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I have a '97 Trek 730 that came with a suspension seatpost. It's a "Post Modern", seemly from the same age as the bike. I'm in general not in favour of suspension posts, as my experience has always been with cheap ones with loads of lateral play. But this post works fine, and helps with the...

Someone is selling this locally for less than 100€. I have zero interest in vintage full suspension bikes, but should I still get it?

This could be a very stupid question, but... I need to replace some cantilever pads, and as it's typically the case whenever I need something, I have loads of v-brake spares but not cantilever. Is it ok if I use those, even if the posts are threaded and not smooth? I've tested them and they...

Last year, @Tootyred asked for resolutions for this year in a thread I found very inspiring. Now I'm asking for the same for 2025... I need ideas and motivation! Some of mine: -no more new bikes. I only need a small 26" for my son whenever he grows up from his 24", so I can wait for the right...

I was finishing a bike with Deore DX thumbies, and the question came on how to position them for better "ergonomics" + looks. And since this forum has probably the highest percentange of thumb shifter users in the cycling world, here is the question.

Currently overhauling a 1992 Specialized Stumpjumper I recently bought, the basic one with full DX. Among the many surprises, the bearing cages on the headset were slightly bent and the top one is missing one bearing. I've been to every single bike shop in my city and nobody has anything...

I am not getting any younger, so I like my bars roughly level with my saddle, which is not easy task on a retrobike. I have a new project in the hands, a '92 Stumpjumper in lovely yellow, with silver bar and stem (that also works as cable stop for the front brake). There is about 8cm of drop...

I'm rebuilding a nice Trek 750 (hybrid bike), and I can mount some Acera X or Deore LX cantilever brakes. The LX are obviously better, at least in the Shimano hierarchy, but I'm concerned that the plastic spring covers already show signs of UV damage, and one of the plastic washers on the...

I already posted the "Schumacher bike", but since I don't want to create a new post each time I find something funky in my local classifieds, I will post them all here. Feel free to post your own findings. No need to be well priced, collectible, or retro. Just worth looking at, for whatever the...

Advertised in my local classifieds. Made by Staiger, an old but average German brand now under the Accell group

I recently bought a 91 Trek 950. As it's usually the case, a 89 Specialized Rockhopper Comp showed a few days later at a price I couldn't refuse. I can only keep one, and only because it will be the bike to leave by the in-laws when we visit. So what should I keep? I will get the best bits from...

I found it very informative

Since the "state of the industry" thread is closed... Found it in Grant Petersen's blog https://www.zippia.com/advice/bicycle-industry-statistics/#:~:text=17%2D20%20million%20bikes%20were,bicycles%20are%20produced%20per%20day.

Seeing that my thread about less desirable retrobike "features" was deriving into the experiences of people when buying used bikes, let's create a specific post where we can vent our frustrations (or laugh about the craziest experiences)... It could also be things we find annoying in selling...

As the title says. It might be totally subjective, or pure taste, not trying to make a list of bad Vs good as many might be looking for exactly what I would avoid. I start: -U brakes. I loved GTs and their colours but didn't get one at the time because of that -early aluminium -suspension...

Searching in google for the correct spindle length for a crank that came on a used bike I just bought, I came to a random link from a Hungarian online bike shop, that seems to list quite a few Shimano cranksets and their respective spindle. Not sure of its accuracy so first check if it matches...

Nothing exciting and actually quite low end, but given its rarity, I thought it would be worth documenting. I have only seen 2 other bikes like this in all of the internet, both classifieds on a Swiss website. I bought it recently locally (Würzburg, Germany) as I was looking for a full size...

Found this bike in the local classifieds. Mostly XT stuff. I plan to buy it for the parts, swap with cheaper stuff, and sell again. Issue is the forks, completely bottomed out. Is there a cheap way to fix them? If not, are they safe to ride, even if they won't work? I will be reselling cheaply...

Thinking in getting a Moto bar, mostly because of the big rise. Problem is that they mostly come in 22.2mm clamp size. I have a 25.4mm stem, and some spare 31.8 to 25.4 shims. Using my school maths, I get that: 31.8mm /2 /3.14 = 5.0611mm radius 25.4mm /2 /3.14 = 4.0425mm radius 22.2mm /2 /3.14...

I've found an Alpinestars Cromega at a decent price, but the headset is missing the top nut and it has an ancient Rock Shox Indy I'm not very fan of. I've found these sleeves that would reduce the head tube diameter, so I could use any headset, fork and stem...