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What a result… just found a pristine B-o-A one on eBay for £12

Couple of possibles, but still not convinced. I know absolutely nothing about cars, but this looks vaguely similar... wonder if this is it.

I'm on another (non-bike) forum and someone posted a couple of pics of some DIY(?) sockets they picked up in a box of random bike tools at a car boot. I'm guessing they must either be for a specific bottom bracket or freewheel, but I can't find anything which matches the pattern of slots. They...

They are a doddle actually. The only potentially challenging bit is if the outer chromed casing won’t unscrew from the ballring. This guy has done a great step-by-step guide LINK so I just follow along with the pictures. It is generally good advice not to let your ballrings get seized in the...

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Just to tidy up loose ends I stripped and cleaned the rear hub which came off the Moulton. Staggered at how a 66 year old hub still works like the day it came out of the factory. Looks pretty tidy as well. Before...

Thanks mate, made it myself.

Here is a 1965 Moulton Standard I've been getting operational again. More details in this thread.

Looking for a metal Moulton headtube badge. Bike isn't period correct, so anything suitable considered thanks.

I'm very impressed. I tried it out over a few of the smaller local potholes and the suspension really smooths out the ride. It isn't ever going to be a speed machine & there is a tiny bit of play in the head tube / front suspension which I can't eliminate. But on the other hand it is nearly 60...

Don't suppose anyone has got a head badge I can buy from them? (the metal version)

Blitzed the last few jobs today and got it done. Still needs a final few snagging bits sorting out (decals, badge etc.) but I'm pretty happy with how its turned out. Just been round the block on it and it is *comfy*. Daughter had better ride it now, or else!!!

Just bikes and a bit of tinkering with airguns / air pistols. I honestly think one of the best investments I ever made was a loft ladder. It now takes <60 seconds to hide all the old tat I'm only going to need once every 30 years.

Another job ticked off 👍 I was quite impressed with the paint, which will hopefully be tough enough to keep the pedals looking tidy for a bit. Meant to be used as an underbody coat with some level of chip resistance. Unfortunately the pictures don't do it justice since I sprayed on a varnish...

Tidied up a bit in the workshop. I'd love to be able to live with mess, but it just isn't meant to be.

Haven't had a chance to do much lately, but got to work on the pedals today, which aren't the originals but a lovely pair of Deore XT M735 I picked up from @Fatal Swan a while back. They were already in pretty good shape so only needed a buff up. Work in progress...

Very interesting & useful info! Many thanks for this and all the other replies.

I've managed for however many years without any circlip pliers on the basis I don't use them very often. When I do need one, I go through the usual rigmarole of circlips pinging off round the workshop, losing the ends of my fingertips, doing a bodge job with pliers, tweezers etc. and general...

If you work on retro bikes, it's a fact you own a can of PlusGas. However, a Sunday lunch trip to see the folks accompanied by my dad's normal suggestion of "let's have a look in the garage, I'm trying to have a clear out" means I now own some retro PlusGas to go with the retro bikes. Have a...

Re-assembly was another potentially sweary affair, since there is a rebound spring deep inside the inner steerer tube which is kept in place by a barrel nut (which needs to be held in place with a 30cm slot head screwdriver) whilst a bolt is lifted up through a blind hole to engage with it from...