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Hello I have some old Sachs down tube gear shifters. They seem to take a barrel nipple gear cable. Does anyone know where you can buy these from that isn't ebay or amazon, or not a box of 100? I have looked high and low and can't find anyone supplying them. I can find plenty of brakes cables...

Hello I was wondering if anyone had a large frame they don't want. I am 6ft 5, so I think I need an 25 inch frame to be comfy. Doesn't have to be anything fancy, I intend use it on some rollers over the winter months, just needs to be strong and sturdy. Kind Regards Jon

Hello All Does anyone know of any good wheel builders in the Worcester/Worcestershire area? Regards Jon

Hello All I have some Chromed forks that have become very rusty. The plan is: Remove the rust Use Hammerite Kurust, wait some time Spray with a clear lacquer My only concern is, when I have used Kurust on some cast iron guttering. It went blue. Now I don't want blueish forks. Does this blue...

Hello All I found this bike in a shed of a house I brought. I knew the old man said he use to ride it when he was a young man, so that's early 1940's. Looks like a bike from that era, 3 speed Sturmey-Archer. Rods, not cables for any of the controls. Where the badge usually sits, it does say...

Hello I was wondering. On my retro Raleigh bike I am pulling the back wheel out of its drop outs, in medium gears. It has got worst since I got it powdered coated due to welding, but I guess that down to the fact the quick release mechanism is clamping against a shiny surface of the powder...

Hello This isn't a question about retro stuff as much. I got a modern mountain bike (I got a retro racing bike). I was just wondering if any other people who use modern components could recommend a manufacture that make strong but long lasting components. I have tried dirt cheap and resonable...

Hello I was wondering if any one could give me a rough price on this pair of wheels I have. The Spec is as followed: Back Wheel Rim: Rigida Alloy SX100 MIF(Made In France) 622x13 700c INOX Eyelets Tyre: Hutchinson Kevlar HP22 700x22 Gears: 6 speed Shimano MF-HG20. 14T,16T,18T,20T,22T,24T Free...

Hello. I have some really nice Shimano hubs from the 90's I think. They only have Shimano stamped on them, so I don't know what series they belong to. I tried at SJS cycles about getting some cones but they don't stock any the right size. I was just wondering if anyone had any cones that might...

Hello I was wondering if anyone had any information on AJS bicycles (If AJS even made bicycles). I'll tell you the story Now my neighbour who is 90+. Me and him were talking about bikes because he knew I was into cycling. He said when he was a young man he brought a AJS bicycle second hand. It...

Hello there. I have a STX Parallax "special edition" hub (part number FH-MC30-CH VIA) that is part of a perfectly good wheel that I had built about 20 years ago. The ratchet in the free hub is failing (part number 3AC 9806). Does anyone have one of these new, old, used, in an old wheel...

Hello. You know the Raleigh Panasonic Paint scheme used from 1984 to 90's I think. Does anyone know what the colour names are for the blue, red and yellow? Also it be even better if anyone knows the RAL numbers for those colours that would be a massive help. Kind Regards Jon

Basically I got given this bike from my dad's friend as a bigger replacement to my old racing bike that I grew out of. I have been slowly restoring it, but it became my main ride to work and back for a while when my other bike got nicked :( So it got some abuse sadly. I am sending it for a paint...