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found this polaroid floating round from about 89

Approx 93 not bad condition looks fairly lightly used. Bad bits no front wheel and one shifter is missing cover. Rear elastomer looks very good, front shocks pretty poor. (Just like new then!!) Collect only mid cornwall £30 Wouldn't be to much work to make rideable frame is probably Grade B...

OK when you get to the end you may say well that was obvious but to those like me it may end up being some help. I put some new tyres and a Brooks saddle on my La Pierre Sand and took it on a rough and very wet and muddy offroad trek to work a few weeks ago and afterwards it started creaking to...

WHY must be awesome/NOS condition May swap for same quality Campy set. Pics to follow.

WHY preferably 531 and fillet brazed. May swap for a nice pair of Tange blade style. Pics later

Hi all back for another go!!! Rebuilt my retroride a couple of years ago and now I've got another itch to scratch. I've tried to search for thread but I just can't seem to get on with it? Anyway do new school parts fit old school bikes? I fancy tarting up an old team marin frame (maybe...

I've had a little search (here and google) and can't see an answer so what I'd like to know is: What is the correct way to set up the slr settings on XT cantis? Am I reading the instruction right and the link wire side is set to slr and the other side to normal? The instructions are no...

Grifters here? And if so which is the best section to advertise? or are they just an Ebay item. Same with an old 50's Raliegh sit up and beg bike?

Normally hang out in MTB but seen this in the Chain Reaction sale. Haro monocoque frame £75 looks like a 1997 might be a good buy for someone.

Advice from the retrobiker collective mind please (Again!!) The reason I'm crying is because I've just realised my dropouts appear to be bent, at least I hope it's just the drop outs. Not sure how it's happened wether in storage for the last 8 years or at the powder coaters but the wheels...

Why doesn't the new 7 speed Shimano cassette I bought fit where my old one was? It seems to be that the last ring with the lock won't snug down enough leaving the other sprockets loose. What are the possible issues?

A pair of unused NOS Onza Aggro tyres 26x2.1 same as here http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=81456 (this is where I got them from) They are too big for my bike looks like the max width I can use is a 1.95 so would like to swap for a pair of NOS amberwall in a smaller size (or...

Big thanks to every one who's helped so far with parts and advice. Heres my old Donahue in it's forth guise. Orginally it was green and white, then in about 1995 I turned her all black then in 2001 I disasterously sprayed her red and ballsed it up completely plus bastardized it with RST...

I've got a 1inch threaded steerer thats a fraction too long. What is the considered best option? 1. Chop to correct size. 2. Fit 3mm spacer between top nuts? Will the spacer affect the lockup of the nuts? Bikes coming along quite nicely now will post some work in progress pics...

I've just bought a bike on Ebay that was a collect only. Whats a good and reasonably cheap way of getting it collected and delivered to Cornwall?

Is there anyway to restore old hubs? I've got my old XT's and the front is a little bit rough even with new bearings. Can anything be done? Mike

The old Donahue is now powder coated white and I'm chasing a NOS headset at the mo so I can start the build. I recently bought a set of Tange switchblade forks through Retrobike and wondered if anyone would have service info, torque values etc. The forks need realigning and there is some...

I'm watching some nice XT bits on Ebay at the mo and the BB is 68 x 122. Mine is marked 68 x 122.5. Someone tell me it will be fine ti interchange. Plus are all Shimano BB's JIS? Cheers Mike

Just came across a stainless steel Daewoo MTB (or at least most of it). Can't find any info on it and I'm sure as eggs is eggs it isn't anything special but the kit seems of medium quality shimano. Can anyone shed any light on it's age/quality. It seems a nice little frame about...

Do you think I have any chance of getting some Paul Donahue decals and a set of extra long grips for Brahma bars?