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I've been looking for a new (old) set of cranks for a project I'm working on. I've always had 175mm cranks on my bikes -- I'm not sure why, other than that I'm 6'2" so the larger sizes of bike are fitted with those. But now I'm finding 175mm versions in short supply -- time and again I click...

I've never done a thread on this bike although it has featured elsewhere here, but was fiddling about with it today and thought it might be nice to document it a bit better. This one goes back to early days of Covid when, like a million others, I decided it was a good time to start on a...

You watch the internet for years (four in my case) and a Hei Hei in a rideable size, in the same country, comes up when you're broke and can't buy it! Looks like a decent bike, doesn't appear to be a scam. No serial number shown though. Hope this link works...

I've been on the lookout for a 26"-wheeled Unit in a larger size for ages, but they're pretty rare here in Australia and I'd reached a point where I really didn't expect to see one for sale. But then one day on Facebook Marketplace, I saw a 2004 model on offer in Melbourne. There was just the...

I'm trying to find out what diameter seatpost the 2004 model took. It's the Tru Temper OX version, same as the Explosif that year. I had one of the latter once, which I'm pretty sure had a 27.0mm seatpost, but just want to make sure. The catalogue doesn't give diameter. I'm sure someone here...

Sad to see -- hope they can be saved. https://road.cc/content/news/orange-bikes-set-appoint-administrator-306053

Greetings Konarati! I'm talking to a local seller about getting my mitts on this bike -- it's a 20" and still has its P2, but I can't quite work out the colour from the supplied pics. The '95 is supposed to be 'Forest Green Metallic' but this one looks more blue. The seat isn't original, but...

Futzing about with the Hope Minis I plan to use on the Kula Primo build I'm working on, I have entered the rabbithole of hydraulic disc maintenance. Opening up the Minis removed some of the reservations I'd had about working on these brakes, and emboldened me to take a look at a Mono Mini that...

Hmmm . . . I smell a rat...

This one epresents a bit of a change of thinking for me, brought about by a growing realisation that both my skills and resources are rather limited and the super-sano restorations I admire so much on these forums are beyond me -- at least for now. And also, my obsessions tend more toward riding...

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/235241575306?hash=item36c57d938a:g:N94AAOSwil1lHfzL&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwIM0tDXk%2B5GZP%2FD4rNcjbXWGGa4wzfgHY7E72CFLTohEnPOpBpSSM7gB5Z1k3o%2BoCRlpZmOususlEFMbk%2BzOuTHQipSud%2BUpwX94K1MpixQjfWeToKYw9eZV4mf6wA4i4H4qGUmSfSnPD2qWGvmUDmBlPJUxfZBmD2lXju678BYuazlBHPsZ8Hpqsz...

I wanted to leave very positive feedback for @brutuskrombi following an extended but very successful transaction. I contacted this seller about a pair of rim-brake Mavic Crossmax wheels which I fancied for a planned build. I wanted to know if he would be willing to send the wheels to Australia...

I've been looking at this for a week or so and trying to work out from the details whether it's the real deal. Seems quite good to me, but there's no pic of the serial number. What thoughts, brains trust? And if it is real, is that price a tad high...

Here's something unexpected: upgrading the standard wheels on my '99 Kona Explosif, I removed the front one -- with Ritchey hub -- for the first time and found it had a much fatter skewer than standard (see pics below). At first I thought the axle was coming loose, but it's definitely the...

I find most bike-building / fettling tasks enjoyable and satisfying -- except for installing/setting up front derailleurs. The technique just seems to elude me. Take today: I installed a new (to me) Middleburn RS7 Triple on my 1999 Kona Explosif. I checked that the bottom bracket spindle length...

I'm looking for new 130 bcd chainrings for my Ultegra 6600-equipped bike and can't find many Shimano versions out there -- at an affordable price, anyway. There seem to be various after-market options, though, but I can't find much information on what's good. Does anyone know if Stronglight...

So I find myself with a Chinese-made 'Toseek' all-carbon fork which I thought I might use on a slick-tyred urban runabout -- mainly because its uncut steerer is long enough to fit the 2006 Kula Primo frame I have in mind. But when I started looking at which headset to use, I found that the...

I'm hoping the assembled masses on here will be able to help me work out the spec of a bike I seem to have bought. It's a 2006 Kona Explosif (seller's pic below). I threw in a speculative bid on eBay and rather surprisingly I won it. I don't even know what size it is but suspect it will be too...

As mentioned here, this little Pahoehoe popped up on local Facebook Marketplace for all of AU$ 100, which is about GBP 55, so on impulse I bought it, either to fix up a bit for the family or to strip for parts. According to the catalogue for that year, it was available in 14" and 16", so...

When I built up my Salsa a la Carte way back when, I seized on what seemed like a very nicely priced XTR M970 derailleur, only to find that it was a Rapid Rise model when it arrived. It's still on the bike and working nicely, but takes a while to get used to as my other bikes have standard...