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Nailed it - https://www.dmrbikes.com/Catalogue/Grips/Dirt-Jump/Sect
Bit of a squeeze to get on but works
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@D_Mars yeah I did consider that, but it’s not the right kind of vibe.
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@sbbohr Thanks, but no need to worry - I no longer have the knees for fixed.
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Went all in, and stripped it down & re-painted it myself in the end.
Various injuries along the way with the power tools, but very happy! Next step is another coat of clear, and then I need to learn how to wheel build.
Rear drop outs are 130mm so I'm planning on a surly fixed/free hub on some H plus son rims I'm going to cannibalise from my trashed commuter
Learnt a lot, and the hot weather definitely helped with the painting process.
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I have one bad picture (frame is drying currently)
The red is rust inhibitor - stripped the bottom bracket in the end too... intention is to give it a garish 80s two-tone and then ride the fuck out of it.
The frame confuses me tho - seemed to be a legit superlight (lugs & geometry check out) yet I assumed there'd be a derailleur hanger on the drop out for the road version of this vintage.
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I've gone for the low-tech approach for now -
- rust inhibitor
- some frame repair putty on the way
- stripped the stays & same treatment too as was some bubbling there & was paranoid
- going to give it a spray in keeping with its beater status
It's a proper ratty 60 year old Mercian Superlight, so it's either going to be awesome or a death trap. If former I'll get the stay bridge sorted properly.
thanks all
- rust inhibitor
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Hello lovely people,
Was wondering if anyone has an opinion on this -
Just bought a nice old frame that is perfect bar a rust hole in the chain stay bridge - see pic.
I imagine the rust will have spread inside, and so can anyone recommend the best way to preserve this - maybe something I can inject inside OR should I aim to get the frame repaired.?
OR... is it OK and I'm just being paranoid ?
Thanks all!
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thank you @190-215GPa
appreciated
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Hello all,
Was just almost run over for what seems like the 299th time on the school run this morning by a minibus whilst I had my toddler on the back of the bike.
I've been getting nuts road rage recently when someone almost kills me, especially if I have my kid with me... and I'm tired of the futility of it all ("should have been in the bicycle lane blah blah") & my son getting normalised to me being a bit of a shouty bastard. I'd rather just be able to report dangerous drivers and leave it up to the police...
So - can anyone recommend some good front & rear mounted cameras ... something that makes it easy for a gadget-luddite to be able to extract the footage and upload?
many thanks!
Anyone lost a specialized? Pretty dodge listing here, with kryptonite half prised off.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204706407537?itmmeta=01HTDK6NMMMV6R8XCM5QKPRHED&hash=item2fa973e471:g:aOEAAOSwncNl~T~~&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwJn80YSdxhthV9rs14FEIlM5xgA99lgcs7WdLjMjNZjID0937as%2FqhvPzAy%2BtWD58MFgx7iuMC9fJX%2FTVIqPnK5FEOkhTt9X0giP43VA4pq6%2BRra5XAJN8pQW2JZMonVDVYv2GUEgBIpNksLXT1697TJgZF8Vo7sx5XD5o%2FHJtXQEInSefzPS2y63auNZFwDBagogrZ0TYZ3lmb1F2cEhSwWLLof1IjlV%2FlnvADRWH%2FkwhOB%2BohTtHlsXaGQlVWMsA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8zamrPTYw