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I'll be selling my late 70's Harry Quinn soon... but it's 20 inches

So a while ago I decided that my bike built around a to-big Raleigh SPD 531c frame was too big... So I sold that and picked up a late 70's Harry Quinn - in my size in 531 - it had belonged to an old 90 year old and he had ridden it every day - it was in great condition, 6 speed cassette and...

Hello - another "help me!" thread I picked up a new/old bike on eBay - the fella was selling as he said it needed a bit of work on it - fixed the most obvious things and then found that the long cage rear mech doesn't really have any spring left! :( So it's a veloce 9 speed long cage rear...

I got a good deal this week - so price drop to £140.... Also got a pretty much new Campag Centaur bb that fits that could be included for a bit more if needed in the big pile o' parts

Re: Re: Mike that's so helpful! You don't know how reassuring just having someone say "I use these TA vent chainrings" is - looking at the bizarre mix of TA stuff you see online... Was fixed on using my old chainrings and having 52/39/30 - essentially the same setup as my old bike but with...

sorry they aren't cleaner!

39 tooth - I think I remembered it wrong! Anyway - I strongly believe that any internet forum is better with photos - and cos I'm relying on you for advice... here we go... The triple - the middle chain ring is almost all worn away at places the double so I could stick the 39 tooth on...

Cheers for the offer - I'll check but think I've got a 52 from my old bike that will work - thinking I can probably use the chain rings from the old bike and run 52-38-30 ? I need to look at the condition of the 30 and 50 on there currently the 40 is shot. On them they are labeled "50-40" and...

Re: Re: what size cassette are you running? Going from my photo to yours... that record chain rings are things of beauty

Interestingly the triple with the smaller cassette gives both a higher and a lower gear than the double with the compact cassette.

that's what's on currently

Any clue where's best to pick up new chain rings for campag veloce 9 speed triple chainset? I imagine it's from the early 90's. Now the advice question.... Picked up a new bike today - was sold as a frame with the rest of the bits being extra as it needs a bit of work. Luckily I can fix it...

thinking you don't use the drops much!

So a wee update on this.... I decided that sticking the bike up for sale and picking something else up would be the most cost effective/best route.... not suck it up for sale yet... work up today, the weather's nice and I just wanted to get out.... So I ran to the garage and started bolting...

Re: Raleigh Special Products Division 531c F&F 55.5cm (22in) Was asked to clarify the sizing... turned out I was 5mm out - it's not corrected in the first post. Sorry!