Recent content by alban

Grafton cranks made by topline, 175mm. I read somewhere these ones were a better aluminium than the later Topline models, so less prone to cracking. I imagine most of you lot all know the back story etc. Some battle scars, but sound. Threads and tapers all good. Been unused for a number of...

thanks, too long for me.

what is the travel, and axle to crown length please?

I’d love those brake boosters if you split..,

Thanks I think I’ll pass, glws, lovely forks wish they’d fit. A2c is axle to crown length

How easy is it to get a longer steerer for these please? And what is the a2c and the travel?

Did 600km through the Pyrenees on my modernised 1991 trek 950. We did some big days of climbing and I was glad to have the granny ring. I don’t think I slowed down my pal on his road bike too much. I ran some bar ends on the inside of my grips etc which was a useful spare hand position although...

Thanks again for all the replies, this is now sorted.

Thanks for the replies. The ritchey and xtr posts aren’t inline enough for me, pmd re the IRD.

After an inline post in 27.0 diameter, black. Ideally a Thomson. Anything out there?

Thanks for all the responses. Maybe I’ll try some kool stops. I remember using regular black shimano pads at the beginning, before wrongly assuming they were ceramic. The braking is a lot better with ceramic pads than the standard black shimano ones!

Hi team what brake pads are recommended for grey Mavic x517s? I thought they were ceramic so I’ve been using ceramic pads but then I realised there are the ceramic versions of the rims as well as just the grey coated versions. The coating seems to be rubbing off… I assume I should be using...

After a single black brake booster or a pair please and ideally with mounting bolts.

Ah yeh oops

After a pair of shiver SCs. Seen good pairs go for around £250 so that's what I'm hoping to find.