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(I've sent a pm too like a good forumer/teacher's pet)

If @itsbruce just dibbed it i'll go 2nd dibs. I've got me a ratty Williams crankset that needs a home.

That's some pretty amazing rectification there. Spot on, it looks top drawer with that original paint. Going to polish and wax it too?

You've a pm @mi7rennie

Anyone fancy my Bronica SQ-A medium format SLR?

With 120 back, metered prism and 150mm f3.5 S lens. It's a significantly cheaper, slightly heavier and probably sturdier Hasselblad 503. I used it as a student for portraits and architecture stuff.

I've more pictures if you want more/specific pics.

I'm thinking forum special price ~moved to ebay~. If there's no interest i'll move it on over to evilbay.

Dialling West Yorkshire

All a bike shop will do is use a hand drill as well (with the proper metal drill bits). If you pay for a shop to do it and it messes up they'll have to pay to sort it, which is positive. As opposed to you doing it, getting it wrong and then having to worry about the expense of a new fork.

You can also get clamp on front brake mounts, not sure where, google's your friend.

Also my old Raleigh Randonneur uses one of those headset hangers (although it's not pressed steel like @PhilDAS suggestion) and it's totally fine with the 90kgs of bike + me + touring load going down 20% inclines.

Enlighten yourself with Sheldon and be gone with worries of ye olde fabled cable judder

I was clueless with cantis until I read Sheldon's anachronistic article on them, seems to pretty much have all you need to know.

I mean the article looks pretty hefty but give yourself 20 minutes to understand it and you'll be flying over the bars with sweet sweet high mechanical advantage

Good stuff! That should stop any rubbing for sure.

Yeah it definitely needs an outer in there. Shouldn't be a trouble to fit though now you've got one cable in place, provided the outer is slim enough to fit through the smallest hole. Just feed whatever outer you're using onto the inner cable from the rear

Ohh I saw this on eBay, was also very tempted. But alas, as you suggested, the rust turned me away. Good luck! Fingers crossed for a solid frame.

Send a bit of weighted fishing line or summat down to the BB from the dropout holding the bike so the chainstay is vertical. When the end of the fishing wire arrives at the BB, tie it to the gear cable and pull it back through with the cable in tow. Should be easy.

I'm late to da party but that is absolutely smashing. Story of a bike, love it.

I had an all new and matching drivetrain once that gave a horrendous racket which was worse when putting force through the pedals, just like you. The chain was too tight, just slack it off a bit, solved my problem.

Great, thanks! The world is my lever-selection-oyster.

Good tip @spotter I'll keep that in mind.

What brake levers are people using on these bikes with road calipers? Sheldon Brown tells me all about mechanical advantage suggesting MTB V brake levers are a no no. Any tips?

sneaky sneaky shiny shiny

I quite like it you know, be nice to see how it ages. Are those chromed fork ends?

Sold to @Pitucaleya

No response from @Lobsterking so assume they don't want it. Yours if you still want it @Pitucaleya, check your pm's

Waiting for @Lobsterking to respond in pm. If he doesn't get back to me it's yours @Pitucaleya

You've a pm @Lobsterking

Potential buyer pulled out so this is still available!

@jroper04 responded to your pm re postage