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Fair point. I'll just disappear back to my shed and dream that one day I too could own a proper metal bike 😞.

How about made in Wales ? Here are my 1990 British Eagle Pro-Carbons. One in 19" and one in 21".

I run two British Eagle Pro Carbon bikes - both 1990 (+/- a year). These are 130mm, 7 speed XT hubs from new. Over the years they've worn both 32 & 36 hole rims and I've never had a problem sourcing Shimano M732 parts in any of these combinations. NOS parts still come up on eBay fairly...

That chap on the Pro Carbon in the Malvern Hills was me. As you say what were the chances of that eh. Good to meet you and have a chat - although brief. I also drive a 50 year old TVR as my daily run about and get stopped all the time by people who are interested or have/had one. But that...

OK, that interesting. Both of mine must therefore be early versions as they're both under tube routing, but oversize tubing. They both have the green dash though !

I don't know much about these things but they're not nice looking bars/stem - very similar to those fitted to my mid range (Exage) BE from 1990's. I did read somewhere that British Eagle were trying to compete with top end bikes for a period but although they did some nice frames with quality...

Thanks, it would be really nice to have the original items. How much would you want for them? I do have the original saddle with a rather loverly embroidered 'British Eagle' badge. Not the nicest saddle but would probably be impossible to ever find another, so it will stay with the bike -...

First day and made good progress. Fitted so far : NOS XT headset NOS UN55 BB Used M730 crankset Used XT pedals Used XT Biospace alloy chainwheels NOS Syncros stem Used Orange Hotrod bar Used XT Thumbies Used Ritchey Seatpost Used Flyte Titanium Saddle NOS XT saddle clamp NOS Rear Mavic D521...

So since I bought your spare frame in the summer, I've been collecting all the parts required to start the build. Build started yesterday so will post up some photos over the coming days. Fyi I had the same issue setting the brakes up so they don't interfere with the tyre wall. What I learnt...

Florian. Likewise I would also be happy to pay your asking price (+ shipping to UK) for a pair of 32h ceramic D521 rims. Thx Moto

Re: Excellent explanation. All makes sense. Thx

Re: Thx for the info. Very helpful as I want a M730 chainset / crankset but am struggling to find one that suits. I have 3 NOS XT chainrings (46, 36 & 26) so happy to have one where the cranks are good but worn chainrings. However I would need the bolt sets and crank caps. This is proving...

Re: Shimano FC-M730 crankset in excellent condition Still available ?

Can somebody confirm : 1) if the chainrings for deore LX M550 & Deore XT M730 are interchangeable. Photo's suggest they may be but I can't find any info either way. 2) what is the difference between XT chainring letters in front of the number (of teeth) to ID them. Some chainrings are stamped...

Re: How sure are you that the frames were made by Alan? I've read a number of Retrobike forums where people are adamant they are and others adamant they're not. Also if you're about to scrap your old frame I'd be interested in knowing if these are glued only or glued and screwed. Some...

Re: I think 'deathtrap' is a tad excessive. As you say any brand new carbon bike could suffer a catastrophic failure. It maybe that the earlier carbon bikes were over engineered as manufacturers were less sure of the stress potential, where as now they have better science & data and therefore...

Re: Sorry that should be Pazaudi, not Dirt Dirt Disciple

Hey, good to find another bike that has survived and still being used. Dirt Disciple had his decals made up recently so should be able to share details. Moto

That is the same as my frame and I'm pretty certain it is the Oversize dimensions. Moto

Re: Hi there. Sorry I lost touch with your thread but pleased to see you got the frame. It is a thing of beauty ! Interestingly the tubes look like they may be oversize rather than standard tubes. Which as the cables run on top of the top tube suggests that may not be an accurate way to...