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Re: You make a good comment regarding the bonded in panels on the Kirk frame There are two major panels that when correctly fitted/bonded convert the seat 'tube' and down 'tube' from relatively weak channel sections to much stronger box sections If the bond fails , and this is not easily...

Re: I think that your brake adjustment problems are not exclusive to Grafton brakes Over the evolution of the cantilever brake there has been a shift to ever greater mechanical advantage in the brake design . This means that for a given brake lever pressure the pad pressure has increased...

Re: Well done , a nice sympathetic restoration The brake straddle cable lengths are often different ie longer on the front than the back The mechanical advantage is much greater as the straddle gets shorter , so a brake with a short straddle is more likely to lock up than a longer one , and...

Re: An update on my previous post The straight ( 90 degrees to B/B spindle ) crank arms of the TA chainset mean that an unusually long B/B is required to give adequate clearance between the arm and the chainstay I put a Shimano UN - 72 x 128 mm long B/B into a TA chainset and measured an...

Re: Your correct in saying (above) that the TA Cyclotouriste chainset was designed originally with 'road' riding in mind , since MTB/ Off Road riding had not evolved at that time However in the early MTB/Off Road years the chainset was widely used both here and in the US It may well be that...

Re: Probably your simplest solution is to find out where old bikes are sold after an overhaul/service in your local area . Their bikes are usually donated So not bike shops as such , but organizations who give employment to disadvantaged people etc There are about 3 or 4 in my area , with...

Re: Sorry , poorly worded reply ! I was trying to say that a set of bullmoose bars would look good on your Ranger It took me over 2 years to find the bars on the Ridgeback . They came from a guy in Boise , Idaho USA , who also happened to have the Shimano shifters . The NOS brake levers came...

Re: Have a look at the bullmoose bars fitted to the Ridgeback 501 on pages 2 and 3 of topic ' Show us your ......Ridgeback ' The bike is from 1986 , and the bars are Nitto and remain at standard width They would look great on the Ranger !

Re: LGF what have you done ! I fear you may have woken a sleeping giant ( GJW ) and filled him with a terrible resolve - ( Yamamoto after Pearl Harbour ) I will lose the will to live if we have to have the ' first MTB ' discussion again . This subject has been repeated ad nauseam !

Re: Dawes Ranger According to the comments in ' Making Tracks ' magazine from 1986 the Ranger was well known for its motorbike impressions ! I mean that in the lowest gears the chain would rub on the knobbly sidewall of the tyre , and if you were really lucky , the chain would jam between the...

Re: I have often wondered if a certain Graham Wallace who placed an advert in the ' Lonely Hearts ! sorry Parts ' section on page 13 of Making Tracks issue no 2 , ever got the ' Dawes style sprung saddle ' that he wanted ?

I need some parts to get my Browning Electrically Actuated Shifting system working In particular items associated with the rotary actuator that is clamped to the bottom of the seat tube Any help much appreciated

Re: Thanks Graham for your interesting insight . It would be nice to know exactly how/when Geoff Apps first became aware of Nokia as a potential source of cross country tyres ? This would enable us to complete the 'timeline' in the development of the Cleland bikes , the design of which ( and...

Re: In my reference to Nokia tyres I was suggesting that since they were in use by cycle speedway riders a long time ago ie. in the 70's ? that they may have been found ideal for use by members of the RSF at around that time I was merely indicating a possible tenuous link between the...

Re: A couple of comments arising from earlier posts According to the NORBA Newletter ' Grass Routes ' Pioneer Issue ( 1985 ? ) in an article by Dick and Nick Crane titled ' Whats it like to ride a bike at 19,000 ft ? ' they said " The bikes we chose were Saracen ATBs , standard production...

Re: Thanks for the advice In other words use car cleaning/detailing products aimed at vinyl and rubber care I should have thought of this as I already have some !

Re: With a front wheel and a bit of a tidy up it could be a perfect advertising device for your local florist , especially with suitable graphics on the side panel . Got to be worth £ 100 ?

Re: If I had a similar problem , I would first try to flatten the remains of the bolt using a 3mm diameter diamond coated flat bottomed burr in a dremel type tool , this is desirable but not essential I would then clamp the frame in the vice on the bed of my small pillar drill , with the head...

As a visitor from the MTB 'section' , my apologies for this I am sure frequently asked question I have noticed some markings to the gum brake hoods on my Viscount . While the hoods remain flexible with no sign of any cracking , I just wondered how best to protect/feed? the rubber in the long...

Re: A few updates from my previous comments My experience was based on genuine Helicoil products , hence my reference to price . The Chinese copies are more than adequate for your application , particularly as the pivot bolt has only a shearing load applied to it After helicoil insertion...