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I've just picked up a tiny fillet brazed late 90s woman's road bike labelled Why? Bikes. Has anyone any info on this make? The chap I bought it from said they were in Oswestry, and had frames made by Jacksons. It's a bit of an oddity - 26" mountain bike rear and 520 front wheel, but nicely...

If this has been posted already, sorry. But just to let you know, there is a trail ride happening next weekend at Belchford in Lincolnshire. Here is a link if anyone is interested: http://www.belchford.org.uk/mountain-bike-trail.html The entry fee includes some food, all in a good cause.

I'm looking for something to ride an off road event beginning of July (The Belchford one in Lincolnshire, with my daughter). I don't want anything with suspension, and ideally something that doesn't need assembling would be good. Anybody got anything oldish and interesting? I think I probably...

Looking for non braze on 6 speed shifters if anyone has some, to replace Light Action set that has stopped working.

I bought this off ebay, not knowing what it was. But the lugs looked nice and it had some nice bits on it. I can't find any serial numbers, but suspect it might be a peugeot thats lost its plate. Its been completely resprayed. Any suggestions as to what it might be??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... SS:GB:3160 If this were near I'd have it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... SS:GB:3160 If this were near I'd have it.

I'm looking for something like a Campag gran sport or 49D with touring size chainrings. Help me do my first authentic rebuild please.

My 58 or 62 Mercian is lacking its original drivetrain, which has been replaced with a hub gear, so I'm looking for: Double chainring and cranks Braze on levers Cable operated front dérailleur Rear Derailleur According to the Mercian catalogues, it would probably have been Simplex. Mercian...

I have picked up my latest acquisition, and found that the whole bike is covered in a thin spread of ancient congealed grease. Can anyone offer recommendations for cleaning it without damaging the transfers? They are all in pretty good condition for a 55 year old bike. Someone clearly spent a...

I´m looking for a supplier of REALLY short toe clips, ideally the miniclips without straps. This is for my wife, who wears size 5s. http://www.wiggle.co.uk/mks-half-deep-s ... h-leather/ something like this but shorter. Or does anyone have any other suggestions? She refuses to wear...

I sent some hubs and rims off to be rebuilt, and the wheelbuilder tells me that the spoke holes on the rims are much large than anything he's ever seen. The rims are mid 70s Weinman 650 Bs, from a heavy duty tourer. I have salvaged as many of the spoke nipples as I can, and am now looking for...

I'm trying to find a frame number on a Woodrup - I'm guessing its 60s. Nervex lugs I think. There are numbers on the bottom bracket, but I think these are Nervex numbers as they don't correspond to any frame numbers I've seen for these bikes. The BB has: 33104J1 and then below it a...

I have just acquired yet another bike. Its fitted with MA40 rims, which I thought were clincher rims, but is fitted with tubular tyres. So did MA40s come in both clincher and tubular versions? Or does it have the wrong tyres on it? Confused again.

Has anyone heard of a framemaker called Richards? Can't find anything on line on them. I picked up quite a nice frame on Ebay with pantographed "Richards" on the rear stays. Its been finished by Argos with no original paint. There are some serial numbers under the refinished paint but its...

This one goes well.

Looking for a 165mm crank Record double chainset, mid 70s. I'm not sure on the interchangeability of cranks, but maybe cranks only as I have one with 177.5 cranks which are just too long. Needs to be immaculate.

Can't find anyone selling jockey wheels for 5 speed older campag in the UK. I can find a USA manufacturer, SOMA, but they are out of stock. Any suggestions in the UK?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 500wt_1156 Not a great advert. Looks late 50's early 60's from the lugs.

I'm a bit puzzled. I found a comment in one of the threads on this site saying that people used to ride bigger frames, and that therefore smaller frames in older (50s/60s) bikes were hence uncommon and hard to find. Is this true? Was the height of the crossbar somehow lower on older bikes? I...