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Needs front flap!

New seatpost, tires, mavic dropbars, vintage bartape, still looking for Dura Ace PD7410 pédals

Look closer! Its there just taken from the side so hard to see haha

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Simply can't ride bikes so the only solution is to build bikes.

If the bottom bracket shell measures 73mm that means it takes a 73mm bottom bracket right? Bike man seemed skeptical and sold me a 68mm but I'm pretty sure I'm reading the callipers directly. My first time installing a BB so am obviously terrified I'll screw it, destroy the frame etc.

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I've only just seen this... did you sort it?
If not, you can bring it to me at the workshop and I'll take it off for you.

MTB usually take 73mm BBs yes

MTB sometimes take 73mm BBs

ftfy

Come on, 73mm is definitely the majority.

MTB usually take 73mm BBs

FTFY

73mm is definitely the majority

^{[citation needed]}

Thought you are under 40 why are you audaxing

big up me under 40's audaxers audaxing everything.

The shell widths are 68mm for road bikes and 73mm for mountain bikes.

https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/bottom-bracket-standards-and-terminology

68mm (road)
73mm (mountain)

https://wheelsmfg.com/bb-standards

And yet all 3 of my MTBs have 68mm BB shells.

Your quote from Park is only in the press fit section, so not relevant to the discussion of threaded BB shells.

I don't want dodgy claims, I want properly audited production quantities if you're going to claim that the majority of MTBs with BSC threaded BB shells have been 73mm rather than 68mm.

I did not sort it, no. That would be great, where’s your workshop?

SE22 - Dulwich.

Drop me an email.

colecoatingsworkshop AT gmail DOT com

Can’t really be bothered arguing with you. I’ll stick to my 73mm mtbs.

I’ll stick to my 73mm mtbs

I've heard of such things, I've just never seen one 🙂

Mudflaps obsession (the following part).

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I'm looking for a rigid fork for my 26'' Inbred, preferably 100mm suspension corrected and eyeleds for a lowrider. Does anyone got recommendations? Surly Troll forks seem to be sold out everywhere...

Thorn forks at SJS Cycles should meet your needs. I was thinking of getting one of these yellow ones for my Trek 970 but realised I didn't need the low rider eyelets and wanted something much lighter than the original Rock Shox so I got this from eBay instead and a very pleased with it https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-MTB-Bike-Fork-28-6mm-26-NOS/283490724584

Taking my "audax bike" (isn't every bike a fucking audax bike?) back to Oz...

My other audax bike. Did my first 500 miler on it the other day...

What's the story behind the tape on the seatpost ?

500 miles on this bike ?

500 miles on this bike ?
c'est une blague en référence du fil du topic... J'ai tes moyeux je monte les roues ASAP : )

Was it because you couldn’t stop due to shit brakes?

500 miles on this bike ?

Actually 518.37