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Re: Re: Hi Frank, sort of My guess is it’s Nitto, Prestige 17deg I needed to machine a new shim to suit the wide syncros clamp Here’s the thing though It’s 666mm wide!

Re: 1988 Rocky Mountain Avalanche - FINISHED Finished

Re: 1988 Rocky Mountain Avalanche - FINISHED

Small update:

WD40 is a water dispersant, not a penetrating oil I've always removed stuck post with an adjustable reamer. Takes a while - all methods do. Never been beaten yet Best of all, it doesn't damage the frame/paint

That one is September 2005

Soon, Very soon I wasn’t going to do a build thread (they feel like a monologue) Parts bin special, Disc brake modification Planning to do a Race on it in March Aim is to beat a junior colleague who was born in 1994, that’s why I wan to confirm the age

Hi all I have just purchased my next project which I thought was a 94 clockwork It's matte black and has original graphics The odd thing though, is it has a Ø30.0 seatpost I'm thinking that its a 95 C16R that was finished as a 94 bike at the end of the year because the factory had run out of...

Oooooo it’s getting so close I finally found the part that kicked off this whole project It’s been in storage for over a decade, finally found it. It took shifting house to actually find it (I was starting to think I’d given it to someone) A Brodie U-brace

So i’ve been full on at life, but manage to carry on with a few more bits And the small bits that makes me the happiest, one of my first ever upgrades

Re: Basically I lost heart, I found some major issues with the frame, so I bought another doner frame with the intension of brazing the horizontal dropouts into that. That in turn sat in my garage untouched for ages, then this happened I rode it for a bit, then moved it on to another...

Re: Oh Canada I thought that might be a little controversial, actually Big thanks to Pete for the stem, he was a champ to send this out from America for this project I've been buying a few modern reproduction parts, as I plan to use this bike

Re: Hi, Yes, can you PM a pic and how much you're after for it Thanks

Happy to consider T-bone 3ttt Nitto etc What else have you got? Cheers

Re: Oh Canada That is the plan, I will touch up the rust and give it a good clean I stripped the frame down, unfortunately the 6sp XT is stuffed Plan B, mix and match with 89 7sp The wheels I'm still a little conflicted on but leaning towards Also, if anyone has a spare 100-120 early...

Hi all Looking for a Quill stem to suit 88 Rocky Mountain 100-120mm No cable hanger need Must be willing to post to NZ Thanks in advance

New project pending Some bits are not as tidy as I'd hoped 29 years of patina has a certain charm to it

Re: Not even close Zerode G1 NZ gearbox downhill bike Best thing since sliced bread (if you're into that kind of thing) https://dirtmountainbike.com/bike-revie ... -ride.html

Re: Re: Said frame has quite the history apparently........ Some local heroes have used and abused the old girl over the years

Hi Does anyone here know if there is a multisport scene in the UK? or South African style River K1 scene. Looking at coming back from NZ, but can't seem to find anything even close to the type of Grade 2-3 paddling I'm used too Cheers Scrat