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My lad has my old Cube hard tail race bike 26inch, it's a good spec of XT and SLX, decent wheels, Reba forks etc. I recently bought myself my first full suss and he now has bike envy and wants a full suss like his dad. Not wanting to spend £££s, and would want to use the Cube Ltd SL as a donar...

Hi Bought a steel frame and a separate steel fork. Straight 1 1/8 (not tapered), so that simplifies things, but still confused by the types (integrated, semi integrated, etc). I am guessing I need 'conventional'? Really not sure. Furthermore does it require any sort of press for installing...

Guys In my wisdom :facepalm: :? I bought a nice new steel frame off Ebay, I knew it didn't come with forks, but didn't realize the hassle of finding some to use with it. The aim is to build up a winter road/tourer/cx/gravel thing. The size is 1 1/8 (pretty standard), but straight (so takes...

My lad inherited my XC race bike, its 26inch wheels with regular QR. Stans rim on Shimano hubs, the rear hub is knacked and the rim has flat spot. Looking to replace it, ideally of a similar spec (lets say light weight/mid-range). Looks like choices on the online shops is rapidly declining...

I am in the process of building up a second cross type bike using spare parts. It's a cx frame and rigid carbon forks. It's going to be 1x10 that I can make up using MTB or Road kit, it's also got discs, and I have cable pull (Road Sora level) or hydrauluc (Mtb Deore). I don't have road levers...

Cube Cross Race Disc frame (black-n-blue) Planet X Pro Carbon XLS Cyclo Cross Fork + Brand New: Token TK070 Heggset I built this up as a CX race bike/winter road bike. Its a size 54cm, quite a compact frame, but nippy. Its has been used for 1 CX season plus winter road rides. On the last CX...

Carrera Vulcan XC Spec "Women's" frame in a baby blue colour, very good quality light frame, would suit female adult or smaller adult/youth. Its about 8 years old - but can cross check and confirm. Sram SX4, Tektro Cable Discs, Suntour Forks, marks on frame as shown, well maintained, not done...

Guys I am building up a new CX bike, Kinesis frame, parts of an Cube frame I had built previously. I have some Shimano Sora cable pull disc calipers, and 160mm discs. The calipers transferred fine to the front forks, all fitted and good. The rear caliper doesn't fit on the "inboard disk...

Different question/different bike to the one I have just posted. My other lad has a Carrera MTB with modern shimano stuff, but only 7 Sp. I have a spare XT (10sp) mech. Can I simply swap the mechs out? i.e. can a 7sp shifter work the XT mech on a 7sp cassette?

Building up a road bike for my lad. I am taking the Claris Road RD/FR/SHIFTERS off his current bike, along with a used 10 speed 105 Chainset. The cassette is an 8speed. What chain can/should I use? 8 speed (will it work on the chainset) or 10 speed (will it work on the FD/RD/Casette). Thanks

Delivered 2 x 26inch Alloy Wheels, pretty much standard budget alloy wheels for rim brakes (wide rims), comes with Shimano free wheel, fits 7sp (not sure on max range), bought for a retro bike project, put on bike, never used! Ideal for commuter, retro MTB, hybrid etc. £39 for the pair. 1 x...

Building a road bike up for my lad. Its a brand new road frame, it fits 26in wheels. Original plan was to try a pair of my used disc(with rim track)/10sp... Problem is the rear spacing won't fit. I have just a picked up a pair of retro Mtb wheels for £20. The rear is a deore lx hub, with Magic...

I need to build a new bike for my lad, currently he has a Dawes Espoir CX bike with 24inch wheels. My lad is clearly ready for 26in/700c. I don't want to spends £££s so looking to salvage parts from the Dawes (Drop Bars, shifters, mechs) and possible use some other stuff I have spare, e.g. 105...

Out of all the bikes I own my CX has the newest BB, which ran fine when it was first installed by my friendly mechanic... lasted a few months, then my first competitive CX race (muddy) the spray down (perhaps shouldn't have hosed it) its gone creaky. Checked the pedals, shoes, chain rings, all...

I don't ride MTB much, spend most time riding road (daily commute and weekend rides), a little bit of CX, and MTB (good ole 26er) about once a month, ironically I have interest in competing in CX/MTB just for fun, but only willing to do the more local stuff, therefore not all that often. Been...

I want to get my old Raleigh Peak in a decent condition for wet winter commutes. It has the original wheels but they are shot, they have been serviced, the hubs are pitted internally and the rims showing signs of thinning. I have some modern (albeit very cheap) alu wheels, they will fit in the...

For Sale, a true kids road bike/cyclocross bike... Dawes Espoir - 26inch wheels Alu Frame Shimano STI shifters (2300) Shimano Front (Acera I think!) and Rear Mech 2 x 8 Canti Brakes Looks like this: http://www.thebikelist.co.uk/dawes/espoir-3000-26--2011 Gets great reviews and comparable to...

I reckon this is a simple one. Was just coming to the end of my ride at Coed Llandegla and I noticed my forks remote lock would not release to "off" after being "on". Just got back from work tonight and had a look. Stripped the cable and replaced it as it was fraying, but not in the housing. It...

Selling these items as they have all been replaced - nothing wrong with them, I just needed to use brand new replacements (for a present). They have hardly been used, taken off a Childs Dawes Epsoir road bike I bought used, but it was almost pristine, I reckon the frame and bike had done less...

Hi I bought a "brand new" groupset set off Ebay (i.e. taken straight off a new bike - its pristine), its made up of Shimano Claris, but with Sram Cassette and KMC Chain. Its for my lads road bike I am building up. The group set is 8 speed, cassette is 8 speed, chain was stated as 8 speed. I...