Recent content by Jimmy2021

What size is it please?

My friend is looking for a project built in these colours. Woild you be willing to post? Thanks

Hi, sorry guys, I had a busy period. Unfortunately, despite your eeerm...best effort, all locations mentioned are somehow...not on my doorstep. 😂😂😂

Do you ever come closer to west London?

Great, thanks!

Hi, years ago I removed this fork from a Marin and now I'm having a clearout. All the Marin Rockstar forks I've seen online have Marin decal all along the fork, but not this one. Also, it has a threaded tube. What is it? Thanks

Good evening everyone. @Jimmy2021 Scapin Oto's 2002 Columbus Nemo Thank you to everyone who contributed in building this beauty with advice and parts (you know who you are 👍) My thread is here: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/my-scapin-otos-2002-columbus-nemo-build.485949/ Hope you...

As you wish 👍

So far the main components so far are: XT Shifters, brakes, front and rear mech, wheels and skewers. Richey carbon handlebar rizer FSA carbon stem Carbon bottle cage Carbon seatpost Selle italia saddle Panaracer XC pro tyres (they're excellent btw. Thanks @ibbz for your advice) Marzocchi Bomber...

Made a few adjustments lately and I thought I needed to update my thread. I came across a pair of XT wheels and being half the weight of mine I couldn't resist. Unexpectedly they came with brand new brake discs; the seller either made a mistake or had pity for a cheapskate like me after haggling...

On cars it depends how worn the pipe connector is. That's the last bit which connects to the caliper and it's flexible and easily replaced. If it's not become brittle it can be left in place and connected to the new caliper without any problem.

Hopefully whoever fitted these brakes used a torque wrench. It's incredible how little these things (and most things) need tightening. Car wheelnuts are torqed (mostly) at 120Nm. If you try tightening by feel after using a torque wrench you easily get another quarter turn and could even get...

If they work like plumbing copper olives and have not been over-tightened, they can seal perfectly more than once. Never done bike hydraulic brakes before, so forgive me if this is wrong. With plumbing it's all in the feel of torque applied to the olive because there's no set torque. Hopefully...

Checked and mine as Shimano left and right, fixed reservoir, so can't be swapped. Spent some time yesterday cleaning and fitting an xt wheelset with panaracer tyres, then I run out of daylight. Got to address the brake swap another day. It's incredible how much time it takes to clean everything...

They're shimano BR-M525. Ambidextrous you say... Interesting, got to check it out when I get home. Thanks