Recent content by JegSpur

As requested - sorry if its blurry....

Ha ha !! Well I guess that shows it still gets used (or at least did a couple of years ago!)... It's a little bit cleaner at the moment... Can'y make up my mind what to do with it - was (and kind of still is) my pride and joy, but it's getting neglected. Every so often I decide I'm going to...

Thanks for the replies - I was just a little unsure 'cos of the age of the bike whether I could just use a new Shimano 7 speed chain. I thought I remembered the old Deore 'hyperglide' (!) biopace demanded a specific chain - but if not so then great (though some might think it important to stay...

I basically have exactly the same bike as the BotM Jan 2010 (though absolutely not anywhere near 'box fresh'!) - and need to put a new chain on it. Can anyone tell me where to get a nos chain for 20+ yr old deore biopace? Cheers

Any idea where I might get nos black biopace chainset? Only seen in chrome and is deore LX....

BTW... I think it's a thing of beauty (does that make me wierd?).

Oh man... You're mocking me! Where did you get that picture of my bike from so long ago!!! I've been trying to stay practical about this - but that just makes me feel like I'm being irreversibly, irresistibly dragged into something I didn't expect... namely to 'keep it original'. Won't...

Update - had some fun with the gear puller, neat tool, does what it's supposed to........ Anyway.. I finally finished sawing the crank off and wondered where to go next! :cry: Should I replace just the crank - where would I get an original / suitable one? Or given the state of the...

The thread on the bolt and inside the . It's only the thread for using the the removal tool and the dust cover thats gone. Once the bolts back in the crank can't come off can it. Er.. can it?

Yes - I was hoping to keep using the cranks. The thread is only there for removal right? So I thought I'd buy the cheap gear puller and try that. If no joy then I guessI'll resort to the sawing! Have a look....

I'm hoping the cranks are okay. I have a lot of movement in the bottom bracket - which I want to get out to see if it just needs a regrease or new bearings - or replacing. The posts above are advising to service rather than replace. I'm keen to do the work myself - just because I've had the...

The pic above appears to be for one that costs £95 at Halfords - can the cheapo ones like THIS do the job just as well for me? Sorry to ask so many (probably) dumb questions!

cheers - appreciate the help.

Err.. what is it and perhaps more pertinently - how much are they?

Thanks for all the replies... I read through them earlier and decided I needed to have a look at the state of the inside of the bottom bracket - but can't get the first crank off! It must be rusted solid I think - but now it I've ruined the entire inside thread of the crank! The tool was all...