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    Fillet brazed off road adventure bike of unknown origin.

    Lee Cooper for me too. People tell stories about frames from the midlands being delivered to Overburys, no one has said so but I have always been under the impression that Lee Cooper was the mystery builder.🥸
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    Cook Bros. F-Type Crank Mold

    I'm not quite sure why we are discussing provenance, the tooling required to make this would probably cost knocking on for £10,000 & also require a F'king great forging machine. Why on earth would anyone spend that much money & effort to fake it (I was going to say forge a forging!). Its an...
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    Cook Bros. F-Type Crank Mold

    Looks like a forging to me, just hasnt had the flashing removed.
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    E-stay tandem

    :oops:I think that "Custom built" means made of 2 old bikes welded together!🤣
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    For Sale Blackspire NOS Chainring 46/110 Suntour XCD brake parts

    DM re "Suntour XC Pro brakeset now £30":LOL:
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    Saracen Eiger/Tufftrax 1990

    Not mine. Upgraded spec with DX & a nice blue Flite...
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    1987 Saracen Kili Flyer

    Not cheap but tidy...
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    Raleigh Ozark x 3

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/187172530920?_skw=Raleigh&itmmeta=01JT1SWZ5A3HAZP34VP9TFB4AZ&hash=item2b945a2ae8%3Ag%3A8RkAAOSwuVFoC-sE&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dnAlzyqY2WEtqD7ZlJeL6KUOFd%2FcKideuhPU0y5U0Elj%2BnEm3RYe1d1TCaxCy2uoTIWFxCIAiVyMt2FIHdVVlVGj0WRpquca%2FgOS2uH6f58VchWltKQjY...
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    UK Retro MTB Show <with bike jumble> April 27th Witcombe & Bentham Village Hall GL34TB

    Thoroughly enjoyed this. It was great to chat bike shit with some of you chaps, buy more crap valuable investments to clutter up my garage & perv some awsome bikes. Big thanks to Mike for setting this up. 👍
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    Claud Butler Cape Wrath 1987/1988

    Not mine...
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    For Sale Overburys Pioneer Estay Frame now SOLD / DEPOSIT PAYED

    I'm also very interested in the frame set pending some size information. Can I join the que after Tangent please?
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    For Sale Raleigh Avanti 531 ATB for sale

    She's my wife now!
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    For Sale Raleigh Avanti 531 ATB for sale

    I will take this please. PM on the way.
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    Extending Kona P2 steerer tubes.

    I have done the same as August Bicycles and never had an issue. I took it a little further & also drilled 4mm holes every 90 degrees in the steer tube either side of the join & welded the sleeve to the steer tube at each of these holes so even if the butt joint failed there is a bit of a fail...
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