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Hi all Been out of the biking world for too long. Looking for recommendations on headsets for 1 1/8 threadless mid/late 90s bike. Not wanting a Chris king or anything. Ideally with sealed bearings, not balls in cages. Cheers

OK where to start. Ive recently built schwinn up with a complete 8 speed M950/2 groupset. Start after many year to get (my 18 stone) back in the saddle and have covered about 15 miles since. Now out for a ride again this evening and after about 5 mile the pedals become hard to turn with a lot...

Hi I aquired a carerra vulcan bike a few years ago which has lived at the back of the shed ever since. With a plan to reframe an old bike into it. I'm just wondering if anyone knows anything about them or when they were built. The spec is very basic but it does have v brakes and the there are...

hi all I have a bit of an x-lite addiction. to finish of on after a seat collar quick release and saddle and a Union Jack sticker if anyone has on. and if there are any other xlite items you no longer require let me know. black red or silver required. possibly blue too. pm me or reply here...

ok so I'm after set of lights for the late night rides, mostly roads and some lanes. years (years) ago I used to have twin smart halogen lights. however after years of being in the shed the battery is dead. I'm guessing leds are all the rage just wondering what people recommend. I'm not...

I'm rebuilding my old trial bike and am fitting m750 xt v brakes on my dmr sidekick frame. However they don't seem to fully seat against the brake boss on the frame and the little spring pin that fits in the hole only just reaches. Basically they don't pass over the nut section of the brake...

I'm rebuilding my old trial bike and am fitting m750 xt v brakes on my dmr sidekick frame. However they don't seem to fully seat against the brake boss on the frame and the little spring pin that fits in the hole only just reaches. Basically they don't pass over the nut section of the brake...

Came with a set of xtr v brakes and are multicoloured green black and red

Rite I've got a set of 97 rockshox judy xc and would like to change the elastomer to suit my rather umm heavy weight What options have I got?

Ok time for handlebar grips to go on ... Best way of attaching them so they don't move? I remember using my mother's hairspray back in the 90s Ive moved out and have no hair now lol Cheers all

hi would a 26.4 seatpost fit into a frame that already has 26.8 post? thanks

Hi all In the process of cable routing and am wondering how these outer cable ends work. I'm guessing the rubber end slots over the end of the clamp. Where is the best places to position them etc

I have an m950 xtr 8 speed cassette. I'm looking for compatible chains. I would like an ig90 but they are rare as hell now! so alternatives; hg91 chain? hg93 chain? 7701? thoughts...

Ok i have a m952 crank and removed the self extracting bolt. On cleaning them a thin metal.washer came out of one crank arm. I don't have a photo of it but on checking the other side there didn't seem to be one. Should there be one either side and where do they fit? What function do they...

Ok so this starts back in Dec 2012 when I picked up this frame from an old friend. I also got them original rockshox forks and a chris king headset. It started life like this So the plan was to reframe my 1st bike I bought, rebuilt, then rebuilt again back in the mid 90's. I have have...

Hi I have aquire an xtr m950 and m951 rapid rise rear mech. The jockey wheels on the 951 seem aftermarket and worn out. The m950 ones look original shimano ones with slight wear on one side. Can m950 jockey wheels run on 951 rear mech? I am going to running 8 speed. Any idea where I can get...

Ok so having stripped one bike it's time to build another Been collecting parts over the years for this build. 1st problem I run into is bottom bracket. I have a bb5500 at 109.5 and fitting m952 cranks onto. The crank and bb came together. Typically the spindle is not long enough. What...

Hi I've got a sunn xchox 1998 that needs a rear are suspension overhaul however there are bushes in there not bearings. Any idea where to get replacement bushes from?

Hi all. Usually lurk in the mtb section but thought I'd show my road bike. My barracuda tifosi. Bought this back in 2001 ish after having my handbuilt mtb stolen from uni. Other than a set of mtb spds and a different seat post it's still oe. I dug it out of the shed after 6 years and took...

On so need new cables for both shifting and braking on a new build, plus a restro I have planned. New build is 3x8 xtr 950 with v's Been looking around at shimano cabling sets. Mainly xtr ones. What's the alternatives? Can i buy a real of outer cables myself? Are shifting and brake outers the...