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Jagwire do a HAWT PINK set with nipples and glands.

Or so the vicar told me.

Get them jagwires! Btw, what stem are those, is they one of the adjustable angle stems? and could i trouble you for some close up pics.

It's a suspension stem, I think. Can't remember the name of the brand but it's something like Softride (but not Softride)

It's a Girvin Flexstem. They were all the rage in the early 90s.

Yep, indeed, a Flexstem. I (temporarily) mounted it on this one as it was the only 1" stem I had around. I bought the bike with a Tioga T Bone stem... with a 45° angle.

Had one on my mtb back in 1992.

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You are probably referring to the Allsop Softride, the stem Frischknecht used to have on his Ritchey back in early nineties.

Ha, no, never heard of him. Softride was just in my head because it's reasonably descriptive of what the stem does (and it's also the name of a bike brand).

:)

I actually have a similar Proflex frameset on the attic. ;)

Thanks for the enlightenment, looks wicked though as someone who cycles almoat exclusively on asphalt, it best admired on other people's ride.

Did they work well?

No. :-)

They flexed (as their name suggests) but it wasn't really suspension.

They always appear in those "worst MTB products/what were they thinking /flop" lists. I think it's a bit unfair, it was a long time ago after all, and the idea of a little dampening upfront has not disappeared (Redshift stem, Spesh FutureShock, Trek IsoSpeed Decoupler etc).

Did they work well?

"Did they work at all?" would be a better question. I think the race wins on the Softride were in spite of the stem rather than because of it.

Any recommendations for a decent track chain whip? Maybe also a lock ring tool

I've had one of these for the last few years, and it's a great tool ... [https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Combined-Workshop-CHAIN-WHIP-LOCKRING-TOOL-fixed-track-singlespeed-fixie/380760010313?epid=1088349547&hash=item58a710ae49:g:VPYAAOSwmudaJ~sV]

Cheers!

^^ I've got that one too - yes, it works really well.

Evans' Hoy one is decent

That's what I've got too. It works.

*EDIT: nvm, sorted!

could anyone in/going to the us and coming (back) give me a hand with a lefty adjuster knob? found one overseas but postage is a killer..

Frame finally arrived, so nice to start building a bike from all those brand new boxes.

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Ti-licious.

MOG !