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Hello Because I find this sort of thing interesting, sorry lol I thought I would compare the weight of a Shimano 600 (1980s) 6 speed 13 to 18 freewheel (a time trial spread of sprockets?) to a Tourney (2025) 6 speed 14 to 28 (a more normal spread for 6 speed?) freewheel. The Shimano 600 weighed...

Hello Will a Shimano 600 rd 6208 work with a Dura Ace mf 7400 7 speed free wheel? In friction mode I believe the answer is yes but in index I don't know? Many thanks!

Hello! The only thing keeping me sane in this world at the moment while I stick my head in the sand are my bicycles. On that note I had put up the subject of Steve Dunn framesets built by Woodrup but that didn't receive much response so to generalise it I have put up the title Woodrup which...

Hello Just purchased a bicycle frameset and it's seat stay ends have Pete Dunn inscribed on them(?). I have been informed it is a Woodrup frame and I know he was based in and around the Yorkshire area. Does anyone know any more about him and I can not find any frame decals even on H Lloyds...

Hello Peeps Simple question from a very simple person 😁 What's the difference between the 1050 rd and the 1055 rd? Were the ones between those two numbers? Just curious 😃 Many thanks...

Hello Time to kill...so was wondering...I know you often get people asking can I install modern equipment on an old frame? How about the other way round? I have a Shimano 105 set of components and was wondering could they be easily(?) attached to a fairly modern aluminium frameset? Has anyone...

Raleigh Colour Codes - UK RTU 012 Space Blue - Use 000 Primer RTU 034 Beaver - Use 000 Primer RTU 035 Sea Foam - Use 999 Primer RTU 036 Aqua Blue - Use 000 Primer RTU 045 Glade Green - Use 000 Primer RTU 049 Slate Blue - Use 000 Primer RTU 052 G P Green - Use 000 Primer RTU 068 Dark Blue - Use...

Hello RB's I bought a pair of very nice Shimano 600 brake calipers for a very nice price...but they were missing the cable adjusters. I had not realised you need M6 Flats as described in the title of the post...drats. I know dia compe also made them but I can not find a pair anywhere. Any...

Has anyone heard of the above cycle shop or know anything about them? I have a Reynolds 653 frame with their sticker on it and can not find anything on the internet at the moment. There in the late 80s and 90s? Thank you 😃

Hello Retrobikers! Just had meds lol Another one of my dopey questions... I have a Mavic SUP rear wheel with a Campagnolo freehub and its very nice but I run a Shimano 600 SIS RD with a 600 freewheel hub, etc. Can anyone recommend a suitable cassette that would work with the 600 SIS RD...

Hello Bit disappointed today. I bought what was listed as a Dura Ace BB on ebay, I looked at the pictures closely but could not see writing on axle so my fault I took a gamble. Arrived today and its a Shimano 600 (EX?) bb so still good but not Dura Ace. Q. Any one know the differences...

Hello I have a set of the above levers on my down tube and the left lever which is the friction one will not change the small chain ring to the larger one and vice et versa. I had just picked it up from my LBS and was informed there was no click on the left hand side lever(?) Not sure what...

Hello I have caused myself another problem... Wanting to give the RD a good clean I removed the jockey plate and the jockey wheels, etc unfortunately the tension/knuckle spring(?) does now not want to return to its original position as I do not have the strength or another pair of hands to...

Hello I have bought a bicycle with a freewheel hub which is new to me as usually I have only ever had freewheel screw on cassettes. So the cogs I discovered individually slide on and off...they've probably been around for decades, I'm catching up very slowly lol. I would like to use my...

Hello... My usual dim witted question which has already been answered somewhere before but I can't find it or I'm just to dim to understand it, etc, etc, etc. Q. I have a 50t chain ring crank set. As I understand the best ratio to start with is 2:1? Therefore 50:25. Are there single speed...

Hello I have a Shimano 600 SIS rd from about 1986 and I have a Campagnolo Mirage rd from the mid 90s. Does anyone have an opinion to which is the better? I believe the 600 is for the use of 5/6 speed and the Mirage for 7/8 Speed? Any help or comments would be welcome...to a point lol

Hello Does anyone know for sure what the Raleigh ti team 531 Reynolds fork decals should be? Is it a round decal with ti in black on yellow? Or Is it a round decal with ti in yellow on black? Many thanks

I bought a Raleigh bicycle that is equipped with Campag Athena Brakes/Gear Shift Levers and to say that they are wooly would be an understatement. I went to my LBS and had them adjusted but I'm still not that happy with them. The bicycle is equipped with an Athena RD , Chorus FD and is 8...

Hello I have been told that possibly my bicycle frame, which I believe has been repainted may not be what I thought it was regarding to the Reynolds steel used. On the forks and frame it has 531sl decals. So I have weighed (using mechanical bathroom scales) the frame without the forks then...