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  1. m1kesmith

    Orange Clockwork

    definitely not a 94 clockwork... they had top tube routed cables
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    What's the daftest thing you've ever fitted?

    An ironing board.
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    Whose kids have got the coolest bike: post them here!

    I don't have any kids, but i thought i'd get the bike anyway
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    What be your RETRO choice of helmet ???

    I had one of those old brancale things... horrible. beleive it still may be at my paren't house. Also had the specialised with the lycra covers, a vetta i wiped out on the back of a van. had a purple specialized for years... can't remember the name, then got a specialized S1 (most comfy lid...
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    Reccomend me a 1" Aheadset

    you can get a converter for the later shimano 1" cartridge headsets to make them threadless, and last time i lookes wiggle still had stock of the 1" stx headsets(and converters)... i bought one to use the bearings when my lx one seized.
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    Only on Ebay

    i think this sums it up quite well? http://konaretro.com/showarticle.php?pa ... s/&id=jona
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    HSW Popcorn Blizzard - As Found!

    bought my saracen frame from heffs in 1990. they had a habit of spraying last years frame a different colour and selling it off cheap as a limited edition. i bought an 89 traverse in black.did stirling service xc til 95 when i got the clockwork. the saracen did another 3 years as a commuter...
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    New Pro Flex Animal at CRC..

    IMHO cakes are not ideal for anything. Mine was stolen after i'd had it 18 months, in that time i'd nearly been put off mountain biking completely It was riding the old clockwork again that put the excitement back into the sport. I now ride a ti hardtail and its fantastic.
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    Can I mix 8 and 9 speed?

    using sram mechs with 8 speed is going to give you a whole world of pain. they used to make shimano compatible mechs and shifters to you could mix and maatch, now they pull a different amount of cable to shimano. your options are 1 find a set of sram 8 speed shifters with a 1:1 pull 2...
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    Do you only ride retro?

    i own a 95 clockwork and a 99 rock lobster team ti. I've had newer full sus bikes but they've been stolen. The rock lobster rides better than either of them anyway. bought the ti by accident really... was looking for another steel xc frame, but with disk mounts and 1 1/8 headset (and less...
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    erm... if only i had a steerer that big

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Girvin-Flexstem-B ... dZViewItem still if i can find a steel or ally one the right size i could swap the stem...
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    Your First BMW???

    looks like a rudge folding bike to me.
  13. m1kesmith

    HS33s

    maguras are great... next best things to disks, only trouble is they wear through rims!!
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    COOL WALL - "Purple anodised components Cool or Uncool

    I beleive it was mint sauce who once said "purple is not a crime" I have a purple rollamajig and purple hose clamps on my bike... would have more purple, but it doesn't seem to be readily available, so i'm going with red.
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    vitamin t

    oops... didn't see the previous listing
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    vitamin t

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Orange-Vitamin-T- ... dZViewItem if this was bigger...
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    Toplines

    tryping error?
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    old skool??

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Vintage-CW-Rac ... 0041828439
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    '99 Fat Chance Ti Fat

    i run thumbies and 8 speed with disks... a combination that works in the british conditions. 9 speed is great in the dry, but when is it dry here?
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    Titanium bolts anyone ?

    depends on the packaging!!?!
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