Recent content by 2manyoranges

Bike...twisted bars and scratched end of Tech3 lever - war wound. Quick correct with allen key and only the scratched lever is evidence...and the gouges in my knee. And elbow. And battered hand. A couple of years ago I noted that the Grom (now 20) has retained the childhood ability to fall...

well...today's ride...was last night No photos You wouldn't want them 18k into town for drink and dinner with close friends. Bit late. Pushing hard. On Cotic RoadRat. Quite fast into blind corner on the cyclepath and whilst I didn't expect the person to be walking on that bit of isolated...

I have had many moments over the past 10 years or so of thinking .. why doesn't the cut off date for Retro in RetroBike roll with the years? I mean, bikes in the early 2000s need a look in? Turner Burner? ..and... and... can't really think of much since it was all generic and poor and built down...

YES indeed I would be I have been frustrated sometimes when I am sniping and simply because of level of traffic my bid has not been registered. So the new system would prevent that from happening. But that's a rare occurance. Hmmm I prefer it how it was. Ebay has become a weird place in the...

sold

note 28.6 - for one and eighth

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Nope no rust at all. And this is an I-Beam stem. Photos along in a minute....

Long springs now gone So remaing are type3 soft and x soft

well well..... lots of interesting detail https://outspokencyclist.com/tag/gary-helfrich/ podcast show 423 you will need to be patient listening but it's very interesting ...more on the 'roadie for Aerosmith' bit....

Thanks for the correction and ARGH June.... https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1310095-rip-david-lynskey.html

phew back to right time rules ... 1991 Team Marin Ti 15 inch And sorry for no closeups - this went a couple of years ago after buying it WAAAAy Back In The Day Litespeed Pressing the + button will get you a view of the tiny tiny fishscale welds - was when Gary H was still at Litespeed*...

oops the cut off date slipped

lovely build

Thanks Nobby - indeed just a bit weird at present as everyone is saying. It's a lovely thing and it's just been hanging in the workshop for so long... The Grom is now 176cms tall - taller than me - and he's well outgrown it now.