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  1. Jonny69

    Looking for bottle clamps to use on a Claud Butler 1980s 531 frame

    I have these on my older bike: https://bankruptbikeparts.co.uk/products/bike-vintage-type-water-bottle-cage-clips-fixing-brackets-mounting-clamps-eroica?_pos=1&_sid=272dd5957&_ss=r Same clamps with a matching steel bottle cage...
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    1950 R O Harrison ‘project’

    And the headtube doesn’t have integrated cups.
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    1950 R O Harrison ‘project’

    This frame post-dates the clip headset era somewhat. There were a small number of manufacturers who persisted with them well into the 1950s, but I don’t think I’ve ever noticed R. O. Harrison being one of them. The steerer would be a lot longer if it had had a clip originally. The threads...
  4. Jonny69

    Another Sun Manxman on the road

    If you don’t already know the age, the first letter on Sun and Parkes frame numbers tells you the year it was built. Should be stamped on the dropout.
  5. Jonny69

    Robins bikes?

    I specifically came in here to make a scene about apostrophe use, but it looks like everything is actually in order. Damn. Carry on.
  6. Jonny69

    My Latest Project - Early 1970’s Grandini

    That’s just what happens if you use a wide angle and stand close.
  7. Jonny69

    1976 Crustnalgo Super - a project

    I was sad to see the patina go, but the new paint looks fab 👍
  8. Jonny69

    Modern chainset question

    Matching always looks better IMO. The black alloy 2x10-era Rival chain set is sleek and mega discrete looking. I might actually have one if you’re looking. I think bb-wise there aren’t any issues with SRAM. The only bb I’d actively avoid is that Race Face Team one which has the ‘wrong’ type of...
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    Help me choose a xxl steel frame

    https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/183935/?offset=2400#comment17858650
  10. Jonny69

    Converting Retrobikes into gravel rigs.

    I 'built' this 'rig' in 2020 to do the local paths with my lad on the back, but it's back wearing riser bars these days. https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/rude-lunchtime-rudy-project.365394/post-3235146
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    Help me choose a xxl steel frame

    Don’t know if you’re on LFGSS, but there’s a dedicated large frames for sale / wanted thread in the classifieds 👍
  12. Jonny69

    Viscount Aerospace.. but which one?

    Looking good! I’ve struggled in the past to find large toe clips. I just made up some blocks to space them forward by 10mm. I don’t think I’ve got a picture unfortunately.
  13. Jonny69

    1938/39 Parkes Lightweight

    I've had a couple of braking near misses and decided to see about improving the brake. Handful of the usual commuting-related stuff with drivers not looking, but also been brake-checked a couple of times and the brake on this is not up to the job. I don't want to change too much if I don't have...
  14. Jonny69

    1938/39 Parkes Lightweight

    I haven’t been Rule 9’ing on this bike. Decided tubs, no mudguards and weak brake weren’t compatible with the wet weather so I’ve been commuting on the Hobbs. We got a break in the weather yesterday though, so I got a chance to do a shakedown ride/commute. Here it is down by the Thames...
  15. Jonny69

    Vintage French randonneuer's and porteurs.

    There's a lot to read on that link but it's worth it. I'm only up to where the stem is back from the chromers.
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    Vintage French randonneuer's and porteurs.

    Going against the grain, I’m not enjoying the new stuff. Could you maybe start a Modern/Contemporary Randonneurs for them in the post-2000 section instead of here?
  17. Jonny69

    F.C. Parkes Lightweight ‘48/‘49?

    Someone might have gone over the frame with Linseed oil or similar to protect the frame. I would expect the frame to be Reynolds 531. What diameter is the seatpost?
  18. Jonny69

    Yellow Hobbs winter beater of distinction (WBOD)

    The headset was notching into the ahead position (and probably contributed to a crash I had) so I gave it a going over a couple of weeks ago. I was expecting to find the crown race badly brinelled, but it was in fact the race in the lower headtube cup which had the most damage. I don’t have a...
  19. Jonny69

    F.C. Parkes Lightweight ‘48/‘49?

    Very rare bike. I don’t know how much you do or don’t know about Parkes bikes. FC Parkes started the Sun bicycle company. Sun were the factory-built bikes and the Parkes brand was reserved for the handbuilt lightweights. They shared frame numbers with Sun frames, so your P is 1948/1949: Over...
  20. Jonny69

    High-End Panasonic

    What saddle is that?
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