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Well, I am attaching images of the catalog of the original genius OR series that was included when purchasing the tubes, in case it may be interesting. I also attach the one I have from '95 where they call it Genius MTB and the complete series weighs more. It doesn't appear in the 2000 catalog...

Life is sometimes capricious: Today one of the lever options I was considering appeared, a pair of X-lites. I don't like the color very much, but repainting it in black and leaving the levers in silver is little work and should look good. But just at the same time a set of brake levers and some...

Well, it's not the same frame, but if you are looking for a nice and emblematic Giant, an ATX 800 from '99 is a good option, especially if it costs €35. I don't know the cost of the fees they charge you in the UK, but it sure compensates. The last thing I bought from Middleburn was €6.13 in...

Wow!! Wonderful Where were they when I looked for them for 8 months? Porca miseria...

Have you thought about a Specialized Ti? They were 1" and very pretty (well, that's subjective, I really like them). Also, one of their measurements was 135 mm. I know this well. It's just to give you more ideas

Prepare a closed area in the winery lined with foam to avoid dust and dirt (and mosquitoes, when I varnished the Alan one got stuck in the varnish). And I started, but it turned out badly. A total disaster. Well, it was time to remove the varnish with acetone and start the whole process again...

Finally after 2 weeks I managed to finish it. It was time to varnish and here the same doubt: the best thing would be a professional I have several powder coat suppliers. One of them also provides very good quality varnishes. But I know that I would store my frame for a few days until it was...

As you have seen in some photos, it had traces of tar. I was able to remove it with an industrial cleaner from Wurth that is brutal and also does not attack the paint (I saw some of my carpenters use it and I thought that if it is good for wood it would be good for everything). It also helped me...

It really wasn't a project for me, I've never polished except for some small pieces with the Dremel. It was clear that this is not a project for a Dremel, plus I hate it, it is too fast and small, it is very easy for it to slip and dramatically scratch a pipe. But it was an opportunity to learn...

But one day by chance I saw it, in October 2023. My mother always recommended me not to remove the loves of the past, they always bring problems and nothing good. I am a good child and I always listen to mom...but sometimes I couldn't avoid seeing her again. And in February he disappeared from...

This is a true story. I was walking and suddenly I saw her. There she was, majestic and haughty. She wasn't pretty, she was much more. She was from a good family and born to succeed. And she knew it! She looked at me from her window and I stood dumb in front of her. I felt too small next to...

I think it's not what you're looking for, it's just an anecdote in the history of MTB. But you defined it well, there was a certain darkness in the European manufacturers with the MTB. It's as if they didn't even take the MTB phenomenon seriously, as if they thought it would never be like the...

Postscript: Magura brakes have driven me crazy!! I can't thank you, you have created a conflict in me: I can no longer live without them 🤣. I was also seriously thinking about mounting blue HS 33s on a GT...but obviously it wouldn't be that version, the CE flag cannot appear on a GT. They with...

I know Alkon less, but something similar happened to her: her Easton frames begin to be complemented with the cheaper Oria frames and then some Oria frames begin to appear, and if you look carefully at details such as the drop out frames you see that those frames were not manufactured here. ...

Caray! (caray = Spanish expression of astonishment, it is not a bad word). What a lot of good ideas Really thank you very much. Some I didn't know. I'm already searching the internet avidly. I imagine it will take time, but in the end everything comes. Indeed Skrol, EDR and TTP are Spanish...

Thank you so much. That's really one of the concepts: doing something different. The world of cycling has been so big that it has given a lot of ideas and innovations, some good, others not and others that, although valid, did not come to fruition for commercial, distribution, etc. reasons. One...

But I also found other curious things. I have to keep looking because I can't find a cantilever and a brake lever, they will be in other boxes there. If I remember where I have the Campagnolo rear derailleur tensioner, I kept it separate so that it wouldn't get lost in a box of "tiny and easy...

Well, I started looking for the rear derailleur, but I forgot that you need to use an old shirt to open boxes stored for many years...I hope my new shirt can be washed well 🤣 I found the Regina, I keep it as an "anecdote", it really is not of great quality, too much plastic and stamped sheet...

Simple and elegant, it has everything to make you fall in love

Wow! You have good files. I could swear that was German's bicycle, a mechanic that Cosme had in his workshop. Afterwards he went to work at Dirt Racing, which at that time imported Manitou, Hayes, etc. for Spain. Incredible! As you say, the Avid levers are superb, but I'm still looking for a...