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Cheers hippy, I think thats the one. I just bought the lifeline toolset from wiggle and the crank puller in that seems to be imcompatible with this crankset thats all. I reckon I'll just take my frame down to a bike shop and see if i can borrow one of their crank pullers

cheers for the discussions boards there
if anyone is still interested this is the crank I am trying to remove
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee16/JimboJones81/crank.jpg

sorry, for not posting that much info, this is my first project and i am just trying to get to grips with it. but i appreciate the point you guys have made ;-)

I will post a pic up when i can find some damned cable to upload the pics on to my comp.

The cranks are cotterless, I removed a nut from the crank and thats as far as i've got

Cheers for all your helpful tips you guys are the best

Hi I've got an old school raleigh from the 80s and am having difficulty removing the cranks.

my crank removal tool doesn't fit in crank so was wondering if anyone had any tips of how i can take them off.

J

I just bought that Wiggle toolkit today and I got an extra fiver off cos i hadn't bought anything in a while....can't wait til it arrives

Can anyone recommend a decent bicycle repair manual/maintenance guide that i should get my hands on for when i want to mess about with bikes - take em apart put em back together again?

sure should be fine what time is the polo at and where again?

I would like the road drops if possible

I bought this old raleigh the other day and am converting it to fixed
can't wait til its up and running

A friend of mine has a bike with 126mm rear spacing

he is looking at getting a wheel built and has been told that he could use a 120mm hub and squeeze down the old steel frame....is this true?

cheers for that i'll check that out

what if you get flex in the forks when you brake at the front.....is that normal?

Right guys, thanks for answering my questions. I've had a look at the bike and I don;t think it has any cotters so thats good as it might mean i am able ti use the crank still.

I'll let you know how i get on with this and may even pop down to polo at brick lane......now time for rugby tho!

Hi there,

been lurking on this forum picking up a few tips before i bought my first frame to make a fixie. Ive now picked up a retro raleigh racer frame to convert and just getting started but could do with a few pointers.

whats best for fixies: SPDs or toeclips?

bit confused about chainset, do i need new cranks and chainset or do i just put a new chainset on the existing cranks?

finally does anyone have a decent front brake going cheap....the existing one is pants.

Cheers

Jimbo