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I'd have a GT Edge in Ti if I could find one.

I've blasted out with brake cleaner then once dry gave them a soak with CD-90 which generally has them working like new again.

Hi, I have started thinning the bike collection out and tbh this one was going to be on my keeper pile but happy to discuss if you want to give it a new home? It even got in the bike vault on the GCN show :D

Lovely that

TA are nice rings

Spotted this for sale at the weekend and couldn't resist going 'for a look', anyway it came home with me. It's in really nice condition for the age (circa 2003 I think) with just a bit of age related grime, it's running full Ultegra with some nice Dura Ace/Mavic Reflex wheels. I'm looking...

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They're listed as unpainted GT GTR's but i cant find the original model that came with carbon stays?

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/cougar-id-info.420275/ Just found that which points to it being a Donohue era Cougar, there is a Graham Weigh bike mentioned on that thread which looks to have the same profile tubes but the cable guides are in a different place.

I thought the unusual tubing would have helped ID it but I simply cant find anything like it, I know Columbus used to offer fluted tubing and they did a profile called a tapered 4 way flute which would describe the shape but nothing mentioning Aluminium. I might have a rub at the paint with...

Mapei was on Colnago wasn't it? I think the Cougar brand was something to do with the Terry Dolan?

Hi chaps, I bought an old giant OCR from a mate of mine at the weekend for my son. When I was picking it up he said he was going to throw out this old frame and I could have it if I wanted it, i'm a sucker for collecting old tat so this came home with me too. He said he thinks it's a Cougar...

Microshift is worth a look, they made some nice stuff that can be picked up for reasonable money.

Imagine the revelation that the new breed sportive riders would feel if they discovered Audax riding, and that it offers pretty much the same 'challenge ride' feel but only costs a fiver and not £50+quid.

In aggressive aero positions the hip angle gets closed up, they use shorter cranks to open it back up without needing to compromise the position.