Recent content by Lucidone

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!!

Yep, rideable but sure ain't purdy and looking a fair yomp from iconic! 😂

If the steel and the chrome are good keep em going - it's original and iconic. Not too many chromed steel rims around nowadays!

One of my old mukkas had a B52 bought new from Halfords, did 1000's of miles on it and loved it. He and the bike then emigrated to Australia with a woman. Unfortunately that didn't end up working out and he ended up coming back in with just a suitcase. He's never got over the loss of leaving...

Weight, braking, less rust bustin'! Looks a great bike - have fun! Lots of Happy Shoppers displaying our wares here: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/folders-foldable-bicycles-minivelos-and-demontables.454643/

Thank you 👍 Always fancied a set but never looked too hard back when as I was on more of a LX budget rather than XTR etc.

Retrobrains, I've just bought these and (looking through the rattle can finish and the water) they appear to be a set of turbines but what's the deal with the solid sides (no machined pockets)? Does this make them early, late, downhill, anything else? Cheers!

Be a real shame to split either of those. Where are you JIC...

Yet another fantastic purchase with great communication, packaging and super fast dispatch. Thanks again and again and again!👍👍👍 (I'm starting to sound like Lyn Collins!)

As above, bought a nice WTB saddle from Graham. Looks better than in the photos and came very quickly, many thanks!

If you do find one and you'd be prepared to let your aluminium one go........🤞

@HorribleOrange was looking for a Univega in this colourway

Ah, so is the z-axis controlled by the stylus acting as a hydraulic valve and the operator controls x, y and sets depth of cut limit? Very different to the machine I found. The days before machine guards!

Just had to look that machine up - wondered if the pantograph element would be powered at all but it appears not, just the cutter. Lots of shallow cuts I presume? I've seen something similar for copying chair seats but rather more rudimentary.

Albeit a really slow one.