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Re: :( RIP

Finally found a 531 for madam, the previous Wisp rebuild met her approval except that it was so heavy so have been looking for a better frame to base it on. I was after a late eighties galaxy mixte but difficult to come by, when I saw this one it looked suitable, although a lesser frame than a...

Re: Depends on the year. I have a dark brown '86 record Ace which is 700c, the older ones (a light green IIRC) I'm pretty sure were 27"

Re: Here are my two, a none retro but self built Ridgeback Panorama and a my take on a refurbed Randonneur.

Re: Thread revival with an update: Been a while since I've had chance to work on the bikes for various reasons, but I think this is now ready to be tried on the road :) The wheels on the bike are my first attempt at wheel building, I had a wheel set with Quando hubs so I rebuilt with Tiagra...

Were the first ones not grey as in the picture at the top of the page? I wouldn't mind a 708 framed one, but I think my two tourers are enough for now (if there is such a thing as enough :) )

The threads look a bit shallow on the crank, is something stuck inside? does it look the same as the other one?

Hi Sorry for the intrusion, I'm normally in the road bit :) Wondered if anyone could shed some light on a bike I've been asked about. Belongs to a friend and presumably was in the shed for a while, he wants to get it running again and asking if worthwhile. It's a Liyang al 550. Frame...

Not too sure tbh, I just had one spacer on mine and it seems ok, there is plenty of thread on the bb shell, but perhaps someone more experienced with these will chip in. If you can just remount the guard as mentioned then at least it should save you a few quid on buying more parts.

could you use a 122.5 and then use bottom bracket spacers to move it out to the right place? http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/wheels-manuf ... prod17701/ they have a 2mm one, not sure if you can use a combination of different sizes I can't see why not. Obviously this would offset your cranks to...

the motorbike museum in brum have several function rooms for rent, eg they have regular shows their inc a weekly computer fair. Suppose a retrobike show could be combined with a bike jumble of some description... I'd be interested in visiting one, especially to see peoples own bikes rather...

OK so bolting from the inside is an option, although on the Sheldon Brown website they seem a bit wary of that option. I'll bear it in mind though, thanks billso Bedraggled: Those SJS ones are too long, thanks though. Ok these would be period correct, I might give them a call and see if...

The ones I linked to at sjs are tektro, struggling to find the same size with nutted fitting. Is JD Whiskers online?

The ones at spa might be too deep a drop, I'll get a bare wheel in and measure the drop properly. I like the 600's on Hilary Stone, but I was after dual pivot and a tad pricey plus I'm wary after reading too much bad feedback about his service. Cheers

I see your point, but black tape would look good against the black saddle I think, would look more classy IMO. Still great though :)

That one does look nice though doesn't it, it looks nothing like the other 80's ones I've seen on the web. Weren't they made into the early 2000's, but as you say on the newer tube set?

It's these that I have : http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tektro-tektr ... prod22252/ I have the option to return these if needed, if I can find nutted alternatives. I bought them by mistake, I'd also bought a set of nutted one's from LBS which he said would fit and turned out to be too big, going...

Can anyone link me to some dual pivot nutted brakes standard reach in silver please (I currently have some allen key fit 39-49mm which seem to fit ok drop wise). If these aren't around anymore I guess it's a case of drilling the frame :(

Looks fabulous, lovely job