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Deffo, and Those members who aren't robots.😉

I've seen quite a few broken, some causing injury. A good condition cable with quality and well fitted hanger isn't the problem - it's almost always an old, neglected setup where the cable is chewed up by the pinch bolt, then ignored for years. A poorly aligned cable that straightens under...

Always best to get it cleaned up by someone with extensive experience of similar cycle frames. I've seen quite a few frames written off by an enthusiastic professional with little relevant experience. In one case they still wanted t to be paid🤣

This sort of thing is usually all rubbish - anything decent already picked out and sold. It's not necessarily a dodgefest, sometimes it's the result of a well meaning bike "charity" Although a fair number of donor bikes will have been stolen.

Maybe their wheel business is enough to keep the parts manufacturing alive? I'm just fitting a shimano cues drop bar hydro 1x10 (11-48) groupset It's pretty impressive. I'd be amazed if they could match that for quality and price. It will be such a loss to the cycle trade if campagnolo...

You can be choosy because its a buyers market. There's 531 frames, if the finish is poor - bike enthusiasts give them away. Just put a request in wanted Get you size and style stated, Like "80s 531 touring frame and fork 21" wanted cheap" You'll get some good offers. It's not like the...

Campagnolo ruled the roost for postwar racing bike componentry into the 1980s. Many of their top components were eye-wateringly expensive. I remember one old fella telling me his record derailleur cost over a weeks wages The transition of expectations of performance, materials, aesthetics...

I'll amend the thread title

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They don't. And weighs a ton, plus lacking in spring to suit heavy front luggage. It's always worth getting a frame and fork together - the fork can be quite a challenge, and spoil the ride if it's wrong.

Inch Threadless is ok as long as you have the fork... Headsets easily available, but there's a serious lack of choice of fork. You can always fit a Threaded fork anyway. But a Kinesis race light is a stiff aluminium frame, fast and hard, whereas I imagine the Whitcomb would be a relatively...

If its bent its best recycled - there are many more nice frames out there wanting use.

I think paisleyfreight do this?

If you clamp the bb shell in a vice, you can see where the asymmetry is. It's hard to bend the main triangle without obvious curvature or dent. The back end can often be pulled back in to shape, but if it had a collision, the insurance would write it off. On the positive side, there are...

Just waiting for me to light the fire...