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Got a rear with a 36H Exage hub if useful to make a pair

Take it to a decent bike shop which should have a conical seatpost gauge.

I think the only real disadvantage with cantis is how the post mount ones are excellent at first until the pad wears and the mechanical advantage weakens. Post mount v-brake pad holders solves it. Much of the advantage to V-brakes is the re-thought pad design. It also saves all that faffy post...

Indeed, you are right. 9s post-2001 and 10s have exactly the same derailleur leverage.

Just to add, 531db was a very specific tube set from Reynolds. The forks were rather over-built, so in a front end crash the frame was almost invariably damaged. It was later replaced by 531ST and 531c.

Probably the Bates. There are loads of Lentons around, they were made in huge numbers. Have a look on eBay sold listings. Lentons are £5-50 for the frame. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=raleigh+lenton&_sacat=0&_from=R40&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1

Pre-2001 or post 2001 9s? Got a late 90s Mirage 9s in tidy usable condition. £18 posted

1998 Kona Fire Mountain, 16" but comes up more like 14" from anyone else. Ridden by my 5'2" wife. I can also chuck in a pair of Conti tyres in chocolate brown for the full cafe creme vibe. Hasty photo before cleaning! Frame, forks, bottom bracket, original Kona stem & seatpost (with clamp)...

That assumes anyone will go for it. I hate car manufacturer branded bikes. They are shameless branding exercises, no different to sunglasses or keyrings.

The Park glueless patch will work on TPU tubes, which are almost as light as latex but don't lose air so fast.

It's hard to tell, at first glance I'm with @MattiThundrrr but it needs a little investigating. I would scrape off a little with a scalpel to see if it's rusty underneath. If so it will spread so needs attention - or wait and leave it and do a bigger paint job later.

It looks like the rear wheel has also been switched? That new rear appears to have a steel rim (either that or you did a lovely job polishing it). If it's steel you will never get decent braking in the wet and in the dry it will be mediocre at best.

I have had similar problems in the past. In my case it was that the cable outer was not snugged fully into the Ergo body when I overhauled things and replaced the outers. It was really easy for the outer to be 1 or 2 mm off snug, especially as you tape the outer round the bend in the bars. Make...

@bagpuss PM sent, it's yours.

That's the difference between an eBike and pedalling only. The big jumps between gears would be horrible: pedalling at an high cadence then a jump to a much lower one. I'm not riding an eBike.