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    Dawes Sardar - 26" 631 tourer

    Already got travel agents on, it's got drop bar v-brake compatible levers factory fitted, but I really wasn't impressed, so dropped a pair of travel agents on and they are now suberb 👌
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    Dawes Sardar - 26" 631 tourer

    First proper ride on this mornings commute, fits lovely, rides nicely, shifts perfectly, although I did manage to get the left shifter stuck up my shorts leg crossing the railtracks! Only thing I've found is that after riding my gravel bike almost exclusively since lockdown, it feels way...
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    Dawes Sardar - 26" 631 tourer

    A little gravel, nothing too silly
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    Dawes Sardar - 26" 631 tourer

    Yeah, really wasn't impressed with the tyres! What do you recommend?
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    Dawes Sardar - 26" 631 tourer

    Picked this up the other local on ebay, knew nothing about it, and to be honest, not many people seam too! It's a 26" wheeled, drop bar touring bike. Wasn't in good shape when I picked it up, but a clean up, Aliexpress high-rise stem, Richley riser bars, spoon charge saddle, new chain...
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    From Joy to Despair - 853 Rock Lobster

    Frame no is B00070076. Anyone know how to decode it? Don't think it's a 2007, certainly not a '97 so???
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    From Joy to Despair - 853 Rock Lobster

    It continues 😎 Got my favourite tool out to clean and face the bottom bracket Once that was done I dug out my spare mavic ceramics - I can go unmatched pair of 121 with different stickers and the rear built up with alternating blue/red nipples, or replace the front with a X517 rim, but...
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    From Joy to Despair - 853 Rock Lobster

    I know it starts with a B, then the rest is numbers. I'll check when I'm back at my unit
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    From Joy to Despair - 853 Rock Lobster

    Absolutely, top of the world 😎
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    From Joy to Despair - 853 Rock Lobster

    Well, I've given it a further deep clean, followed by a G3 polish, then a couple of layers of my favourite lacquer from Lidl's - it's looking a damn sight better than a couple of days ago! And, I particularly like how the brazing has come through on the Richley rear drop out
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    From Joy to Despair - 853 Rock Lobster

    By jove @Frankenorange , you're right, I honestly would have argued that no frame builder would do that! But, trawling Google for images of 853 Lobsters led me to 2 right here on retrobike, plus a random one out there in Google world, quite clearly showing the same hole! Only the disc only...
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    From Joy to Despair - 853 Rock Lobster

    Saw a badly listed steel framed Rock Lobster on market place not too far away from me and thought, that's got to be a 853 looking at the lovely rear dropouts. A quick 26 minute round trip did indeed see me as a new owner of a 853 framed Rock Lobster, complete with knacked Marzocchi forks and...
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    That £30 Saracen Trekker at York Rally

    I did umm and arr about buying it, but for 30 quid I thought sod it
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    That £30 Saracen Trekker at York Rally

    Yup, I bought it 😎 Couldn't resist it at £30, my first proper mountain bike was the earlier double U braked trekker, I've still got it, but it's now painted in a lovely black hammerite and is only a frame, forks & brakes. Yes, it's a bit rough, but it's got the original crackset, chainrings...
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    Scott AT-4 Handlebars

    Ooh, I think my AT4's are in my storage container - I'll have to dig them out 😂
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    Marin Pine Mountain Browning

    Look again at the bike in the advert 😂😂😂
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    Lovely Longstaff - FB Mkt

    I'm watching it on ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335576520415?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=eaHn-K7xR0a&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=BQ9ceZ6eQRS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
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    For Sale Lots of bits and pieces

    6) Shimano Deore DX thumbies (tatty but fully working) £16 I'll take these please
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    Some of my old bikes

    Nope, but these pictures had been transferred onto my P30 pro that I've had since 2019, and were taken on a Motorola XT1032 that I had prior
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    Some of my old bikes

    Just been changing my phone and came across some pictures of my old bikes that I took in 2014. Back story is that my family ran skip hire, waste disposal & scrap for years and if I was quick enough, I'd put stuff to one side before my dad managed to cut it up! We moved premises between...
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