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  1. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    Restored Raleigh Triathlon, Reynolds 531, Shimano 105, 1987

    Beautifully restored bike. I have the same frame at home. A few days ago, measured the rear hub spacing (without the wheel installed) at 128.5mm. It is not a very popular size, but it was used at some point on several bike frames. Not sure if Raleigh did it. I was wondering, what rear hub...
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    I love this bike, but is it nothing special?

    Completely agree with you guys, about the riding. I am in mid 40ties. My daily commuter is a 14-year-old, 700c, single-speed, with Gates Carbon Drive and very standard, rim cable-operated brakes. Nothing to fancy, but it is the most used bike from my fleet. It just rides great, and the only...
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    I love this bike, but is it nothing special?

    Thank you, Woz and hamster. This was faster than expected. People here always manage to impress me with their cycling knowledge. BTW. My Peugeot is the Performance 5000 in violet colour, like the one in this thread. :)
  4. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    I love this bike, but is it nothing special?

    I may be a bit late to the party, but I'm 99% sure that the decal is real. Just bought a Peugeot 5000 that has the same Columbus Megatube sticker. Now... This is what I managed to learn about this particular tubing: "MEGATUBE In 1994, to celebrate 110 years of Bianchi, Columbus made MEGATUBE...
  5. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    For Sale Very rare Titanium Saddle with a leather cover...

    Tell me about it :rolleyes:
  6. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    For Sale Very rare Titanium Saddle with a leather cover...

    Lovely! I'll take it if still available.
  7. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    Raleigh Special Products Division Titanium - INFO PLEASE

    Thank you for this information. Guy, I bought it from mentioned Skill Enamelers while pointing at the sticker. This enamel coating got some "scars", but I can say it was a quality job. I am really sorry to hear about Phil Insley. Now I'm thinking about keeping it. It is my size.
  8. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    Raleigh Special Products Division Titanium - INFO PLEASE

    The one pretending to be Pinarello got a 60 cm long seat tube. I'm going to have to sell them both to finance another, much more modern titanium build, that is just halfway through. These new shiny toys are not cheap, I have to say.
  9. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    Raleigh Special Products Division Titanium - INFO PLEASE

    Mate. First I found the bike on eBay. I was sure that was titanium. The welds are way too neat for aluminium. Then I found your post here about it and the reply from the guy you outed you saying it's an aluminium frame. I knew that you are correct, so went for a kill. The frame is in great...
  10. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    Raleigh Special Products Division Titanium - INFO PLEASE

    5 years later, but hey ho! Currently got two of those. One is pretending to be a Pinarello (Prince I think). It's painted in Pinarello blue and labelled with Pinarello logos. The other one is raw titanium, but branded as X-Lite. Bought it just recently from the guy who advertised it as an...
  11. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    Huntsman bargain on Planet X

    Looks like a nice frame. As far as I know DN6 chromo is a Taiwanese Reynolds 520 which technically is an Asian version of Reynolds 525. 525 on the other hand is Cold worked AISI-4130 CrMoly. It's triple-butted which is nice.
  12. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    Huntsman bargain on Planet X

    Yep. I want them gone before I manage to convince myself that I need one :) Hence the link.
  13. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    Huntsman bargain on Planet X

    57% off On One Huntsman. Grab a bargain on a triple-butted Taiwanese Reynolds 520! https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/YBHUNTSSX/on-one-huntsman-sram-sx-mountain-bike
  14. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    bianchi sprint 28c road bike (vintage 1984)

    Do you remember how much did it go for? Thanks.
  15. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    d8mok feedback

    Bought SID from this guy. Very pleased with it. Arrived quickly and safely. All as described. Great person to deal with. Thanks a lot. A+++
  16. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    Sold Rockshox SID Team forks

    You know? Yeah, I have ranted about this on a few forums. I still have hope that maybe one day I will find my Black Beauty :) Here is a link to my pinkbike album with some more photos: https://www.pinkbike.com/u/bear-jew/album/Salsa-Bandito/ When it was stolen it was kitted with different bits...
  17. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    Sold Rockshox SID Team forks

    Mate. Yes. I do. Well, my Missus will have it actually. I had my stolen about 5 years ago from my garage. Black one in 22" size. It was by far my best hardtail. I was looking for another one till now. Finally found one. Unfortunately in red and 18" size, so this one will be for my other half...
  18. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    Sold Rockshox SID Team forks

    Hi. That would fit nicely my Missus's Salsa Bandito. Still for sale? Would you take £120 for it?
  19. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    Sold Geoffrey Butler 1990's 22" / 56cm Steel Frameset Mirage Headset ITM Stem Bars £89 ono

    Yeah. Both bikes will fit this web page well if you want to sell them. Not sure about the pricing. I got a bargain on Butler on eBay. Won the auction for the whole bike at £92 and the chap was local, so even delivered it to me free of charge. You can always try eBay, but I wouldn't recommend...
  20. Bi_Polar_Bear_77

    Sold Geoffrey Butler 1990's 22" / 56cm Steel Frameset Mirage Headset ITM Stem Bars £89 ono

    It is a lovely bike. The person I sold the frame to was very happy with it if I remember right. If you want to sell it, "retrobike" is a good place to do it. I love the stealthy grey colour. Internal brake routing and a few other details are nice too. Unfortunately, I'm 6'3" tall, so 56cm is way...
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