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    For Sale Cougar / Terry Dolan Road/Race Bike - Shimano 600 Tricolor Groupset

    I've put my Cougar Race bike on eBay with a starting price of £350. Full details on the eBay listing. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115828309883 It dates from the early '90s but has hardly been ridden. It's in excellent condition so really just needs a clean and is ready to go.
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    Best (retro) shoes for cleats & toe clips?

    So, I have a mid-90s Cougar with Shimano EX600 Ultegra but modern pedals that I considering swapping to Shimano pedals with toe clips and cleats. I am less comfortable in clipless SPDs but very happy in toe clips. It occurred to me that most modern shoes look a bit odd with an older bike and...
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    What do you chaps wear when riding your retro road bikes?

    Well, is there a retro kit scene or do you just go for the most comfortable lycra bib-shorts and jersey yo ucan find? Just wondering :)
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    Suggestions for Amber Wall off-road tyres please?

    I'm intending to revive my old Orange P7 which has not been used for about 10 years... First thing is some new tyres and tubes and in keeping with the age of the bike (1994) I want to keep the pale amber wall appearance. The original tyres are Specialised Cannibal 28 x 1.8 but it seems...
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    Are wireless cycle computers any good?

    As you may have seen on another thread I am re-commissioning my Cougar race bike from the mid 90s for road use. The old computer (speed & cadence) was on it's last legs and some of the functions had stopped so I stripped it all off. I like the look of the bike without all the wires so am...
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    Swapping cassette - Shimano 600EX Ultegra - advice please

    My 1997'ish bike is equipped with Shimano 600EX Ultegra with 52/42 chain-rings and an 8 x speed 12/21 cassette. Chap I bought the bike from used it for time trials but I want a wider range of ratios especially to help with hills. Are these Shimano cassettes still available or if not what should...
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    Has anyone got the COUGAR head tube logo on their PC?

    As it says chaps, I am looking for a image of the COUGAR logo as used on the head tube of their bikes. The round snarling cougar with the word COUGAR written underneath.
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    My Cougar road bike circa 1997

    Here are some pictures of my Cougar road/race bike from around 1997 'ish. I bought it 2nd hand in 2000 to use for triathlons but in May that year I had serious surgery on both legs and never rode it, indeed never did any more triathlons. As a New Year’s resolution I decided to get back into...
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