Recent content by chug666

Hi all, Whilst hunting for an early 80’s road bike project I happened across a Raleigh Memphis mtb, which seemed to be in excellent condition and was insultingly cheap. Inevitably it is now in my garage. It reminds me of the Raleigh mustang I had as a kid, but has a lilac frame, printed with...

Re: As big as possible really, I'm 6'3 with long legs and I've not yet found a bike where standover is an issue. Reach is usually more of a challenge but not so much with older frames. Cheers!

Hi all, I'm 40 next year and I'm planning a birthday tour to celebrate. I'd love to do it on a bike the same ages as me, so hunting for a 1981 bike or frame to work with- a project is fine, but it needs to be big (ideally 60cm) as I'm lanky. If anyone has something that might fit the bill...

Now sold.

Hi All, Has anyone encountered Dasia as a bike brand? I've been flirting with the idea of building a titanium road bike for a while and have found a possible frame to start with which has a Dasia badge (not Dacia, as in the car). I'd never heard of them and a tour of google hasn't really...

Is anyone here looking for a Raleigh m trax project? I took one on but the frame just doesn’t fit me and I can’t get on with the long stem, so I’d rather it found a new loving home... I’ll work out how to post pics later but can send direct if there is any interest, it’s the red lugs and rear...

Would anyone have use for a pair of weinmann road bike levers (the ones with the extra side pull bit for bar top braking)? Taken from a Raleigh road bike I fixied last year, open to offers. Cheers!

Update on the Tequesta... I started stripping it down over the weekend and immediately hit two 'challenges'; the non-drive side crank arm is well seized to the bottom bracket, and in the attempt to get it off I managed to strip the thread from the arm. Not good. More significantly, the alu...

Cheers all, & if it cleans up ok I'll post another pic...

Re: Haha, appreciate your honest assessment! I'll probably still have a tinker, spotted it has old school internal cable routing and an odd rear brake setup which has piqued my interest! If anyone can hazard a guess at the year I'd be keen to know.

I think you're right (looks like it has been a bitsa for a while...). Do you think the frame might be worth a bit of effort, and then popping on ebay?

Re: Hi, I've just rescued an orange tequesta, not sure of the year but sounds like you'd know better than me! I've not done anything to it yet but was planning to strip it down to the bare frame and then reassess. Let me know if you're interested, and any info on the bike (year etc) would be...

Hi All, First post (hello!), but I've lurked for a while and have a long and colourful history of re-homing unwanted bicycles... Anyway, I have just rescued this from an untimely trip to the metal skip where i work. Brakes and drive chain are toast but the frame seems pretty tidy and the...