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I got a short lunchtime ride in today on one of my usual routes which as it happens takes me near to this monument in Dore, which is relevant to Mercian. Although it's in Sheffield, Dore is in fact just on the Mercian side of the old boundary between the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and...

Yes, you might think that if someone wants £1,000 of your hard-earned cash they would bother with some decent photos and perhaps even a mention of what said bicycles might actually be. But you would be wrong.

It was definitely mudguard weather today, very misty and somewhat damp. On the other hand, there were very light winds, though, so I'm not complaining... The second photo is of a stone carving that was once on an inn called the 'Trout and Grouse'.

Looks very nice, but you do need to state a price as per forum rules.

All done, and straight afterwards I took it out for a nice 30 mile ride. Unsurprisingly it's a comfortable ride, and all-in-all rather nice. The only thing I might change is the rear derailleur for a Suntour Cyclone GT, as the Golden Arrow one seems a little noisy on the higher gears. I wonder...

Mainly done now, just the chain, and shifters to add and set up. Well, plus the RD will obviously not clear the 32T I have on the back, so I will use a hanger extender on there. Seeing as there's no granny ring up front, the RD won't have to take up much slack, it just needs to clear the big...

Well, I have just had a lot of fun trying to get a 23c tyre on that rear Module 3 rim, before realising they are for 28c+ tyres (every day is school day round here). Then I had some more fun getting a 28c folding tyre on, which I only just managed, as my aching thumbs can attest to (despite...

Yup, total brain failure there. I did know that, I managed to write exactly the opposite of what I meant 😖 . Edited now - thanks for the heads up. :rolleyes:

I'm hoping someone might have a lonely non-drive side crank somewhere I can use. It just needs to be 170mm length and JIS fit (Shimano, etc). It's to match a mid-80s chainset, so a silver/polished style rather than painted. If it's anodised silver, that's fine, for example. I'm also...

As evidence of my total lack of self-control (when it comes to bikes, at least), I've started a build thread for this here. It's now gone from 'sometime in the next 5 years' to 'hopefully before the winter properly arrives'. This did require some creative use of space.

It's coming along. There was some conflicting information about the best BB length for the Golden Arrow chainset, I opted for a modern sealed one which is 119mm, and it looks like it's giving a good chainline, fingers crossed. The wheels are not matching, but I already had them in the shed and...

In a suitably autumnal colour, a Mercian Olympic from 1983 (serial number 99283). This was bought from someone who was only about 10 miles from Derby, and being in south Sheffield, I'm only a little over 35 miles away myself. A Mercian has been on my list of bikes I'd like for a while, so...

Nice 👌 I'm not sure when any actual building will happen, but I have accumulated most of the parts already. I'm itching to get it done, but life may get in the way for a while.

I have to admit I'm less patient than I used to be...

People tend not to put a reserve on items because there is a 4% reserve price fee, which has to be paid whether or not the item sells – so instead people just pull the item from sale once it gets near the end. You can do this within the rules by just saying the item is no longer for sale, but I...

These are some nice Vittoria tan wall tyres for a good price (£18 at the moment): https://www.bananaindustries.co.uk/products/vittoria-rubino-pro-iv-g2-0-folding-tyre-black-tan-700-x-25 I just ordered some myself, they actually come up lighter than quoted, and really look the part on a bike...

Very nice. He has another bike for sale – a modern On One. He's obviously listed that one a few times, as he's added the comment: 'i amazed of the amount of bids don't be surprised if it pulled a second time around WAKE UP PEOPLE' Umm, yeah, welcome to eBay! If you don't want to risk selling...

With the frame fully stripped down, I've had a chance to weigh it. I was curious how 653 would compare with the last same size (56cm) 531 frame I weighed. It comes in at 1.78kg, compared to 1.82kg for the 531 one, so actually only a 40g difference. The forks are 676g, which seems pretty nice and...

Have you looked at the catalogues here? Like you say, looks late 70s/early 80s. The style of decals should narrow it down a bit.

Hi - that looks great, I'll PM you to arrange payment 👍 Also thanks @tonyf39 - a NOS one is definitely a rare thing and I think your price is very fair, but for this particular build I'm happy to go with a used one instead - appreciate the offer, though.