Recent content by Wyndbrook

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    Floppy Derailleur Syndrome

    Might floppy derailleur syndrome have anything to do with Once a hero's ' my time with five bridesmaids'.
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    The (race) numbers game

    Well apparently Mrs Wydbrook sorted mine for me, put them in the recycling whilst I was away. Impressive collection by the way.
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    Help collecting a small kids bike in Prescot (Liverpool) needed, 🙏

    Unfortunately I cannot assist, I would just them to wait.
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    Giant ONCE informations

    Brings back good memories, passed mine on to my daughter whilst she was at university, unfortunately it became a stolen statistic along with an Alpinestars Cromega. .
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    UK Retro MTB Show <with bike jumble> April 27th Witcombe & Bentham Village Hall GL34TB

    Great area for riding if you have time. Cotswold scarp fun available at Cranham Woods, including Coopers Hill, location of the annual cheese rolling competion, is just up the road. Witcombe is at the bottom of Birdlip hill, featured in Simon Warren's 'Another 100 greatest climbs' book. Famously...
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    NOT a Zaskar

    Continues to amaze me that a vendor can want £300 + for a bike and cannot be arsed to provide decent photos and description.
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    Lovely early Muddy Fox Monarch

    I really struggle to understand people who want serious money for a bike, but then fail to make the effort. Where does the tape measure start, not at all clear.
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    Trek 950, lugged, £20

    Facebook wild west, happened to me a few weeks ago.
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    Kona

    Two weeks ago I dithered for an hour or so before I replied to a marketplace ad for a 93 in original very reasonable condition for £30. Right size and only ten minutes drive away as well. Still annoyed with myself.
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    150mm cranks.

    My disadvantage is likely cost to my wallet. All the current recent publicity has this morning resulted in my wife wandering around with a tape measuring all her bikes cranks. She's currently googling away looking at 165/160 options.
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    Retro MTB XC races on YouTube

    Thanks for asking, not sure why I had not raced before then, but anyway I had a great day until showboating in the bomb hole somewhat slowed me down. Took me a while to get moving again I recall. Afterwards I raced for then next seventeen years, Probably circa 150 plus races mostly fairly...
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    Retro MTB XC races on YouTube

    1990 Malverns, my first ever mtb race. Fortunately I'm not very visible.
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    "Watching" on ebay.

    Happened to me, was only watching bike out of curiosity have picked up the same model, year, colour for free on marketplace.
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    Taking a Haircut on a Vintage Bike

    Bargain, I pay £18 in my village for what's still left to cut.
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