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    For Sale Saracen Andes Retro Mountain Bike - Superb Condition-

    How is the fork? I have an Andes in great condition apart from the fork? Did you refurb it? Lovely frames though.
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    Sold 18 cheap items. Everything £10 posted or less. More added 27/05/24

    Is the Tioga saddle still available please? If so DM me. Thanks.
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    Marin Pine Mountain - chipped paint and rust

    Excellent, I was just about to ruin the kitchen boiling up some linseed oil 😂. Obvs I would have done some research first!
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    Marin Pine Mountain - chipped paint and rust

    Nice tip, boiled linseed oil, I've not heard that before. Why do you boil it?
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    Marin Pine Mountain - chipped paint and rust

    Hi there I'm after some advice from the wisdom of the crowd. I recently purchased a 1992 Marin Pine Mountain, it's a one owner from new, mechanically very sound. The fluro paint on the back stanchions has taken some major damage in the past. Is there anything I can do to spruce this up and...
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    Wanted Wanted

    I have, going to collect it tomorrow Hopefully. Very exciting!
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    Wanted Wanted

    I found a 92 Marin Pine Mountain.
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    Wanted Wanted

    Hi everyone, I'm interested in picking up a nice retro Marin or Specialized other makes also considered but have to be steel, it doesn't matter if it needs work/ maintenance, but it does need to be pretty big because I'm 6"3'. I'm based in South East Cornwall so anywhere within 50 miles...
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    Sold X-Lite bar ends, mint!

    Just imagine if there where lite bar ends in mint green! Not sure its possible, but so cool.
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    For Sale More bits added. SLR, Hope, Kona, Karma

    I’ll take the bar ends if available please, PM me.
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    99 problems and oxidation is one - Saracen Rush 1998

    Let's hope he's not a dirty as the rest of those royals! Thanks for the advice.
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    HELP please: Threaded XT M379 drive side crank

    Sometime always!
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    HELP please: Threaded XT M379 drive side crank

    Thanks all, rode with the pedal in for a few hundred metres felt a wobble stopped and my crank was nice and loose. 👍 🙏
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    HELP please: Threaded XT M379 drive side crank

    That all good advice, believe me I’ll tell no one I’m almost a hermit 😂. I will tell you how it works out though.
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    HELP please: Threaded XT M379 drive side crank

    @legrandefromage I see what you have done there, I was thinking along those same lines but hadn’t come up with an elegant solution yet. What did you use as your backing peice it needs to be something quite chunky I guess?
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