Recent content by Karmann65

Re: First ride out went well today. No issues except the brakes needing bedding in.

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Re: Re: Thanks for the welcome. I'm 48 now and to this day have never ridden a bike with suspension. That must be something of a record. LOL

Re: There's something strangely theraputic about stripping a bike completely down. It's been a long time since I last did... Shimano Mountain LX front derailleur... Repainted U-brake bridge but the bolt heads still need a touch up...

Re: This was on one of it's last trips before the recent refurb. The sidewall of the rear tyre had started to bulge creating a bump every revolution of the wheel. :shock: But still the bike refused to give in!

:facepalm: Before this gets out of control :roll: ...."body spoon" turned up a few results on Google Hopefully you'll never need one. It takes a particular kind of stubborn to go to this extreme with an old bike frame.

Re: Re: Thanks. It still feels retro despite all its new parts It's an old school tool that looks like a file with no teeth and smooth rounded edges. If used correctly it can (as Stringerfabrication says) be used to push dented sheet metal or tubes back into shape. I've had one since my...

Hi. This is my first thread on retrobike. Thought I'd share with you my late 80's Kona Cindercone. I bought this preowned bike in 1990 for £220. It was totally original back then and has always been great fun to ride. Pretty much every week since then I've ridden this bike at some point and it's...