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    For Sale Bike tee shirts Cycology and Kona xl/l

    Hi couple shirts for sale, told I have too many shirts, and one I don’t wear because I don’t ride drop bars, and one because it’s just plain labelled wrong…! However this means I have a couple really nice quality shirts new or worn once, no labels etc… Pit to pit in pics. The cycology is true...
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    Wanted FD-M953 XTR front derailleur 31.8 Top pull

    Long shot maybe.. as title xtr derailleur in decent nick, avoid me buying from the sharks on fleabay... Cheers Enigma
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    Auction listings for xtr front derailleurs seem to be twice the money of rear ones? looking for a front one without a re mortage...

    So ive a groupset from a broken whyte prst of old, in amazing nick, going on an orange build.. When I bought the frame in covid, I thought use the bits from the dead whyte be a sensible money build etc.. However the front derailleur is a different size ( I want to keep it as I may want to put...
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    Why do we want rare, complicated stuff?! Amp forks kupput

    So I succumbed to a long held desire recently for the amazing looking Amp forks, I know with every piece of common sense in my head, to not muddle with rare, obsolete, unicorn parts.. But I did it anyway! Bought here, and all seeming sound, but surface rusting in the steel bridge at the top of...
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    Collective knowledge question on Orange clockwork forks.

    So I am doing up an Orange clockwork '91/92 I think from memory. Previous owner I bought it from on here, username escaping me will look it up when I get a minute, he described in a thread here chucking on some fat forks he had.. I was and am very happy with the purchase as it came with Saracen...
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    Orange clockwork '92 groupset conundrum.

    So Orange fans.. I was going to use a similar age donor bike with full tidy exage / araya groupset for the build of my soon to be re painted '92 Orange clockwork, but from pics I can only find bikes with dx or lx upwards...? Could you buy one with exage? Should I be bothered? from what I can...
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    Match for the weird pewter / bronze for Retro Kona front ends.

    So can anyone throw me a lead? Ive been googling and found a few possibilities in the pre mix can line. I have a frame and forks on the way, and I am going something a little different on the main frame colour, thats no issue.. I am minded currently as its a Blue - Kona Lava dome to use the...
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    It wont be rat forever... i.d and help with my Clockwork ambition.

    Hi All, So I bought Spankyb's uniquely painted old clockwork frame and fork recently. This is my third Clockwork, ive a '92 I think silver and teal which is original patina mostly lx/ xt and much enjoyed.. I also have an ( hushed silence as rules broken ) 07 ltd which needs spraying, then...
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    GT zaskar brake routing..

    Hi All, ive been collecting parts for an old friend to rebuild his old Zaskar the way I have done with a couple of my own bikes, not silly money, but parts we would of killed for and couldnt afford when the bikes were made, mostly lx / xt of the mid nineties etc.. currently has a mis match as...
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    New tyres clearance and performance in old frames..

    Hi All, Ive been looking at tyres for my 92 Clockwork orange, I was pretty settled I would fork out for some Terra one, as they look good, but they measure up a very tight fit in the chainstays. It came with tired Tioga psychos with more cracking than my fat ass is taking a chance on.. they are...
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    Too many choices.. Dia compe brake levers ss6

    Hi, So familiar to many here I imagine ive spent way too much time thinking and looking into brake levers for a '92 I think Orange clockwork I am rebuilding. It has dia compe cantis, and lx brifters... ive never used non shimano brakes so I find these things intriguing, beautifully made for a...
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    Oops bought another Orange…

    So Sunday I decided against all common sense to buy another bike, it joins the queue as other bikes are in progress..! It’s a reissue Clockwork Orange I love it, it’s 20” to the top of the seat tube, but he geometry seems fairly relaxed.. it’s built with nice bits, and under the layer of muck...
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    Lurker finally attempts build thread on 1994 Marin Bear Valley..

    Most people around me, don't see why my time spent playing with bikes that in all fairness as my other half points out I currently spend more time researching, buying and agonising over details for than in fact riding them! I decided to help counter this with a mild bike packer build, something...
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    Always lurking, a headset bearing question before I go mad.. and a promise of my first build thread.!

    So I have been a regular lurker, sometimes get involved in chats etc.. I will do a build thread when I get time.. I am doing a very simple as yet rebuild of an old '94 I think Marin Bear Valley that my dad had and barely road it appears as under the grime everything is in very nice condition...
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