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Got some thin metal pieces from work today - it eased out with mole grips almost 100% perfect. Happy!

I thought I'd followed this excellent thread - I hadn't! Really want to see how the 'hole' repair is taken care of and then really want to see it finished. Popcorn at the ready.

Nope, but I can imagine! There's that famous photo I remember from a magazine just when some downhill dude's ALUMINIUM stem bolt fails - silly sausage... The most action it'll get it the odd jump off a kerb and some riverside paths! I'm spacing the hub to 132.5mm near as dammit to suit the...

It was Improve-Part...

Yeah, I know! Not likely. EDIT: IMPROVE-part - that place in China that does knock-off Ringle parts does them for like £40 - still too much for me. I missed one on Ebay a week or so ago - £14 - I just didn't see it. There are bigger problems in the world than acquiring a Ti axle!

Ishaw, I doubt it would be cheap enough, unless it's jiggered?! I was only after the axle to go in a new XT hub which is fairly age-suitable for the Merlin. Was looking to spend £20-ish which is what they occasionally crop-up for. I can always retro-fit at a later date if I come across one of...

Thank you all for the advice. We have a good metal warehouse nearby that has £1 offcuts - I was thinking two of those and then in the vice to squidge those two pieces together on the dent. I'd probably end up with indentations the shape of the steel pieces which would worse! I don't think I...

Erm, I read 'all' but not the earliest iteration - but don't believe everything on t'internet! Perhaps only bolt-through is/was in Ti?

Having deep-cleaned an M231 front wheel there is a slight inward dent as viewed from the side, and a slight impact 'downwards' dent toward the hub which I'm probably less bothered by. Someone hit a rock, created a wee bit of a flat spot and turned the outer edge of the rim inwards. With my...

Not as per requirements but these suckers - new - for £165? £60 for new DX hubs, £40 per rim (being kind) - LBS build cost on top? I'm almost talking myself into them but have no need for them! They'd take you round the world I'm sure...

Looking for a Ti rear axle for regular 135 rear QR please. I hear that some of the XTR hubs had such - might there be an otherwise sh@gged hub out there that could relinquish its axle? Something new in its packet from someone like Venhill or Allintex? Thanks!

Cool, thanks - a 135 came out of it, the (brand) new XT one is currently 130 and so pinches-in the stays a teeny bit. I might as well space it to 132.5 as it's a one-off - it'll be a chance to put new grease in - even though Shimano grease seems to last decades. Cheers

Yes, similar, but not quite from what I can find pics of! The upper collar on mine is 'proud' - looks like a U.S.E one (but with a collar), and is not 25.0 so I don't think it's a U.S.E one...someone'll come along and 100% for sure which'll be great!

Anyone know why the rear dropouts are 132.5mm (as per catalogue and near as dammit measured in reality)? So either a 130 or 135 could go in? I've bought an earlier XT hub so will be getting the rear wheel re-built. Shall I space it to 132.5mm before re-build as I have the opportunity to? The...

Brit masterpiece - absolutely cracking job.

Wasn't it FHM that had the 'true' story page? One I remember was about a chap whose son (or the other way round) was digging in the garden at the foot of a pylon (who has a pylon in their garden?!) Anyway the son/ father was leant against it with his hand whilst also frantically bashing his...

Nice colour, nice patina. Nice. But as you say a little spendy

Interesting one this - I have no real idea what 'compact' means in any MTB-related terms - I thought it was a smaller BCD. I took Jimmy's post as being what spacers between chainrings? I've seen all sorts of spacers fall out of cranks when whipping them apart - fatter washers, very thin...

As for me! I may be looking for yonks to find a Logic with a long enough threaded steerer and then it's likely £££ - a Salsa doesn't come cheap either! As per thread title, it does turn out it is a bit of a big ask! My bro will release his early Project 2s for £50 so all is not lost - I can...

Are we saying that those Tange forks are the same as 'Ritchey Logic'?! If they are, would they really not take a good threading from my LBS to suit?