Tushingham's

[spatuluk]

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I dunno if this helps, seeing as my bike isn't a proper Tushingham, but I took some (crap) photos of my bike's components when it arrived:









Dunno why it was so dark!

The U brake was the only part that didn't keep to the silver colour scheme. I never took a photo of the front brakes, but they were encased in silver plastic. Well.. more like a titanium silver, thanks to degradation.

I got some slightly less knackered replacements, and managed to keep the grey-ish colour scheme on everything apart from the front brakes. It's still all pretty ratty, but it matches the bike in all it's chipped glory.

 

[Andy T]

Yup, that is Tushingham 'Exage Mountain'.
The black plastic encased U-brake is BR-M453 if I remember correctly and it was also part of the Mountain-LX groupset above Exage Mountain. There is a all-metal U-brake in the Exage Mountain range which is BR-M452 which seems to have had a longer lifespan than its M-453 stablemate.
Exage Mountain/Trail and Country were discontinued in 1990 to make way for Exage 300/400/500LX...short lasting themselves..

 

[sinnerman]

Good job that was noticed mate, i just saw the bike with the parts and jumped for fear of it loosing the chance.

Ill keep looking.

 

[brocklanders023]

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Just picked up a Giant Sierra with what looks like tidy Exage thumbies if you still nee them?

 

[Andy T]

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Cheers Brocklanders023,
sorted for thumbies, they seem to survive unlike the lever assembly!
Would consider another set if the small 'L' bracket on yours are mint?

 

[Andy T]

Some bits for the early Tushingham, nasty Exage Mountain....
ALL NOS so far.

I have a few front mechs, all have storage marks on them, the best of the bunch at the moment!











Possibly, depending on how the M450 pedals I have turn out, they have seen better days, lots of better days!


I have a very large box full of very very tatty Exage Mountain bits, if anyone needs any.....? :facepalm:

 

[legrandefromage]

Not quite what you are after but

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/90-Shimano-E ... SwHMJYETNS

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shimano-Exag ... SwMK9aN4bR

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3039-26-19-C ... SwE-xbAHcM

 

[brocklanders023]

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I will check the condition.

 

[Andy T]

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Done,
will update the thread over the next day or so, family crap to sort.... :facepalm:





Andy :xmas-big-grin:

 

[brocklanders023]

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Very good. :xmas-cool: