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    Brings tears to your eyes

    As I looked at the terrible combination of … well … everything … my brain said ‘..that’s a very wide chain…’ And it is
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    Today's Ride

    Sans photos - again….. Just finished Grom’s house refurb in Wales - during which he did a solo hero ride up Snowdon to see the rising equinox sun - 1am start and exciting jumpy ride back down - roll forward to yesterday I arrived home pretty wrecked from using heavy equipment - but prep bike...
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    New to forum, know nothing about bikes, advice on 'barn find', well back of a dusty warehouse find to be accurate. Muddyfox chromo comp courier purple

    Well you’ve come to the right place to find out about that bike. Good find. Fred Salmon stem! Tim
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    Alla's Off Road Toad is the June 2025 Bike of The Month

    How about an additional thread on ti cracks? my most recent crack was not ti and not a bike - instead a very scary crack on my 850kg Ifor W trailer on the main towing spar. If that had gone on the motorway … gulp … So back to ti frames: Notorious…. Early Marins (Merlin) Ti Red Orange Vit...
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    The titanium weld and detail appreciation thread.

    Oo look found a close up of the ‘91 Marin …
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    Today's Ride

    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...
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    Today's Ride

    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...
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    it's time ... the 1998 cliff edge must stop!

    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...
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    ebay found a new way to screw with buyers

    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...
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    Sold Club roost I beam threadless 28.6 135mm genuine NOS in box with added Mint Sauce

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