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    Unofficial retrobike allotment thread....

    Plenty of blossom on fruit trees and black current bushes. Fingers crossed for this year. Ground slowly drying out . Demolished an old shed over winter. The whole thing was covered with galvanised sheets. Finally got rid of it . Sadly little scrap value so in the skip it went . More...
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    The History Man Feedback Thread

    Excellent zefal pump . Very well packaged. Spot on .thanks
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    Decent frame pump . What happened to them

    Pm on it's way
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    Decent frame pump . What happened to them

    Nice ,but at nearly £100 ....... I have zefal HPX on my Mercain but am looking for another decent one when using another bike . No wish to find I have left home without one :rolleyes: 🫣
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    Decent frame pump . What happened to them

    Thanks Jim And only yesterday did I order tyres from Spa cycles......
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    Decent frame pump . What happened to them

    After trawling the net with no look , has anyone any pointers on a good quality frame fit pump .Topeak and Zefal used to make them . So far I can only find small or xl . Iam after medium or large . I find the gas cartridges crap . Mini pumps are waste of time . Looking for an alloy/ metal...
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    How rare is it

    Thanks for your replies. Wish I had a camera to hand . It was an up to date chain set with external bearing . All very odd .
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    How rare is it

    Whilst out shopping today I noticed a Raleigh built as a fixed wheel. The thing that stood out was the single chain set on the left hand side of the bike . I have never seen this before on a solo bike . Owner not about , so no more info and i had no camera with me .
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    Mangizmos "Rant Of The Day"

    Well that's fking great !!the Gravesend to Tilbury passenger ferry is closing down at the end of March due to funding issues , another backward step for local transport. Not near to me .Getting over to Thames is a ball ache on a bike .
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    cycle jumble this weekend

    Bakewell Derbyshire Sunday 9am . Agriculture business centre
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    Best BB ever made

    Should of gone to spec savers!
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    Wanted 1950’s drivetrain-n-wheelset

    If you are happy with these I will find out shipping costs . I can't find any cotter pins .I have included a pack of new ball bearings . The pictures with the blue tags are old ones
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    Wanted 1950’s drivetrain-n-wheelset

    Pictures of Williams C/S
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    Wanted 1950’s drivetrain-n-wheelset

    Up date . The Williams c/s has a 44 t cr. This is in good condition I have a nos TDC bb complete, short axel £30 for the above items Has your frame any braze ons for attaching a derailleur to the chain stay and a spring tension point. The simplex rear mech I have requires one of each. Sorry...
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    Wanted 1950’s drivetrain-n-wheelset

    I maybe able to help with a chain set and a bb also a gear lever . Chainset 5 pin Williams, I will check chain ring size Bw bb with cups and lock ring Simplex lever single I may have a rear mech What ratio free wheel are you after ? The four speed one I have is a close ratio . I will...
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    Some old Campa junk.

    Yeah , but it is a few more than 50 . Was offered one of those group sets in about 2007 new in the box for about a grand . I passed go .
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    My tandem wont stop!

    There is a good thread on the cycling uk forum regarding tandem brakes .
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    My tandem wont stop!

    + 1 for a brake booster. I have one on the front of our tandem.
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    My tandem wont stop!

    Good Braking on a tandem is a must. What year is your machine? Back in the day most owners fitted a drag brake on the rear wheel. (If the left hand side of the hub is threaded for one .) When we bought our tandem back in 2000 I found cantilever brakes lacked stopping power on desents . They...
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    DeRosa grail bike

    Will someone please tell me what the 'grail ' bit means . Is it the model ?
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