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I picked this up last week and really want to ride it, but the rims are worn and I am no light weight so I don't want to risk it. I will put a turbo trainer tyre on the back and do some indoor training in the meantime. I may eventually get new rims laced onto the hubs which are nice DT swiss...

Morning, I saw a mention of briefly microwaving elastomers in a cup of eater to revive them (restore shape and soften them). Has anyone tried this? Did it work? Tempted to give it a go! Rich.

I am slowly going through my spares working out what I need/want to keep and what can go. Some if it is old tat that will be given away or recycled. However I have a deer head derailleur set, in used but good condition. I won't ever use them now. What is a realistic price these days? Cheers

Anyone after a project bike near North Hampshire? I picked this up a while back with the intention of restoring it but must now accept I don't have the time and move it on. Its a courier mega 19/20" frame (large size) so probably best for 6 foot tall and above. From a quick look over today...

Hi, I am starting to clear projects that I am unlikely to get to, so this is up for grabs. £15 to any of the Retrobike membership. Collection from Farnborough Hampshire. Cheers Rich

I have to accept my kids don't like cycling let alone retro bikes so I need to clear out projects i bought to do up and for them to ride. This is the first. Complete apart from chain I just checked the seatpost and stem, both are moving Shifters need unsticking (it might be thf cables that are...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/933748841872441/ Looks interesting, but too far for me to go for!

Hi all, from a message convo with the seller it appears to be a 25" frame (so too big for me at a trifling 6 foot lol) https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/208640398911226/

So all I have to go on is a single dodgy pic on an advert. The picture is of an old bike in a barn with the head badge removed. Looks to have been repainted. I am guessing it is a low/mid range 5 speed 70s Carlton. I really want it for the wheels to go on a Holdsworth I have. However if it turns...

Afternoon all. I have always fancied a late 90s, early Noughties Marin full-susser and an opportunity arose locally at a reasonable price so i took the plunge 😁 It has had upgraded parts so i cannot date it from the components. I am erring towards it being a 2000 frame but cannot find a...

Just a little too far from me or I i would have it 😁 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266527420585

You may have seen my thread about wanting to try out a proflex and then finding a 454 as project. Well here it is. I forgot to take many photos before I started the strip down this weekend 🤦 In fact this is the only one i have 😁 There are some videos of it on Youtube if you search on the...

I have a full sus retro ride scratch i would like to itch. I have always hankered after a proflex so thought I would start my search there. But what are they like to ride? My thing is cross country exploring rather than anything gnarly. Would a proflex suit me? Anything else I should be...

Hello retrobikers, Here are a couple of project bikes I am unlikely to get around to anytime soon. Offered cheap on here as a pair for collection from Farnborough Hampshire. Hercules is 1970s with a later replacement hub/wheel. Superbe looks like it is 1980 and is the better prospect. £20 for...

Saw this but it is too small for me (looks like a 21" frame). It deserves a new home and some TLC. Triple butted Ishiwata steel frame! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/227783219950220/

Hello all, I picked up a spring project on Thursday night, started the strip down on Friday evening, and finished the strip down this morning. The only victim of the strip due was one of the tiny bolts on one of the top tube cable clips. So despite is being quite dishevelled it has been loved...

Is this the rear end of a full susser grafted on to a rigid Marin frame to give a super long wheelbase?!?!? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2362257193929446/?ref=facebook_story_share

I have picked up a free Hercules Balmoral and am wondering how old it is? The 3-speed hub is dated June 1990 but as it has a black cable outer and the brake outers are white I am wondering if it is a later replacement? So when did Raleigh stop producing Hercules bikes? Did they go as far as 1990?

I see that rudimentary 27" tyres can be bought relatively cheaply in pairs off of the good old www. Have any of you guys used them, what where they like? I am not looking for outright performance, just wanting to get a project rolling and wondering what to use. Any other recommendations? Cheers

Hello all, Last night I picked up my eBay purchase in the dark and have had a better look at it in the light today. It looks like a great basis for restoration as a "rider" not a show bike 😁 I think it is an early/mid 70s frame and may have been supplied frame only. So I am wondering are the...