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    XTR V-brakes front or rear?

    How can you tell if an XTR V-brake is for front or rear (or are they the same. Thanks, Mike
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    Specialized fatboys not cutting the mustard - alternatives

    My Specialized ‘fatboys’ look good and ride fast on my ’89 Rockhopper but two punctures in as many miles means they are coming off and the Panaracer off roaders (used all winter - no punctures) are going back on. Can anyone suggest a slick alternative that can handle the flint strewn cycle...
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    Specialized fatboys not cutting the mustard - alternatives

    My Specialized ‘fatboys’ look good and ride fast on my ’89 Rockhopper but two punctures in as many miles means they are coming off and the Panaracer off roaders (used all winter - no punctures) are going back on. Can anyone suggest a slick alternative that can handle the flint strewn cycle...
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    Tatty Rockhopper vs tatty Lavadome - which would you keep

    My company has signed up to the ride2work scheme which means I soon get to take delivery of a shiny-new bike (a once every 2 decades experience for me). Unfortunately this means that I have to get rid of one of my existing bikes One is a 1989 Rock Hopper Comp, the other a 1991 Lavadome. Both...
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    wanted - Forks for 1988 rockhopper

    Hi - anybody got original forks for a 1988 rockhopper. 1" steerer, colour / paint condition immaterial so long as its straight
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    Off road tyre recommondations please

    Hi, Whats a good all round offroad tyre for Early Lavadome using mavic M221 rims. doesn't have to be retro - I actually what to use it off road and get muddy. on road performance not important. Any ideas - Thanks
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    Loose headset on Rockhopper Comp - can anything be done???

    Bad new from the LBS. I put my wife’s 1989 Rockhopper Comp in for a new headset. Turns out that corrosion/ware has meant that the cones and cups are now so loose on the forks and frame that they can be pulled off by hand. The guy put it all back together (the old headset was less loose than a...
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    Road tyres for ancient Lavadome

    I’m fed up running big fat off-road tyres on the commute to work which is 100% tarmac, 12 miles round trip... Bike 1991 Kona Lavadome rims Mavic 221’s. Current tyres are 2.20 front / 1.95 rear – Anybody got any good tyre suggestions (need to be puncture resistant), no off road capability...
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