Recent content by LateJunction

Re: Are the pictures still following?

Yes, I agree the bike is far from new and, yes, I know it is glued together and that it is one of the few that has lasted so well. That's also why the respray I had last month cost so much money - but was so very well done that the bike looks new again, after looking VERY tired previously...

Thanks for this advice: as I said in reply to a later post, I want to replace the Deore Lx M550 rear mech with something of comparable quality. However, so far I have found just 1 NOS item on ebay - an M590 which is the design lacking the bottle screw adjuster. No 7 speed at all; no suitable...

Re: Re: Sorry for delayed reply - been too busy. I meant that the rear mech is probably end of life. The cassette looks OK to me - some wear but nowhere near enough to warrant its replacement yet, although, as you say, they are not expensive. The real problem is a replacement rear mech...

I have just completed a refurb on my 1992 Raleigh Dynatech Encounter. I have the impression that the mechs really are end of life but I guess I won't be able to get a replacement 7 speed rear mech, will I? I assume that 8 speed is still available, but would an 8-speed cassette fit on the hub...

I just had the frame/forks/bar on my 1992 Raleigh Dynatech Encounter repainted in the original colours. The result is excellent. Now I want to replace the 3 x 7 speed M550 mechs with something a little newer and probably 8 speed. (I am having the wheels rebuilt too, so can accommodate the larger...