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New, 26 aluminium seat post of my '65' Bianchi keeps slipping. Several sites suggest using hairspray - can this be right ... ?!!? Should I use grease (how much?) or make a shim from an aluminium can? Retro suggestions gratefully received ---

Brakes - Rear brake does not work at well as the front. I've tried tightening the cable, adjusting the caliper position, reducing the cable length but nothing makes it perform better. Mechanic says the spring is tight enough; pads and cables are new ... Any suggestions?

Gently clicking pawls Black tarmac sky-blue puddles Moving mindfulness

New to me tubeless tires, new/old tubeless tire, aluminium rims. Caught two OBWOBs (Old Boys WithOut Bikes) in deep enchantment, ogling my ride. Both said they had 10-speeds in their youth but had abandoned them long, long ago. I recognised the look ... In dabbing daubs of fingernail polish...

Equilibrium Bird song, breeze, rushing water Slowly spinning wheels

Nice read - some technical aspects of which I actually understood: https://www.cyclist.co.uk/reviews/4018/time-machines-modern-vintage-bikes-ride-test

... Deborah di Milano Smalto Tenuta Estreme ...

Anyone know what the heart-shaped symbol stamped in the upper right of the photo signifies? I have something similar on a Claud Butler road bicycle. Someone on another site thinks it's a Peugeot frame - wants to know which model it might be. Thank you.

Some are too long, some too short - what's perfect?

When peddling, as the pedal swings round and up to the top, a slight skip can be felt before it continues down and round again. Both chain wheels don't appear to be damaged and chain tension doesn't appear to be loose. The bottom bracket bearings were changed this afternoon from loose ball...

Anyone familiar with this alloy frame?

Lovely lugs are lovely but it's plain and simple for me - Bianchi ('65) in red flake and Claud Butler ('61) in Persian Blue - no frills and (hopefully) no spills.

What's the consensus on registering your beloved retro classic road bike? Does a prominently displayed warning notification with registration number on your frame deter the casual thief but attract those more discerning?

The new/old aluminium rims I just bought are for tubular tires. Who knew? ... certainly not the guy I bought them from and I didn't think or even know to ask. Fate decided for me but after reading a list of pros and cons - clincher vs tubular - I'd have to say I'd probably choose tubular tires...

The latest - and I certainly hope the last - manifestation of this bicycle. Bought a pair of used, aluminium Campagnolo racing wheels, changed the adjustable quill stem to a classic, much lighter and less clunky-looking, gooseneck shape, and put on some new brake-lever hoods. Still undecided...

Eighty-year-old man Riding his kid's bicycle Recycled "Top Gun"

Is it possible to establish which metallic element or elements were used in manufacturing bicycle frames?

What to look for when establishing the age of frame?

anyone seen this strip of metal attached to the brake lever assembly before? i assume it's there to keep the brake cable from rubbing against the metal housing of the brake lever assembly but ... wouldn't a slightly longer piece of metal tubing in the gromet at the end of the rubber cable...