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On Facebook Marketplace... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/216942621513635/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks Price strong but looks immaculate condition wise - strange that there isn't more information in the sale ad. Possibly somebody...

Indeed - I had one of these and sold it for £120 on here a few years back. It was much nicer condition wise as well! EDIT - I'm actually wondering if this is the same bike, with a little extra wear and tear?

I believe the Dia Compe code for the ones you need is OPC25K If it is there's some on Ebay overseas, not very cheap though...

Yep, TRP are essentially Tektro's modern high end offerings. I have a couple of sets of their v-brakes and I have been super impressed by them. They have Titanium hardware and very well made. I believe the Marin Lite brakes that were OEM on 95-96 models were also the same as these RBP's more...

Nothing wrong with these in my opinion. They perhaps lack the better quality hardware of more fancy brakes such as tri- aligns, but work as well as similar mid range offerings in my experience. IIRC they also offered a RBP branded brake lever as well, if you wanted to go the whole hog. I'm...

Saw this a couple of days ago, not sure how the seller is calculating the cost at all. I suspect that his mates are also spamming up the comments as there are several posts stating what good value this is! The bent fork concerns me as well TBH, that's 1020 gas pipe hi tensile steel at best. Not...

Probably ended up with people asking if they could take just the one bike and the penny dropped. At the original price I would have taken them both no questions asked, then offered the other to a bike recycling charity. Still would have been quids in! Some people never learn :rolleyes:

I was thinking flimsy, weak and sh*t...pick two But I catch your drift!

Always good to see them on here! The DeLorean of the retro MTB world :)

The axles should definitely come out but I know it doesn't look that way at a glance. Everything is pretty much press fitted, as MB generally kept securing collars to a minimum. Even the hub bearings only got a smudge of Loctite at the very most! Tapping out gently but firmly is normally the...

Could be interested in the frame only if the price is right. Keep me posted if you decide to split :)

Probably unlikely to be honest. The freehubs on these are/were modded slightly in that the threaded insert with the allen key fitment is removed, so the freehub body slides straight onto the axle. The freehub body is then normally held in place with a small toothed collar, which is an...

Thanks for thinking of me Joe! You are on the right lines though. A rubber mallet was a key tool when it came to 8 Freight servicing :) @Mikefrancis The splined axle collar to hold the freehub was a typically Burrows thing. I suspect that the Taiwan bikes may have come up with a slightly...

Nice, good to read that you're taking the plunge with the seat tube :) Certainly Royce are a good bet, I'm a fan of Hope tapered bottom brackets as well. Both have been tried and tested offroad by many on here. You just need to keep the pin tool for adjusting the cups safe somewhere.. Having...

I've ridden a lot of aluminium frames with varying degrees of cracks as our cargo bikes were very prone to them! With this in mind I can't see any issue with this one at all. Not a load bearing area and probably the result of too long a post being fitted in the past, with too little in the...

^ Indeed! All things considered, I still reckon that's a super deal. I would get on the phone to a cheap powder coaters and crack on :)

Hmm, looks like it could be an Emmelle Cortina to me, repainted of course. It's those fastback seat stays that stand out to me. IIRC Mountain LX was original spec for these. Another repainted version is here on this site as a comparison -...

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Ooh, that's nice.. Rear cable bridge definitely looks Yates to me :) Only thing I would want to switch would be the stem, a nice steel salsa or similar would be perfect. Will be interesting to see if it sells for the asking price!

Back up again :)