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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 made. I loved the bike so much I would bring it into the house so I could look at it while I watched TV. Unfortunately it got stolen and I've wanted it back ever...

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 current project I have some Hope M4s with lovely blue bore caps that go with the frame. But the leavers are in the European configuration so want to swap them...

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. Hub fits fine on the non drive side but won't go in the drive side. You can see in the picture that the dropout is slightly narrower than the hanger. What...

Clearing out a few bits. All prices include P&P, can knock £5 off if collected from near Northampton/MK. XT M756 36H rear hub. Nice condition, bearings appear good, and freehub engages by hand. £35 £25 XT M760 175mm crank. Usual heel rub and a few dings. £30 £20 Crank Brothers Mallet...

Have any of you retro roadies done this event? Looks like a fun retro bike ride with wine, music vintage attire and more wine set in a gorgeous part of France. Almost like Goodwood Revival for cycling. https://www.anjou-velo-vintage.com/en/retro-rides/routes/item/authentic

This is mainly for the wider internet for people searching for an answer to help identify their hubs, especially for early hubs with the a Hope sticker. I don't expect this to create a massive discussion, but maybe add to this for other early hubs that are hard to identity. When I did a search...

Nice project for someone, not sure on the price. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1399710324310967/

I've always wanted a Curtis, well, since about 1998 when I first heard of them. The burly T45 tubes, handmade in Britain and fillet brazed made them pretty unique in the dirt jumping world. In 2001 I was at the Bike Show and picked up the order form from the Curtis stand, went and had a burger...

Interesting frame, quick search suggests that there's only 3 in the uk. Seller won't split so you have to take all the rubbish too. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/904894957864095/

Needed to get a new bike for my son for his birthday. I don't like the idea of a halfords special and secondhand bike offer better value for money. Ideally I wanted a bike to match his sisters so was looking for a small Kona Kikapu, which I found in London but the seller decided to keep the...

Back in the day I would buy all the bike mags and lust over the shiny new parts. So when I assembled my first bike I only got parts that were rated 4 cogs or more. Unfortunately not all these parts lived up to their high ratings and were actually pretty rubbish. RaceFace System stem - a 3...

Just wondering what drives everyone to collect the retro bikes that they do? Are they from a particular era, frame material, discipline, nostalgia or you like a bit of everything I like dirt jump/4x/DS bikes from the late nineties and early noughties. At this time there was a lot of exciting...

In extremely good cosmetic condition. Only thing letting them down is the lockout can't be disengaged, could be something simple but I'm not familiar with Rockshox internals. 20cm steertube. £40 £30 posted mainland, Highlands and other areas maybe slightly more. Collection welcome from near...

Bought these years ago to go on a jump bike but never used, and never will be so best give someone else the opportunity. They are close to immaculate with only a couple of blemishes, they even have the protective plastic covering the stickers. 26cm uncut steer tube, star nut has never been...

Just found a notebook from about 2002 with some scribblings of my dream bike build together with the prices. This was going to be my ultimate jump/street bike and I still want to build it after all this time so on the look out for the parts. I was going for 24" at the time and could decide to...

This is the most recent addition to the fleet, although it's actually for my 11 year old daughter. I find kids bikes really annoying, you don't want to spend much money because they grow out of them too quickly but the cheap bikes are heavy and don't inspire confidence. So I was on the look...

Before I start does any one know of the best place/person to get some new decals and the best place in Northampton/MK/Bedford to strip the paint off the forks? In a moment of stupidity I bought a set of Marzocchi Z1 QR20s off ebay. I already have a set on my Kona Roast so thought it'd be nice...

Not mine but seems like a good deal for someone https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/692214778543220/?flite=scwspnss

I needed to shorten the cables so decided to upgrade the rear mech at the same time. Original mech was an XT M750. Always been happy with XTs performance and it looks good, but there's something a bit special about XTR. After a few minutes I had them swapped over but not before I weighed...

I've been looking for a set of Hope M4 brakes for a DH build and saw a bike for sale at the local bike park that had a set, and it only cost £100, what a bargain! The bike is a 2001(ish) Saracen Havoc, a budget bike back in the day, but had front and rear M4s, Marzocchi Super Ts, Hope Front...