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• What is this?

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• What is this?

  in Bikes & Bits • 12 years, 10 months

  

  Thanks everyone, I think we've gone definitive - It's a speedway!

• What is this?

  in Bikes & Bits • 12 years, 10 months

  

  It's gonna be a hellava commute and no mistake!

  Have I just picked up a lemmon! anyone heard of a speedway being introduced to the road? wouldn't a larger chain ring and slick tyres do the trick?

• What is this?

  in Bikes & Bits • 12 years, 10 months

  

  Just got this on ebay - the seller admits he knows v.little about bikes, I'm happy to admit the same - Planning to put some proper wheels on it and use it to commute.

  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15358246/WILLIAM/Screen%20shot%202012-02-01%20at%2023.41.05.png

  Described as " [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]SAKAE RACING BIKE CUSTOM ENGLAND EO94 6 82 DAN TA FRANCE wheels ALESA 515xalloy WEINMANN 650A "[/SIZE][/FONT]

  anyone have any guesses as to what this might be - and if it was worth the 70 quid paid for it.

  Thanks.

• For Sale: ALAN Bicycle

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• For Sale: ALAN Bicycle

  in Components and clothing • 13 years, 6 months

  

  Thanks, they're very nice to ride.. That shop is still there, with lots of classic Holdsworths - though none are for sale.

• For Sale: ALAN Bicycle

  in Components and clothing • 13 years, 6 months

  

  Selling my commuter bicycle, no longer cycling to work so can’t justify it -hoping to get £280 for it - optimistic, I don't know.
  
  
  ..

  Its been stripped, cleaned and reassembled with new inner and outer cable on brakes and rear derailleur / rear hub has been serviced ( last week )

  The frame is an ALAN super record I think - BB Shell reads 42s647 - j57x57
  the frame measures 57cm top tube - 57cm down tube
  Plenty of scratches as you can see:

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/64365743@N03/sets/72157627022483626/

  • no dings or dents though.
    
    
    

  The original forks broke on me so I replaced them with new chrome steel ones - and had the headset serviced - that was about a year ago.

  The gear shift hanger on the left has also broken so I’m only running a rear derailleur - single chainring - which makes it a 6 speed ..

  The bits are varied and I guess that makes this bike a bit of a mutt but I love it that way

  Campag headset, I want to say its a record but don’t really know.

  Cinelli stem & bars
  Cut back and flipped - the long stem meant i needed to shorten the reach - i’m 5’ 10”..

  Campag veloce brake calipers with almost new blocks and pads

  Campag victory 170mm cranks & 52t chain ring
  Its well used but works

  Ofmega bb - sound

  Shimano gear lever and rear derailleur -
  Friction and index shift - though to index nicely it will need some tinkering.

  Wheels - zeus / mavic / super champion - bit tatty but both show almost no signs of brake wear and run straight and true

  6 Speed maillard 13/24 freewheel - good click sound, very little wear

  Brooks professional saddle - its old but not been broken in really

  Also: used to run mudguards on it - there’s clearance but no eyelet on the fork so modern ones work best

• 40 hole hub - how to lace ?

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• 40 hole hub - how to lace ?

  in Bikes & Bits • 17 years, 2 months

  

  Wondered if any of you know if you can lace a 40 hole hub into a 36 or 32 rim.

• eBay and Craigslist finds

  in Classifieds • 17 years, 2 months

  

  do you think there is another way.. ebay doesn't seem up to it?