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Re: I've strayed from this site a bit lately - but when I stumbled on this thread, I remember why I should visit more. I've been a member of the 'Boulder Club" since '93 when I got an Intrepid (4130 Cro-Mo, Marzocchi XC400s and Suntour XC-Pro) which I have since sold. But I did replace it with...

The TWP levers have a 14mm master piston which is the same as the HS-33s, whereas the HS-11s and HS-22s have a 16 mm master piston. (I don’t understand hydraulics but bigger wasn’t better). So one of the advantages of going to TWP levers was they had they same power as the HS-33s. I had a...

What about getting a King Steelset headset.? The cups go in over 25mm deep. http://chrisking.com/headsets/hds_steelset FSA also make the Pig headset. They are a ‘Deep Cut’ design and the cups go in about 12mm.

OK thanks for that. I’ll make a rare appearance later in the Road bike section to see if it is of value to anyone. Do either of you need a 126 mm rear hub?.

I've been cleaning out the parts box again and found a hub I’ll likely never use. It has a 126 mm spacing and takes a freewheel. Were these for early MTBs or is this a road spacing?

That news came out of the orange

A wise old owl sat in an oak The more he heard, the less he spoke The less he spoke, the more he heard Why aren't we all like that wise old bird? :wink:

I'm a customer. I bought all those boutique, light weight, drilled out anno parts that were CNC’ed to within an inch of their lives. When they broke and I fell, I didn’t sue.

And the not so subtle Australian governments view or the Republicans. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtrfp9 ... azies_news

Looking at the pics snapper has posted – looks like a pair of multi-grips and some lemon juice for those piles :shock:

I would say the frame makes the bike. I feel a pre ’97 bike with modern parts on it could it be entered into the pre ’97 BOTM. Original parts wear out and everyone upgrades their bikes if they can. Modern forks/ suspension make older bikes handle better and is just a part of the evolution in...

“This set only has a 2 tiny cracks and work perfectly well. There are also spares to swap over if necessary”. With 2 tiny cracks :shock: I’d say they are also spares!

Time ATAC pedals – 15 years on and still work like new. Bullseye front hub, 18 years and a couple of rims and they still just go on and on.

I also have ruptured my AC about 7 years ago (a car turned in front of me and my right shoulder hit and shattered the passenger window). I had my shoulder strapped and taped up for 3 months plus had 3 months of physio, it was about 6 months until I got back on my bike. Thankfully I was on my way...

Can you please put my name in the hat too for the bars? What bits and pieces are you after? as I have a few spares floating around.