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Re: I guess the OP was jesting, but no way Snap-On is over priced. They are simply the best tools, excellent designs, the best materials and incredibly durable. I made my living with them daily for 8 years as a car tech, then they became my home mechanic set and still going strong 30 years...

Re: I reckon the hills are getting steeper too.

Re: Why mount a rack at such an angle that everything slides off the back? For offering rides to mother-in-law perhaps? Shopping for brussels sprouts? Doing the local paper round.. oops they fell off.. oh well.

Re: Agree. Don’t even waste my time bodging anymore. When ordering my Cannondale Supersix i also ordered their spidering crank and chainring tools, work superbly. I have an ‘80s Carlton with proprietary headset locknuts in a special design (‘80s era 600 and Dura-Ace only), i’d been doing them...

Re: 6. You’d need to be one serious anorak to hit double digits on that quiz!

Re: Lightening fast and helpful replies, thanks!

These seem a good deal. Several available. Can anyone indicate their quality please? LX equivalent? XT? Or are they cheapo? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ritchey-TR3- ... 3298177169

Re: Lovely bike, very unusual to see in such original spec, all as per catalogue. Very cool indeed. UK list price in 1995 was GBP3,395.

Re: Re: Hang on.. 20.5cm is not 6.5”, it’s more like 8”. Could you clarify that descrepancy? My 19” Lava Dome with Impact headset and threaded tbP2 is factory original (i bought the bike new) and i just took the fork out to measure it. The steerer is 16.0cm long. Note: 19” = centre of BB to...

Re: Re: If it’s 19” and super tidy, i’m your man.

Re: I have a non-threaded P2 in a 19” frame which has a 20.5cm steerer tube and a spare non-threaded fork from an 18” frame which has 19.5cm steerer, so one cm difference. I have a 19” frame with threaded steerer which has 16.0cm steerer length. All of the above are Kona frames with P2s. The...

Re: I can solve your problem: Put the whole lot on ebay and get rid of it, except the Explosif frame which you sell to me. Thanks.

Re: Re: There are (were?) two versions: A Fairweather crosscountry tyre with medium knobbly tread at 26 x 2.1, i bought a new pair 18 months ago. Had a quick look online just now but didn’t see any, though this link shows a 29er version with same tread: http://www.abovebike.com/news/2017/01/n...

Re: Panaracer Fairweather CX

Re: Check this: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=265433&hilit=Refreshing+tired+cinder&start=0

Re: SRT-600 existed in both 7 and 8 speed versions (i have both sets in my posession so can confirm this). You are right that the 1995 Kona catalogue states 7 speed cassette with SRT-600 shifters - presumably the 7 speed shifter version. However... if you look closely at the main Cinder Cone...

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Re: For me Sky lost all credibility when they claimed to have more or less no record keeping of rider’s medications by team doctors when audited and the medic room at their HQ was assessed as being disorganised. This is simply not believable of an organisation priding itself of tightly...

There is a way of getting Retrobike forums to fit nicely on the screen of mobile devices, i achieved it previously, but currently i get the whole laptop type view with tiny font and needs constant scrolling and zooming. Anyone know how to reactivate the mobile view? Other websites already work...

Re: shimano oil in Maguras? Hi all.. I want to bleed my Magura HS33 rim brakes but can only get Shimano oil in my country of residence. Would this be ok? This thread already seems to provide the answer that it’s possible.. but.. I want to be sure. Can someone here confirm with a very high...