Recent content by Lucidone

@Y282 - I think that's about my lot for wood based tools but the pine jaws in the vice are rather handy for good grip without damage... I'll see if I can squeeze them into the build (no pun intended). @sparkybhp the crankset looks pretty enough but it's fairly heavy. On the flip side the steel...

Thanks for the kind comments, much appreciated. I like to think that I'm a good friend and will always be there when it counts but I also know that I'm not as good as keeping in touch as I should be and, more often than not, it's the little things that count in relationships. A bit more...

Build thread for the B52 from the first post: Thread 'Carrera B52 - Fixing a Broken Heart' https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/carrera-b52-fixing-a-broken-heart.494700/

My first build thread isn't going to be the one I ever envisioned. I'm building a bike I don't want or even really like that much, however, it's a bike build that I hope will make someone else smile and rekindle some good memories for them. It might even get ridden! I've kept a (very lazy)...

A engineered press fit might well be safe with sufficient depth either side and wall thickness but it would require a precisely machined bore in both sides of the existing steerer tube. Assuming Cannondale didn't throw money at machining the inside of their steerer it would be a somewhat...

Is it just me or would they look rather nice on the front of one of these? edit...better picture..

Bought a great frame from Marc which was both perfectly packed and sent very swiftly - top man!

Does it have the same BB as the twenty?

Yours was an answer, mine more of a ramble! 😂

Further to reply in other thread the rim size for a direct replacement is ETRTO 451 such as: https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/rims-20-451/ You might be pushed to find complete wheels in this size with a SA hub? Dawes Kingpins also used this size/hub so could yield donor wheels but also a very nice...

That's the wrong size for your bike...it 'might' work but it should have a '451' sized rim not '406' (both confusingly referred to as 20"). I'll post a link up in your thread...

Trying to resist the smutty response...

Apart from looking a little bit terminator that Alvio mech doesn't look too cheapy plastic fantastic either! 👍

Thank you and I'll definitely let you know if I get stuck but I'm hoping the stockpile can do it's magic! It's not going to be flash, 8 speed/triple, mostly LX M600 and possibly STX but that all makes a good riding and durable bike.

That would be fantastic - thank you very much! I'll rebuild from the spares pile, drop it in his back garden when he's out and wait for the reaction. Pm incoming!!