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what the hell is this? spotted while browsing facebook marketplace for bargain retro stuff. but? er, what? er, why? i am so confused. :oops:

several years ago i met Jeroen at the Old World Mountain Bike Champs, think it was 2009, he turned up with a van full of amazing bikes in Bergen, someone asked how many bikes he had and i think he said 300ish, cut to a few years later and i'd heard he'd finally started his dream of a museum...

so i have stripped down a muddy fox bike, i wanted to use the hubs but not the rims, i know these are very original but i wanted to use a mavic rim so these are for sale. i stripped the wheels down sensibly by loosening the spokes first before cutting them, the wheels were previously straight...

i have one, i need another one, checked ebay, there's a wheel but the sticker is the wrong one, mines more modern with a black/yellow sticker see pic, one like this, will consider a wheel

ok so like many of you i have a fleet of bikes, i love having my retro stuff but to be honest i don't ride them much, i keep a few at the shop as talking points and that will expand with what i'm doing in the shop over the next couple of months. but anyway i started seeing stuff on instagram etc...

so years ago, i think 1990 i bought my first real mountain bike, a used Muddy Fox Seeker from a dodgy old bastard called Keith who ran the local lawn mower and cycle repair shop, he was awful but that's a long boring story. after getting the bike i knew it needed a bit of work, cables, BB...

very sad, 24 hour racing in the UK probably wouldn't have happened without him.

i got a bottle of gin from Orange a few years ago, it was a "thanks for being a dealer" xmas present. it finally got finished by my sister, i don't drink gin, she brought me the bottle back today. made me wonder what other random bike themed stuff was out there.

ok so i just spoke to Orange, they couldn't tell me what is going on, but the person i was speaking to was happy, relieved, and saying an announcementr is due this afternoon. my money is on an investor or managemnt buy out or combination

i was thinking how many Oranges i have had, here's the list. bought new:- 1995/6 nickel P7 (last bike before getting in the trade) 2007 limited edition clockwork number 200 of 200, firstb oarnge as i was back at an Orange dealer, have stuck with mostly ever since 2008 orange ST4, cracked it...

some of you benefitted from my silly stickers at the Malverns, we won't say what they actually said but i got some more done recently, decided to use a few on the fat bike, also got a good one from Bentley Componenets last time i did an order! i have loads of others that i sneak in to odd...

Campagnolo? because today i was passing the local Ferrari dealer, they have a lovely Dino currently for sale, £360,000 just incase you were wondering, and is available on the Meridian Modena website as a click and collect option! but anyway, i took a few pics to show my dad when i spotted the...

so i couldn't resist doing this one, i'd been thinking about it for a while, it's a Clockwork Evo frame painted as an Aluminium O as the paint is so bright i decided to keep the spec black which meant using a Deore group set, so the spec is mid range but i have fitted a nice Lyric fork. had a...

so a while a go i had a Genesis Caribou fat bike, i really liked it, after 5 years i sold it to a customer, that customer came in a few months ago and asked if i'd part exchange it against a new Orange P7, i don't usually do that but i liked the bike so i thought i would. my plan was simple...

so i got this as a doner bike so i could rebuild my proflex, SHOCK HORROR i hear you say! yeah whatever, i was never overly fussed about cannondales! anyway, yours for £100 collected, ideally from my shop in the new forest, SO45 is the general area code. will happily pack up if you want but you...

so years ago, well 1992 i bought a 552 frame/fork and stem, i sold it late 93, to be honest i never thought it was an amazing bike back then, i just wanted full suspension and i thought it was cool, i was the first person i knew who had a full suspension bike, initially i built it with parts...

ok, cable disc brakes on gravel/road bikes, they suck, they have pretty much sucked since they were first used, but am i right in thinking this:- back in the day, road drop bar levers worked with road caliper rim brakes and cantilever rim brakes, mtb levers also worked with cantilever brakes...

for some reason i recently realised that i like the limited edition deore LX in black/gold back in the day i always thought it was a bit show off-ey, which when you think about it, it isn't, it's LX, it's not like it's XTR. perfectly functional etc, i was thinking about a project and thought oh...

hey guys, i wanted to do a promotional thing at the shop, some local friends are coming down with a few shiny toys, i'll have a few of mine out as well. welcome to anyone, i'll have drinks, tea/coffee/beer/coke etc will also have some Muc-Off promo bags for anyone who spends £30 or more, that...

hey guys i know i gave out the details for Acorn plating to some guys in the last few weeks, they have just posted on their facebook that someone has done the work of colour matching a ringle hub but they don't have contact details for that person, so here is a picture of you newly anodised hub...