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Re: Not quite sure I'd say it's a rat, it's way too nice for that! Lovely bike though!

Re: Black it is then! Maybe a little boring and I did toy with the idea of painting the chainring gunmetal grey. Maybe next time - many think the finish won't last 5 minutes anyway!

Re: Deciding to refinish the crankset probably wasn't the best idea I've ever had. It's been time consuming and I'm not sure how they are going to come out. I still haven't really decided on the colour yet either! On the plus side, a thorough degrease and clean up led to discovering washers I...

Re: Thank you :-)

Re: Work continues slowly. At least I know the frame is the right size for me now and that the bars will provide some comfortable riding positions after pinching a set of wheels to try. 700c wheels will not be a feature of the end product though, some 26 inch rims have been sourced. I'm...

Re: What a brilliant thread! So much useful information! Thank you. I have a question after recently taking a M950 crankset apart to clean and inspect. The drive side retaining bolt had a plastic washer Just below the top cap, the other side did not - am I missing one and is it important if I...

Re: I can understand why some people wouldn't like a nice and original condition classic bike to be changed from its original build, but I think there is space in the bike world for all sorts. Didn't the first ever MTB live after someone 'ruined' an old Schwinn?

Re: The different wheel choices make a huge difference to the overall look of the bike - it's personal preference, but I'd agree that the disk wheels look really good. Nice to see the various options compared on the bike. Those cranks have come up very nicely indeed too. It's hard to see the...

Re: That is a very nice looking bike!!

Re: Love the bikes in this thread! The Giant is a particular favourite

Re: Thanks for that! Looks like I made a mistake with the model number! Looking back at the for sale advert it is indeed a MC6500. Time to edit my posts...

Re: The cranks have arrived (thanks mdj82). The plan is to clean them up before fitting. Always had a thing for this crankset since I was young and couldn't afford such things - really happy this is mine :-)

Re: And the fork I wanted to use, but can't. Would it be possible to fit a 1" steerer to this?

Also having problems with imgBB to post pics - any suggestions for a good hosting site? Thanks!

Hi everyone! I've been without a bike for a couple of years now, but with children growing older it's time I build myself something up for family rides and gentle pootles around. I enjoy building probably more than the riding, so I decided to build something a little different after taking...

Re: Hi Mark, I'll take the chainset and BB off your hands. Please PM me your payment details. Cheers, Neil

I'm looking at building up an old Panasonic and I'm looking at wheel choices. Browsing on here there seems to be a number of bikes with black rims using rim brakes. I'm undecided whether I'm going to go with raw silver, black or somewhere in between, but I do like the look and after a few hours...

Re: Thanks. I'll take the Panasonic off your hands if it's still available. Please let me know your payment details.

Re: Sorry, headtube dimensions for the Trek too please! Ta muchly.

Re: Could you provide a few more images of the Panasonic and the headtube dimensions? Also a price of the '92 Trek 990 frameset posted to UK? Thank you in advance.