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Hi, Thanks for posting that, that's great. and a real blast back down memory lane. I'm going to go for a set of grey tyres, only because when i found the bike that's what it had on it and they looked good. Progress has been slow, I'm waiting until I get a suitable saddle and the stickers...

Hi, I'm restoring an old 1995 Marin Palisades Trail and I'm looking for the correct saddle for it. It doesn't need to be new or even utterly perfect, but I would like it to be very good, I intend to use the bike. :)

its a Rover V8 that has now been in the Manta longer than it was in the Rover, a 3.5 with injection. Not dyno'd it because i live far from civilisation. Probably why i entertain myself restoring old stuff.

Id never be able to afford one if i was buying today. Its mad. Just glad i kept all my toys from when i was a lad.

That one was a for a guy who wanted a load of rust repaired. Its back in his care again now. I have two of my own, a White coupe that i need a kick up the arse to get on with and a Blue V8 that i need a kick up the arse to get on with. There is a theme here... I have too many projects and not...

Hi, I'm exploring other areas of the forum and have come across this bit, I have a couple of BMXs in my bike hoard and here they are. An oval frame Black Burner, I've had since I was a lad, beaten to death, missing bits and in a sorry state but sporting some really rare Bandito handlebars and...

Thanks, annoyingly there are bits of the brakes that are anodised blue, so I expect I'll find the same blue under the oil paint that looks like it was applied by toothbrush to the bars. If so then I will have to get the dip tanks going and start anodising stuff again. Then that will lead on...

Bottom bracket looks like its been in the sea. Absolutely rusted. Front wheel is true, rear has a very slight wobble, now I have removed the tyres I can clean them up and a mate is able to true up the rear for me, that's a dark art I've never mastered. Thanks for the tip about the tyres, I...

Its been through my sand blaster and has no dents or serious rust. that's a nice change from normal. Many parts are utterly shot though, the crank bearings are barely turning, the gearsets are utterly worn out and i cannot actually seem to remove the rear gearset from the hub, its stuck solid...

Hi, New poster here but I have been reading the forums for a while. I have an old bike habit, and this weeks find at the scrapyard was a complete but shabby Marin Palisades Trail, I originally thought it was an early bike, maybe a 92 but It was hard to tell because it had been painted and the...