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I found an 68 by118mm in my spares box. What group set or setups used these? I am thinking 7 speed era, but not sure if typical shimano set up with 135mm rear hub and 46 or 48 tooth outer chainring would have been ok with this. I mean 5mm difference to normal doesn’t sound much, but…..

I have been sadly quiet on RB since my son was diagnosed with a life changing illness last year. I've now decided that I don't have the time or space to build up an early 90s orange prestige. Besides which two bikes is enough. So here is a whole load of stuff for sale which I am no longer going...

So, thought I'd start a build thread for this now the frame is painted. This is hopefully going to be a bike for my wife. The p7 I built was too big and has become my winter bike, so in come this 17" clockwork. Frame was a bit scratched and had some rust patches. I cleaned it up and treated the...

Still searching for suntour xc front cantis in black from 90-92 period. Need these so I can make a full set. Alternatively would be interested if you have just the plastic spring covers, bushes and the big nut that the spring goes into. Ta

What dates or order were the different Mavic mtb rims available? I can recall the oxygen m6(?) the m7cd, the ma40, m261, m231 but gets a bit fuzzy after that. Was the 230 next, followed by 217, 317 and 517? What about 221/222?

As in the topic title. Looking for a deore dx rear hub 32 hole in silver, 135mm axle, in good condition. Also looking for 1990,91 or 92 era suntour xc front canti i.e. Not the self/-energising sort. Thanks.

Does anyone have one of these? It's hard to work out from the pics on chainreaction how low these sit. Anyone have either a pic of one fitted to a bike or a measurement of distance from the bar clamps to the guard? Thanks.

Hi. I am looking for a 36tooth chainring (non-compact i.e. 110 bcd). Ideally I'm after pace or middleburn. Must be in good condition i.e. little wear or maybe NOS. Please pm me if you have one!

Someone nicked my avatar, and the pic from my profile. I think this is bad form, what do others think ? The example is below.....can't believe even hte text from signature has been nicked (bar the monty python bit).

OK, so yesterdsay i had a bad fall off the bike. Went to A&E and i've broken my wrist. What's the best way for me to keep fit whilst i am out of action? (6 weeks)

Hi. I am currently debating whether to fit a top pull or bottom pull mech to my clockwork. I have both options. However the frame seems to have a hole for fitting a pulley to use a bottom pull mech with the top tube routed cable, but it has no pulley. Anyone know where I might find a suitable...

Thought I'd try and do a thread to list all the stock colours for Orange clockworks. Please post below ifvyou know of a colour that I haven't mentioned below, and if you able to confirm dates forfeit of the less frequently used colours. So..... Orange and White fade (89 onwards?) Black...

Hi. I am after some muddy condition tyres to fit my retro p7. Clearance doesn't seem massive and I am a little concerned that some modern mud tyres might not fit. I don't mind using modern if they will fit ok. What do others recommend? I had in mind the Specialized Storm tyres, but the...

Does anyone have a p7 head tube decal available in blue or purple? Thanks in advance for any replies! ...typical! Had a look in the catalogues and none show the headtube clearly enough to demonstrate the decal!

Hi does anyone know if the fire xc tyre is meant to be mounted in different directions on the front and back wheel? or is it meant to be mounted the same way on both wheels? Also what ever happened to the Mach sk? I assume it's discontinued as I have only been able to find the Mach ss.

Please see : http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... 13#1305913 thanks for any advice.

Hi. My bike came with a sram pg950 cassette which has been on there for about the last 4-5000 miles. My gears recently started mis-behaving ....it was if the chain was jumping up (but not like the occasional tick or jumping when you have badly adjusted mech or shifters). I thought the chain...

Wasn't sure where to ask about this, so posted here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=151730 Thanks for any advice.

Somewhat mundane question but I'd appreciate your thoughts .... I am trying to fix one of those security brackets for bike locks into a friends garage. On drilling into the floor I discovered the concrete is a bit crap. The drilled holes need an anchor bolt to go into them. However, whilst the...

Is my stx-rc mc38 rear hub of use to anyone for £12 posted 2nd class ? It was attached to a wheel but the rim and spokes were so badly shot I gave up trying to true it and bought a different wheel. The hub is fine though, as I recently cleaned and re-built it with new ball bearings and teflon...