Recent content by Roadman80

Re: hamster/Carl,thanks for your help,i'll take your advice and give it a go. Thanks,Dave.

Re: Thanks Carl for your efforts,i appreciate it. I've now got two rear hubs and one is an 8 speed,trouble is it is a 32 hole and has the dating letters RJ which equates to Oct 93 and i have a 36 hole 7 speed with dating letters OA Jan 90. Can i strip the two down and make something out of...

Re: Forgot to say Carl,i'll also check for a datestamp too although i could'nt see one earlier. Do you know where the letters would be stamped?. Dave.

Re: Thanks Carl,not sure of the year but it's a RX100 A550 Hub,it's new and cheap so i took a gamble as i want to build a new set of wheels for my old Raleigh M-Trax 400,the old wheels/hubs are getting a little tired now. I'll take the freehub off tomorrow and see if there is a spacer there. Dave.

Hello all, Could someone tell me if it's possible to put a 8 speed Shimano freehub straight on to my Shimano RX 100 rear hub,it's currently wearing a 7 speed freehub?. Just wondering if it's an easy swap. Thanks,Dave.

Thanks a lot for that,really helpful. Dave.

Hello all,does anyone know if i can fit the new 11 speed ultegra cranks and bottom bracket which is english thread into a frameset with a BB30 shell?. I have heard there is a conversion available?,if so is it an easy fix? and where do i get the kit to do it from?. Any help or advice is...

Hello all,does anyone know where i can get my 6400 8 speed gear/brake levers serviced or repaired?. The cable broke and the nipple got jammed up inside the lever housing,i've managed to get it out but now it does'nt feel the same and is'nt indexing as before. It is the right hand side that...

You have a pm regarding the shifters. Thanks,Dave.

Hello,you have a pm.

Thanks Richard,yes i do need caps so i'll get in touch. Dave.

Thanks Andy.

Just to let you all know i'm now sorted for the cranks and calipers,looking for a rear mech though if anyone has one?.

Bikenut,you have pm.

Thanks guys,this place is a mine of information. I've cheated a bit with the headbadge,spotted a new one on ebay and bought it,i have not made much of a job of taking the old one off anyway :oops: I'm going to ring Nick tomorrow and ask him about the decals,see if he'll make me some up if i...