Recent content by denco.h1e

Had a spare couple of hours to put a few parts on. The 27.0mm Lite Stik seatpost from Mat cleaned up nicely with 1200/2000/5000 wet and dry. Only the deeper scoring in the back remains. Sadly it may be a little too short as it's just above the minimum insertion line. The original same-length...

Looking for 1 pair of M737 XT cantis in VGC to mint condition. Not too bothered if they don't come with pads, but all off the parts must be there. Thanks

Looking for a 27.0mm seat post for an early 1990s build. Needs to be 350mm or thereabouts. Will consider anything from good condition to NOS, and black or silver, no colours sorry.

Yeah, I have 4 different 26.8mm posts - two ControlTechs and the Thomson and Orange and I have 3 different diameter measurements for them, the two CTs being almost the same as each other. The cheap new Kalloy is the closest to its stated size - 27.02mm and after I greased it and moved it around...

Thanks for that, really useful. Cost me a box of tissues though, mopping up the drool from scrolling through the images. Gotta say, the final incarnation was something special. 👍 Sadly mine won't turn out anywhere near as trick as yours as most of the parts will be original equipment. Speaking...

it's a 17" and in truth it's half a size too small for me. But I'm short leg/long body build and the comfort clearance to the top tube of the 19" was a little too close. That's not important to most people but I broke my pelvis a few years before and to get off a bike I have to come to a...

Oh yeah, I know that problem. Got a couple of classic motorcycles that I just can't bring myself to sell even though they haven't been ridden in over a year. 😵‍💫

With the rebuild of one bike almost finished it's time to start on the next one, and apologies, this one's a bit word heavy at first. Had this Vitamin T from new. Frame No is A302***, which I think means Feb 1993, and that would make sense as I bought it later that year, but if I'm wrong...

I spoke too soon. Forgot that I fitted new tyres, cables and brake blocks, so maybe it has 90% of it's original parts.

Had some time today to put most parts on the bike. Only three things weren't on the bike in '92 and one is the DX Rapidfire shifters, bought from someone here and in perfect working order. The bike did start with DX Rapidfire from the donor GT, but after riding it for a while I wanted XT...

Crazy stab in the dark. You don't still have these, do you?

Thanks, both. You can't out-bling that frame, so it's always worn silver or black bits.

I was going to save this clean up and rebuild until after a little knee surgery, but I'm still waiting for that, so I thought I'd make a start. The Manitou 1s went on the bike when it was originally built in Jan '92 - still have the original warranty card - and I've rebuilt them with fresh...

Congtats to Nigel. When does the next raffle start? I'm addicted!

I may have jumped the gun, is it still available?