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So they are correctly centred Currently 124mm(?) apart If I'm cold setting, I'll do one side at a time - so if you're wanting to get to 130mm, pull each side out (130-124)/2 =3mm Measure the dropout spacing to check progress. We have a big long lever with a movable hook on it for this job...

Idon't think the 130mm frames were ever offset (we sold them new in the 90s) You need to check offset each side to know where you are. A piece of string from the head tube to the rear Dropouts, then measure how far it is off the seat tube. You can use this info to straighten it up and see...

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Then you can buy back all the parts you sold to make it original again😉 I love those 94/95 paint schemes - top kona!

27.5 is still current Your frame isn't obsolete - it's just not what's being marketed much atm. It's a practical, usable mtb👍 Watch out changing from 150 to 100mm Forks though - as a rule 20mm variation is ok, but it's quite a while since much mtb frame geometry was happy with 100mm - probably...

Stats imply that the roads are safer than 10 or 20 years ago But quite a lot of vulnerable users have been driven off the roads - that might include recumbents. Trouble is, they are best on long gentle gradients, where the roads are straighter and faster and the risks to cyclists are greatest.

This is the original Limp Dick stem, for getting low bars for track racing: In most ways, the opposite of these new models

You can make a spoke wrench for these by grinding a slot in a piece of steel, or if the nipples aren't too seized, use a small adjustable. Often you need to reduce tension on one side while increasing on the other.

There's 2 types of Retrobiker: The dangerous, unpredictable weirdo And The cool dude everlasting teenager. And then bear in mind... We're in the recumbent section!

I think you'd get some funny looks.🤣

It's like riding in heavy rain. You are clearly a dangerous, unpredictable wierdo. If they see you, that is🤔

Ultimately, that did it for me. I've been tangled with motor vehicles maybe half a dozen times - im not sure any of those incidents would have been survivable on a recumbent. Getting doored? Head-on? Turning across you? Pulling in while alongside... All those sound lethal.

I've had a couple of short wheelbase recumbents i can remember, a king cycle and a flevo body turn, and a red thing i cant recall. The king was fun, but only cool to Beardy Wierdies...(🙈) https://www.recumbent.news/2021/03/02/the-godfather-of-recumbents/ The flevo was like wrestling with an...

That's right. You're guilty till proven innocent of tax non- Payment. That could cost you some money. You're innocent till proved guilty of tax evasion. That could cost you your freedom.

Hi Lee I think the 959 is a 10mm steel axle, which makes the solution easier. We have a drawer of shimano freehubs new and old and can almost always find something. First you want a visual match. Then check the fit is ok. Then you need to fit the freehub body onto the axle/cone&locknut...