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I wasn't entirely sure if this would be better placed here or in the 1998on forum. The DS2 frames are from 1996/7, but are often seen as much more modern as they have a younger audience. This is the DS1 that I have had for years. It was built as a simple bike that is easy to ride, can be...

As title, someone must be holding on to set... Make my day?

So, it appears I have a Merlin fetish. This is Merlin number 4, of a current stable of 5x titanium bikes. As advertised on eBay a few weeks ago:- It had a high starting price and no interest. I contacted the seller and managed to chip the price right down. I'm not going to lie, the moment I...

Hey gang. I have a Chris king front disc hub, 9mm qr. Can it be converted to 20mm or 15mm? I don't mind attending school on these, I'm new to Chris king hubs...

Hey gang. I need a pair of brake studs to suit a Merlin frame. They are M10 X 1.5, hard to find on eBay etc. A link to someone selling them would be perfect. Also, can anyone spare a pair of the little keys that the hair spring locates in. I'll add a pic.

Evening gang. It has occurred to me in the last few weeks that I never wrote a build thread for my Oreas. I have had it almost as long as I have been a member here, perhaps that is the reason. Back when I joined in 2007 it would have been less than a year old, so hardly a 'retro bike'. But...

After having owned my Merlin Mountain for a long while and giving it a spruce up, I found this little beauty on eBay over the xmas holiday. Now, it was listed well and the photos were good, but was way too spendy. It might have been worth the asking price if split, but the build looked like...

Hi ya. Im looking for a pair of raceface turbine lp cranks. Either new or near as damn it. Rings would be nice, but not a deal breaker. Like this:-

Hi gang. I first built a singlespeed MTB in either 98 or 99, it was a univega that the local shop converted to horizontal dropouts for me. I'm pretty sure it's still around, possibly in my mates stash. I can't find a pic of it anywhere. I have at least one photo of it somewhere, but I can't...

want a surly fixxer, anyone?

Hi guys, girls, I've never used this service before, so I've no idea if it sees much traffic and therefor opinions... I'm looking for a valuation on this, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Merlin-USA-X ... 4652806847 It's not mine, but I'm potentially interested in buying it. It's not worth...

A friend of mine, who spanners in the LBS, had a frame custom built by Curtis bikes a few years ago. He wanted a bike that would do everything, from xc, light downhill, trail centres, even commuting, so he could basically have one bike to satisfy his itch to ride every now and then. Trouble...

Tomorrow I am going to look at a bike I sold some eight years ago, that has come up for sale. I have been trying to find some pics of it, the only one I can find is hosted on pinkbike. A friend of mine took it, at the time I didn't even have a home computer, let alone a digital camera. I had...

Hey all, I searched and found one for cars but couldnt find one for motorbikes so here goes.... Im sure most of you are on other forums too, and on one of the motorbike forums I am a member there is a thread for our bicycles, so I thought it might be a good idea to invite you all to show our...

Hey all, after showing my bike in the -97 forum, I think it not belongs here now. This is the old thread:- viewtopic.php?f=6&t=24954 Since it is going through such a big transformation, I thought it would be nice to show it here. The frame was collected today from the powder coater. I used a...

Since I decided the Yeti http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... p;start=30 wasn't for me, I had a bit of a search around for a replacement. Trawling ebay, singletrack and other forums, I decided I wanted another titanium frame. Part of the reason for losing interest in the Yeti was the...

Hey all, was just looking for something old to post on Instagram for #throwbackthursday, and decided to dig my bmx helmet out. I also thought I could share the thing here. Hope you like. Please feel free to post pics of yours too.

I have no idea where Miggy woods are, but it is entirely possible there are or were jumps there. While I used to read MBUK, and I used to enjoy MTB Pro/MTB World, I never would have imagined that I would own one of the bikes featured in those pages. Meet the newest addition to the stable, the...

I bought this in a private sale after seeing a listing on ebay. The deal included some raceface cranks and a seatpost, I suspect I will move them on just now. I built the bike up for now with donor parts from a couple of my other bikes, and will upgrade to more suitable parts in time. Most of...

hmm, my favourite. :) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/shimano-xtr-m ... 2a27e23d8d