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Ok, been brewing on this for many years. It started in 1998-ish when I stopped for a sandwich in Kentish Town one night on my way back from work. I was on my 1994-ish Orange P7 and I'd been rocking some swanky Spinergy wheels for a while. I got them from a magazine journo who reviewed them and...

This is driving me nuts. Nothing seems to fit. Looking for some new tyres and having a right mare finding something that fits. All are too tight. Tried: Panaracer FireXCpro (foldable) Onza Porcupine (foldable) Maxxis Minion DHF (steel bead) Schwalbe Billy Bonkers (steel bead) Been changing...

Subject kinda says it. Sending my legs off for powder coating. Ideally need to get the top caps out. I saw @RockiMtn had the idea way back on a Powerlite thread of drilling a small hole in the centre, and I guess I could hook out the top cap via the hole. Then patch up the hole with some plastic...

Ok, trawled the forums and I'm sure you'll already be shouting "31.8!!!", but... Have a '98-ish P7 frame I'm rebuilding with nice stuff. Had components on it, so I have ref. Have a spare / basic 31.8 clamp. Tried to fit it. Nope, too small. So did some looking / measuring. A bunch of the...

Didn’t even know they existed until earlier today, and now I really needs some. Do you have any in great condition, in black?

Just in case you’re interested / need inspiration. Here’s how I anodised / refinished a pair of Syncros cranks. First up, the goal was black cranks for a P7 with Syncros stuff. A set of Near Net forged Syncros cranks came up via @Fat Gav (Slim) so the journey began. First, they were in really...

I’m looking for a 22-24 tooth, 58 bcd, 5 hole, TA Specialities* ring in black. Used is fine as long as the black is relatively good. Got anything in the back of the cupboard? *Not strictly retro but going on a set of 94 cranks. Bit like this… but 5 holes.

Looking for a 19” P7 with 1 1/8” head tube. Think that puts it about ‘98 onwards. Mostly looking for the frame as I have forks and whatnot but a whole bike is fine too. It’s going to get a respray so paint quality isn’t an issue, but likewise, don’t want to paint a nickel frame either...

Long story short, I had a P7 in 1997. Spent everything I had on it. Loved it. It was all black. Had Spinergy wheels and Syncros groupset. Looked epic. Then… it got stolen. Bums. Being a massive midlife cliche, I want to rebuild it. I don’t have much yet but I do have the Spinergy wheels, a...

I’m trying to recreate a bike that was nicked outside a kebab shop in Kentish Town in the 1990’s and annoyingly, I had Syncros composite forks. Would love to track a pair down. Ideally 1 1/8”. Ideally Ahead, but not critical. Needs circa 170mm steerer. Haven’t got silly budget and I realise...

I don’t sell that much but now that there’s a badge for feedback, I’m totally into feedback! Whatever your feedback, feed it back… 🙏

I’m still kicking myself for missing a set of 4-spoke Spinergy RevX Rox wheels on EBay recently. Cosmetically great but with a slight buckle that made them cheap, £299 for a pair I seem to remember. They would have been the final piece for an Orange P7 “wall hanger” bike build to replace the...

Got a few sets of cranky Manitous in the garage I’ve been planing to make into a pair of table lamps. 3D printed a base that uses the forks inherent ability to stand upright plus a QR skewer to keep it all in place. Then had the “genius” idea of using LED strips around the steerer tube instead...

If you have any cranky old Manitou Mk1 forks that are cosmetically ok but not really not fit to ride on, I’m interested. I have one pair already and need a matching set for a pair of lamps. If they’re 1 1/8” steerer, that would be a bonus as it will save on resisting the top fixing gubbins...

I’m looking to turn a set of ropey (but visually good) Manitou 1s into a lamp. As you do. Saw the photo below online and thought the brakes are a nice touch, but I don’t have any spare cantis that have the gravitas to match the mighty Manni. Long shot, but does anyone have a set of front...

SORTED! Replacement wheels on their way. RetroBike FTW. 👌 Mine have the dreaded eyelet crack so want to rebuild. Not super bothered about colour but ideally the blue label versions. 32 hole. Need to be fairly decent nic, and not silly price obvs. 👌 Here’s what I’m dealing with…

I have a pair of 1991 Suntour XC Pro levers and one of them has a busted return spring. In reality, it works just as well without one as they spring back fairly well thanks to the caliper springs but, well, you know. Clearly, nobody is going to waste their time making and selling a 15p component...

Wasn’t expecting to post about this but turned out better than expected so thought I’d share. In a nutshell, have a set of Suntour XC Pro cranks that came on the 1991 Zaskar I’ve owned since new. The centre “crank pull” threads finally gave way many years back. Also, one of the granny ring...

Oh lord, took my Manitou 1’s apart today and the stanchions are properly pitted. I’m on the look out for some spare ones but if that doesn’t happen, has anyone had any luck rechroming fork stanchions? I’ve looked into motorbike fork renovation and it consists of measuring the existing...

Have a pair of Manitou 1’s but they have a Mk 2 crown and a rust spot in the stanchions. Looking to restore to original spec with a plain 1 1/8th crown (without cutouts on the shoulders) and/or stanchions in decent order. Long shot, but hit me up if you have something at not silly money.