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Lovely sound and feel to the power delivery from a guzzi😍

I can't believe that raleigh had ti welding facilities in their factory at this point, fit such small scale production, so in assuming they had them made by someone else, like Orange did

Did raleigh do such hi spec ti welding? Many raleigh welded ti frames look like I did it tbh. I think nearly every one I've seen has broken too😪

I'm surprised the repairer didn't have a go at filling the hole. I mean, if you're given a frame with a crack to repair, and you hand it back saying "yeah, I repaired the crack - it's got a hole instead now. Hope that's ok. £150 please." Not sure about the expected response...😉

You can always buy a stem in a shop during the trip - if you've got the shims - a lot of places will only have 1&1/8" to 31.8...

And I've got one already... That's the best excuse isn't it?

In the late 90s, riding a frame that was technically one size too small was normal😉

Brake blocks👍innit The smaller 700 wheel needs the brake blocks moving down to remain central on the rim. If you just stick a 700 into a 27" bike, the blocks will run on the tyre, giving "powerful but short-lived" braking performance🤕

Such a great looking bike😍 Early ones prone to failing around the bb, but it should be that only the good ones are left now👍

You can swing these bars around, and as the hand position is back from the stem clamp, it suits a long frame: Don't generally like them, because people think they are going to be comfortable on a good- fitting bike, but they might be just the job here. Note the mirror. Draw your own...

A major source of confusion is that tyres come in an actual measurable size - the bead is rigid so the rim diameter has to be exactly that, and the inflated tyre width is fixed by the fabric within the tyre - there's no stretch. Inner tubes are a butyl rubber material. if you pump them up...

The shims that fit ahead to ahead are absolutely fine. Those steel univegas are really nice, an underrated classic, but prone to being a little long. The paint looks beautiful👍

There's not much interest in oldish carbon - people love to tell stories of sudden catastrophic failure. Mostly apocryphal, but with the glut of 21st century rim brake racers, it makes any sale at all an achievement. It ought to be worth £400, cheaper than a basic new bike! but you might...

If you put your elbow pushing back on the nose of the saddle, you want the bars about an inch away from your fingertips.

If you're happy on 54tt, it's unlikely you'll like 58. Even if you adjust the reach to be the same, the steering dynamics will be very different. 20mm is perhaps the limit. Inch quill to 1&1/8,ahead adapters are heavy but effective. An inch and an eighth stem will look awful on a narrow...

I might suggest he offers the frames singly with postage

Friday 16th May https://nigelward.atgportals.net/auctions/9270/srnig10452 Catalogue only goes live during the week, viewing the day before. The community cafe by the post office in Pontrilas does extraordinary cake, and the cycling country round about is sublime. Grosmont, Abbey Dore...

Think of it as an investment! I've ridden 10s of 1000s of miles on mine, so a few pence a mile. Probably been cheaper than walking. And it's still great👍

It's quite an event on the day. Tea is like 80p or something, there's cake, and I'm usually the youngest person there🤣

The crown race is pictured on the fork there - this is part of the headset, so when fitting a new one it needs to come off and be disposed of. It's covering the crown race seat, which is 30mm.