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    Inappropriate brand/model names

    My brother has a dirt jump frame called the Duncon Cock. My parents were amused when that turned up the doorstep many years ago. Suffice it to say they got used to it and would make inappropriate jokes whenever he went for a ride!
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    Do you notice extreme negative views of none retrobikers when you say you are trying to work with an older bike?

    I have a 3x setup on my XC bike, but I removed the outer ring to save weight and improve ground clearance. I almost never ride this bike on the road, so it was not very useful. There is a downside of course, which is that I can accidentally shift into empty space and derail my chain, but I'm...
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    Do you notice extreme negative views of none retrobikers when you say you are trying to work with an older bike?

    I see this all the time. I don't really get any positive comments or admiring looks at the trail centres, despite having the only bike that isn't black or camo green (maybe my problem is I'm going to trail centres! Haha!), and I get the same attittude with my car. People act shocked when they...
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    Tyre / Rubber cement

    Thanks for the information. I looked at the website and after some searching, discovered they call it "rubber solution." Having now searched for this term on ebay, I have actually found some suppliers selling small tubes of the stuff. It's not super cheap, but cheaper than a puncture repair kit...
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    Tyre / Rubber cement

    Thanks Sam, but where do you buy it from?
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    Tyre / Rubber cement

    Hey folks, Does anyone know a UK based supplier who can sell me small (e.g. 5g) tubes of rubber cement? Most of the bike shops I know seem to only have 30g tubes, which is far too big, as it's too big to fit in my saddle bag and will dry up before I've used it. So far I've been buying...
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    Wanted A reasonable rigid fork

    Oh right. This is not something I was aware of (Sorry Jamesbike). I have a 80mm-ish sus fork on at the moment, and the head angle is too slack, so that's one reason I would like to switch to rigid. I don't know much about the history of the frame, so I just have to go on what it feels like at...
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    Wanted A reasonable rigid fork

    Are they threaded? I'm not German, but Schaft mit Gewinde sounds like it means threaded! I need ahead, unfortunately.
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    Wanted A reasonable rigid fork

    Ahead please.
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    Wanted A reasonable rigid fork

    Erm... it's a mountain bike. Not sure what you're referring to, but it's not my bike! Thanks for trying to help though.
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    Wanted A reasonable rigid fork

    Hey folks, I'm looking for a rigid 26" fork with 1 1/8" steerer. I'm asking because I've tried looking on ebay and don't really know what to search for, apart from Project 2. So if you have a fork to sell, I might be interested. Nothing expensive, but not a generic chinese fork either. Just...
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    Merlin Malt, beautifully resprayed

    It sure does! It has a little glitter in it too, so it glitters on a sunny day too!
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    Merlin Malt rebuild - finished

    The decals look lovely! :D
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    A wizardly Merlin Malt (build - finished)

    Just received some DMR V6 pedals in black to put on this bike. I've also decided to put the Schwalbe semi-slick tyres on instead of the Maxxis ones.
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    Merlin Malt, beautifully resprayed

    Update: Some pics from the bike's adventures over the summer!
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