Recent content by hamster

One other point: rather than cutting down a threaded steerer to get the locknut tight enough, simply add an ahead spacer in between.

Provisionally sold!

Used on my Dawes tandem for the timing chain...came with the bike. No problems in use, it had two big M6 Allen bolts under the shell to clamp it. My main advice is grease everything massively (eccentric, shell, bolts and bolt heads) with a marine grease. Dismantle and re-grease at least twice a...

Looks like around £6 with Evri, and yes I'm still New Forest!

Repainted 1998 Kona Fire Mountain frame, forks, stem and seatpost: any good for £50? https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/16-kona-frame-92-95.477976/#post-3573523

Definitely snooker and darts - except it's beta-blockers there. I laughingly said to a physio friend who has done work for endurance racing (Le Mans etc) that he must be working in the only clean sport and he said that it's amphetamines instead.

Spinner make forks, Rockstar is Marin's fork branding. Most Rockstar forks were made by Spinner I think. As for headsets, assuming you are running threaded, the best is probably Campagnolo Record road, plenty around for £50 new. The older ones also have grease ports in the lower race. There is...

Go to any race with teams other than the UCI top 16 and there is lots of 105 around.

The ones to avoid are 780.

There are a fair few XT hubs around, although I would avoid the later ones and use LX. They shifted to aluminium axles and shrunk the bearings, which made them fragile.

Got an Alivio 170mm for a fiver posted if you get stuck.

@bobo2049 simply put something like 'FOUND' in the title. Use the edit link in your post.

@ishaw 26”, no idea about axle details, sorry. I suspect not but will take a look.

I lost it at full sus. OF COURSE they are more capable over the big stuff, and I might well feel differently if I lived and rode in the Peak District. But it's overkill where I ride - and I hate the whole bike park / trail centre thing. From the late 90s they all got too niche and...

Pair FSA XC-300 wheels. Light set at 1730g the pair excluding skewers and rotors. Both true. Rear has had one replacement spoke, freehub body has a wobble, was removed and flushed through with heavy oil this winter after slipping episodes - now operating fine, but don't expect it to last forever...