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It's getting dusted off cleaned this evening, and photos tomorrow, although that was supposed to be today :) It's a 19". An I'd love to sell it. Just haven't got a clue what to ask?

I bought this new with the upgraded 25th anniversary XT groupset, Hope brakes, Reba SL forks and Mavic 717 wheelset from Merlin, still got the original receipt and papers. I then proceded to buy lots of little trinkets for it to shave some weight off. Although ultimately I hardly rode it, it's...

Looks like a LOT of hard work rubbing the paint and corrosion off. My finger tips empathise! :) (I've just stripped a roadster). It's nice to see the shiny steel around your brake bridge. If you have it professionally refinished, you may likely be surprised at what they can hide away. It's a...

I'm working on a "raw steel" bike too, a rod braked roadster :oops: Have a Google there's a fair bit of info out there. LFGSS has some good stuff. Most of it points in the direction that it WILL rust. Whatever people say and however good those freshly powdercoated bike photos look. The...

Re: 57cm Ellis Briggs 531 track frame & many other bits - £1 PM sent

I bought a "Holdsworth" last year with rivet heads glued onto the badge, an the badge glued onto the headtube. When I stripped the frame it became apparent that the headtube wasn't even drilled for a headtube badge at all. The joys of ebay! ;) Not suggesting this is the case here.

Are you sure it's a Holdsworth? The BB oil port looks '50s, the serial number an decals looks non correct (for that period) and it's got a straight brake bridge. *Non-expert view though*

http://lovelybike.blogspot.co.uk/2010/0 ... w.html?m=1 Shellac is traditionally a natural product (bits of beetles), but I'm sure you can get synthetic equivalents these days.

You could use shellac, or a synthetic equivalent? It does darken/change the colour a bit though.

Raleigh? Although I'm not really thinking about their lightweight models..

That'd be steel framed retro bikes, does that make "us" all a load of f*cking hipsters :twisted:

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Apologies I'm rubbish at cutting and pasting links on my phone. The item numbers will get you there if you fancy a looksie? The starting price is £45 and they're both polished.

Mavic starfish cranks x2, eBay number 251130614682 and 251130626682. Old Fiamme handlebars, eBay number 251130629666.

This ended up being a bit too big for me :( So it's for sale at £150 here >>> www.lfgss.com/thread91308.html

Probably sounds like a bit of a bodge.. But I've used ptfe "plumbers" tape before, a good few wraps of it. Although trying some different cups is probably the proper answer.

Thanks for all the suggestions, much appreciated! I should rule out the Campagnolo Delta type brakes, they'll likely cost more than the bike in total so far. :) Although the Shimano centre pull, aero brakes look interesting. But I'm not sure about the height of them (above the main...

Hammer and bit of wood to get the cups in, tapping around. Hammer and old seatpost for knocking the cups out, again tapping around the circumference. An I've always used a screwdriver and a hammer for the fork crown race. I've done a few now and not broken any yet..

Hi I got this a little while ago, poorly listed on eBay. I was looking for a bargain road bike to (maybe) replace my postmans bike, an be used as my everyday hack bike. I've been going through it replacing parts, cables, chain and tyres, an getting it rideable. It had obviously been left...