Recent content by arc

Hi, I've taken my first 'real' bike back to its mid 80s roots. Looking forward to getting out on it this weekend. Arc

Re: Thanks Shaun. Appreciate the info. I might get the frame re sprayed. Even if they didn't in fact make the frame, I like the look of that Argos lot in Bristol. I'm also thinking of trying to get a correct epoch wheel set and crank. Original crank on it was ofmega sintesi - beautifully space...

Hi, Thanks both for getting back to me. I've had a look at the drop out and taken photos of it and the fork heads. I've also measured the bottom bracket at 70mm across. I did Google this 'portacatena', as I'd not heard of these before. I definitely don;t have one of these fitted, but there...

Hi. This is the bike I put together in my teenage years. Parts begged, stolen and borrowed. The bike was mostly built in 1985 and 1986, and then was used on and off for time trialling and 3rd Cat road racing for about 5 years. Unfortunately I then drifted into running more than cycling, and...