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    Bike Rationalisation - 2 Become 1 ?

    Re: Re: available new at around £1200 : definite contender
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    Bike Rationalisation - 2 Become 1 ?

    Re: Re: Tour De Fer looks good : wonder how long it's been around ..
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    Bike Rationalisation - 2 Become 1 ?

    Re: Re: I'd say £1K , doesn't have to be new . In fact it shouldn't draw attention in the racks in Central London
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    Bike Rationalisation - 2 Become 1 ?

    Re: Re: carbon fork ? possibly too glamorous for the sort of places I leave my bike :oops:
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    Bike Rationalisation - 2 Become 1 ?

    Re: Re: that looks great : I love the brushed steel finish ...is it new ?
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    Bike Rationalisation - 2 Become 1 ?

    I like steel frames. I don't like the geometry of the new bikes. Plus I'm a big unit so carbon is not for me and alloy is ugly. any notable steel touring frame manufacturers I could scour eBay for ? I can't get excited about about a Dawes Galaxy but maybe I've reached that point in my life :D
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    Bike Rationalisation - 2 Become 1 ?

    I don't go out in the rain !
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    Bike Rationalisation - 2 Become 1 ?

    something like that : detachable panniers , two sets of wheels with and without hub dynamo , will just have to bear the extra weight of the mudguards when I'm going for my Strava PRs :D
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    Bike Rationalisation - 2 Become 1 ?

    Hi Gents, would love to pick your brains on my bike storage dilemma ... Currently I have a road bike ( no mudguards, no lights, thin wheels, drop bars ) that I use for "fitness" i.e clocking up miles in the daytime. I also have a much heavier commuter bike thing that I'm sat upright on : flat...
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    Rusty Bolts

    do you have a UK supplier or are the Chinese ones really titanium ?
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    Rusty Bolts

    Hi guys I need new handle bar bolts and a seat post bolt . Can anyone recommend a supplier ? Are the brightly coloured ones on Aliexpress any good ?
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    Wheelset 26" X 1.5" to take an 8spd cassette

    Hi guys looking for a wheelset I can swap out of my bike so needs to be 26 x 1.5 Main thing is the hubs and rims : tires and cassette I can sort separately. cheers !
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    700c rear wheel, rim brake, clincher 9 spd cassette

    for touring / urban. I need something that takes a hefty 35c or 38c !!
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    MTB Frame rear fork

    Thanks gents : that must be it : frame lock and chain guard (both no longer present) ! front hub is branded CODA Expert dynamo and gives a slight flicker to the front bulb . back wheel is Mavic : possibly the original got damaged at the same time the framelock disappeared ?
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    MTB Frame rear fork

    Re: Cane Creek head stock , Magura brakes : Frankenbike ?
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    MTB Frame rear fork

    Re: It's a Cannondale but has no model decals. CODA crankset. I can't find a serial number . Underneath the BB it says "32 XL" On the rear forks it has big circular unthreaded brackets : maybe to tow something ? on the drive side there's also a bracket above the dropout that has what's left...
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    MTB Frame rear fork

    Can anyone tell me what these huge brackets on rear forks of a Cannondale MTB are for ?
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    700c rear wheel , rim brake , clincher with 8 spd NOW SORTED

    could take the front wheel too if they're a set :D
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    1995 Specialized Stumpjumper M2 Frame 20.5" *NOW SOLD*

    Re: 1995 Specialized Stumpjumper M2 Frame 20.5" When you say "too big", do you think it could it make a commuter bike for someone 5'8" ? i.e. seat lowered / bar raised ?
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    MTB to Commuter project

    Re: She's been leasing a VanMoof and she likes that geometry for cycling round London e.g. comfortable while standing at traffic lights & good bounce out of potholes . Solid frame, thick tyres made me think of MTB. Is there a technical term for a frame in which the top tube is horizontal to...
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