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This is my 1998/9 Raleigh Max Aero 18GS cruiser. MTBs originally evolved from beach cruisers. This one's evolving the other way. I had a Max Aero 18GS new from Halfords in 1999 and loved using it, right up to when it was stolen from me in 2006. 18 months ago I managed to find a good condition...

Hi all For a while I've been trying to remember my first MTB, which was a gift from my parents in (I think) 1990 but might have been a 1989 model. Can anyone help from this indistinct recollection of details? Things I am sure about - it was a Shimano 18-speed (3x6) and it was bought from...

Hiya Posting this here despite the bike pre-dating 1998 as I'm open to modern suggestions and not doing a classic restoration per se.... Recently purchased a pair of mint condition 1990s Raleigh Pioneer Classic hybrids after my wife expressed an interest in riding with me (she hadn't ridden...

time to start modding the pair of Pioneer Classics I recently bought for my wifey and I - we both like more vintage appearance, and after doing a shameless backdating of an 80s Triumph as my singlespeed ride, I'm keen to backdate the already somewhat retro Pioneers. They currently have...

HI all I was a member here ten or so years ago when I sought advice about rebuilding a 1980s Triumph 3-speed roadster for use as an everyday bike. I took the advice and followed it (singlespeed conversion, alloy wheels, Schwalbe Delta Cruiser tyres, slime in the inner tubes, modern bottom...

Hi all I have a rebuilt 3-speed with a 127mm (Shim. UN54) b/bracket as per the recommendations for the replacement crankset (it came to me with caged bearings and loose cottered cranks) Its slightly out of chainline, as the bike has a chaincase that's held by being sandwiched between the...

I run an old BSA MTB with the usual 26in wheels, screw on freewheels, etc I replaced the over-a-decade-old rear wheel with a new Raleigh one last year. It was worn out (bent axle, excessive side-play that adjusting the cones didnt fix) by this spring So I bought another Raleigh rear...

Hi all I have a bike with a 26 x 1 3/8 wheel that needs a puncture repair. I removed the nail and bought 4 Raleigh inner tubes via eBay, and a decent polypropylene rim tape I then changed the inner tube, in accordance with instructions,inflated it and it split along the inner edge. I...

Hiya One last dumb-beginner question from me! I'm so close to finishing my project: I'm fitting a single crankset on a Shimano UN54 bottom bracket How far down the taper should it slide? By hand I can get the crankset down 'til the end of the BB Spindle is about 4mm below the recess...

Hi all. This is the bike that got me back into cycling after 5 years - just 4 months ago in fact. Found it via eBay, a BSA WestCoast 15-spd, structurally sound but with a bent rear axle and both derailleurs jammed and twist-grip changers broken, and only one working brake. I paid £29 for...

Good afternoon all After several helpful replies from members here to my enquiries about removing the creaking bottom bracket and knackered cotter-pinned cranks from my 1987 Triumph 3-speed, I have plucked up courage and ordered the parts, and begun disassembly The bottom bracket...

Hi all I'm edging closer to ordering parts for my 1987 Triumph 3-speed crank upgrade: A grinding bottom bracket and cotter pins that loosen themselves every 30 miles are trying my patience. I'm less concerned about the threading on my b/bracket shell since I discovered the existence of...

This is the bicycle I refer to in my thread about better braking with steel rims. It belongs to a friend but I helped her find it. After seeing the white-and-blue trim conversion on my Triumph she wants similar mods done to this - thoughts & suggestions please? Under consideration...

Not a bike of great value but I liked the look, so I bought it. Been busy getting rid of bad styling touches like the black vinyl grips, gumwall tyres (didnt match the frame colour AT ALL) and a supposedly comfortable seat that was too soft to ride on, and fitting an appropriately retro light...

Hi all A friend asked me to get her a 3-speed at the same time I bought my Triumph, and we ended up finding and buying a 1978 Puch Elegance ladies bike I did warn her about steel wheels making for poor brakes but it seems its only now sinking in... so I'm looking at improvement routes...