Recent content by doctor-bond

Ahh, cantilevers …..

Swap it for your Nitto fillet faceplate stem? 😉

It’s 17” / 43cm C-T

Next up, a cute Overbury’s frame and fork in need of a new home. 16” C-C seat tube; effective top tube is c. 19.5” / 20”. This is probably a Wildcat model (there is an Overburys advert with the different models somewhere on here). There is no serial number, which suggests Mr Powell was working...

Whoosh!

Intriguing: I don’t think I would bet my wits against any Shimano techies, but could it be a way of making the chain more ‘sticky’ to pick up? (I suspect function on day 1 rather than on day 3000 was what made it get into the ‘good idea’ bucket.)

Beautiful bike, great colour (and an excellent stem - let me know if you don’t get on with it for any reason 😁)

Is getting stuff collected by people that already come to your house once a day a sinister reduction in service or a no brainer?

This is so cool, and all the variants speak of a time when Japanese craftsmanship was massively undervalued. (That segmented wishbone stay is insane: has anyone seen one ever?) Nitto these days don’t have enough skilled workers to produce fillet brazed stuff (that’s according to Rivendell who...

Yes please. Will PM/DM/Conversation you.

I had this too: some POs are Delivery Offices with a lesser charge (esp rural); so clicked nearest Delivery Office; which was my local post office, and got the 20p spank. I lived. But rewind a bit; you can get them to come and pick up a tracked parcel, next day, bring the labels with them (save...

I know there a few hi-fi peeps on here, so here’s a link to a very nice sounding Marantz CD with the rare S1 DAC. Gumtree link Discount for RB members.

Very cool. What’s the padlock for?

Have sent you a ‘conversation’ 😎

Nice forged triple in stealthy black.; not much used - a few signs of wear. 48/38/26. 110/74 BCD. 170mm cranks. Reduced to £35 posted U.K.