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Nice, that's good to hear. They may not be the most advanced forks given the pace of change in DH stuff at the time, but they're worth having on the bike for sure. Just make sure they use the proper repro seals rather than the shite Enduro blue things that for a while were all that was...

I wouldn't change that fork, it's such an awesome period part. From memory they just screwed extensions into things to make them from stock Z1 parts so it should be possible to repair them. Speak to @Dr-Zocchi unless someone else comes out with some helpful info first.

I get you on this bit particularly. I hit 40 this year and still do the same stuff to a greater or lesser extent than I did twenty years ago. However, there are a number of things I still want to do in life that need a lot of fitness and that basically gives me another ten years to do them, max...

I wasn't sure about you stripping the original paint job off but that looks mega and really highlights how clean the lines were on the original design.

That seller seems to love putting stuff up at at least double what it's worth. Amazingly they do actually seem to sell some things.

Powdercoating is thicker, and my experience is variable as it's so dependant on the powdercoater and whether they do detail work or industrial stuff. One option might be cerakote as it's thinner and there are a lot of greys available. Possibly too expensive for cranks but worth looking at, I've...

Try using Bulldog BDX. Soak, soak, and soak again. I don't know what's in it but it's an incredible penetrant and release fluid, beats XCP/Plusgas etc by a country mile.

Finding a pic should be easy enough, finding the actual hub may be more of a challenge but I'll see what I can do. They're all mk1 hubs.

I'm going to leave this one as is just now, I was never the biggest fan of red hubs, although my Hadleys on the Rotec at least did stay red! I might however have some spare hubs sitting around somewhere if you still need them; a silver and a black front 32h Bulb and a rear 36h one in black.

I did see that, it was a nice build and went for a good price. The X-Vert Ti were a fork I always lusted after as a kid. I don't need another one though!

That and people have less spare cash, or are less willing to spend cash on discretionary items, and so those sellers with stuff they've been able to inflate the prices on for the last few years are having to reduce them to more reasonable levels so that they can actually sell anything. No bad...

Absolutely loved seeing this when my mate sent it to me. I know the Lairig Ghru and the surrounding area very well from riding, wandering and climbing so it's great to see it in a different light through the annals of history. Incidentally, despite much bollocks online, the proper name should...

Maxxis have been horrendous for this in recent years, particularly the 2.5" DH Assegai. At one point some of the World Cup teams were selecting one good one from every three. Given the cost of these things now exceeds mid-range car tyres you'd expect better. It does happen on every tyre, and...

The bay ones are some of the scariest things I've ever seen. Some of the cheapest chinesium I've ever seen, and you can't tighten the headset up effectively when they're fitted. I bought one to see if it would work for extending the steerer of a wall hanger DH bike but even in that scenario it's...