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I reckon the dura ace transfer on the top tube was stuck on by the owner rather than by the factory. I say that because i have some of those stickers in my possession. Mine are stickers, so easy to apply by anyone. I may be wrong of course ....

How do you define keen? Someone who adopts a race position on a £5k bike with a snazzy lid in nice weather or someone who commutes every day in all weathers on a £500 bike but wears a cagoule and balaclava.

Chill man, they're brake calipers, not a kidney

That would be too fancy to lock up unattended for any length of time in my world

Correct, but a one word post saying "sold?" directed at no one in particular wasn't clear and didn't help

Is that a lacquered chrome finish?

Spa cycles have loads of silver rims at competitive prices and decent weights Link below to one example, have a browse https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m20b0s116p1565/EXAL-LX17-700c-Rim

Both RS10s and RS11s are absolutely bomb proof winter wheels. I've had both

Just for info and n case you decide to sell again . https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?t=162178

My thoughts also

I had a 80s/90s (?) lurid green and black Raleigh 501 tubed bike which I got for £15 to commute to work and it rode really well. After I stopped working there, I used it for club rides before passing it on to a friend for his commute. Not a competition bike, but better than I was expecting. It...

This vote somehow bypassed me (busy week maybe) so apologies. :rolleyes: I would have voted for the Metropole - just sayin

As you're in Sheffield, the Decathlon store do them for about £12 new. It's their own label rather than Shimano, but the one I got has been going well for over 2 years

Not quite in my experience. The crank bolts - the ones that fit the crank to the axle. Campag ones have a slightly different threads to Shimano ones. Trying to thread them into a Shimano axle, they get tighter and tighter till they start to cross thread.

Same here

Unfortunately, bikes just aren't shifting unless you're prepared to give them away. Also, whilst this is a great touring bike, it unfortunately isn't any retro exotica that is likely to stir the juices of members on here. I understand your frustration, but that's how it is. I'd suggest one of...

As short (race) drop brakes came into being, it was also the point at which Allen key mounting became common. So, while what you want may be out there, it might not be common. Another approach might be to use an AK fitting front brake on the rear with a nut and try to find a long bolt for the...

Not necessarily disputing what you say, but I was brought up being told 531SL and it's successor 531 Pro weren't suitable for a heavier rider as it was quite fragile.

The NHS will always be seen to be "failing" however much you fund it or make changes. That's not to say any part of is poor, but because it will always stretch itself to the limit and at that point , someone will feel let down. I liken it to the building of a garage. At first, it's the answer to...

Yeh you can. Any knowledgeable mechanic should spot that, assuming that is the problem. I guess your shop mechanic has never seen anything made before 2010