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I had a bike that creaked once and like other people I just couldn't work out what it was. I swapped out pedals, bottom brackets, cranks, seat posts and stems and it would still make the same creaking noises. In the end it turned out to be the seat post. I put plenty of grease on it...

Can I have the front mech please? Pm'd

Can I have the Shimano one please. Pm'd

I've had slipping seatposts in the past. I used a torque wrench to tighten the clamp (nut and bolt, not quick release), and if it still slipped, I tightened slightly more the next time. I found it needed around 15nm for it to stay in position on one of my bikes. That was on a steel frame with an...

You may have to position the mech slightly higher on the seat tube to avoid it touching the chain stay. That's the only thing that might cause a problem.

I run an m560 front mech with a compact chainset, doesn't seem to cause any problems. The cage on it is a bit longer than, say an m565, but works fine for me.

Can I have the Sugino cranks please. Pm'd

I'll take them at that price. If that's ok.

Thinners would remove it (might remove the original paint as well).

I use second hand UN72s (I've got 2 around 30 years old, seem to be very very durable, can't wear them out) or new Tange LN7922s which are probably the closest modern equivalent.

Why do you need to replace them? They don't look too bad. Is it because they're biopace?

I judge the tension 2 ways. Firstly there should be a bit of movement when you squeeze 2 parallel spokes and secondly, by how hard it is to turn the nipples. If they're very hard to turn, they're probably over tightened. Too loose, they're probably under tightened. Of course 'too tight' and 'too...

I've got some Mavic 220s with lines a bit like that, I'm not sure what they are but I'm fairly sure they're not cracks.

You could swap spacers on the non drive side to reduce the hub down to 126 mm and re-dish the wheel (quick and easy if you know what you're doing). Having said that, I have a bike with 126 mm drop outs (653 frame) and I just use a 130 mm wheel and I've had no problems with it so far (about 6 or...

Have a look in this document.