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Re: Retro Ronde 2018 Apologies if there's already a thread on this, I took a quick look and didn't see one ... The Retro Ronde returns this year, next weekend June 9-10. The event website is here: http://www.sport.be/retroronde/2018/en/ and the routes here...

Hi folks, My partner's youngest daughter's bike was nicked from outside the local metro station on Saturday, only just over a month after we gave it to her for her birthday. Understandably she's pretty upset about it, so I'd better get on to replacing it pronto! The bike was a 2012...

Re: Hi Jamie, I have a set of Froglegs with the extra barrel adjusters like these VO Grand Cru ones to make it that bit easier to set them up initially and adjust after - but they're black. Let me know if you're interested in photos. Cheers, Gareth.

Hi folks, First of all, I realise that it's pretty unlikely that anyone's going to be able to help, but nothing ventured, nothing gained! I need one of these rims to rebuild a wheel: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kinlin-XR-270- ... 2471601155 Specifically 20H drilling and ideally in silver...

Re: and bump again ... I got sloppy on this search and missed out on two good deals on ebay :roll:

Here's my Eddy Merckx Titanium AX from 1994, with 2nd generation Campagnolo Record and Chorus parts from between 2000-2005 (I think). Current build thread here

The handlebars look as though they're tilted up a bit in the first photo but that's the camera angle - the ramps are parallel with the stem, honest! Also, have a couple more photos on my hard drive that I'd like to add - but they were taken in landscape rather than portrait and when I try to...

Pretty much Trigger's Bike - only the frame and BB remain from when I bought her! Still, it's been a lot of fun putting her together, and it's even more fun riding around with the sun on my back. Cheers, Gareth. New build details: Frame: Eddy Merckx Titanium AX built by Litespeed from...

Only four year later than promised ...

Re: Moving on sale. All going. Xlite, tioga, azonic, IRC Hi, What BCD are the cranks please? I guess 130mm? Cheers, Gareth.

My Samsung DT5500 home cinema unit has recently given up the ghost, the blu-ray player won't load any more and the original part is no longer available apparently. The speakers are all fine and are up on the walls but I'm currently using a cheap DVD player that doesn't connect to them, and the...

One (bad) photo to mark my 1000th post. Build thread and better pics to follow. Enjoy! Gareth.

Hi folks, I have a Fulcrum Racing 7 that still has a good amount of life in the rim but the freehub body is on its last legs. Does anyone happen to have a spare body or even hub? I could take either Campag or Shimano splining. Cheers, Gareth.

Bump ... still looking!

Re: There's a 175mm crank here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/CPI-SHIMANO-TY ... 280441123c Maybe worth an email to see if he has a 170mm? Cheers, Gareth.

Hi folks, I'm looking for one Avid Arch Rival caliper to complete a set for a build. Cosmetic condition isn't really important as long as it works. Pads, pipe, bolts etc. optional, I have spares. The one I have has dark grey arms like the one in the photo below so I'd prefer a matching...

Re: Re: Thanks, I'll give that a go tonight after I get home. The vice will open out wide enough for sure. I'll drop the spindle in the freezer for a couple of hours to see if that make a small difference.

Re: Re: Hi Per, I've also never seen a bike with Swiss threading. I was certain that the Gitane would be French threaded, until I read about Motobecane switching to Swiss threading in the 1980s. I still expect that the Gitane will turn out to be French threaded, but I'm not confident of...

Re: Swiss thread is 35 x 1, the same as French thread. The difference is that the fixed cup is left-hand threaded as opposed to right-hand threaded for a French BB. Some French builders switched from French BB threading to Swiss threading so as to work around the maintenance problems often...

Or may I should more accurately title this thread, "How to put together an OMAS-a-like-Franken-BB". I have most of the parts I need to put together an OMAS type BB - I have OMAS left and right cups with the seals in place and in good condition, and the central sleeve also. I then have one...