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I'ts most probably just different tolerances in the headsets. I did once have this problem on the SM1000 and ended up making a shim out of a bit of coke can, worked perfectly.

Blair Witch Project methinks?

Until I discovered Retrobike I didn't even realise garage queens existed. I ride my old bikes because I have them. Until last week my Cannondale was my single speed hack bike, used for commuting in my last job (12 miles each way with a few bridleways and Byways thrown in) and trips to the...

Excellent write up! Unfortunately I doubt i'll be able to make the end of April... Got to officiate at the National 4X at Chicksands this weekend Then its the NPS XC at Thetford over Easter Following weekend it's a UCI Marathon event in Southern Turkey http://www.manavgatmtb.org/...

Mad Cow - Tony - Shhh! don't say it too loud as it as it wasn't in the least bit retro....the Specialized Epic Comp

Did it in 1989, first big mountain bike ride I ever did! We did it from the traditional start near Petersfield (80 miles). That time we stayed at the Youth Hostel that is (was)? right on the route, conveniently at the half way point. We also dumped the car at Eastbourne, then went by train...

Teen Dream bike? Mountain Bikes hadn't been bloody well invented when I was a teen! I was about 26 or 27 when I first heard of them, incredibly enough it was a short film on Tomorrows World about these new fangled inventions from the States, described as BMX for Grown ups :D Had a...

Great day out guys I'm definitely going to make it out on a retro steed next time. If only to stop the piss taking about going modern! And just to prove the point that it's not about the bike, despite having lovely plush Fox forks, I was still struggling on the technical single track...

Take a wander into Halfords and see if you can find a car touch up paint in the same colour. They do little plastic bottle type things with both a brush and a pen type dispenser built in. Land Rover Bonnatti Grey springs to mind Or Seat have a lighter grey (almost looks like primer)...

Had a final go tonight at fettling the Cannondale, it rides and stops but no gear changing at present (cos no cables). I hadn't planned on changing the brakes but the cheapie Taiwanese V brakes were playing up. Had a root around in the spares boxes and found my Shimano LX V brakes and levers...

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I have never bothered what people think about my choice of bike or componentry. Indeed I take great pleasure in buying good, anonymous kit rather than flash names. The Kalloy seat post on my 'dale, is a great example it's the same as a Ritchey (made by Kalloy of course) just not as well...

Yeah I didn't actually have anything in mind. As I bought my first mountain bike in 1989 and I'm still only on my fourth bike (and still own three of the four) I tend to get maximum value out of things, so don't neccessarily think of them as "old" or "retro". Indeed until I bought my Epic...

Applying reverse logic to this theory I have been on a strict calorie controlled macro-biotic diet. I drink only natural spring water I have been out on the bike every day for the last month So I should definately be at the back! Oh! I forgot to add: I'm lying through my teeth...

At what point does something actually become retro? Is there a date before which something is "officially" retro? In motorsport circles, e.g. Classic Bike Racing, this is accepted as 1973, which is useless for our purposes. So is there one? and if not should there be?

How about: MY OTHER BIKE IS OLD TOO

Looks like the weather might not be too bad after all :) Forecast for Dorking tomorrow from the Beeb website Cloudy but dry Maximum temp 12°C Wind Northerly 14mph Visibility moderate. Retro bikes are still in bits so I'm going modern. :( Sorting out some suitable retro...

Jango Nice to hear from another resident of North Herts! North West edge of Stevenage for me. And that's why I run 1.5 Cross Countrys in the Winter :D Kev... Porcs? You foolish boy! I bet they're white ones too, you don't change!

Well I don't count the replacement frame on my Raleigh Mirage, caused by an excess of enthusiasm over ability on the Isle of White, a month after I got this my first bike. Luckily Raleigh replaced it under their 15 year frame warranty. First real upgrade was the next year when I entered my...

I thought I'd enter into the spirit of the thing and get the 'dale sorted. I shouldn't have bothered! The alloy collett on top of the Tioga T bone stem that the expander bolt bears on, cracked in half so stem is now useless :x Substituted a Kalloy aluminium stem circa 1994 but no...