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    Buying from Europe from UK on eBay - advice

    Im in Ireland and pre brexit I traded weekly and happily with a lot on here and on ebay and in uk shops etc with absolutely zero issues. I had a virtual address in Northern Ireland so effectively it cost me the same in post for something sent to Ireland as it did to anywhere else in the UK. Post...
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    Roberts '91 Build. Chainset restored

    A Tiger 90 bikini bath tub would be £4,500-£5000 currently.
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    Roberts '91 Build. Chainset restored

    Fantastic hubs.I had 2 sets of the earlier(freewheel) Paris Gao Dakar hubs on M7CD rims.Easily the strongest(and one of the heaviest) wheelsets I have ever ridden.Could you put a Dremel to a cassette and get it to fit?
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    Roberts '91 Build. Chainset restored

    If you are using 577 hubs does that mean you are stuck with using ultra rare Mavic cassettes from the "Mountain" group?
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    Sold Manitou Mars 2001 Suspension Fork - 26" Wheels

    Dammit,these were specced on my Tomac Buckshot,if they are still available and you can post to Ireland drop me a pm.
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    Crankset,Powder coat or spray paint?

    I have restored a few vintage motorbikes and by far powdercoating is the most durable. I`d recommend you get some scrap spindles to mask the pedal threads and you`ll need to protect the crank cap threads too which may be an issue as crank caps are usually plastic.The chainring spider interface...
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    M950 BB options.

    Thanks Ian, its been quite a while since I used an M95/ chainset, I forgot about the V1 delights that lay in wait to remind me. I have a V1 Dura Ace BB. What would stop me from using spacers with that narrower shell BB?Im assuming its a 109mm spindle on my Dura Ace BB,would the 3mm difference be...
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    M950 BB options.

    Been asked a million times before but what length spindle BB do I need for an M950 crank on my 73mm Zaskar BB shell?Is 105 still the only modern option for replacement?Would any in the link be suitable?https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/p/shimano-105-5500-octalink-road-bottom-bracket
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    Xtr m970 crank bolt alternative?

    I think I used an NC-17 bolt on mine a few years back.
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    🔩Can anyone help, please? 🔩

    These would be ideal if you could wait a couple of...
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    🔩Can anyone help, please? 🔩

    I changed my v brake bolts by choice to stainless,two essential tips-try and get a cap head with a head as small as possible or ideally a dome head,these wont foul anything.Most importantly of all is to apply a liberal coat of copper grease on the bolts as stainless will cold weld (seize)on...
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    For the second time... Anyone heard from magpiegifts?

    Wishing him a speedy recovery.
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    Concorde American Eagle XC bike

    I have a 95 American Eagle Concorde Big Bear with a double butted Tange frame and Ritchey dropouts,its a nice bike.They were a Dutch brand that used the "American"moniker to drum up sales as people gravitated to U.S. brands.Caroline Alexander was a factory rider in 1999 so there is an olympic...
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    11 speed on a 26 er, anyone done it and any problems?

    I ran 11 speed on my 26er Anthem for a few years and didnt have any problems but I was conscious of it being more vulnerable to strikes.In the end I converted it back to 9 speed XT using a Sunrace 11-40 and single chainring,it will climb anything and shifting is 100%.
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    Bhill22 Feedback

    Recently got a nice mech from Colin who kindly footed the (international)postage.Great to deal with.
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    Internal routing hateful thing rant.

    I was talking to a local mechanic(guy is extremely competent)and he says certain recabling/rehosing jobs now take hours with internal instead of a half hour with external routing.My three bikes need the bottom bracket to be removed to fit a new mech cable,think about it,what total bellend...
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    Internal routing hateful thing rant.

    Of all the modern developments we`ve been lucky to have in this fine hobby of ours there is nothing positive I have to say about internal routing.I F**KIN HATE IT.I have 2 internal routed bikes and its a bitch for recabling/maintenance.I have just taken delivery of a new Chinese frame and it has...
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    manitou ht about there

    Stunning build.I have a Bradbury designed Tomac Buckshot Pro that is pretty much a carbon copy of this and is said to be Bradbury`s ultimate vision and development of his hardtail using Scandium and bracing around the headtube to avoid the dreaded cracking.Fantastic build,love the Cyclone cranks.
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