Recent content by chalkie

Due to the inevitable itch to build a new bike, and lack of space in the garage, my street beater gt rave is up for sale. This would be a great project for a retro rebuild back to the original 10 speed, or have as a city rider and beater as i did. Built from Cro-Mo steel, this is as tough a...

here's the link to a purchase of mine: https://picasaweb.google.com/blancgraff ... IOu-On8zA# no decals as a respray has been done prior to me, but the frame has oiler holes on the front forktube and by the BB, plus nice stiff back stays and exact 120mm spacing. The arched back stay...

Joe Waugh's association with M Steel cycles (1894-2005) from Gosforth is the obvious link, you may have to chase the internet links to find a Spec sheet somewhere, otherwise i don't know of any distinctive frame numbering or 'secret' feature that shows a Waugh frame from another 531.

yep, i'm over spinning on it at the moment, but great in the mud and down the towpath - one blast of the hose and its clean again. very comfortable ride actually with the bull bars. cheers love your RTS too. watch out for my SPEEDWELL Titanium 1975 which is almost finished with complete...

Here's my sixth bike built from scratch (a skip), this lovely 1998 GT Rave road bike has a Campag Athena crank, Normandy hubs (from 1975), and flip flop 16/19t cogs, red repaint job saving the decals, and a few other spare bits. Good city spinner, although it could do with a 42/40 double i...

thanks jim - i think you could be right - drilling titanium to that degree would be probably too risky from a stability point of view, (and we've all noted the MB previous chat about Teledyne titanium forks failing in the 70s). Interesting you mention Sakae as thats what the Chainset is on my...

who's got an idea about where and how i can get hold of a seatpost like in the link to go on my speedwell? :idea: http://www.speedbicycles.ch/278/speed_004.jpg

hi im chalkie - new to the forum, but by way of a search on speedwells i got here. breezerboy do you still have the Speedwell? its a beauty - i've just 'acquired' one from a retired 84 old, and am re authentisising it - i think your front decal however belongs to the Speedwell Mini car branding...