Loose cog

I have a Dia Compe brake set for you and will have a look at my stems. Please post a photo of the front calliper so I can see if they match

Hi Guys I am looking for the following items to complete a rebuild: 1inch headset - Campagnolo Record, C Record or older silver Chorus Hub - Campagnolo rear hub 32h PM with pictures please.

Hi Broker The frame is not chromed (apart from the chain stay). Higher end bikes were often nickel plated and then painted. The nickel plating prevented rust and hardened the frame.

Hi, sorry looked like you received other offers. I have a Kalloy 25.4 by 310 stem. It will need to be sanded and polished. PM me an offer.

Rudi What size seat post, I may have a similar one for sale?

Found this mid 80's Triomphe or Victory RD. The main DR looks like a Triomphe but the chain guard looks more like the Victory. It should clean up nicely.

Hi Broker, finding a full groupset in SA may be some what of a challenge but you can find parts from time to time. I have a Superleggra which I am yet to restore but will look at later period Campy groupset after selling off a C Record groupo a few months ago. Rear derailleurs are particularly had to find. I will see what parts I can find.

+1! What bikes do you have?

I am keen to do the Herald Tour in Feb. the cut off period for the bikes would be key and I say we allow bikes even into the mid 90's as I don't know how many chaps have pre 80's bikes. What do you guys think?

Nothing sinister, I have not wanted to damage the protective coat over the alu. My last remaining Vitus has a few light scratches and I may give it a try some day.

Looking good, not sure if I would have sanded the forks but interested to see them after they are polished.

Hi Bradley Finding missing parts for the Roma must be hard given the smaller market. Have you restored bikes like this before?

Thanks Cippo, the down tube: Does it get fatter at the bottom near the BB compared to the top near the down tube shifters? If so it may be a SC rather an Mexico. Either way it's a great find and will be a super project restoration. Don't forget to post before and after pics on the Colnago thread on the hub. Trust you have seen it?

Alan continue(d) to build very nice cyclocross bikes. Not big in SA but very popular in Europe.

Bar tape, cable housing, bottle cage style and colours are all personal taste. Go with what you feel works. Hey, we even went luminiferous in the 80's.

Bought some items on sale, was very happy with service. With SA online shopping don't judge delivery times on supplier performance as they can't control SAPO. If you want items quickly get them to courier to you overnight or else wait the 3-5 days

I agree with the above. From my understanding is the SC had a slightly wider diameter at the BB tube than the head diameter. The size increased from the down shifters. What throws me out is the top tube is also crimped leading me to think it is a Master. Cippo can you measure the down tube diameter?

Rudo, here is a picture of an Alan fork. The ALAN is stamped into the crown lug on each side and normally filled in with black paint. By the way, this is my Alan track frame I need to sell as it's too big for me. I bought it thinking that if I washed it in very hot water it would shrink from a 58/60 to 52/54..................!

Aluminium Lugged forks... Scary stuff I feel the same way about that new stuff they make bikes out of these days, you know that black glass fibre stuff! I prefer my crack in another form, thanks

Whilst in Fort Knox have a look for a spare Concorde that you may wish to sell.

Until this post I had never heard of or seen a Kirk. That's what I love about this thread.

Nope, what is it?

Over R2,000! For this I would expect a camera relaying picture of what's going on behind you shown on your gps, smart phone or monitor

Any one keen to go show support from Joeys?

Echo that. Small fry you must have pulled some strings with Annette to get your frame sprayed so quickly!