Recent content by boy"O"boy

Hi all. So Easter holidays and the wrong size front mech slowed progress on the Pro-flex build. Then eBay came up trumps with a 28.6mm front mech. Before I fitted it...I added it to the line up of XC pro mechs I've now acquired. Here's a pic Top down. 35mm, 31.8mm, 28.6mm, braze - on...

Sourcing the correct spec has all been part of the fun. My go to image is the Freewheel catalogue one.... that's the one etched in my memory and fortunately they list the parts spec (although some of the catalogue spec had changed when the brochure was released) So. More parts found. Some new...

Slowly but surely.....the parts come together. Although sourcing some of them requires a bit of effort to get exactly what you're after. The wheels are a prime example of this. After another fantastic sale with @RetroRider_IT This lovely pair of virtually unused Mavic M7CD wheels arrived...

One of those hard to explain - but when you know....you know. And those that know understand how good our mate Marco is. Legend. 🏆

and again! 7 in a row! :cool: Once again Marco comes up with the goods. Such a great guy. A true credit to Retrobike. A couple of years since my last purchase....and I can honestly say that buying from Marco gets better every time! The communication is always like chatting with an old...

Back on the hunt for a NOS/VGC 28.6mm Suntour XC pro front mech. BP Have a NOS 35.0mm or VGC 31.8mm I can swap/ trade against. Happy to purchase instead if available. Thanks in advance boy"O"boy

Thanks Cristian. Progress at last! The rear elastomer came with the frame when I bought it. @manitou916 had replaced it with a new one prior to the sale. Maybe you could message him to find out where it came from? @fguki supplies replacement Manitou fork elastomer kits....he might be able to...

Today's progress! Swing arm and elastomer reassembled, then onto the stand to fit the Suntour Grease Guard bottom bracket. Threads cleared using a bottom bracket threading tool and cutting fluid. Makes fitting the bottom bracket a breeze.....rather than trying to insert the cups with...

@27motorhead Page 2 has a scan of the race results from Feb 1990. That's the one with Jamie Carr riding a Serotta Pro-flex. (The article also has Sean MacConnamara on a Ridgeback 605!) I'll have to scan the Dave Wonderly trials article at some point... It had a great poster with him on his...

Is the December 90 available separately Peter? I'm only missing 3 to complete my collection and that's one that I need. Cheers boy"O"boy

@mk one Good call Mark. I'll probably take some pictures mid build to show both but like idea of better suiting the wheels. @27motorhead Yeah. I've been keen to get this underway for weeks since laying down the colour..... unfortunately work does get in the way sometimes, and those full size...

The smallest of updates but ...The Pro flex is now out of the paint shop and looking shiny in it's 2K lacquer finish that's been baked in a temperature controlled both. We've been busy with work so it's been about a 5 week wait to get some booth space. Hoping to start the build - well...

Still swatting up at the moment....but the parts accumulation is nearly there. Small progress. Thanks to the collective here - https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/a-shimano-m730-32xt-hubs-question-6spd-or-7spd-on-a-130mm-rear-spacing.476710/ It was determined that a 130mm spaced rear hub was...

Ah. I see. It wasn't a Dynatech but a Merida. Yeah. It could quite easily be a production technique applied by Merida then. None of my Dynatechs have any wire in them. Just straight bonding. Always how a good project starts though. Once you've got the bike stripped....no harm in taking a...

Sounds feasible. You'd have thought that the Raleigh special products division would be producing enough Dynatech frames to be bonding them together with frame jigs to ensure proper alignment and consistency on a premium product line though. Maybe it was some sort of ad hoc repair done later in...