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Ian sent me a pair of XT V-brakes for the cost of postage. Great comms and quick delivery. Highly recommended :)

Hi, could I take the XT M760 v brakes please? PM sent

Re: They were £350 new back in 1983/84. I remember ogling one in my LBS window as a teenager. Finally bought one in 2011 for £60.

Re: That crank looks good to me :) Info on BB lengths here. Looks like 122mm for fixed/single speed/hub gear or 125.5mm for a single chainring derailleur setup. Seatpost size is 25.4mm. You've decided on wooden rims, but as an aside, what were referred to as 27" tubulars are actually the...

That chainset is the type fitted to low grade Raleigh's up til the 80's. Finding a genuine post-war RRA chainset will be tough, like most components that were specific to that bike (eg, pedals, stem, saddlebag rack), they're rare as rocking horse poop. You should be able to find the fluted...

Bought a pair of Gatorskins from Spencer. Great price, quick delivery and tyres exactly as described. Very happy :-)

Re: TYRES! Panaracer Pasela & Conti Gatorskin PM sent re. Gatorskins

Re: Some other ideas for retro chainsets on this thread - viewtopic.php?f=12&t=307238

Bought Open Pro rim It was as described and was delivered quickly - good seller. Very happy.

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Re: Re: I'm pretty sure that the Ulster Sports was based on the Raleigh Trent Sports - similar to a Lenton, but built with 2030 hi-tensile tubing throughout instead of the 531 main tubes on the Lenton.

I've run (and still use) Sturmey 4 speed hubs (FW's, FG's )and FM's) for many, many miles on several bikes, and that's certainly not my experience. The hubs may be slightly more sensitive to correct cable adjustment than an AW, but once correctly set up, they're no less reliable than a 3 speed IMO.

I've also investigated knee friendly gearing setups for classic bikes in the past so I can add some more info... There are loads of options here. Stronglight 80/99/100/Escape chainsets all have an 86bcd which gives a minimum ring size of 28T. SR also made a similar 86bcd chainset called the...

I don't think it's a Lenton Grand Prix - lugs are the wrong shape and the Lenton had mudguard eyes on the dropouts, not the forks/stays. It also has the RRA saddlebag rack braze ons. RRA Moderne maybe?

I'd say it almost certainly takes a 28.6 front mech.

Nice one - just goes to show you should always try these things.

Any Shimano SIS mech should work fine except the Dura Ace 74xx models.

Yes but a 10 speed Campag shifter will pull the right amount of cable with a Shimano indexed rear mech to a shift a shimano 8 speed setup correctly. The CTC Shimergo page gives more information about the various combinations that work together.

The 6207 rear mech is not index compatible unfortunately - it's friction shift only. The 6208 was the first Shimano 600 rear mech that worked with indexing.

OMG that brings back so many memories :D