Recent content by John J

Re: I've been trying to log back in for the last 3 years.......

Very little. As I joked at the time I should have added another nought on....

Re: My teenage son outgrew it very quickly, they grow like wildfire. It was a very nice frame, made for Peugeot by Cyfac I believe. I sold it to a fellow member on the Retrobike Facebook page just a few weeks ago

Re: Mavix X618 on sachs Quarz DB spokes £100 +Sachs Quarz Mechs PM sent

Thank you. Experienced perfectionist is about to open Bike Repair shop in Solihull. No job too small or large

Some fair points there johnnyboy666. Maybe your not best placed to answer if you don't sell new but I just don't get this thing of shops turning away repair work if you didn't buy the bike from them, usually with the mechanic standing around with nothing to do in the background. It's obvious to...

I asked my Lbs to fit a headset for me a couple of weeks ago. It's a place I've gone to on and off for 30 years, same family owned, and I've bought lots of stuff from them over the years including new bikes. So I get the usual twaddle about repairing bikes that they didn't supply etc, to which I...

They are hard to find unfortunately. Disappointing that SRAM's supply infrastructure is poor in the UK

Sram cables are 1.1mm diameter compared to 1.2mm for Shimano. I always use Sram 1.1mm's in XO or XX.

All done and ready to go now

Yes. Preparing my daughter's bikes for their Bikeability at School tomorrow. No grazes yet mind.

Re: FSA os99 carbon stem 110mm £35 posted Thanks PM sent

Re: FSA os99 carbon stem 110mm £35 posted Thank you. If it's genuine I'll take it

Re: FSA os99 carbon stem 110mm £35 posted Ok. So is it red or grey?

Re: FSA os99 carbon stem 110mm £35 posted The link doesn't work. What colour scheme is it please?