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Haha no worries and thanks anyway. Sorted it with a surprisingly good value-for-money Sunrace R80 chainset that even came with spare rings. Cheers!

Re: "Busy couple of weeks"? Hahaha, that's a bit of an understatement! Congratulations. I wonder if Jon Whyte ever envisaged such an interpretation of his lovely X-frame design. Outstanding, young man, outstanding. Only one problem - it's too clean!

Re: Don't do it, man. You'll regret it for ever. Plus they're building a following: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... p;t=112170 Keep it for retro rides.

Bleeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccchhhhhhhh! Mind you....mag wheels, monoshock rear....

Re: That's the second-fugliest bike I've ever seen. This is the fugliest:

Re: Man, that's dark!

Re: Absolutely perfect transaction - sold me a lovely pair of thumbies, well packed, posted quickly, who could ask for more? Many thanks!

Re: Re: I meant me! My point is this: you addressed your post/letter "Dear Halford's"; you could justifiably have entitled it "Dear Asda, Tesco, Toys'R'Us, Go Outdoors, Argos, Sports Direct, JW Sports, Amazon, Machine Mart, eBay and others selling budget bikes for the masses". Instead you...

Re: Re: I assumed nothing - I merely imagined what I'd do/think if I ran/owned/worked in a bike shop. I find that hard to believe. Worn pads? So at least the brakes have been working! Why? Why not use budget parts, Madison, Clarkes? It's like icing a turd! And who assembled it - grandad...

Pfft. You need to get over yourself mate. Firstly, why are you complaining? If I had a little independent bike shop doing repairs and servicing for the bike-ignorant masses, I would be saying "Thank you!" to Halfords. Secondly, Halford's are the least of your worries - why pick on them? You've...

Re: pm'd you.

Re: ICONOCLASSIC - UK'S LARGEST DISPLAY OF PRE-'95 MTBS! I completely agree. While I don't personally subscribe to the priceless to the point of being unrideable school of thought, I was in as much awe as anyone looking at, for example, the Trimble on whites or the red anodised Pace. I prefer...

Re: PM sent re thumbies.

Re: Can we have a caption competition for this one? I'll start: Harry Crumb: "Rampy, do you know a fork brace when you see one?" Rampage: "You hum it Harry, I'll soon catch on." Sorry, I'll get me coat.

Re: ICONOCLASSIC - UK'S LARGEST DISPLAY OF PRE-'95 MTBS! Agreed. Great organisation, great venue (even 2h 40 away!), great tackle. Well done Tom.

My thoughts exactly! I fell in love with Marin's (Whyte's?) X-frame years ago - there's something just right about it. And it influenced a couple on here. I think every shed should have one in it but I'm also keen on trying the later developments although they're not nearly as lovely.

Re: Oh yes... And let's not forget...

Re: ^+1 Why don't you ask "your cousin" (I'm sure he wouldn't mind being namechecked) for the matching Brooks cork bar end plugs that he has stashed away?

Re: Mmmmmmmmmmmmm, butterscotch. Well I like it! Those grips are going to be crucial - what's the plan ben?