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Yes! Somewhere in the mists of internet 1.0 I posted some videos of different tube “pings”. Will see if I can find in the archives (lugged Prestige and 1940s Reynolds were the most sonorous).

Yes Deffo worth the effort (incidentally, I read somewhere that a certain Tom Ritchey supported his fledgling frame building ambitions by repairing tubs - back when there must have been good demand).

Tubs are superb: they ride so well; but there is a vast difference between cheap ones and good ones. I’m running Vittoria Pave, and have been for a few years (not huge mileages). One of them punctured. Using the internet, I made an incision, found the hole in the tube, patched it and sewed it...

Yep. This one’s been ongoing since the late 80s when I couldn’t find one so bought a 1988 model (which I still have). 1987 Stumpjumper Team. Yes, it’s a Specialized, yes it was there in a thousand catalogue pics - but the 87 Teams were built by Dave Tesch. He and Specialized reportedly had an...

Looks like a Specialized “flag”: if memory serves, made by Sugino? But not sure about that. ‘80s. Pretty cool. Link to Velobase Specialized flag

Sweet: is the clover leaf a nod to colnago? And why is it dripping with campy? Woodrup Italian connection? Custom order for a Colnago fan? Incidentally, that’s a big tyre and still has *some* clearance: and it looks like the chainstays are not crimped outside or inside, but are bent and...

Learned to do them on a Grifter, then forgot; thought I’d better relearn on my adult MTB - scuffed up the mudguards…. (I have however passed on the importance of being able to wheelie to my boys who are proficient.)

Oh and don’t forget that roller cam and U Brake are interchangeable, so if you see rollers, you’re in.

50t front ring; short cage mech; small cogs at the back? Authentic 80s power 💪💪.

Cannondale c. 1987. I also had a 1985 double-u Fuji (though I’ll eat my trousers if another one turns up). A couple of Swallows?

That’s v. Cool. Centaur was 89 90 and I guess a bit roadie crossover (I have Centaur hubs that are 130mm and screw on freewheel). What are your wheels? Agree with jimo on the fashion absolute necessity of running a short cage mech back then, of course balanced by a looong stem (Nitto MTB-3 I...

I know nish about this, but that’s hardly revolutionary…

Dash! I’m hooked now. Plain gauge tubes and maybe actually a wishbone rear …..? 🕵️‍♂️ Am I on the right path….?

Ooooo …, fast back stays? Tange? Splatter? I’d say ….. 😎

Can confirm that they work a treat: I have Shimano shifters on a 7 sp Campag block on my roadie. Campag dural freewheel - light and drool worthy, but hard to find anything much bigger than a 25t rear cog. One for sale on eBay (not mine)

Just found I still have these.

Thanks Chaps - excellent leads there. I’d been mulling over fell running shoes, but the climbing approach thing is new to me and looks v. promising. 👍

Here’s a lush unused campag Centaur hubset in its box. 1989/1990? It’s the freewheel ‘7 spd’ version. 36h. 130mm OLN rear. Italian threaded freewheel (you can use an English thread block, or Italian, but not French). £135 posted to the U.K. Overseas at cost.

If it works, keep it - it’s massively cool … naked and sexy … ahem. Sorry nurse.