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Now that the boy has gone back to school I can do some more on the bike. I got an adapter for the front brake as I got post mount caliper instead of IS, brake now installed and works well. I got a chain tool for Christmas so could shorten the chain, this worked so much better than my old chain...

I'll share when I get the frame back, but I already have one in fir green.

As I don't want to spend any more money than I have to I'm digging through my parts box today trying to get what I need together for the assembly. I have a choice of 3 cranks, silver is the only colour I have so It'd better suit the frame colour. I have Azonic 453, Middleburn RS7 ISIS and...

I also have this one, ex team rider Chris Jackson's prototype RaceLite 24. It's currently being used by my 9 year old while he's between bikes.

Following on from my previous post 13. Due to the recent announcement I now want to aquire an Orange. Either a P7, MsIsle, Airo or Hitman. Always had a soft spot for Orange.

This is mainly for the wider internet for people searching for an answer to help identify their hubs, especially for early hubs with the a Hope sticker. I don't expect this to create a massive discussion, but maybe add to this for other early hubs that are hard to identity. When I did a search...

Still waiting for the frame to come back from paint, I told Gary at Curtis that I was in no rush but I know it went in before Christmas so expecting it to be ready in January. Today I picked up some wheels for it. A pair of Mavic D321 32h on Hope hubs with an M770 cassette in remarkably good...

Got a small number of things on the list for this year. 1. Finish building the Kona Coiler for my son 2. Build the Curtis SuperX when it gets back from paint 3. Strip the Curtis RaceLite 24, get to paint and rebuild. 4. Rebuild my Shiver DC WC, Z1 QR20s, Z1s and Super T Pros. 5. Source a...

Small update to the Arrow. Got some black 170mm Middleburns courtesy of @scant to replace the silver ones, these suit the look a lot better. They were a bit of a pain to fit, the silver ones have a tripple spider and the black have a double which affected the chain line. I think the offset of...

Nice project for someone, not sure on the price. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1399710324310967/

I'm interested in the 30mm seatpost, I need a cheapo one for a project. I'll send a PM

I know what you mean, I now want a Brodie.

Looks normal for Avid, these are my SD7s.

The Seatpost Man charged £75 and was very efficient. Cycle Fast in Halifax charge £94 and uses a jig to pull the post out which looked both impressive and scary, I wouldn't want to try it on a delicate frame. I don't know what method the Seatpost Man uses but he suggests that it's rather gentle...

When I got it the BB was still in it and the axle was bent, I think it was an ISIS BB as had splines, so quite a chunk of metal. Must've been one hell of a crash.

I've always wanted a Curtis, well, since about 1998 when I first heard of them. The burly T45 tubes, handmade in Britain and fillet brazed made them pretty unique in the dirt jumping world. In 2001 I was at the Bike Show and picked up the order form from the Curtis stand, went and had a burger...

I was thinking that cycling is going the same way due to all the electrical gubbins. Soon you'll need diagnostic software just to mount a water bottle. Back to the cars. I don't think people would mind paying £30 for diagnostics, most reapole know it only takes a few minutes so being asked to...

The way I see it is the diagnostic machine is a tool that is required to repair the vehicle, the same as a spanner, ratchet or screwdriver. You don't charge the customer for each use of the ratchet so why charge for diagnostic. I've heard the excuse that they charge because they are expensive...

It's not just the quality of halfords bikes that are poor, but their servicing/build is pretty bad. Bought a cheap Apollo bike and not only were the brakes badly adjusted, but the pin that locates in the brake boss was not in the locating hole and bent over instead. If you pulled the brake...

Interesting frame, quick search suggests that there's only 3 in the uk. Seller won't split so you have to take all the rubbish too. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/904894957864095/