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Evening all I've got a Reynolds 653 frame, and I know 'technically' it comprises a mixture of 753 stays and 531 main tubes, but I was wondering...what are the forks made out of? Would they be 753? Or 531? And the 531 main triangle. Is it regular 531c or something thinner like 531Pro? And...

This is a modern re-imagining of an 80/90's classic - sort of! Not all that keen on the medium cage rear mech or compact chainset (on aesthetic grounds) but this baby is going up L'Alpe dHuez next week, so needs must eh. Reynolds 653 frame rides beautifully with the modern Campag kit, and...

...bear with me, here's what i'm planning! I've a 126mm rear-end spaced Peugeot Athena 653 frame which i'm going to run with a modern campag groupset - 10 speed Veloce probably. I'm going to use modern 130mm spaced Ambrosio campag-alike hubs (they fit in the frame just fine!) but with a...

Evening all...been pottering around with my father's Raleigh 501 Club and thought it might be time for a picture: This was the bottom of the 'lightweight' range (circa 1990). Reynolds 501 main tubes, Gipeme (spelling?) dropouts, gas pipe forks and stays - much like a Kellogs Tour, Elan, etc...

The latest creation: Is it really an ultra rare Peugeot PY10FC though? Carbon de Fibre or Pipe du Gaz?? Actually, it's a rescued Raleigh Dyna Tech frame which the previous owner had carbon wrapped. I've rattle canned the rest to look like a Vitus/PY10FC, built it up with random spare...

Sorry for the radio silence of late - been too busy out and about rediscovering the junior road racer I once was (sort of!). Subject of which, remember this lithe fit young chap from 1990? Well look what I found the other day! Having lost 3 stone since Alpe d'Huez and the Col des...

This has got to stop...yet another retro Peugeot joins the stable. This month its an '88 (?) Peugeot Aneto - pictured in the background hanging next to its stablemate the Aravis. 531 Pro tubing (naturally!), 105 groupset, Mavic MA40 wheels. It's in great condition. I've...

I think its time to move on from my old MTB SPD pedals and shoes and re-equip the fleet with some proper road pedals. I've got two pairs of white and red old-school LOOK pedals from the 80's which I want to press into use, but will old LOOK cleats also fit into new LOOK pedals??

I'm looking to get my Peugeot Perthus frame fully restored - re-chroming of the stays and forks, new graphite paint and new/reproduced transfers. If you don't mind me asking, those of you who have had this sort of thing carried out, roughly how much was it? Do you have any recomendations...

I couldn't resist: just purchased a 1988 Peugeot Perthus Pro in my size off the bay of pigs. Not sure my wife is too happy (i was given permission to buy a modern carbon bike in addition to this latest acquisition). But how could I refuse - this was the dog's danglies in my day, and i've just...

All my modest little 'threads' on this forum seem to start with 'i used to be...' and this one is no different! Back in the day I worked in a cycle shop and was pretty handy at the old wheel building. Back then, generally speaking, I would get the wheel to its first stage of tension and true...

I have ridden my old training bike (a Peugeot Europa) continuously since about 1990, and the other day I had a strange drooping sensation on my right hand side and blow me if half of my drop handlebar didn't come off in my hands! It got me thinking, how long does this old componentry and frames...

This might be a little off topic, but i'm taking my retro road bike up alp duez this summer and i'm getting a bit confused about gearing?! Some people seem to say you need a compact chainset and virtually 1:1 gearing, while others say it is perfectly manageable on 39:27. I'm guessing a few of...

I've seen that these fixie types make a number of parts with an 'old school' look. I was particularly interested in what appear to all intents and purposes to be brand new Campag Record chainsets (made by Andel amongst others). The only fly in the ointment is that they are offered as single...

I've acquired a rather tatty silver Cinelli XA stem. I've got grand ideas about restoring it but i'm having some second thoughts! It's got lots of light surface scratches, and the top of it has a kind of worn patch where it's gone through the anodizing. Could i use 400/600/1200 grit, followed...

Can anyone recommend some classic looking modern rims? I suppose basically i'm after some modern MA40's! So black anodised (no machined braking surface), classic sort of shallow profile etc. I see a lot of 'fixie' type components look promising but thought i'd canvass the experts on this forum!

Evening all Time flies doesn’t it. I woke up recently to discover that my old racing bike has become a classic! I had no idea when I bought it in 1989 that it was a ‘famous’ Peugeot PX10 (or whatever). Nor that some of this entirely ordinary racing kit would become so interesting. Let’s...