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OK, so I'm a bit left brain challenged, that's why I need your help! White, black or yellow cable housing for the Tommo??????? My taste runs to white, but maybe that's too bland. Appreciate suggestions.

Might be way off, but frame looks like a Master Piu, the non centric top tube cable guides. Forks! Not sure. Maybe early MPs didn't havr straight forks, or forks are not original.

If you don't have any luck, I bought from these guys before http://clemenzo.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=lockring see the last 2 lockrings listed. If you do decide to order from them, let me know, I'm interested in buying a couple more and we may even find a few others who want and combine postage.

Started my riding career after a running injury back in '81. Bought a black and purple Peugeot something. Then graduated, about 84, to a sky blue Hansom 531c, with 600 and biopace. Wish I still had it!!!

Welcome to BIKEhub. What would be cool is if you ask your grandfather to write a 'history' of Hansom bikes, that would be fantastic. Also, is Ettienne Somerjay still around? Perhaps we could ask him too.

If you can't get locally, I bought from http://www.defietsenmaker.nl/ and he posted them to SA. Cost about €3 each, I think. Very nice guy. Also bought original ALAN decals, €11

Sounds like a bit of a scam to me! Why don't you check with DHL, TNT or whomever, and see what a courier would cost? Know anyone in the UK you could send it to? Then get it here, always HUBBERS gong and coming!

meant to include a link for a free VPN ukpptp.hotfreevpn.com one of the better ones I've found.

Nice video comparing 1914 bike with a 2015 bike. You'll need a VPN to watch it though! http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p031l00k/bespoke-elbows-out-100-years-of-technology

Thanks for that, a really well written article, feels like I rode it!

Hi Niell71 and welcome to the old ballies thread (speak for myself only)!!!! Yes, it looks and is a real Colnago. If you look closely, you'll see that the top tube and down tube are crimped. I can't see the chain stays properly, but the frame seems to be either a MEXICO or a Nouvo Mexico, that has been resprayed. If the frame is undamaged, no dents or bends, then yes, it is WELL worth R3k. And anything else on the bike, like wheels, headset or BB is a bonus. My humble opinion of course, because I can't see the bike in the 'flesh'. Maybe ask Glenzito, BadSam, or Kamaalo to have a look, they are both in the CA area and can help anyway.

Thanks Glenzito. Was good to meet you at last. Thanks DJR for the wheels and very good to meet you too, hope you enjoy the meal! Would have been nice to meet a few other CAs, but I had to leave early to drive home. Maybe the next time!!!

It's a retro bike, so the the right thread IMHO. Ditto what Eppie says. Obviously a complete strip first, then I generally start off by a good diesel wash of everything, a stiff brush (not metal brush), gets off all the old grease etc, but gentle enough no to bother the paint. Then soap (dishwashing liquid for me) and water and a good (car) polish.

I'm in CA for meetings on Thursday and Friday, so I'm going to try to make this. Hope to meet some of the HUB people behind the nom de guerrs

But where are your brakes?????

Do it! Do it! QLFFIE1 do it for PE. lets get this fly off the wall and flying.

How many of you were there???? Interesting to know, as mentioned before, would be nice to get an annual get togeether, but need to see how many people.

Eventually a reply from ALAN re this conundrum!!!!!! Maybe we've all learned something. Hello,I confirm that frame is an orginal Alan one . We had a small production of that cromolly model for just one year on 2002. RegardsAlberto Falconi / Alan bikes

Another option we used to use (my goodness, sound like my dad used to): Get a strip of emmary (sp) cloth about 1.5cm wide, and stick it onto the bar, all around, cloth side down (inside) using contact. The sandpaper side is then outside and tighten bar into stem. Used to work a treat. Does my convoluted explanation make sense BadSam????

Climate, I have a couple of Campag freewheel bodies, no idea where I got them from, can't remember ... aaahh, this old age dementia is not fun!!! I can send you pics if you're interested?

So why slur zebra urine???

CXP 30s fantastic rim, Have a set on my MX Leader, 7400 DA hubs.Bought originally from Morph, I think (sorry if not), and found new rims and laced them across myself!! If Kamaalo is not interested, I would be

To be honest, I think you have more chance of finding a 39 tooth chainring. Wide range freewheels were not common back a long, long time ago! But, probably your easiest solution is to find an old, early Shimano cassette hub/wheel (6 or 7 spd) very, very easy to find, and make your own cassette. If this is allowed, though I don't see why not, they came in about 1984. Suntour ones were even before that. You can make a cassette from an MTB cassette, with a bit of filing.

Could well be a respray, but it's not aluminium and does not have lugs! The owner is insistent that's it's a real Alan, but I don't think it is. Don't know what it is, tubing decal says chromolly and there are no other markings, so I have no idea!!!!

CONUNDRUM I came upon this a couple of days ago. Owner wants to sell. He's convinced this is a real ALAN and therefore worth a lot of money. I have searched the interwebs and found neither hound nor hair of a chromoly Alan, nothing other than screwed and glued ali or carbon. Anyone know anything??????