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Ooh ok thats good to here. I cant find any actual shimano ones but SJS cycles have some TA omes. Are these any good? Back in the day i recall Blackspire were the go to replacements but they seem thin on the ground at this size in the uk now.

Hello, Im looking to get my old Giant ATX Team mtb out the shed and back into use this year but it needs new chainrings. Its got a 1999 XT chainset with 5 bolts - think its called a m570-5 or similar. Does anyone still make good quality replacement chainrings as all the new ones seem to be 4...

Re: Literally my dream bike that I would sell off all my others for with exactly the component spec I would have. Its perfect..... Apart from its 4cm too small for me. Stunning.

Re: What about that black to orangey yellow fade that cannondale used to do. It was called volcano or something and used to look great.

Re: Is that using a quill adaptor for the ahead stem?

Re: You might fimd it easier to find a set of first gen mavic kysirium wheels (without the scalloped bit between spokes) The USPS team were using these if i recall.

Re: They could have at least rubbed a couple of flash wipes over it first.

Re: Are these 12 or 16 spoke?

Re: Juat to clarify. He claims he didnt "authorise the transaction".....but still logged into his own paypal account to send you the money to buy the frame? How did the money leave his account if he didnt authorise. What a numpty. Hopefully paypal sort it out for you.

Re: The F800 has "retro" in the title so therefore demands a higher price.

Re: Cool - can i dibs this pending measuring my current stem length and let you know tomorrow morning? Im out at the minute

Re: Hello, Is this for 25.4 or 31 bars? Cant really tell frompics on my phone.

Re: Sadly this was the end of my otherwise (at the time) perfect Trek 5500 OCLV. Over time the adhesive bonding the metal threaded shell into the carbon had become detached with a knackered bottom bracket stuck in it. I dont think it would take too much force on an old carbon frame to cause...

Re: My preference would be for a Cannondale Caad 4 / 5 or a Principia Rex with an anodised finish. The era of oversized aluminium tubes with traditional horizontal top tube geometry (before bikes went ugly)

Re: Re: This may be a cheeky question then - but now you have bought the spray gun and compressor are you going to be interested in spraying some more frames similar to what you have done to yours?