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Sorry I can't make this one, it's about I did get to one hopefully in the new year. Have been mostly on my road bikes in the past year, must be time for some mud. Thanks for the email Tim. Cheers All

My Dirty Jo road bike had a flat so I took the Hirame out for a 12 mile loop, first time since before the rebuild, apart from around the car park in 2-3 years. What a treat the ride is so much better than the two alloy/carbon fork modern bikes I have. The MBK RD200 also has vittoria rubino...

Just finished my Hirame road bike and my next project is a brace of Trail 531's from 1988-89. We have had these since new but from 1999 until now the have been in semi retirement in France for use on holidays. The frames mainly mine one are starting to show signs of rust scabs which if left for...

Thanks for all the positive comments gents once I get over the Dartmoor Classic on the 23 June I will start getting some miles on the hirame if I can still bend that low. posting a picture of my next projects (quick frame restoration) on the MTB section Trail531. They have a definite date for...

Good road route from Launceston head out north up to st Stevens then North Petherwin, Maxworthy, Canworthy Water, Warbstow, Halworthy, Launceston road after 1-2 miles turn left towards Egloskerry(splat), follow road to Egloskerry then signs back to Launceston. About 20-25 miles. Old A30 to...

Ubrakes were all the rage over here about 88-89 until you tried to use them in the good old English countryside. More than one mag had a :oops: after giving those a good write up as the next best thing. cheers Phil P.S. Nice condition frame it looks mint compared to our two 1988 trail...

Re: Retro MTB Touring. You could always try youth hostels if they take old git's like me they will take anyone and they tend to have drying rooms. But if its camping you want to try look on the ALPKIT website alpkit.co.uk They have some good guides and also some good well priced gear Airio...

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Re: Hirame frame restoration mostly finished Probably like the rest of you, I put the restoration to one side for a few days and a pile of other stuff gets in the way. Well now I can say its finished ALMOST! When some spare cash comes in Aztec brake blocks and perhaps a Spa Cycles swallow look...

Hello Jimbo, Thats a possibility I will have to check with the boss as there is a wedding(not me) and some other bits booked up. I will get back to you. Weather up here today was not as per forecast (Thunder storms) stopped raining about 10.00 So I went out about 11.00 on a 25 miler with the...

good to here from you jimbo, I would not class myself as a roadie, I have had road bikes since I was 15 but that was way before Mtb's were around and that was all that was available then. I can remember when one of my nephews got a grifter thinking why did...

Has anyone else entered this sportive, If so are the using modern or Retro bike? I've plumbed for the 107 mile loop but with the amount of riding I haven't done this winter I have got to get a lot more miles under my wheels. Phil

These were first attempts and as a proof of concept I only took about 10 mins on each one and used a stanly knife to trim. With a craft knife and a bit more care and thinner gel soles I think the results will turn out a lot better. Also I think there will be a bit of mileage in using this...

This is a solution for those of us who are not too fussy but would still like hoods for their old brake leavers, I have not been able to find hoods for my shimano 600 leavers and had been looking around for other options and remembered heat shrink tubing, so a quick look on the I-net brought up...

The townsends are both out in France at present in the Limousin area near lac du vassivie a great area for road and off road biking. They are used as hack bikes when were out there, but I keep looking at them with an eye to doing them up. The paint work is in a poor state on both but they are...

Trouble is you only remember the good stuff that mostly survives, the other stuff gets binned, much like music Bowie Who etc aways get played on certain stations and we(I) think they are still good songs. Then some old codger my age requests a song and you think hell did we actualy listen to...

update Thought its about time I did an update. Progress has been slow I started by trying to do spot repairs to the paint work but the spots got bigger and bigger as the rust had crept under the paint work and the weather was so bad that the paint kept blooming, so it was put to one side...

Thanks for the info monkey plumber I thought it must be around mid 80's. They do ride well, this one is basicly stock appart from BB, saddle and granny cogs on the back as I now live in cornwall. Cheers Phil