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My heid is full, full, of inconsequential trivia accumulated over many decades. Seems like some of it I remember for a reason, some useful, some is "why did I bother?" Jeezo, now I'm gonnae have to check this oot.:eek:

Might not be soon, it's buried in the bike shed. I've first got to finish totally rebuilding a mate's 2005 Kona Coiler, it was a mess.

Don't bring me in to this....... Actually the mention of WD40 dragged up an old memory about crack testing on the cheap. May have been in the long gone but sorely missed Triple-C car mag. Now I've no idea if this will work but it was put forward as a cheapo method of crack testing. Wipe clean...

Just force of habit really, in the "old days" before 'tinternet porn ye needed the other hand to hold the jazz mag.....

My arm gets tired.....👋

Oooo friend, car friend, friend, car friend

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Or the joy of being retired,.....I don't need that opportunity. No offence intended guys.

I can see the free end of spindle/axle is cone shaped and I assume the other end is as well which allows it to self-centre in hub axle. Once the spindle is passed through hub axle the black thumb screw tightens it all up similar to a QR. Not seen this type before but looking at it tells me...

That was my first reaction, but nobody is that stupid surely, so 2nd reaction was that the bolt heads were rounded out and seller is being economical with the truth by just saying bars are stuck. Aye, right.

Don't think it has anything to do with size, if the correct size seat-post is fitted to frame there is barely any flex required. If it was to give differing flex as diameters change, why does the red 34.9 above and my 31.8 both have the same wider unmachined bit? The latest ones by Hope have the...

That you finding auld age comes tae us all? And the problem fitting the spares tae auld folk is they dinnae always fit in place of the knackered stuff.

Cheap? £25?:( At least it's free post...... Good that you can source a replacement easily though. Always a worry with breakages on auld stuff, there might no be any new bits left....

OK, had a look on one of my other bikes and the Hope QR is the same as your red 34.9 one. The raised part with the Hope logo is approx. 21mm wide. Checked the one I looked at last night, now that I can see it straight on instead of bike being part hidden behind another, I see I was wrong as it...

I have 1 or 2 Hopes QRs on my other bikes, I'll have a look tomorrow to see if there are similar ones. Wouldn't be surprised if it's just part of an evolving design.

Do you mean the area where the letters OP are printed? I have an older, I assume as it is old:), Hope seat post QR that is basically the same. the machined groove interrupted by the raised area that a smaller Hope logo is printed in same space. The machining on mine does look smoother though...

Read that article a couple of days ago, it occurred to me that there are no sidewalls on these airless "tyres" that would prevent stones or other debris getting in amongst the multitude of spokes. As can be seen in pics the spokes flex a bit just like the sidewalls of proper tyres, what is going...

We're all judgemental wankers though, if we just thought the same we'd have eff all to say to each other. "One of us, one of us, one of us" ;) If you look at my profile you'll see that I have my occupation down as "Grumpy old man" and my likes/interests as "MTBs, rock-climbing, rugby, moaning"...

+1 "Industrial chic", £400. Aye, right. GTF. Perfect for fashion conscious gullible no taste tossers though.

Well done clubby, a long shift indeed. But I thought you were marshalling not actually competing? ;)