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I'd seen a couple of articles about Hollowtech cranks breaking and had wondered if it was widespread or only happened if the chainset had been subject to abuse that it wasn't designed to take. Suppose there is a point where the balance between lightness and durability tips too far. Not many...

My '80s Pearson road bike has similar cable guides and 700c wheels, so I'd also agree with the 'within a couple of years of 1980' based on the 27x1 1/4 wheels. Pearson's were a Raleigh dealer and also made or had made their own frames for their 'top end bikes'. My Pearson badged bike has a WL...

I noticed yesterday that the bigger Sainsbury's supermarket in my town is selling Rolson brand inner tubes for £3.99. They have 700c, 26" AND 27". As they are open earlier in the morning and up to 11pm I thought that it might be handy to know in an emergency, or if you find that you need a tube...

I thought that the move to paints that use water as a solvent was generally because older hydrocarbon thinners had been found to be harmful, either to directly to people or to the atmosphere (in a similar way to some refrigerants). I believe that in some places their use has either been banned...

Is there any way that you could fit a sleeve over the existing barrel to make it longer, or would that increase the diameter too much to fit through the holes? This company make cables and bits for vintage motorcycles. They might have something that could be made to work...

It's a shame, but things felt very different since the road bike shop in Croydon South End closed a couple of years ago and the whole business moved to the shop that had previously been the mountain bike branch further along the Brighton Road towards Purley. The last few times that I went in...

Re: Elk Promotions do reprints of motorcycle manuals and parts books that aren't too expensive. They've got some listed for the Lightning and 3TA https://www.elkpromotions.co.uk/ https://www.elkpromotions.co.uk/manual.htm

Re: I also use the SH51 two bolt type MTB cleats. I'm happy with them but I'm a little surprised at their popularity for road bikes. I would have expected more people to use the 3 bolt type. To start with I used the same shoes on my road bike as my mountain bike and didn't want to use two...

What's going on with the steerer tube on that? It looks like it might have been 'extended' to raise the bars to make the riding position more upright.

Re: Is that an '80s Raleigh Montage in the background?

I used to live very close to the Emperor Sport shop on Lower Road / Manor Lane in Sutton during the 1970s and would often gaze in the window on the way home from school. I remember what seemed like loads of different coloured frames on racks in the shop and group sets in the window. I think that...

That's a good tip. Cutters seem to squash the outer when I use them. The pictures are inspiring me to restore the fragments of my silver Falcon which I rode as a teenager.

When I saw this posting I wanted to add a picture of my 1992-ish Trek 1000 to help make up the range: I've had this since new, bought in a sale. It's probably a little too big for me. I got more into mountain biking after buying it and didn't use it much, but have got back more into road bikes...

I lived and worked in Paris for a couple of years around 2002/03 and had an apartment in Levallois, not far from the Alex Singer showroom. My only ride at the time was my mountain bike and I used to regularly stop and gaze longingly in the windows of the shop at week ends. Even things like the...

I;d guess that a metric machine screw would do the job - probably a countersunk head to fit the indentation in the hanger. This guy does stainless fixings by post: http://www.stainlessmiddleton.co.uk/sub ... e%20Screws

Another alternative: Halfords Bikehut do a clear frame protector set. I reshaped the chainstay one to remove the Bikehut logo. It's almost invisible on my bike.... http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165524 .....no use if you want to cover up scratches on the chainstay, though.

It might not qualify as a good bike stand, but Lidl are advertising a bike work stand next week, for about £30. Their stuff may not always be top notch but it's usually reasonable and OK value.

These are methods that I've used/heard of for motorcycle parts so may not work on smaller bicycle mech screws: Soak the thread in penetrating oil, if you've not done so already (maybe leave for a day or so). Get a small centre punch, watchmakers screw driver or other fine pointed tool and...

I was living not far from the Alex Singer shop in Levallois, just outside Paris around 2002 - 2004. I didn't have a road bike there with me and would often gaze through the shop window. The bikes in the showroom were always beautifully finished. The whole place had a wonderful art deco feel...