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They did indeed – shame it was something of a swan song for them, really. But as someone who doesn't actually have any nostalgic reasons to like it, I immediately warmed to this one once I had taken the nasty bits off it.

I've been doing much more thinking than actual doing on this one so far, mainly pondering the best way to get a colour match for the paint. As it's only a small area I need to paint, I think I will go down the route of mixing some acrylic paint myself to get a good colour match, which can be...

Yes, but why not us? (by which I mean public ownership). If those famous lefties in America can do it, why not us? The answer of course is 1,000 years of feudal land-owning, but let’s not let that stop us… Interestingly, Natural England actually has the legal right to compulsory purchase of...

Although…this is an interesting point… I wonder if it’s true that tourists (and people in general) wouldn’t want to see wooded hillsides (the higher areas will never be heavily wooded as only smaller trees like rowan or birch grow that high up). I guess it’s true that people are so used to...

I think the problems and the solutions to them are fairly clear, really, if you look at the science. But there’s absolutely no political will to do anything about it (as with so many issues). But I will leave it at that seeing as this is a bike forum 😉

How do you get mature trees in land used for sheep farming? Either the sheep have to be kept separate from the saplings, or the trees were already mature when the sheep moved in, I guess? Genuine question, I'm curious to know. To be sure, tree-planing has to be done with care (unlike in the...

It's the same for the vast majority of the countryside in the UK, including national parks, which of course are for the most part just farmland. I'm lucky to live on the edge of a national park, but every time I ride through it I think about what it would look like without all the sheep...

Overall good condition, move freely. For recessed nut fitting. More photos available on request. £18 posted.

Thanks for the comments guys. I was lucky with the chrome on this one, I did think from experience looking at the original listings photos that the rust was just light and on the surface, which thankfully was the case. The real issue with chrome comes when moisture gets under the chrome layer...

Yes, they’re pretty common, so not hard to get on eBay for a decent price.

Suntour Cyclone, if you want to keep it 70s.

It’s very possible I’ve misremembered, I thought I used oil but I might be wrong. I’ve just looked up the sold listings on eBay for an Oval Astro (as they are apparently called). Definitely need to keep the kids away from mine!

Yes! Does that make mine a 'Long Astro?' (goes to Google actual name....)

Okay, how about some mid-century furniture being used to keep bike tools and bits in, for a double-whammy? (sadly the hi-fi is not so retro...but the one in my office is, partly). I rescued it from a skip on my road. It's a bit rough around the edges, but once I'd sanded off the old flaky...

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