Recent content by mark_w

oh hell yes, i'm the worst welder i know, and it looks like i welded it!

interesting, yes. it is the same shape as that, and it is very light & rides well, polished it up today & it looks much better. maybe it's an early or prototype example?

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and please, nobody say 'it's a bicycle' :D this bike found me a few days ago, and at first i thought it was a rare & exotic GT, but it isn't. but what the heck is it? it is branded as 'Activair', but googling this only brings up air compressors or air freight. it could be a random Taiwanese...

mmm...interesting, thanks.

i bought this ages ago and have only just decided to do something with it. the frame is in the process of being prepared for paint as you see it now. it does have everything else - wheels and things! i bought it for a tenner, and am just going to it plain white again, and although i favour retro...

sounds good, i'll PM you. :)

hi - anybody got a cheap short reach [around 45mm drop] rear caliper? not fussed about what make. thanks in adv. :wink:

Re: is this a something decent or should it go back to the t cheers guys, i wouldn't really throw it away, i never throw anything away, that's why my garage needs rubber walls. the forks are disc only, so i don't know of they're originals, it doesn't have disc wheels, and the stem is in need of...

evening folks, another 'is the crap old bike i've been given a priceless classic or a load of old cock?' thread, so, er...look past the comedy wheels & handlebar/forks fitment - the carrier bag has the BB in, not dog poo - so, is it a priceless classic or a heap of old cock? the frame number...

big shed? not really, but has got rubber walls! need to, just bought an old carrera frame for a fiver!

in typical style, i have only just seen this section after making a couple of posts elsewhere.. :roll: but anyway.. i found this place by accident when looking up something when i was after another specialized a few weeks ago. i had an old Rockhopper a bit back, sold it for good money but...

it's got v brake levers now, the reason it had no brakes is that the front pads were so worn down that the 2 arms met on full cable pull! neglected? absolutely! just going to ride it, to the spar shop mainly, perhaps to the post office if i'm feeling adventurous! no, more like an occasional...