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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...

@Markybeau Cheers for the mention. These pics are from my Endeavour #2 restoration when I took it back to bare metal. Only the headtube is an aluminium casting - the bottom bracket and seat tube castings are steel. None of my Dynatechs have come unbonded, so I've no idea of there are internal...

Thanks for all the replies to this thread. There's a wealth of knowledge here on Retrobike so I know this was the place to ask the question! Definitely some possibilities of why the rear end is 130mm. I've just added the Catalogue to the build thread rather the familiar Freewheel Catalogue...

Yeah. All part of the research for me. I had never seen the actual Ridgeback Catalogue until it arrived this evening! Like you say.... swatting up on the subject like I'm going to take an exam on Ridgeback specs! - suppose the devil is in the details when it comes to a catalogue spec...if...

Ah. Remember that MBK advert from MBUK of the same period.....and the overbury's pioneer surrounded by oranges. Looking forward to this build. Cheers Ed. Got both of those Catalogues too...

Pages 6 -10 and back cover specs Note the rim change from Mavic M6CD (604) and M7CD (605) to Ambrosio Hard anodised rims. Cheaper seatpost on 604 but 605 gets a proper M730XT one. Saddle specced now is a colour coded M20 Avocet in the pics. No Blackburn cage on the 604. Having the...