Recent content by Pobb74

110mm BB UN51 normal shimano sealed cart BB should be easy to find friend! Let me know if you need more measurements. Chur.

Thanks for the replies to this thread. The bike is currently ‘ripening’ waiting for me to get to it. 😀

Yep awesome! I build up a bead of paint let it dry and then gently polish it flat.

I’ll take a look and post reply

Here’s the translation from Google. Hello everyone from KZ! I got a Diamond Sorrento bike. I'm sorry I don't know what year((( I want to restore the bike) 1-Put 29 wheels 2-Castet star on 10sp. 3-Change The Plug(carbon) 4-thin tires 5-Change the Brake System (V-Brake) to Hydraulic Brake...

Nice, glad it worked out, guess the moral is to have lots of spares options on hand. You’ll use that M5 for something else fo sho 😆

Sure chief I’ll send you a pm!

I just took these pictures of the bolt from my 94 Cindy as they may help. Looks like it’s from the same headset. My headset is cracked so ignore that difference :) Best of luck.

Nice job! Those brakes are cool :) well done getting a frame back up running and looking great.

Out at Whakarewarewa Forest Rotorua NZ doing the forest loop with family and the Sworks M2. Weather is awesome and trails great! Everything going great - my wife and my kid now want ebikes - we’ve been passed by a few today 🤣

Great write up and photos! Isolated parts on a plain background looks so good. Keeping the patina on the frame in this instance is a good call too.

OK off to the model shop this weekend to find a paint match for frame and forks. They have a large range of model paints in a big display which are easily got at to find good candidates. I tend to get a few options because it’s unlikely to get a spot on match but with a bit of mixing can get...

Great job on the Ringle hub!

Bought a Kona headset from Jamie. Great trade, quick comms and quick delivery. Thanks!

yes perfect excuse to take your bike for a walk to the shops if you can! I lug frames around model shops and chemists looking for paint and nail polish matches. Trying to match from images is real hard, a frame next to the nail polish irl is your best bet! And nail polish comes in so many colours!