Recent content by lou74

Hi, if there's 1 still available, I am interested. Will PM you

so a nice simple solution then? awesome..... m750 v brakes it is then. for now

me too..... if i want to run discs

i recently acquired this, as is less the wheels, for not much. research has provided the oem spec, which shall pretty much be ignored (rolfe wheels? more chance finding rocking horse poo or a pair of matrix mt titan rims). The question i have is related to the 2nd pic. is this some now obsolete...

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Thanks, interesting for sure. I have all summer to look for parts. Missed out on a hard tail frame with headshot forks, stem and m300 cranks on eBay, sold for 40 quid! Let me know as and when Cheers

All of 9 years old cutting about on his dad's trek y carbón While dad was riding 1 of the 2 Merlin's there

I think it's very much a case of knowing where to look. There are still bargains to be had as there are still people that think "it's just an old bike" while at the same time it and XTR parts will cost the same as the do in the UK or Germany. Had a good day out chatting old bikes (in Spanish)...

dude, as 50 rapidly approaches, i'm wondering on a daily basis "how the hell did that happen?!" not going to lie, was relived i wasn't the only one who was giving their lycra cause for concern!

picked up this super V last week, for a reasonable figure, I've seen the wheels it came with advertised for what i paid for the whole bike. I could see from the pictures in the ad it had xtr parts (950rear mech 900 front, 950 brake levers, along with xt 750 v brakes and slx 9spd shifters...

Apparently last Saturday, the 6th, marked the 30th anniversary of the Grundig world cup race at the Casa de Campo in Madrid. I was invited along by a Couple of guys i've bought stuff off. There was a good turn out of 20 or so like minded people with some lovely shiney old bike, some i'd not even...

On a word,.yes. I own 5 1 1/4 headset bikes, 2 are OEM, the funk has a club roost I beam cos I bought it back in the day when 1 1/4" quill stems were still a thing, my Ali elite have a syncros stem, can't remember if it's 1" or 1 1/8", bit it does have a Shim in it. Ozone isn't built up, I'll be...

Just seen this thread.... I do know the entire history of my 1990 funk from it being the 1st 1 in the UK, the repairs and the last 31 years I've owned it, no it's not for sale. In 1990 they came in 1 size fits all, 19.25", can't see the ad now, but if it was 16", it wasn't an early 1.

I lived near Diss but worked in Norwich

My navigation might be suspect but I'm unlikely to have got lost on the way home. I know exactly which village it is, not too far south of Norwich but not so far it's Suffolk 🤣