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This East German Textima from 1979 was contemporary to Mike's creations, who knows whether they were designed independently or if he was...

He did a QED documentary back in the day, it's very watchable.

Loving the star spangled over shoes! The forks remind me of a Textima, in a good way. If those were from '81, he was clearly ten years...

I've had a scout about the interwire, and it could be a Profil CX... The cabling is pretty hideous 😵😜

It's not the best photos but it's the only ones I can get till I see it in the metal. What model of Colnago has a mount for aero levers...

Yes I think you're bang on the money there.

Ah, I see! How do I know if they are left or right hand cup dies (or does it matter, do they cut both?) I've got really old set of...

Found this locally for cheap, but unsure of the provenance of it. Chesini?

No, it's actually etched onto the die

I bought three thread cutters, for a good price. I reckon they are probably 1950s, they look like VAR but can't be sure. I'll upload...

Graeme Obree came quickly to the realisation that he could only compete in the opening prologue. I hope he got paid well for it, hard to...

I inherited a Merckx Max frame from one of my old race pals when he gave up the sport. Although it was a bit of the chunky side (heavy)...

For a variety of reasons, I've got quite a few steel frames (mostly because I've got the space, a 120sq m loft) I've got roughly 6...

That's a very nicely put together frame! Good job, I don't think I've ever seen a steel frame that intricate or lightweight 👍 The...