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Sorry, I missed this post somehow. In that photo (from the original seller), the bolt is just not screwed in at all, so it did fit fine. The frameset is from a mystery maker, here's the build thread for it. I did contact JF Wilson when I first got it, but it's not one of theirs - for one thing...

Mine turned out to need an M7, too. I had to get a fancy titanium one - it seems M7 bolts are common in motorsports, but not bikes. Anyway, it does the job.

Napoleon Dynamite (2004). A classic with a few notable bike scenes. Napoleon's is apparently a Huffy Omni, Pedro's is branded as a 'Sledgehammer', although exactly what horrible thing it is, I don't know.

I was reliably informed that in Italian a C on its own is a soft-c 'ch' sound (hence Cinelli is 'Chinelli'), whereas a 'ch' is more of a hard-c 'k' sound (hence Bianchi is 'Bianki'). Mind you, a C followed by an I might be different, again. Luckily I don't own any Italian bikes so it's not my...

It looks to be 100% original catalogue spec, I think? Really lovely.

Yeah, you can take these things too far 😄 . If we pronounced every non-English word the way native speakers did, I think we'd all end up sounding quite odd. One of the commentators for TV cycling coverage here pronounces every rider and place name as per their native language, and whilst it's...

That's your bad weather bike? I hope your bad weather isn't as bad as my bad weather :LOL: Lovely thing, anyway.

If it is a Concorde, it’s not got the original fork, it should have a pantographed fork crown. Putting a Bianchi head badge on (not even centrally) to hide a mark is not exactly great. I’d avoid if I were you. Not exactly cheap, either.

Certainly is. I’d not done that climb for a while, it’s as tough as I remember it being. It’s worth it for the view, though.

Stop it now 😆. I have seen this but I was surprisingly sensible and have passed on it, despite the obvious temptation.

Yes indeed, they have been shortened (not by me, that’s how they were when I got them. They’ve also been drilled for internal brake cabling).

Panda Pops!

Perfect for a short person with incurable nostalgia.

Thanks. The levers are 'Prostar' branded, which have been cut down and drilled. So nothing fancy, but originally chosen because they're pretty light, I suppose.

Here's my 1983 Alan Richards (Tower Cycles). I originally built it up from a frame over various lockdowns – the thread for that is here. Among other notable features are a headbadge I had to custom design (with a bit of guess work required), and some brake levers which were once used by a...

True – though for a Catholic church it's positively subtle and restrained :LOL:

No, I have not been on a tour of Tuscany – this is in fact the Church of All Saints, in Hassop, Derbyshire. Built in 1816-17, it started life as the chapel for Hassop Hall over the road (owned by a prominent local Catholic family).

Looks like a fantastic bike to restore. Just to see it with standard road bars will be a massive improvement.

In the case of Bruce Burford, he was 'virtually towed' up to 100mph on the rollers, and then got up to 207mph, which does seem like a slightly pointless record, I have to say, but each their own and all that...

The protagonist on his snazzy Falcon in Deep End (1970). It's a curious film, with an interesting cast including Diana Dors and Jane Asher. The Falcon does play a role in the plot, at one point ending up with its front wheel getting run over by a car.