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nice to see another...cheers

Can't beat rat trap pedals gruff.... :D Still waiting for paulseys to put a pic up......he has replied here and when I put a pic on Flickr .. I'm just desperate to see a pic of another for my visual gain....c'mon Paul... :wink:

arent all bikes made in taiwan now anyway.... :P no-one seems to know anything about these bikes so you could be wrong or you could be right the welds, the light weight and original componentry suggest it wasnt bottom feeder domain...plus its still going strong two of us on here like...

i wont ever get rid of this bike..love it cant understand why it's so rare and unheard of?? anyway the original rock shox are surplus to requirement if anyone is interested and where do i get fork seals for marzocchi bomber forks...want to give them a service.. cheers

hmmm, my phone normally takes sharper pics than that , but you get the idea... :)

couple of pics now its been updated with marzocchi bomber disc forks and quickfire type gear levers

i still have mine also but was getting really frustrated at the front brake so replaced the front rock shox fork with a marzocchi disc fork with 1 inch steerer. the fork is black and a little bit longer than original fork so changes the look of the bike a tad but im waiting for a shimano disc...

i have a 14/24 maillard on the bike want the 13 cog to 24/28 for a bit more go or just to settle my curiosity for a bit more all round performance.... :wink: don't think i can get 13/24 or 13/28 new as far as i can tell but have seen those ratios used or nos...

i forgot to say...non indexed for friction shifters...ta

hi, has anyone got a 6 spd screw on type freewheel with a ratio of 13-24 or 13-28 in good nick or nos? thanks

but willy, when i borrowed your high heels i was well over 6 ft...lol my birthday is tomorrow (sunday)..no one got it right...haha

cheers velo...ah, the kingpin..reputedly the cream of the crop. that is a push 400mm mtb stem in there and at a gnats cock under 6 ft i am having the stem on the limit marker

ok it looks like a fixie.... :P but ive gone for a coaster brake hub for some kiddy skiddy stoppy type fun..... :D

yeah i think AS has been linked to high starch diets... or at least if sufferes cut down on starches then they may get some pain relief... look it up on the net

you say you have an arthritic back? if not brought on by injury have you tried a low starch diet? do you get frozen shoulder as well? can't help with retro mountain bike ...sorry the one i have circa '96 doesnt seem to exist anywhere...lol

ooh, a peugeot thread! happy with the way this looks now...might upgrade wheels one day..did a 70 mile ride on it last summer

i replaced the cottered spindle on a shopper bike with raleigh 26tpi BB shell at 78mm with a cotterless one yes it worked but i did use caged bearings instead of loose with original cups the only prob was cos the shell was so wide the lockring didnt have enough thread to go on....but this...

ok cheers for that chris....when is it not raining in this country though?.. :lol: don't know if sheldonalec is on here or not...lol have his wider SA 36 spoke alloy wheels on the bike now...but being a true 16 and half inches across as opposed to 18 and a half i have to source a second...

aye you did.... having some bits off alecw35 on there as well as his extensive knowledge of old bikes so look out for an update soon....