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    Frame Designs that Shouldn't Work but Do!

    1910 Labor Tour de France https://www.sterba-bike.cz/album/82/category/race-and-sport-bicycles?lang=EN https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/1910-labor-tour-de-france-bicycle.144921/
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    the New Buzzword is 13spd cassettes, oh i can't wait for 14 spd cassettes. 8spd cassettes were cool, 9spd not so much ad infinitum.........

    I've only used tubular for the last 3 years: Vittoria Rubino 28mm with Orange Seal. Only 3 flats 1) Before I discovered sealant 2+3) You're supposed to top up sealant, but 1oz did last a year. So basically no flats that weren't my fault, riding in London.
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    Vittoria Tubular Tyres

    Looks like the Veloflex range is now ProTour: 23, 25, 28 ProTour race: 23, 25 Record (time trial): 23, 25
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    Vittoria Tubular Tyres

    Morning Folks, I discovered tubular tyres 3 years back when I bought a 1982 Holdsworth Avanti with Mavic Monthlery Route rims on it. Tried some very cheap Tufo S3 and they were horrible, then tried Vittoria Rubino and I loved them. So I've been using Vittoria Rubino 28mm for the last 3 years -...
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    Mystery Mercian

    If you're talking New Winner it's one body for 5 / 6 / ultra 6 / ultra 7. But some of the cogs are different - generaly the smallest 1 or 2. But Ultra 6 and Ultra 7 have the same spacers. If you look closely it's all explained on the bottom row of that chart. Also note "teeth mark must face...
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    Mystery Mercian

    I'm running SunTour New Winner Ultra 6 on a 1961 Holdsworth Cyclone (121mm dropout). SunTour Cyclone II GT + 13-15-17-19-24-32 on the back / SunTour Cyclone I + TA 52/36 + Stronglight 49D on the front It works damn fine. I got the parts on Ebay - 2 or 3 freewheels at about £10-20 a go. The New...
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    Where can I get Mafac straddle cables?

    You could always try french Ebay or similar. I got some Mafac Racer (long) from somewhere mid-south of France and they were reasonably priced even with post. Communication was minimal though - they may well not speak english. A quick search: https://www.ebay.fr/itm/364898502983 13.2 euro but...
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    Where can I get Mafac straddle cables?

    This looks like the right set: https://www.ebay.com/itm/315085607348 But way too much money: reduced from $150 lol.
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    Where can I get Mafac straddle cables?

    If it's Mafac racer style I just got a cheap shift cable and cut it to length. One of the Mafac centre pulls has fixed length stradle cables - 'competition' I think.
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    The British bike thread

    Hadn't heard of 'maes stratalite', I presumed 'maes' was something to do with GB, but nope it's Strata: https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/classic_components/the-strata-engineering-company/ Which was around at about the same time. Apparently (Ebay) maes stratalite was about 37cm ctc (14.6")...
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    Campagnolo derailleur jockey wheel compatibility

    I replaced the jockey wheels on my SunTour Cyclone II a couple of years back (10 teeth) - I run them on 2x7 and 2x6 at the moment. Here's my original thread: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1255815-suntour-jockey-wheel-upgrade-bbb-rollerboys-bdp-01-a.html I did have to add a couple of...
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    1972 Holdsworth Cyclone 23"

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305560130232 £120 or best offer.
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    The British bike thread

    Crossposting from Bikeforums.net because it's a nice article. Helped me out a bit when I was trying to create Holdsworth Red Pearl for my 1961 Cyclone. Also asked Mario Vaz - he said Red Pearl arrived in huge drums from Switzerland, so no idea how to mix it :(. A Visit to Holdsworthy Ltd...
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    1949 Holdsworth Roi de Velo

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126461448644 Nottingham No bids yet. 4 speed Sturmey Archer
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    Vintage Viking Identification

    Can't quite see which direction it's curved in, but here's a 1961 Holdsworth Cyclone:
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