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Hi folks, I'm talking to another forum member about a nice 1980s era Gitane frame in Vitus 181 tubing and finished in the pro-team shade of blue. We're having trouble removing the drive-side crank from the spindle, the self-extracting bolt is seized and isn't budging. So I tried to...

Re: Thanks to Martin for a very nice frame! Now to get it painted and built ...

Re: Hi, Thanks so much for checking, but I need 175mm really! Cheers, Gareth.

Hi Shaun, I just checked down in the garage - I have a Super Champion Arc-en-Ciel rim only in 28H spoking that I've been using occasionally to stretch tubs out before gluing. As a rim it's a bit heavier than the Medaille d'Or but maybe it would work as a rear partner to the front? Let me...

Hi folks, I'm looking for a Shimano Alivio MC16 left hand crank in 175mm, like the one shown below: There are some crank pairs and full cranksets on ebay, but I'd prefer to get just the left crank if possible. I'll consider taking a pair, if that's all that's out there. Cosmetic...

Re: Quick dumb question before I get started - is there anything particular I should bear in mind considering the wheel only has 20 spokes? With traditional wheels it's normally a case of working round the wheel alternately loosening and tightening each by a quarter- or half-turn, according...

I just pushed a few sections of the rim tape to one side and the rim bed isn't drilled all the way though. So it's strange that the tape is there. The wheels are as they were when I received them - I guess the previous owner put the blue cloth rim tape there. Old habits die hard I guess...

Re: Re-bumping my thread now that I've finally taken a few photos ... The first couple show the extent of the offset, with the wheel just flipped around in the jig. It's about 5mm total, so needs to be shifted away from the drive side by about 2.5mm. The spokes are steel and it looks like the...

Re: thread piggyback/hijack alert! Hi, I don't like to hijack the thread but I'm also looking for one of these cranks, if there's another floating around in a spares box? Condition not so important. Cheers, Gareth.

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