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You don’t use a liner on that internal tube. The ends are stepped and (from memory) you should be able to use a well-cut cable without ferrules. It looks like the plastic on your cable outer has got rucked up, that’s probably why it’s tight. I can’t remember if it’s better to strip back a bit of...

This is lovely and what a great setting to take a picture of a nice old bike 👍

19 pages now. Came in here to see what/why everyone was still arguing about. Randomly saw your post. Quoted it and left again.

You’ll get more for it if you sell it separately and obviously you won’t have the postage worries of a whole bike. Personally, for a bike I’m not going to ride, I wouldn’t go to all the effort of a build just to sell it.

It’s been a while, but I think that era Brooks with the plastic badge and chrome rails has a number stamped on the underside which relates to its year of manufacture eg 79 = 1979

That pink-purple fade is spectacular!

Well smart - looks great!

GET OUT OF THE FORUM. Sock height is extremely important! Otherwise we'd all look like Lance Armstrong.

A noise became apparent on the way to work. A not clearance noise: Spent a couple of minutes with a half-round file and relieved a couple of mm above the tyre: The Maxxis are the same size as the Halos that I took off but they're clearly a fair bit taller and I didn't notice. This should...

Decided this badboy needed some new tyres. Not been riding it much because most of my riding is commuting miles. I’m fixing that problem tomorrow. The Halo Twin Rails were looking decidedly crispy and well past their best. I always forget how short the wheelbase is on this thing compared to...

Dumb question, because I’m not a canti expert, is that brake block up right way? It ‘looks’ upside down.

Looks pretty AI to me. Littered with AI mistakes, AI texturing, odd mix of workshop, tools and what’s going on, meaningless script on the decals, bizarre components etc etc.

I’ve never really read up on Hetchins frames. I properly geeked out with that link!

Cracking job. That looks great!

What is all this toe overlap 25mm tyre madness you’re all banging on about? I doubt my front wheel would even turn with balloons that big on it!

No brakes!

I’ve enjoyed this strip-down. Shame you’re not going to be keeping it after all that hard work!

Aha, didn't know about that rear mech as it looks like a cheaper plastic one at a passing glance. I looked it up and my life has been enriched by reading this: https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/site/suntour_derailleurs_-_frank_berto_and_the_curse_of_duopar.html Great article!

Awesome, I was trying to gauge the distance from Weybridge to the Greywell tunnel and if it was all rideable. Must be about 25 miles then.

Thanks for the tip - might pass you down there one day then! This wasn’t really the right bike to be riding down there tbh. 25mm slicks weren’t the right choice for that surface so next time I’ll either take the Herse or go on a mountain bike.