Recent content by KermitGKona88

M733 levers here... https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/stuff-and-nonsense.487244/

Yes it is, TBH made Shimano's offerings look like tractor parts... 🤫 don't tell GIGFY I said that...

1983...

😱😱😱😱 I have slept since then I can't remember what I did last week, let alone something you told me last year... 🤣🤣🤣

I f**king knew it... 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

Yes at that time second in the order, Super record had been dropped at that time. If you keep choosing function over form, everyone would be driving Toyota... 🤣

You asked about Campagnolo, Suntour superb pro would be my choice, the Chorus was my best compromise. 🤣 I tried to keep it mainly a Euro build. Reiver, I have one of those Chorus mechs they shift OK and offer loads of adjustability.

Okay to clear one point up, why did cyclists in the 70's, 80's and 90's love Campagnolo easy... Winning. Until 1999 no Shimano equipped had won the Tour de France, so Campagnolo + the worlds most prestigious bike race = Winning... My personal dislike of Shimano goes much deeper and is just...

Yes, it is basically an adapter from a BMX style to a cotterless tapered axle.

Motobecane, CLB brakes, ATAX stem, point to French origin, I know Motobecane dabbled heavy in relatively cheap 'Aero' bikes in the early 80's... Edit... Just looked at the colour and now think might be a Gitane.

Modified search

Would like to find a WTB SSTX in sparkly Gold please

Ow mucking fuch??? I was asking the price not the weight... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256926783638?itmmeta=01JVD2X59DHB1KGMS9MVCV6E4Y&hash=item3bd2079896:g:b6cAAeSwEWJoH2HS

Ishiwata 017 Nice!!!

Shares a lot with this tiny bike... http://www.vintagemtbworkshop.com/1985-salsa-custom-63.html