than a v-brake set up, but for performance Hamster is right, HS33s are way better. Probably the most powerful rim brakes you can get. Wonderful feel at the lever, far less lever pressure required under hard braking, super reliable, very high quality. If i...

Re: Yes it’s “Kona Cromoly”, plain gauge (not butted). Catalogue says “All cromoly frame, fork and stem. No hi-tensile tubes hidden anywhere”.

Re: I see two scenarios: 1). Your mate entered MTB in the suspension era, thinks that’s what a mountain bike is, never owned a rigid MTB and is clueless how cabable they are. 2). He knows your bike is lighter and more efficient so he’s trying to slow you down by putting you on a 16kg full...

Re: Re: No and yes: Pine Mountain frame has a lighter machined out BB while Bear Valley SE does not. Pine Mountain is Tange double butted, Team Marin is Tange Prestige, a combination of double and triple butted tubes.

Re: If science can’t prove anything on this topic by now, it’s a gimmik surely?

Re: I wouldn’t pay anything for a dented frame, wouldn’t even want it for price of postage (Just thought i’d add another point of view to this thread!). Good for you though if you consider the other parts worth the price you paid.

Re: “I bought it as NOS but i’ve been told it might be a refinish”... In other words it’s been repainted and he knows it but want’s to play the innocent. Very sly. Could be damaged underneath. Wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole.

Re: A friend of mine wrapped his carbon road frame with clear vinyl for scratch protection (a specialist did it for him), it wasn’t possible to wrap joints and complex areas but he did the main tubes, it looks alright actually. It’s a good idea to do this before adding frame packs for bike...

Re: Re: Yes agreed and also your assertion about mechanical advantage via gears. Reason for my statement about longer cranks aiding climbing as a response to your '175s are a no no' is not - as someone has impolitely suggested - being due to not looking into it properly, but rather because i...

Re: Hmm.. ok but.. Track riders are not climbing gradients and their disciplines require very high cadence. For your average Joe out on the road gradients matter and cadences are much lower on ave than a track sprinter. Longer cranks provide more mechanical advantage for climbing. I’m 181cm...

Re: 531c Carlton with golden arrow groupset and 36 spoke wheels is exactly 10kg. All original.

Re: 3 of the same? Yes. Sell any? No. I keep telling myself i need them.

Re: You do seem quite focussed on low weight.. i’ve been there too and ultimately found that ‘90s bikes can only compete with modern bikes if they’re retromodded with carbon parts or to keep it proper retro you need the very best of everything, XTR etc and even then you’ll struggle. Example: I...