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Agreed, that Strada is a beauty!

Re: MY COLLECTION OF OLD BIKES They're all magnificent but I especially like the Superconfex. Also really enjoyed the Battaglin Low Pro (Major league nostalgia for an Irish cyclist of that era) I hadn't realised you could fit a manufacturers name onto a frame in so many places! :) Actually...

Thanks Chris. I 'think' I still have access to the cutter tool. Looks like I just need the French thread Headset after all. 8)

Interesting, thanks for that Chris! I was sure it was threaded through the BB before being tightened up but it's been a few decades since I fitted it. :roll: I'll pop it out over the weekend and double check. If it'll fit the French frame I'll be skipping around the garden. :lol: Thanks...

This is a longshot I'm sure but does anyone have a French thread MAVIC bottom bracket and headset that they'd be willing to trade for the equivalent with standard English thread? I have the following and am looking for the same with French threads. Headset-Mavic 305 1" (English) Bottom...

After careful disassembly and examination I can categorically say what it is. It's fooked! :lol:

Very close... Looks like it's a Stronglight Delta.

That was quick. :) Cheers!

Can anyone help identify this headset? It came on a frame that I bought and I don't recognise it at all. :? Thanks, Martin

Hi, Possibly interested in the Vitus. Can you clarify whether you're selling the bike as pictured or just the frameset with the parts listed? What's the condition of the paint and joints? Thanks, Martin

I also have a W serial# Corsa. However, as far as I'm aware the Corsas were hand built from double butted 501 throughout, not 531. Lovelly framesets on these BTW, lively and comfortable.

I've really enjoyed trawling through the rest of the threads so thought I'd post some pics of my own steelframe. The Frameset is a 1984 Raleigh Corsa bought new by myself. Handbuilt from double butted Reynolds 501 throughout and finished in Oyster. The Blue paint was added after heat was...