Recent content by daccordimark

Definitely steel. Apart from anything else the tubing sticker tells all - acciaio is Italian for steel.

My wife's old Gitane had that type of Simplex rear mech and the frame had the special hanger to match. Made it impossible to upgrade the mech. I never tried putting the Simplex on a standard hanger but it seems a bad idea to me. They're not designed for each other and if you mess up the hanger...

My 1973 Ellis Briggs Favori has an imperial seat cluster bolt, it takes a 7/32" Allen key but I've no idea what type of thread it is.

This sort of thing?

I haven't done a TT for years so I'm out of touch with the whole scene but I thought the point of the road bike category was to make it less intimidating for people wanting to try out the sport or to do so without needing a special bike. They could turn up on a "normal" bike and compete against...

Ghosty is now the lucky owner of my old rubbish.

No interest?

Yeah, I'm taking a kids bike down there next week but wasn't sure if they want bits and pieces. I'll ask while I'm there.

Hi, Is any of this stuff worth the cost of petrol / postage? I hate skipping stuff but will feel better if I've at least offered it out first! Trek 820 frame and forks, 18" frame with 68mm bottom bracket. Lots of scratches, some rust where there's been cable rub. No dents...

Bump and price reduction to £25 inc. postage.

Yes, still available. I will double-check the delivery price in the morning after I've measured the box and DM you.

Hi, I normally hang out in the other place but I'm getting rid of the remnants of my one and only MTB. I suspect most of it will be skipped but does anyone want this headset for £10 including postage? Some pitting on the chrome and one of the (original!) cartridge bearings is a bit gritty...

There's a special tool for that. https://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com/2015/11/classic-components-2-bolt-seat-posts.html

I think the hubs on these wheels must be to French standards as the front hub is 96mm OLN and the rear is 122mm. I have no way to verify if the freewheel thread is French but I guess it's a fair assumption. The date codes show they were made in 1980 (rear) and 1981 (front). Both rims have very...

Rims: 2 x GP4 36h with red Mavic labels. GP4 labels are gold but one has faded to almost totally silver. One rim is much darker than the other and both have no grey left on the side walls. One has an extra Mavic sticker in large white capitals. £15 the pair collected from near Huddersfield...