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  1. Midlife

    Headset woes.

    Wheel out, top nut in a vice with the frame upside down and a thick length of wood down into the fork crown and turn the wood. Use the crown to lever against not the fork blades.
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    Tom Avon

    A few Tom Avon badged short wheelbase TT frames were about at the same time as Alf Engers (errr, and me) Very short rake forks and fag paper clearances quite Aende looking. The ones I came across were real beauties like this one :)
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    How do you pronounce Tange?

    Mine too until I was told it was Meeka and Church!
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    Claud Butler - Interesting Paint Job!

    Hand painting the lugs, bb and fork crown were a thing from my early youth so that would be 60's
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    Record Strada triple 51/41/31 what front derailleur to use?

    I think the regular campag front mech for a NR double would struggle with the 51-31 jump and catch the rear roller.?
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    Convert 1968 Raleigh Pro to indexed brifter shifting

    Trying to remember but didn't the Suntour Ultra range have a special thinner chain so the cogs could be closer together?
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    Sold Shimano 600 chainset and derailleurs

    Maybe amend the title to include Ultegra Tricolour for more hits and at £30 shouldn't hang around.
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    Notchy Headset Issue

    That's what crossed my mind for a 1987 headset unless NOS. I wonder if the races show some brinelling (OK, that's the wrong term I know but everybody uses it)
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    Henry Lloyd bike history

    Work of art :)
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    Weinmann brake question.

    Looks a bit like a pro super (or is it super pro) with a 650 rear wheel......
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    please help to id my vintage race bike 1970-80

    Loads of frames looked like that BITD. Is the bottom bracket 70mm wide with an Italian thread ?
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    How do you pronounce Tange?

    Just as tricky as Miche or Ciocc lol
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    For Sale 1983 Raleigh SBDU 753 frame with full Campagnolo 50th edition groupset!

    And modified somewhat to get the brake calliper behind the forks :)
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    For Sale 1983 Raleigh SBDU 753 frame with full Campagnolo 50th edition groupset!

    I think they did, road bike in TT Livery with lightweight paint and decal instead of head badge? SBDU would have done that OEM if requested I guess.
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    For Sale 1983 Raleigh SBDU 753 frame with full Campagnolo 50th edition groupset!

    The SBDU TT bikes I came across BITD were run with a single chain wheel.....
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    Raleigh 531

    I thought Special Lightweight had morphed into Pro by then? Same red decal
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    Raleigh 531

    Looks like a D so ND. Not a phone / postcode which was sometimes stamped.
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    Raleigh Scorpio 1976 (Norfolk)

    Awful colour to touch up if the got scratched. Remember it well lol
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    Raleigh 531

    Nice :) I've got a list of rough dates for SB numbers but it's on originalshinkicker Web pages as well.
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    Harry Quinn frame and forks

    Here's a 1965 frame with a slightly higher number https://mightyquinnbike.wordpress.com/
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