Recent content by danson67

Just to clarify this for future generations :) If the headtube is an extrusion with the two flanges on the back, it's a 1"Ø steerer. (RC100 to RC200 F5, 1996) If it's got a fully round headtube, plain or stepped (with or without the crack ;)), then it's 1-1/8"Ø steerer. (RC200 F6 onwards...

Any anodising company will insist that they are removed. The sulphuric acid acid will corrode the steel parts to iron oxide, which pock marks the nearby aluminium and contaminate the acid tank. All the best,

Which model do you have, Ian?🤔 Mk2 has the flat face plate bolted on, Mk3 has the hollow CNC brace at the front. The Mk2 has a couple of 608 (std skate) bearings and the rest are bronze bushings with grease injection ports inside the axles. The Mk3 is 608 bearings all round, so those can just...

Retroforks website from Poland is pretty comprehensive: https://retroforksbike.pl/en/ All the best,

There were the Campag-branded Look off-road ones. And before that, the enormous Euclid ones. But for late 90s/early 2000s, I think I'll have to go French, so Look or Time. All the best,

Cool. I'd forgotten about Torelli. ..but I omitted to mention that it's a mountainbike build. All the best,

I'm putting together a 2002ish xc racing MTB build, FRM frame and parts with as much Italian as I can find. Anyone know of Italian-built pedals, ideally clipless...or I'll have to resort to Time/Look euro. All the best,.

Hmm, I wonder what the history of that X is? Marked it up as #203 on the list. All the best,

@A_Guy_Called_Graham and @baron von greenback Many thanks, list updated. All the best,

Hope Technology is a high end UK hub manufacturer. Very nice, but unlikely to be original equipment on your bike. The PRST-1 usually had Shimano XT or XTR equipment (including hubs) fitted. The freehub is the section of the rear hub which supports the sprockets. It has a couple of bearings...

If you want to be a bit more controlled and not need three hands for the job...remove the clamp bolt, reverse it, screw in through the top, with something flat in the clamp slot. This will jack the clamp open and hold it there while you push the barrel section out. All the best,

Well, Pre-ISO calipers and hubs are pretty rare these days, but don't cost much if you do find them (since they're obsolete)...usually Formula or Magura. I've seen the Fournales adapters sell for £50+, but sellers are often not clear on the ISO/non-ISO difference, so buyers might be going in a...

Since I had my fork in hand...comparisons with @just jacques pictures show that Fournales made both ISO and Pre-ISO versions of the adapter over the life of the forks. My Pre-ISO adapter has been cut by someone to work better, but it is still possible to see the differences, and identify which...

Probably correct, but better to look at the alignment of the inside faces of the dropout and the brake tab. These are the faces that the hub and brake caliper contact. You should be able to judge by comparing with my non-ISO version, viewed from underneath: Between zero and 1mm offset is...

This 2002 Cannondale CAAD5 came across my bench recently. Fantastically light (1400g for a 58cm road frame), but no wonder it cracked: Really poor dropout design. Stamped from 1/4" plate, sharp edges with a major x-section change and hardly any vertical thickness. That short section, only...