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Actually, scratch that. I think these are also a bit too modern looking. But thanks for the offer.

I'll send you a PM @pigman – I do have some 26.4 bars to test your stem with, and seeing as we're both in Sheffield I might as well find out if it's the right size for me. If nothing else, at least then you'll know what size it is for future reference... Thanks.

Yes, they did make them in both sizes, just to confuse things. I think at first they were just 26.4 and then they made the 26.0 versions as well. The 26.0 versions I’ve seen had a sticker on the box saying so, so I suspect yours is 26.4 if it doesn’t specify one way or the other.

Thanks- if you could post a picture or two and a price that would be great.

Probably a bit too modern or just not quite the right look, but thanks for the reply.

I’ve found putting the stem in the vice and twisting/pulling the fork upwards off the stem is a lot easier than trying to pull the stem itself upwards. Might be worth a go before resorting to cutting anything.

I’m after a 90s era quill stem, 26mm clamp, 100-120 long. It can potentially be black or silver, condition is the main thing as it needs to be free of any marks, or minimal marks at best. Thanks

eBay’s suggested prices are about 99% of the time absolutely useless. I’m sure they must be responsible for some of the crazy prices out there (never underestimate the laziness of many sellers).

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Knowing a bit about Orbit, it certainly doesn’t surprise me that they would have put old 531 decals on a frame. Their quality control was not exactly the most scrupulous from some examples I’ve seen, though that’s not to say they didn’t make nice bikes, of course.

Good point. Just goes to show that way of dating a bike doesn’t always work.

Nice. Yes, 89-94 with that style of Reynolds decal.

Quite possibly, but I guess I’ll see!

I’m pretty sure it’s the latter.

The frame will be on its way to me on the 11th, which is exciting news. It came to £310 including the cost to post it back to me, which I think is pretty decent. Fingers crossed it looks as good as I'm hoping it will. I have nearly all the parts now, apart from the fact that I keep changing my...

Yes, it did happen: https://www.woodrupcycles.com/bob-jackson/

I've just taken apart a chainset that had a Shimano Biopace chainring bolted onto a Campagnolo crankarm. Unsurprisingly this was presumably a bit loose, so they wrapped bits of string and those wire and plastic twisty things used to tie sandwich bags around the chainring nuts.

A Neil Orrell tourer. In this case spotted on my actual street outside the house next door. A first for me is the fact that it has cross top brake levers and one regular brake lever that is still there but not used, apart from as something useful to hang your helmet on.

Revolution Continental small 48cm aluminium road bike from Edinburgh Bicycle Coop. It is fitted with cross top brake levers, so perfect for commuting or just people who are not so confident with the longer reach of road levers. Size-wise it would be good for teenage kids or just smaller adults...

The groupset parts that include the chainset is a bit of a mix, from around 93, so later than C-Record. The brakes are not Chorus because they're not monoplaner - I think those are Athena. The chainset could be Chorus or Athena as they are really hard to distinguish from each other (especially...