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Check the seat tube for ovality, especially by nudging the clamping area open a little. Also measure the post - it should indeed be 26.4. There can be some alarming discrepancies to what is nominal though, often 0.1mm.

Also consider Tern - made by a breakaway from Dahon after a family disagreement.

Always used to be Avenue Cyclery...but I haven't been there in over 10 years. http://www.avenuecyclery.com/

Which kit did you settle for finally? Just want to check before looking at one for the Mrs, who has arthritis in her hip.

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It will be fine. I've run Campag 10s chainsets in 7s systems with no trouble.

Does it have disc tabs? I think not as my F2000 didn't IIRC. If no tabs then you cannot fit discs easily. The original wheels will be lighter than modern ones as they have fewer spokes but make up for it with heavier rims. It's hard to get decent 26" rim brake wheels now.

Rode a Kingcycle on a taster day in Sussex. It was hard work uphill as it used different muscles, very much winching up. On the flat the lack of wind resistance was a revelation, downhill it felt like flying a jet fighter. 30mph comes up incredibly easily.

Avid Rollamajig. I bet a decent bike shop will have one in a drawer. Failing that a longer cable outer.

Sold.

14x issues of Privateer, No.3 to No.17. Missing No.4 and with two versions of 16 (retail and subscription). Just pay postage or collect New Forest.

Vulture capitalists typically find undervalued companies and break them up to sell the assets. This looks more like dumb money - as you say, they assumed the boom to last. Idiots. It's a pity that a decent business got ruined. That said, the bike industry has been trying to find ways to defy...

16 or each: shorter on the drive side. I've used 262 and 264 in the past for 3X, although with XT hubs but they have the same flange diameter. Even Mavic's own numbers for ERD can be a bit variable. You didn't state what cross you intend to build.

New from Spa cycles for £30, I've bought several over the years, they are excellent (I think made by Sugino). https://spacycles.co.uk/m8b0s109p2003/SPA-CYCLES-XD-2-Touring-Cranks-%28pr%29

Could well have done if doing a respray.