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Posting on behalf of someone whose grandfather raced in the Teesside area many years ago, William (Billy) Bowes: "Does anyone have photos or memorabilia of cycling in the early 50’s - mid 70’s in the Teesside area? Anything associated with Teesside Clarion or local riding/races in Teesside/North...

Bike technology is developing all the time; however as this is a Retro bike forum, this indicates that there is a strong fan base for retro bike technology; and one of the things that has become very popular in recent years in road bikes are wide tyres. So let's look at the basics. Manufacturers...

As per topic title; I am after a Rohloff SLT99 chain. Must be 9 speed compatible, and in virtually new / as new condition.

I am assisting a rider who is hoping to compete in the world masters track championships this year who last competed on the track ten years ago when 650C tyres were widely used for smaller riders. I am therefore looking for track specific tubulars in this size; so tyres such as the Continental...

I have finally got round to sorting out all the bike parts I no longer have use for :). I started cycling in 1993 and my main interest in the sport was time trial racing; I no longer compete, having stopped in 2016, so I have a lot of components that are sat at home doing nothing. I have...

Hi, I am after advice regarding tubular tyre sealant/puncture repair. I stopped racing in 2016, and have a pair of original Lightweight wheels from 2002; these are the first generation wheels that were first seen when Armstrong and Ullrich battled it out in the Tour de France back then, using...

Has anyone fitted the Jagwire link cable set to a bike with Shimano STI levers, with exposed cables? I have the 25th anniversary Dura-Ace edition on my road bike, and am looking for a new gear cable set and would like something really nice. The Jagwire link cable set seems to fit the bill; by...

Am I alone in thinking that the greatest name in the history of cycling, Campagnolo, will cease to exist in the coming years? :( In recent weeks, we have seen the introduction of 12 speed Record, and two things stand out for me. Firstly, I don't know anyone who has requested this, saying that...

I have been offered the use of a bike by some good friends which has a Campagnolo 9 speed transmission, but the rear wheel has a 7 speed threaded block which surprisingly works really well (I think the rear mech lower adjustment is screwed right up so two gears are effectively removed). I would...

Hi everyone, no doubt this is an easy one for you experts out there! I am planning to fit a threaded stem to my forks, however there is no minimum insert mark showing on the stem. The stem 'shaft' is quite short. The length of the stem is 72mm total length, the 'wedge' end is 35mm length (this...

I thought I'd post something on here about a pair of cranks I have. I purchased them in 1999 as I wanted a crankset for my time trial bike and went for these, as they were the best cranks available at the time. The tests that were done on the cranks showed them to be the most rigid cranks you...