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Got this Falcon (Black Diamond) a few months ago in fairly good order, but couldn't resist stripping it right back and rebuilding to my own fancy and using up some components I've had hanging for a while. Some nice high-flange Pellisier hubs, bit of Shimano Arabesque and polishing up the...

If you get no takers, I'd be VERY interested in buying the bars, stem and headset combo to finish a Rockhopper build I have (£30 posted?). Let me know. Thanks Paul

Rockhopper Comp - 99'ish.

Just finished rescuing this Specialized Rockhopper Comp in a fetching deep red colour, not seen another in this colour anywhere else? The metallic red really pings. I had the Deore LX shifters from a previous strip, and they look great but not really impressed with their function, might have to...

Thanks, the SimWorks Homage tyres look really gorgeous, was hoping not to have to sell the bike to pay for them though! Wow - £65 each!

Where the heck can I get 26" tan wall tyres, can't find them anywhere these days, everything's gone to 29". Anybody have any for sale, either new or in really good condition? Not too fat - about 2".

Had a much loved '98 Specialized Rockhopper that was a fantastic bike, loved it. Unfortunately made the error of stripping it and servicing it, at which point I found the seat stem to be utterly and hopelessly seized (tried everything except alien acid) and also the bottom bracket to be...

Okay, thanks for that. Did they just swap the decals around for the 1 year?

Hi Folks, I have this Specialized Rockhopper that I'm puzzled over. I also have a Red Rockhopper Comp with exactly the same general look and feel. However, ALL the old catalogues and Google searches I've looked at have the 'Rockhopper' decal on the down tube and the 'Specialized' decal on the...

Finding a great condition Dura-Ace 7200 or 7400 groupset is an expensive pastime, I know, I've been there.

A lot of the Stronglight cranksets have the advantage of looking very 'classsic', even the ones for sale today. Plus they're a lot lighter than the heavy old doubles which would have been on this originally.

Not sure which bit you mean by 'chainset'. But it's a Stronglight 80 crankset (possibly not period correct), Huret Svelto derailleur, Huret front mech with a Suntour 5 speed block (which are all about right for the period). If it looks fresh, that's good considering the amount of time I spent...

Re: Re: Live in Dorchester, my usual trips would be across Purbeck to Swanage or up through Shaftesbury.

Re: You'll find him on Carlton Cycles of Worksop Facebook group. He posts regularly.

Yes, early variant of Reynolds 531 too, not as light as later butted versions. But lovely lug-work.

My recently resprayed and rebuilt Carlton TEN, bought this last year (last picture below), and had it resprayed by Dave Colbeck who did a gorgeous copper orange paint job over a silver base. Really pleased with the colours, and added a bit of 'barbershop-ing' on the seat-tube. Rebuild included...

Going through loads of degreaser in small 250ml bottles. It gets bloody expensive and I'm a compulsive cleaner & restorer of very grimy components. Does anybody have some recommendations for the absolute best degreaser - needs to be green, powerful, available in the UK, at least 1 litre and...

Re: Dawes Ranger - Respray & new build - FINISHED AT LAST! Been ages getting this done. I've been restoring for the last 18 months beginning with a complete respray and lug lining from Rourke Cycles at Blue Whippet. Been slowly fitting it out on available weekends, and I must say, that...

Re: Dawes Ranger - Respray & new build Finally getting near to finishing this build after a couple of years! Only really been concentrating on it over the past 3 or 4 months. And what problems I've had with it. 1. Ordered some lovely Nitto Bulmoose handlebars from Planet X, but for some...

Re: Re: Thanks, all that might be a little out of place on a 92 Dawes MTB though. Might have to switch to some V brakes perhaps.