Recent content by The Bat

AI: they've got the Artificial bit right...

Probably smashed the pan when they finally flew out...

Bump.

Looking forward to seeing the photos. I was in the shop a couple of years ago and the guy who has worked there for years was showing me their historical collection upstairs. I asked about the GW-badged frames and if, as I had had also heard, Dolan made them but, from what I recall, only a few...

Classic British tourer, in a lovely colour as you say. Silver groupset would definitely look better, the black looks quite heavy and just doesn't look right on this era of bike. Looking forward to seeing it built.

Bargain. Nice, classic frameset and a very decent groupset with a useful 3-ring chainset (how many set suffixes can you fit into a short sentence?).

You'll get a better response if you post here 'Wanted' is really for people to ask for stuff that they need for builds etc.

A nice bike and a comprehensive advert and photos, much better than some on here that don't consist of much more than 'Bike for sale', no photos and anyone interested has to ask the seller for any basic details. What a shame that bikes such as this are reduced to these prices, this would have...

You will need to be flexible if you are willing to accept any size at the right price; flexibility is obviously not a consideration with regard to colour. I think @Tomianson was being too subtle: rather than just writing 7 words (excluding the title) in your ad, you'll probably have more chance...

^ Straight out of Roger Musson's book @JoeH

Nice selection @zerogravitas, I like the toolmaker's vice, it looks very well made. The soldering mat is a good idea for parts storage, it means everything is in one place and most bits will contrast against the red and will be easy to see. Things like this can make jobs so much easier; everyone...

Just buy the book, Joe, it's not much in the big scheme of things and it's a nice way of saying thanks to Roger (I've no connection to him). Yes, the updates may just include new hub types etc and thus not be very relevant to Retrobikers but the basic info about wheel-building will still be...

Hi Joe That is well worth £12, it looks very well made, too. Not worth your time and effort to try and make one for less. I'd suggest buying (online through his site, it's probably still less than £20) Roger Musson's book and read it thoroughly; this will explain not only how to build wheels...

Ah, mine is from about 10 years ago so will it be any use to you?

Hi Joe I have a Kryptonite u-lock, not sure of the model but, from Googling some photos (the lock is amongst my 'stuff'), it could well be a k4. I'm fairly sure that I have both keys and the cable, it has only been used a handful of times a few years ago and I won't use it again. I'll dig it...