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I thought the polished Veloce Ultratorque cranks on my Bianchi looked a bit plain so I decided to try electroetching a design on them. First up was to draw the Campagnolo logo in Illustrator and cut it out in vinyl masking material using my Cricut machine. I always cut a couple of spares!

A before pic of my Bianchi Mondiale Argentin found on Ebay. The paint looks ok from a distance but there are chunks missing in places and some other areas have been touched up by brush with matte paint. The whole thing is chrome underneath though, with no rust other than around the down tube...

I’ve got hold of a set of used wheels with alloy Mavic rims. The rear is barely worn but the front has a noticeably concave braking surface. I can see light when holding a straight edge against it and I’ve measured the deepest point of the dip at 0.27mm. The remaining rim is now 0.97mm thick...

Hi, I’ve just been gifted a 90s Campag crankset and BB which will find a home on my Concorde frame. The BB is English but the frame takes an Italian thread. Do I need a whole new BB, or can I reuse the axle and just find some Italian cups?

This is a slightly bent Scott CX bike that I converted to a single speed road bike and repainted, however, the wonky rear wheel affects the handling a bit too much at road speeds. It’s fine a bit slower, so this now the bike I ride to the rugby or the station. I’ve redecorated it to discourage...

I was on the lookout for a gaudy but decent quality 80s frame to hang some modern components. It would be single-speed to add some variety to my rides. This Barron fit the bill, sold as a 1985 (EBay seller’s photo).

I've replaced the 1" headset on a frame and the new headset is a lower profile, meaning there's now an excess of threaded steerer tube compared with before. I don't want to cut the steerer down so I've taken up the difference with three washers between the nuts instead of the normal one. It this...

Hello everyone, new member here. I’ve been trawling through the forum looking at some great Concordes and thought i’d add my own. The bike is now complete and I had a first ride yesterday. I’ll start from the beginning though so get ready for a few posts!