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Could be fakes, looking ones on ebay the machining on the back looks cleaner and the crank length is engraved not etched. But it doesn't...

Many years ago I had a 2000 Kona Roast. When I ordered it I got the bike shop to swap the forks for Z1s, which was the only change I...

Just went and took a photo of my Z1 that's in bits which might help you. You should have the bushing, washer. Oil seal, circlip and then...

He's a guy that just deals with stuck seatposts. When I visited he had quite a few frames sent in from bikes shops who use him rather...

I highly recommend The Seatpost Man. He's sorted out 2 of my frames in the past.

I'm interested in the Z1 CRs if the steer tube is a decent length.

Did a small bit of tinkering during the week. One of the brake reservoir bolts heads was rounded, I need to change the hoses so will...

One of my least favourite jobs is messing around with hydraulics. It's not that it's too difficult, it's just messy and fiddly. On my...

The blue does look good. The bike feels lighter than I expected too which is a bonus. I really like the blue bore caps on the brakes, I...

Did a bit more fettling today. Put the correct rear wheel on it as I had a slight issue fitting it yesterday. I then remembered that...

Would tweaking with a prybar be risky without heat?

I've managed to fit the 10mm hub. I put the axle in the dodgy drop out first and then dropped in the OK side. A bit of a faff but seems...

It's a used steel frame so it's possible it's had a knock in the past. It's just been freshly painted so I really don't want to take a...

Assembling a bike and the dropout is norrower at the bottom than at the top on the drive side. The bottom is 9.54mm and top is 9.95mm...

I've finally started to assemble the Curtis using mostly spare parts I had lying around. Some parts I plan to change are the Z1s...