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    To Grease or Not to Grease

    WD 40 seems to do the trick for all types of problems regarding lubrication. Maybe i should have a can handy on my bedside table😁
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    Retrolectric bike

    You have a point there. Personally, i wouldn't recomend someone to convert an ordinary bike to an e-bike, especially an unrestricted one, which is usually what people think of doing. I think it is better to have an over dimensioned frame rather than an under dimensioned one. An e-bike weighs...
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    Retrolectric bike

    I don't have a degree in anything, especially mechanical engineering but my semi-proffesional guess is that if an e-bike didn't require a re-enforced, strengthened,over dimensioned frame to accomadate for the extra weight and stresses caused by the implementation of a motor, then the engineers...
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    RALEIGH SBDU... Special Lightweight Race Bike

    Really nice bike you got there. The rear mech outer cable may not be original though. It ought to be Campag steel one, then the cable itself will automatically be the correct length. This should improve gear change smoothness/accuracy. If my eyesight isn't failing(again)😲, the cable seems to...
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    Transformation……

    Amazing that we have exactly the same taste in colour schemes. My best bike is also red, white and black with carbon components but that is definatly where the similarity ends. All the same a fantastic piece of 2 wheel artwork.
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    Transformation……

    I'd be too scared to ride that bike. The Alien films put shudders down my spine & made me jump out of the chair, spilling the popcorn all over the place.
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    rBoTM RBotM February 2022! Winter rides month theme. ENTRIES NOW OPEN!!!!

    Really nice looking build. How well do the Campagnolo shifters work with the LX rear mech? My hands don't like Shimano ergonomy, as opposed to 9/10sp Ergopower.
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    Carlton Mk4 Professional

    Really great looking bike. Not that it makes any difference really but i wonder if not the chainrings at least, are Triomphe from the early 80`s and not Nouvo Record. Correct me if i´m wrong of course, it will put my mind at rest.
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    New pick up, Mercian Olympic 1982

    I also happen to have a carbon Record. I have a pair of Mirage levers on a winter bike, so i've had the possibility to compare. My Record lever is a microshift version. In my opinion, the shift function is brilliant, very exact. No chainset rub. I think a new pair of carbon Record ergopower...
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    New pick up, Mercian Olympic 1982

    Was it a Mirage left hand lever that you had in the beginning? You never know what's broken untill you start taking something apart. You can look on Campagnolos technical documents/spare parts webbpage to find what is compatible. Then you have the problem of sourcing the parts which can be...
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    New pick up, Mercian Olympic 1982

    If it's any consolation? You have to ask yourself 2 questions; 1) What would a new replacement ergolever had cost? 2) Do you have the tools and knowledge to carry out the repair yourself? Regardless of who carried out the task, you should bear this fact in mind that you should be grateful that...
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    To the max! Sancineto Columbus Max

    How much did the frame cost? From what i've been reading about different types of tubing, Columbus MAX is the best model steel tubing available, prior to aluminium. I'm curious.
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    Ron cooper page

    Great stuff. Goes to show that you can still learn something new every day😃
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    A Retro Road bike with that can keep up with the modern bikes - advice please ?

    I had v-brakes on it originally but the pull ratio on the brake lever was totally wrong. To cult a long story short, i read somewhere on the www. that a long straddle wire should improve the braking power and they did. Now the Gaultier could lie in the brake blocks or/and the braking surface of...
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    A Retro Road bike with that can keep up with the modern bikes - advice please ?

    I built a B-----ard Gravel out of a an early 90's steel Mtb frame and forks. The tubing is Tange, 26" wheels with Conti DoubleFighter tyres, 2*9 gearing, carbon fibre seatpost & handlebars and canti brakes. The brakes are the only thing that let it down. Otherwise it's a comfortable ride and...
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    Ron cooper page

    I've never heard/seen those before. Maybe i'm not old enough😆. When did they first appear? Pretty good idea though i imagine.
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    Ron cooper page

    It appears to have some mysterious gear changing system on the handlebars but the rear mech looks like a Shimano 600. Is it a homemade Di2 or something top secret russian from BITD?
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    Ernesto's answering to the lightweight ...End of 80s beginning 1990s

    Great looking bike. The photo is tainted unfortunatly. The Örn fra Herning consumed something other than a popular energy drink to give him wings.
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    A Retro Road bike with that can keep up with the modern bikes - advice please ?

    "Not desirable??" you must joking!! In my opinion the alu/carbon mix frame is the most comfortable, value for money frame available. My Sintesi has a sloping top tube which possibly gives the frame a little more relaxed frame geometry. It possibly resembles a Giant TCR frame in that respect. The...
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    Raleigh Dynaflite SBDU 753.... 'Manager Special'

    Isn't that a criminal act. The person that carried out this haenous crime should be put behövd bars.
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