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    Folders! Foldable bicycles, minivelos and demontables

    Great i only looked at the first picture🤣 The price is good too👌 Are you Juan-bi? I'll ask Jo what his minivelo gear and cass. range is - he swears its all you need! Although he's often offroad, he rode up to hay with us 100km tarmac last year.
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    Folders! Foldable bicycles, minivelos and demontables

    Looks good. A lot of long time riders find 1x lacks top end, but if you don't mind that, it offers many advantages. Should have discs though - why not?
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    Modern compact shape bars with a 26mm clamp size for resto-mod build please?

    We stock these, They are quite black though. People wanting a modern shape, necessary for stis, often want silver on a classic build, and it seems that ups the cost. The soma bar is near perfect, apart from it not being in the same price range as all the other old race bits. It costs more...
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    Wanted Vintage Weinmann 26" x 1¼" 40 spoke alloy rim

    You want to edit the thread title to drop the "wanted"👍
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    Wanted Wanted engineer or bike mechanic

    Do you think it's safe to retap 26 to 24? By my calcs you'll be missing over 50% of the thread material. Of course if it pops out, you can return to using a self- tightening square taper...but I think I'd go straight there. I can reset the back and braze canti mounts but I would suggest disc...
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    So many bike sites seem to loathe "retro". Why?

    The end of Consumerism brought about by the effects of its primary physical by-product, carbon dioxide.😪
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    Older seat bolt size query

    Remember when the pubs shut at 3 on a Sunday and didn't reopen til 6?
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    Older seat bolt size query

    If it's not m5 or m6, it will be imperial 1/4" is close to 6mm... 5/16 not unknown. Cycle thread was usually BSC, 26tpi iirc But bsf is another possibility.
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    Will pay $1k for an accu Trax fork

    Aren't there rules for behaviour? And if you can't abide, you're blocked.
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    Wanted 1 1/4 headset spacers

    How much do you need, and colour pref?
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    Replacing an old freewheel. What's the usual way to go about it?

    The 2 notch tool came from the days you'd take your freewheel off every few months and grease the threads. The maintenance-free brigade all rode sturmey😉
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    cantilevers, mini-v, anything else?

    For ugly but effective braking, fit a disc front fork and disc setup Then a standard v brake with an avid travel agent on the back. You will be able to lock both wheels up in almost all situations, and have plenty of clearance. But if you want pretty, then live with the performance of shimano...
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    Replacing an old freewheel. What's the usual way to go about it?

    You should also bolt the tool in with the wheel nut if you have enough axle. Sometimes I will move the axle across in the wheel so this can be done. QR is usually easier because you can just use a longer qr, like mtb. 2dog removers are horribly unreliable, and easily damage the extraction...
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    Old Carlton: Dropout/Wheel Size confusion.

    A happy ending😍
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    Replacing an old freewheel. What's the usual way to go about it?

    Wrap the chain round the large freewheel sprocket. If it fits, it's ok. Big ring teeth should be ok. Trouser guard only necessary if you wear flares and no socks. If you do, there's a warm welcome awaiting in the BMX section😉
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    Today's Ride

    It's under 2km home from the local😃 But I can get there in under 3 minutes😃
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    Humanity's 10 greatest inventions: the other 9?

    Bats do echolocation Ants do public sanitation and allotments, But the slinky?... Nature got there first😄 https://www.drool.pet/blogs/the-weird/divers-just-found-a-giant-natural-slinky?srsltid=AfmBOoqyDPJpCLxeLG-c61hyjOwe2paLQtmm8r7Jx6T3ti_m81fyF0eE
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    Replacing an old freewheel. What's the usual way to go about it?

    Cassettes, especially the multi geared ones, wear a lot faster than an old 5 speed freewheel Those old fw teeth are so thick, and lacking any cutouts for indexing, they can almost last for ever. Certainly many, many chains. Their main problems aren't wear by the chain, but lack of...
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    Vintage French randonneuer's and porteurs.

    Found this in a box of knick-knacks at my mums. I would assume its the last surviving piece of a bike😪 Cycles Charles Longoni Presenting me with a suitable rabbit hole to go down... https://www.sterba-bike.cz/item/longoni-racing-bike-1940s/category/sports-bicycles-archive? Bien Charmant!
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    Index front shifters GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

    Is your derailleur compatible with both the chainring size and spacing and the shift lever model? Mismatched or worn out components are the most common cause of poor front shifting - even the wrong chainring (from the same groupset even) can ruin it, but it could be a bent or worn cage, damaged...
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