Recent content by Mike_

I’ve had this a while but it’s time to do something with it, frame is August ‘88 but the spec doesn’t match any of the catalogue models - nutted sun rims on Maillard hubs, 6spd Suntour gearing (although it’s currently got a 5spd freewheel) - white graphics make me think it’s either an odd entry...

Thanks, good to know there’s only one diameter to worry about! Surprisingly all 4 of the tubs have taken some air and stayed inflated over night, although I’ve only put about 30psi in so far as they are quite perished. I did work as a bike mechanic for close to a decade in my teens/early 20s but...

Thanks all, I’ve spent a couple of hours last night diving down a vintage road bike rabbit hole and think the Claud Butler is probably a 1952 Olympic Sprint from looking on the nkillgarrif website. I was a bit confused by the 531 decals as well as, according to the timeline on the H Lloyd...

Hi, this is my first foray into the road side of the forum and I will admit to knowing nothing about road bikes🤣 I’ve just been given a few old bikes and two seem quite interesting, one is a Witcomb road bike, 531 frame, shimano 500 mech, I think tubular wheels and tyres, the other is frame...

That's a lovely thing, I've got its older sibling...

I’ve just picked up this Pacer from marketplace, looks fairly original but has no tubing sticker having read the thread and looking at the catalogues that were linked to I think it must be a 88/89 model so presumably will be exo quad butted tubing? I need to try and remove the hideous sprung...

Guttingly we got back from todays ‘shopping adventure’ and I mentioned how restrained I’d been*………she replies ‘whats the problem with another bike if it’s that cheap’😭😭 Women…… Not sure whether to laugh or cry🤣 *we had ‘a conversation’ after the last addition to the fleet and I was under the...

Somebody buy this to save my marriage…. https://www.facebook.com/share/1Lv5NmBpDi/?mibextid=79PoIi It’s not mine, and I really want it, but I can’t add another bike to the collection Looks super original

Not mine but looks cheap https://www.facebook.com/share/15GA57LfYX/?mibextid=79PoIi

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Thanks, that might work if I use a slightly higher rise bar and angle it a bit more forward- i’ll send a pm 👍 Still interested if there’s anything else out there though😁

I’m looking for a 21.1mm quill stem for a mid 80’s inspired build. Ideally something aluminium in the style of suntour sr or any of the sr mts range 120mm would be ideal but will consider anything between 100-135mm Thanks

well that was quite the rabbit hole I've spent most of the day following... I think the Fuji/Toyo frames are probably better quality than this one, from what I have seen all the fastback frames have a shorter lug, a 'nicer' shape to the top of the stays/clamp and vertical dropouts, this one is...

That’s one of the pics I found and is why I thought it could be an Emmelle, but all the pics I can find of the double u brake models have alloy suntour style stems and risers, if this one has been upgraded to the current spec then why would the bars, stem and bar ends be ‘upgraded’ to heavy...