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    Manitou Mars 1 Front Shocks (1999) - Strip down Help?

    Hi David. Perhaps when I used the term "refused", I might be putting too strong an emphasis on that position. Given their age, the MTB shops, "would prefer not to", would be more appropriate. Anyhow, quickly trawling through my mails, these are an initial set who I got responses from...
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    Manitou Mars 1 Front Shocks (1999) - Strip down Help?

    Background I picked up a '99 Marin Rift Zone from a cousin earlier this year. It was "okay", but needed some new parts and a lot of TLC. I got it sorted reasonably well, but I took it out recently and it had a bit of fluid leaking through the right-hand wiper seal. I reached out to a number...
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    Marin Rift Zone project - it’s not pretty!!

    Hi Shedobits. Many thanks. Yep, agree. Let me start a new build thread. Thanks again.
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    Marin Rift Zone project - it’s not pretty!!

    Hi all. Hope you don't mind me following-up this thread. Happy to start new one if needed. I've literally just picked up one of these from my cousin "up north" yesterday. It's been unused for years and as he knows I love building bikes, he suggested I take it away and give it a refurb'. All...
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    Bernard Carre frame - What specification am I working to?

    Zerogravitas, Many thanks for that. Again, very much appreciated feedback. I have to be honest, I just love this one. Done a few builds of my own, but this one is just great. Can't wait for a weekend ride!! Thanks again, Guy
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    Bernard Carre frame - What specification am I working to?

    Hi Keith. Thanks for that. Blimey, I would never have guessed that! I actually took it out as I had no idea of its purpose, but I still have it, so will pop it back in. Thanks again, Guy
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    Bernard Carre frame - What specification am I working to?

    Hi gents. Many thanks. Feedback much appreciated. I confess to not seeing any 531 markings on the steerer tube, and I did not see the frame after it was taken back to bare metal, so for now, it's a 531. Next time I have the forks out, I'll have a closer look. One thing I did find in the...
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    Bernard Carre frame - What specification am I working to?

    It took a while, so apologies. I got it resprayed and built it up out of period(ish) parts. French parts where I could. I built it single-speed as living near to London, there's plenty of flat to ride on and these builds are, "simple". I replaced the Mafac brake levers I had with Weinmann...
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    Bernard Carre frame - What specification am I working to?

    Hi, yep I think I owe you 50p. I don't have too many spare bottom brackets and I had assumed this would be a French thread for the BB. Looks like your steer toward "BSA" is correct. The cups I removed from an alleged Claud Butler I had , had a Bayliss Wiley cup on the LH side (other than...
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    Bernard Carre frame - What specification am I working to?

    Hey, many thanks gents. Very much appreciated. I was just looking for a cheap frame to move a load of late '70s kit onto (including Normandy hubs), but it was never going to be that straightforward was it ;) This project will take me a bit longer than I originally thought. The bottom bracket...
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    Bernard Carre frame - What specification am I working to?

    Hi, picked this frame up for a Winter build project. It's a Bernard Carre frame and despite the paint being very rough, the frame and forks look sound. I'm not looking to undertake a full Bernard Carre restoration, rather, I'd get the frame re-sprayed and build it up with approx. period...
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