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Re: My ‘99 Hei Hei was raced for several years by it’s previous owner, I built it up with rigid P2s and now slicks for ripping about town. 18 months back i crashed going downhill at 40km/h breaking my wrist, horrible cheesegrater knee injury and huge road rash on my backside as well elbows...

Re: Panaracer Fairweather 26”. They are tan wall, less aggressive tread. Good for tarmac, gravel etc and look the part. Available new.

Re: I’m convinced fake Shimano chains do exist. Reasons listed here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=370011

Re: Better leave it alone, it isn’t your property or your right to declare it ‘abandoned’. Imagine the following scenario: the rightful owner locked it there, removed the wheels to prevent thieves from riding off with it. Then his/her plans changed because got drunk over xmas, got injured and...

The black Explosif looks brilliant. Great job!

1993 era 7 speed Deore XT and i’m pretty sure the set up is as per original (ST-M095 shifter and RD-M735 derailleur). Shifting across a 7 speed cassette should take 6 ‘clicks’ of the shifter, but curiously the derailleur achieves it with only 5 clicks. The shifter has a 6th click but it seems...

Re: Here’s a 90sec video clip of my buddies and i cycling here in Malaysia: https://splice.gopro.com/v?id=q5wgjm

Re: Various good points have been made. Adding to them: Kona is a larger company now, they will get better economies of scale in purchasing. Advertising is cheaper now. Online banners are cheaper now than ads in print magazines and have greater reach. Also the point-of-sale material is...

Re: Thanks FC !

Re: Thanks mattr for taking the trouble to understand what i meant.. i guess you even checked out some pics online. OK i will try this combination and see how it goes! :D

My 1986 Carlton retains it's original SR Sakae SP 250 pedals with toe clips. The rear face of the pedal cage is higher than the front. I remember back in the '80s i had a pair of Diadora shoes with a slot across the bottom into which the rear pedal cage would fit, then with the toe clip straps...

Re: In my case i did also source an original NOS UG 6 speed chain as i thought i had to use UG chain with UG cassette, but i have no objection to using a narrower HG chain if it might work better with the thinner 10/11 speed Sugino chainrings. I may go with LGF's suggestion of 8/9 speed chain...

Re: Thanks LGF. Rear cassette is UG though, you know, the ones with slightly twisted teeth and i want to use it because it’s a NOS 28T UG climbing cassette and fits my hub. I’m guessing the UG twisted teeth may demand greater internal chain link width than the straight teeth HG cassettes? With...

All original 1986 Carlton with 6 speed Shimano golden arrow groupset, friction shifters (see my sig). Want to fit compact chainset so i can better use the bike around hilly terrain (will keep original parts for later return to originality). I just bought a new Sugino Mighty Tour 901D compact...

1993 Marin Pine Mountain all original. Has DX cranks/rings coupled with early XT integrated shifters and mechs. 3x7. Shifters are past their best. I have a NOS set of Gripshift SRT600 3x7. Late ‘90s parts. I guess the rear will work fine, i’m wondering if the front shifting will work OK? Are...

Re: Regardless the melancholy tinge, this is the best post i’ve read here in a long while. Best wishes to you Joe.

Re: 36 hole worth considering if turning the bike into a tourer or shopper (panniers etc).

Re: Regarding ride posting.. i ride retro regularly and it all goes on Strava to share with my riding buddies etc with pics, maps, data, all done almost instantly before the post ride coffee is served. Technology has moved on. Upload all that again manually on a clunky old platform like...

Re: Pre and post 2000?

Re: If you find out it's density you will know whether it is aluminium or titanium. Remove the bolts, then use Archimedes Principle to determine it's volume (submerge in water in a measuring beaker with a scale on the side to see the increase in volume. Or if your only measuring tool is a...