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Hi Your height suggests 18 inch frame You could go 19 inch I wouldn't go 16 inch as the low front Is pretty unforgiving on retro bikes. And the small frame will exaggerate that They were made for 20yr old whippets Not 60+ fossils. My advice would be search for retro bike on ebay with nearest...

The aftermath epilogue. We made it! We few, We happy few, We band of brothers. The mud was deep and so were the puddles. But a rare species was sighted on the Chase that morn..... The retro biker! An endangered creature in these parts It appears. Maybe next year there will be others...

Cool I'm in a silver bmw estate LV51

Talk about OCD Iv still got the receipt and catalogue

Azonic riser bar 50mm is contemporary late 90's Ritchey Wcs stem and bar ends a bit later but look period. Tyres are maxis cross mark which I think suit a retro build. Seat post is USE suspension alien. 25mm Diameter with long shim to 26.8mm. Seat a cheep copy flite alike. Pedals are nukeproof...

Weather looks to not be heavy rain 11 degrees light patchy rain but windy Fingers crossed dooable I'm taking my oldest clothes for sure

Hi this is my Bontrager Race. Frame bought in November 1996. From Julie's cycles in Leicester. It is one of the last with geometry Adjusted for suspension forks. I paid £400 which was cheep at the time. It is in the original blue metallic paint. But I foolishly removed the top sticker When...

Merry Christmas! What did Santa put in your stocking? Maybe it'll have to be a combined Christmas and birthday present That new bike. Share memories of the hallowed morning The two wheeled obsession started. What was it? Grifter? Chopper? Shopper? Velicipeed? Come back you All!

It is a cheep hobby The bits are second hand No labour cost as You build it yourself massively enjoyable What you make is exclusive to you For a few 100 ££ you can play for years You can't beat it Bored? sell it again And do it again.. and again

Covid raised the cost of bits 20%. On Fleabay. Iv found the best hope stuff often goes to the states. Big bucks for Ti6 especially Patience still brings rewards however. Nothing is unique over 6 or 12 months. I tend to buy based on condition, pick up a few mint bits I dont need but know to...

On the positive side of the coin your collection has risen in value

Hi yes Birches car park 10.00 27.12.23 The forcast is 10 degrees And around 1mm of rain in the day Hopefully not as bad as it looks on some Forcast Sites Let's face it we have probably all done It in horrid weather before. Though also some years dry And a memorable white one It all adds to the...

Hi Iv just made an extra jacket out of a rubble bag festival stylee Anyone else want one

Hi The forecast is indeed not good. I'm coming from Leicester So not too far. I'm still going to give it a go But I guess if it's utterly foul Could reduce the monkey to a dog

U brakes are very effective as they have their own arch holding the posts together. Cantis tend to be no more powerful than the frame is flexible, unless braced. Set up right they are drop anchor effective. Only real problems are the low horizontal mount collects mud like a shovel and tends to...

Might be ugly, heavy and collect kak like a shovel. But they don't half stop the bike. I had a cannondale red shred 1989 & it had one.

Hi Injury seems a common issue The bikes may be 30 years old. But given when we likely bought them Us riders are now twice that age. I havn't done Cannock for the last few years because of injury myself. Back on form this year so I'm keen to get our there again. Hope to see anyone who is...

Hmm. I was really trying to find out if it is still a thing? Posts seem to peeter out in 2018. You photo of the glory days is 12 years old. I would think it's more informal ie no cake or prises these days. I had thought that the prospect of stinking mud and flesh left on tree bark was enough...

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This is me promoting it. Anyone up 4 it.