Recent content by RetroDavy

Simply superb! Love it. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent. Will reply to your PM.

A few books that I had passed on to me, have enjoyed reading and would like someone else to appreciate. These *should* all fit into a box to post at just under 2kg, and happy to send for cost of postage. Cheers, Dave.

Stunning. I like everything about this, including the scenic pictures. Nice work.

Lots of good advice in the comments. My 2p from doing similar kinds of distances would be... Rear rack that puts the bags way back a good idea. I also like a front rack to balance things out. Not too bothered about the extra weight. Carradice are good panniers. And I like volume - half empty...

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/archive/1991-saracen-poster-catalogue.464/version/483/download?file=761326 Very nice! Originally same colour forks? Looks like it.

I've never done it but was impressed with the splatting in this thread: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/93-kona-explosif-1-of-1.472147/page-4

Good luck. If you can post a close up photo of the hub and cassette/freewheel then it should be possible to say which one it is with a bit more certainty. I think they changed year on year. Think I've seen a 91 catalogue that suggests a Hyperglide 7 speed cassette but earlier ones will be different.

Yep. Worth reading this: "Traditional Thread-on Freewheels" https://www.sheldonbrown.com/freewheels.html They can be hard to shift if seized on a bit. A long bar helps with leverage.

Mystery buyer saved me from adding More Stuff to my pile of stuff 😂👍

Hi. If no one's said yes already, I'd like them. Cheers EDIT: Looks like Once A Hero beat me to it!

The whole thing is a joy - " I went on a big bike ride once from Milan to Barcelona, 800 odd miles. Fun but a bit much really. Hot knees." "There’s one guy work there who’s crazy - always kicking off about wrong junk in the wrong skip. He has to wear a body camera - all red in the face all...

Shimano UN55 are still available new e.g. at St John St Cycles in 115 and 127mm lengths (though I don't think they are still manufactured) and strike the price/durability/quality/weight balance well. Though I expect the Tange units and others are good too, I've just not tried them.

I've just checked the 89 catalogue and it looks like the rear triangle is CrMo like the Rockhopper and the main triangle is plain gauge CrMo like the Hardrock. So my memory on that score was wrong, it's different to both (or a blend of the two). Definitely an upgrade on the standard Hardrock.

It's a Specialized Hardrock Comp. There are catalogues in the Archive, though not one for 1987. From memory, the Comp versions had frames from the next level up, e.g. Hardrock Comp had a Rockhopper level frame. All early Specialized are nice bikes IMO...