Recent content by quintilation

american classic every time. very light, very strong.

i do not have your history, so its not really comparable, but a positive story; things can work out. i am 60, had strange heart palpitations this summer. off the bike since mid july worrying about it. finally had a stress echocardiogram last week. a clear now. now i just need to build my...

i have a shimano wh-r550, it was supposed to go to the tip today but i forgot. i measure the rims at 1.25mm so pretty worn out but might do until you can find something better. your for the price of postage - i am in winchester. you can have the matching rear if you want with a 10 speed hub...

i looks to me like the rear dropouts are vertical. if so that puts it firmly into the 1990s.

thanks all. i am going to stick with the sora mini-vs for now. one of these days a planet-x tempest will call and all this will be forgotten. in the meantime its ok, and a vast improvement on cantis. -Steve

the problem is sticky mud in the winter filling the tiny gap between the brake blocks and the rim (when using mini-v brakes). the low MA of cantilevers means the blocks move back much further from the rim when the brakes are off, so there is much less chance of clogging. -Steve

i have an old kienisis crosslight that i use for single track riding, disused railway lines etc. it has cantilever brake bosses, i had some wide (dia compe) brakes which where never great, and leathal in the wet. I have switched to shimano mini v brakes - much better braking but no mud...

i have a full 90s Athena, i can take photos if you are interested, but it sounds like you are sorted.

looks wonderful. lubricate it and lacquer it, nothing more.

hi, i am after a pair of stepped ferrules for shimano AX brake levers; pic below.

i have one in black, 310mm, some rbs and a scratch but i think its pretty good. happy to swap ir sell, £35?

i have a naim atom (i used to work for them so i didn’t pay full price), and some oldis tannoy speakers (honky but nice imaging). i am planning to get some kef r3s when i get my arse in gear. all very wife friendly. have to agree with the comments above about treating rooms. well worth it...

i bought a carlton (unknown model) which was in a mates shed fir £10 in about 1979. weinman 730s, brooks b5n lace up saddle, GB maes bars and stem, simplex 5 gears. someone had drilled a rear dropout for the anti rotation screw on the steel derailleur hanger. one day a mechanical problem with...

i use stronglight 80s on two bikes, 28/46 works fine with a modern 11 speed derailleur. i do have memory of problems with the escape though, left crank breakages - perhaps due to over-tightening?

i have some dia compe 251 aero brake levers with “compact” levers which are a bit better shaped for smaller hands. however i would suggest you get some early dura ace (bl-7300) or 600ax (bl-6300) levers which both have an adjuster screw which allows you to change the reach to suit your hand...