Recent content by JeremyA

Here are 2 of the many Moulton bikes. These are in original condition. Green is 3 speed purple is a 4 speed number. £80 a bike. Collection North London.

I am currently away. When I get back I will get my Moulton brain activated. Will go through the collection and pick out a selection of good ones.

21 1/2” frame. No dents. Previous owner has partially sanded. Nice details like the oil port on the BB shell and the gear cable routing. Note it is suitable for centre pull brakes with a cable holder on the rear stays. Threads are all excellent. Collect from North London £130

Are you still interested? We have 20+ available in various states of repair. We are a charity based in North London. We fix up basic bikes and give them away to good causes. We were donated a garage full of Moulton bikes. All sales profits feed back into the charity

So this is my final bar choice. These are modern bars made for Condor in London. Apparently 26.0 mm dia but didn’t fit my Cinelli 26.0 stem. Had to shim the stem AND the Campagnolo levers. Not ideal but appears to work ok. So far. On another matter: toe clip sizing. Assume the 1st meta tarsal...

I met Alf at the Shorter Rochford shop about 6 years ago. He and Alan were there chatting to customers. They very kindly sorted out my son’s cleat that had come loose on the ride out of London. After leaving the shop I told my son that the man in the shop was one of the greatest time trailers...

Small world. My LBS was Shorter Rochford in Finchley. Still got a Shorter bike

Wow thanks to everyone who has replied. There is an amazing resource of knowledge out there. I will get some new bars with more shallow drop and shorter reach. The Stem is 26.0 mm Diameter, Condor cycles in London do a suitable set of bars. Hopefully the original Campagnolo lever clamps will...

I have recently finished building my late 60's Rory Obrien road bike. I am very happy with how it has turned out. It rides really well. I will be using it for the Eroica in Tuscany in October 2026. Cani get advice on brake lever position. Have Cinelli Champione Del Mondo 64 60 bars and am using...

Thanks. It was more about tyre size on relatively narrow rims (by modern standards)

I am looking for advice about suitable tyres for my Mavic MA40 700c wheels. Going to do Eroica in Tuscany next year. I am a bit concerned about the stride bianche sections. Not sure if the gravel tyres will fit on these 13mm rims. Anyone with experience please let me know. Thanks

I have a Brian Rourke 531 pro road frame. Frame number 1216. Any idea of dates? I think it is mid 1980s. Thanks Jeremy

Thanks. yes I can see what you are saying. perhaps I need to trey fitting it again. where would I get BB spacers from?

Hi everyone in Retrobike land. I need your help and experience. I am starting on my journey to restore a 1970 Allin Stan Butler Special 531 road bike.I will be riding this on the 2026 Eroica in Italy (hopefully) I have now almost fully stripped the frame and have discovered that the BB shell is...