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Charity shop buy for less than the price of the pedals new. Disc or v, 9 speed deore lx lightly used 17”. Might be a hoot but probably way too small.
 

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The History Man":176wqnrj said:
Charity shop buy for less than the price of the pedals new. Disc or v, 9 speed deore lx lightly used 17”. Might be a hoot but WAY too small.


I sorted that for you :D
 
So do I split or flip or service it, stick a silly stem on it and look like a freak?
 
The History Man":119tklqy said:
So do I split or flip or service it, stick a silly stem on it and look like a freak?

I stuck a BMX stem and bars on one way too small retro bike. It was a ton of fun and saved my back!
 
The History Man":3dvjjutg said:
So do I split or flip or service it, stick a silly stem on it and look like a freak?

Only you can answer that. Split and flip is the sensible option. I just had a similar quandary with a grotty, incomplete, too big Raleigh peak. Decided to renovate it.

At least with something of this age a service should be straight forward. One decider is to check the chain for wear. Good indicator of how involved a “service” will be...
 
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Longest stem. Longest post at350. Needs a 400. Still too small but remarkably everything else works as it should.

Yep too small. Anybody want it? £75 plus post without pedals. With the original specialised post and stem. Cheap as chips!
 

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