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Long shot, but anyone have one of these they’d part with by any chance?

I was shot at several times by farmers as a kid. I’ve also worked on farms on and off all my life and have loads of sympathy for the plight of many farmers who often have harder, more thankless lives than most people could imagine. Many of them are extremely stressed, often lonely and suffer...

What makes you think I wouldn’t discipline my kid or expect him to behave respectfully?? Actually I have very firm, uncompromising beliefs about morals and responsibility. But the two aren’t exclusive. It’s not just goodies vs baddies - there can be idiots on all sides! This needed to be dealt...

Good way to run a lowish gear (35 or 36t ring) on a period bike

There might be more to it granted. But taken at face value, it’s waay OTT. If a farmer did that to my 17 yr old he’d be eating half of the nearest manure heap!!

I find this kind of thing fascinating. Somehow I missed the first photo showing the small ‘rivets’ before. As you say, there’s no sign of the original large rivets or nameplate, so they definitely appear to be assembled from new components. I was told that Campagnolo employees in the 70s would...

Interesting. Are there any signs of the saddle bag loops having been cut off?

Having new rails made would’ve been the best approach I suppose, but including the chroming it’s a lot of fiddling. Likewise welding. This looks like a decently engineered solution to me (assuming it’s a modification)

Beautiful bike. What’s the top tube length c-c please?

Some brands like Breezer were still proponents of 1 inch and reluctant to change, but were happy to adopt ahead.

I’ve some Kona Project 2s, as well as the Ritchey Logics mentioned earlier

🤣 …Olympus it is indeed.

I’m using some 1” Logics bought NOS on here with a 210-215mm unthreaded steerer, FWIW.

I’m not familiar with the stems and can’t comment on their value, but the sellers other items are ridiculously overpriced. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305029905047?itmmeta=01JA0ZKS5ZMJ19WSHWJN32NP0A&hash=item470532fa97:g:FSsAAOSwgmBktgYI...

Can I ask why you don’t like Ritchey Logics? I’d have thought their compliant feel would compliment the frame nicely…?

Insufficient information! Tell us about it then! 😀

Wonderful bicycle. The second one is rather nice too

As this thread has collated so many photos and info about FiR Gemini, I’ll add this. More pic’s of these delicious, rare parts - https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=962954868704608&id=100049703124455&_rdr

Great work Jan