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Answering my own question: M900: http://si.shimano.com/pdfs/ev/EV-FC-M900-ti-1215E.pdf 46t: 17G94601 48t: 17G94801 [ And the same for M950-5 as FluffyChicken points out: http://si.shimano.com/pdfs/ev/EV-FC-M950-HG-1607.pdf ] M730: http://si.shimano.com/pdfs/ev/EV-FC-M730-1322.pdf 46t...

I think your cups must've got swapped over at some point. My Ultimax Ti installed conventionally. The flanged cup installs first, from the drive side, and is normally attached to the unit. The L and R on the shell should point to the non-drive and drive side of the bike respectively. That seems...

That is impressive. I wonder if I should email them about a replacement cage for an 841 rear derailleur ...

Ah ... is it just that the "extra lip/ridge" is a feature of the 48t SG-X XTR ring, but not the 46t, because the 48t has the extra diameter to accommodate that extra machining? Don't mind me.

It's interesting to note that the XTR SG-X rings in the '93 catalogue resemble the XT rings in that they lack the "extra lip/ridge" mentioned above: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/M ... R.jpg.html Are these rings ever seen in the wild, or had they been superseded in production by the...

Here's a M900 set on sale in Japan. The cranks are stamped PL (December '91) but the outer ring (SG-X) is RF (June '93): https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/e305005226 This SG-X ring is stamped RB (February '93): https://bikemarkt-images.mtb-news.de/ls ... -large.jpg It's interesting that...

1993. It's in this '93 catalogue: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/M ... gues/1993/ Not in '92, obviously, as that was the first year of XTR.

French headsets normally have a washer with one flat edge that corresponds to a flat side on the steerer: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Qz0AAOSw ... -l1600.jpg Other headsets usually used a tabbed washer that fits into a groove in the steerer. Here's a French Shimano headset with a...

The Record is French also: "Filetto - F".

Mocked up with a few bits and pieces that were lying around: https://www.flickr.com/photos/24213822@N05/27543422908 It'll probably end up fairly restrained - XT/XTR, Ritchey, Sugino, San Marco, Race Face, Thomson, TA. More to follow.

It was the cheapest mech they made at the time. Nothing wrong with it though. Solid and functional. Think Shimano 105.

8-speed Veloce, circa 1993. http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/M ... ?g2_page=2

Chisenhale Road E3, then: and now: https://tinyurl.com/y95ngqqq

Chanced upon these pictures today. Not your typical sports photography, but everyday bicycles in everyday street scenes in London and elsewhere, in the 1950s: http://www.tate.org.uk/search?q=nigel%2 ... all&page=1 Right-click and open in a new tab for larger images. Look at those empty streets!

If you're splitting the Marin, can I dibs the wheels? :shock:

Re: Raleigh Gran Sport change of direction. They're almost certainly galvanized. If you're not careful you'll just end up taking the zinc off!

Lovely bike. Have you checked the component date codes? Shimano parts have a two-letter date code which - assuming the group set is original - would give you a terminus post quem for assembly. http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Japan/ ... _codes.htm Easy to find on the backs of the cranks, for...

Looks like a Y2K: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/M ... 2.JPG.html That fits the H9 (1999 build date) serial number. Value? Dunno. It's had a few good upgrades (Thomson seatpost, XT brakes) but it's hard to judge the overall condition, and your pictures omit most of the components. The...

Specialized cranks on a Kona! :shock: Somebody needs to buy that poor mistreated bike and put things right, pronto!

Re: Marin Bear Valley SE 1995 Marin measure centre-to-centre, so a 17.5" Marin measures about 19" centre-to-top.