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    single pivot

    Hi people...been absent for a while, but am in adilemma now. I love my 1999 mount vision and never gonna get rid, and am also skint as been re-training as a personal trainer, so had no income for two months! BUT..i know of an immaculate, original Orange Sub3 frame up for grabs....and i want it...
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    Infected website...???

    :?: Have looked at this website b4, but today everytime i check it out i get a threat warning from my security software website is Lightbikes...can websites b infected with viruses..??
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    Preventative maintenance.....

    Well.. toddler in the bath, so time to check things over..oops, rear wheel not feeling quite as smooth as it should..but they are deore hubs and only six months old.Strip it down..shimano labyrinthseals really work..all ball bearings and cone surfaces good as new, but the locknuts had loosened...
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    One of us is knackered.........

    :lol: ....and it's not the bike!!!!!! In fact, for the last two weeks it's been ridden off road for an hour every morning and at least two every afternoon.....no (..SSSHHHHH!!) punctures..no brake pad replacement...no gear adjustment...no cleaning..nothing at all..isn't this weather...
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    .FS.:Manitou SX Ti....

    :) Nice condition SX Ti's...3.4Lbs..very yellow! Few paint chips, but in good state generally..stripped and serviced beginning of the year. Fork action is very good, stanchions not marked at all.Left hand damping knob moves fine...right hand spring pre-load is a bit stiff, but once set...
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    FS: Zaskar LE.........

    :wink: Ok..this is advertised in the local free ads paper online, and i thought of buying it and passing it on...but..I KNOW THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN...and if i did keep it i would be on the streets in a very short space of time with my b@@lls in my hand...
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    Zaskar LE.....fair price..???

    :P Afternoon all..got the chance of a Zaskar LE..polished alloy..he says it's from the late '90's..?? If all is good and assuming fair to good condition, what would be a decnt amount to part with..??? Many thanks in advance........ :) Forgot...frame and fork only!!!!
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    FS: Deore disc brake set..F&R..complete..FINAL PRICE!!!

    8) Non-retro, but arguably the best budget hydraulics around. Hardly used and in immaculate condition..IS or Post ...black calipers..silver clamps, black levers..less than 100 miles dry use. Just managed to get a set of Hope mono mini's at a very reasonable price. Deore set..6...
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    FS: Titanium Flite...a saddle!

    :shock: Emptied a box out and this was hiding away...how can a saddle bring back so many memories..this has been on three of my old bikes..a Raleigh Ozark...a Gitane XT..and my trusty Saracen KilliComp..hazy days. Anyway..i'm never going to use it again..£15 posted anyone?? [/img]
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    FS: Cannondale road bike..48cm...Womens Specific Design

    At last, the other half has decided to sell her racer..after only 100 dry miles, and three years of hanging up in the spare room!! Cannondale CAAD5 R800..WSD..48cm..shimano 105..650c wheels. This is as new condition...when sold, i will fit a new SRAM cassette and chain..i pinched it in a...
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    FS. Back up for sale...Diamond Back Axis-r TT..18"..OF

    As near to mint as you can get..less than 50 miles from new..hasn't moved from the spare room since last put up for sale at xmas. 96-97..18" 8-sp XT..except for crank=LX original-chain, pads,cables etc non-original-stem,seatpost...but original stem inc. 1999 Sid Team shox fitted and...
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    OT: Is retro in the blood..or are we just old??

    8) A friend mentioned Jah Wobble today, so i have now spent the best part of three hours on You Tube...selection consisted of; Jah Wobble...The Cure...John Martyn...Nico..Velvet Underground..David Bowie..Genesis...Rush...Tindersticks...and due to a glass or two of Talisker, cannot...
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    what is it...??

    :shock: Just couldnt stop, but it was for pocket money! No idea what it is...any help?? Some XT stuff on it..... [/img]
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    Proud owner...!!

    8) Just spent two hours riding around bristol docks...can't keep her off it !! ...and as for finding quality tassels, rarer than an uncracked Klein!! :lol: :lol: [/img]
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    My first Raleigh retro project....

    :D Yep...gotta start somewhere! Found in someones bin...just stripped and cleaned...don't know the year but- quality bearings everywhere, and all in as new condition! Sure they dont make them to this standard thesedays?? Well...Izzy (3yr old) and mum and dad are off to the LBS for some...
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    South Wales natural trail ideas please...

    8) The thing with being redundant is lots of time to ride!!!! :P So..as my partner also has monday off, and the toddler is at school..can anyone reccomend a great natural off-road, 3-5 hour ride, south wales??? Need a nice change from cwn carn and afan, and things should have dried out a lot...
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    FS: Diamond Back Axis-R TT

    :cry: As the joyful new year brings not only rain and wind, but redundancy also.. :evil: ..my dilemma as to use or not use the Axis is resolved...it has to go to a loving home. 18" Diamond Back Axis-r TT....1996/97 8-spd XT pods, v-brakes, rear mech LX chainset and f-mech Titec Enduro...
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    Cool as....

    8) I think this is one i will never part with, as IMO it is THE best all-rounder i've ridden, and an absolute classic. It just looks RIGHT...i havnt come across another that does that for me yet; Loads i look at and go, yeah..great looking bike, but this is the one i looked at and said...
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    Green with envy...!!!

    :mrgreen: :lol: Just couldnt leave well alone...local post office window, Gents mtb, £20....got to be worth a look, esp. as only a few hundred yards away! Anyway, never heard of it...but it is all solid and v. tidy, if a bit basic! ........and knocked him down to £15. At the end of the...
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    Bringing on the new skool....

    :wink: This was at 2005 mountain mayhem....not quite 1yr old 'izzy flicking through singletrack whilst dad races solo on ( now corduroyboy's) '99 GT Psyclone. Good to start 'em young on the retro stuff...mum carts her round now on her '96 GT Timberline...so ther's no getting away from it...
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