Recent content by sparkybhp

Nice condition. Asking £35 posted to uk.

Offering these as a pair: Nitto 22.2mm golf club stem with drilling for canti brakes & cr-mo riser bars (710mm). Both in nice condition, only thing to mention is light pitting to the chrome finish on the bars as shown in the last pic. Perfect for an 80’s atb/klunker. Asking £80 posted to uk...

This came out really nice. Happy with this one, pretty basic spec but it rides nice and smooth and should last for years to come now. :)

A cut and polish has the frame and forks looking presentable. This is starting to take shape now..

Near Newcastle- £40 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116482140917?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=iwBX840TSZa&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=mK-fOncFTvW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I picked this up the other evening, another local and cheap fixer upper. It’s nothing particularly special in terms of spec but I like a 90’s steel framed mtb and the colour fade on this looks really nice. I got it all stripped down with no issues and cleaned up the frame a bit to check the...

Unbelievable what some people ask for on eBay. “Wouldn’t take much to straighten them out”.. 😆

I know, it was sat on my workbench for months - cheers for steering me in the right direction. My friend helped me make up another spacer and now it’s all sorted - I’ll get a wheel built up and actually use it!

Thanks! I normally put the chain in a zip-loc bag with a load of wd40 and then clean with a microfibre cloth. If it needs it afterwards a quick brush with a brass wire brush. 👍

Ah, thanks for this too. Just had a look in the archive and followed the instructions - you were right, there is a spacer missing. I know a man with a lathe so I’m going to try and get one made up.. then I might be able to use this hub. 👍

Done - thanks for pointing that out. :)

Hi, I have this rear screw on hub which needs attention. It’s good cosmetically, no cracks, and bearings are smooth but think it’s been stripped and reassembled incorrectly. On the drive side the part that slides into the dropout has a diameter 5mm or so too big to fit the dropout. See the pic...

Thanks, the bars are Ritchey Kyote bars, I bought them for my wife’s Fire Mountain thinking they’d be more up+back swept. They suit this bike to a tee though. I did a 15 mile loop, one of my regular rides which is a 50/50 mix of road/lanes and a bit of single track. The bike is responsive and...

I’ll keep you posted, I sorted some brake pads this afternoon so I’m going for a proper ride tomorrow morning all being well. 👌

I had a couple more hours to spare and so I cracked on with this build. The chain was a proper HG one and after a soak in wd40 it cleaned up well (like everything else really) there is very little wear on it so it went back on. I found some suitable derailleurs in my spares which are similarly...