Recent content by CranksAndCanvas

just posted this for sale if your still looking... https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/diamond-back-ascent.498791/

just added the photo to your original thread.. ⌀ 25.2

Just pulled the seat tube on my1990 accent for you.....25.2

I picked this up a few years back with the intention of restoring it, but it’s sat untouched in the garage. I've realised that I’m probably not going to get to it any time soon, so it’s time for it to sit in someone else’s garage. I believe it's a ‘90, it's got the cool "smoke" paint that still...

I think the photo was from a ride up on Ash Ranges - Surrey.

Doh! dunno why I typed 1991. I've updated it...

How about this guy... @CranksAndCanvas 1990 Kona Cinder Cone Here's the build... https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1990-kona-cinder-cone-update-what-to-do-about-tyres.439784/ Cheers Tom

Loving the collection! My first mountain bike was a Peugeot Ranger 10. Every now and again, I have a dig around the internet to see if I can find one the same, but to no avail.

I've spent a bit of time on the original saddle today. So the final question is what to do about tyres? I've got the original Joe Murray Maximum/Reaction tyres but they're too far gone. I did try to give them a cleanup but the sidewalls are crumbling apart. Any thoughts on what might be a...

Today I got it all cabled, the gears tuned up and brakes swapped and set up. It was so close to completion couldn't resist throwing on some spare parts just to get out for a ride. I still need to restore the original Avocet R1 saddle and source some more original tyres. The 'foam' grips are...

I've just realised I've got the brakes the wrong way around. The Se (self-energising) ones were on the back originally. I would have thought it made more sense to have the more powerful brake on the front?

Started to get some parts back on the bike...

I've started putting things back together, refurbing the original components as I go. Wheels - Striped, cleaned, new bearings, trued and tensioned: The bike still had the original brake blocks on it, albeit worn right through to the metal which left a few nice gouges on the rims. I ended up...

Added some decals today... They transformed the frame, really giving it identity again. I liked the clean look so much I was tempted to leave it without the splatter, but it's not really in the spirit of the catalogue rebuild I'm going for. Once I got splattering I wasn't disappointed. The...

Doh! Annoyingly I've got some old BB cups sat in a box, I put them there thinking they'd come in useful for something. I'll remember for next time...