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Great bargain, but one thing puzzles me, why would a French frame ever be built for 27inch wheels?

My mistake - only really said it to describe the geo.

Hi Tomo,sent me a PM if you're interested

I have some old Shimano Deore M550, but I'm having trouble finding replacement pads for them.

They need to have their own threading / nuts n bolts etc (like caliper brake one's), but need to super super thick, simply to reach the rim (normal road one's miss the rim by about 1cm).

Any suggestions?
Or maybe it's time to get a new brakeset...

Incidently - how come I'm Cat 3 now? Pretty sure that's new... does anyone know how it works?

Thanks George

Price drop - £97

Dibs carradice luggage, PM on it's way.

I bought this off french ebay a couple of years ago, but it's been lying dormant ever since, so the time has come to pass it on, and build a tourer instead.

Seat tube: 53cm c-t-c.
Top tube: 55cm c-t-c.
Front dropouts: 100mm
Rear dropouts: 120mm
Unknown tubing.
Nervex Pro lugs.
It seems the brake drillings are hiding under a layer of filler and thick paint.
BB: French thread. I'll include the unused Velo Orange BB in the photos for an extra £20 (or you can buy it separately, if you like)
Forks: you will need a french threaded headset, and a french size quill stem. I have a 120mm one in good nick that I can throw in for free.

The clearances are for 27" wheels, and are definitely more path than track.
The paint job I'm pretty sure was an amateur job, but looks nice enough, (if lilac is your thing!).. there are one or two blemishes, the worst of which is shown in the last picture.

I'd like £100
Will post at cost, but pick up from SE14 preferred.

If I've forgotten anything, please ask.

...I've been shopping too:

Those of you with a keen eye for detail will notice that I have the wrong cassette block. The correct, splined one will be arriving soon, whilst this one makes an appearance in the classifieds. That'll teach me not to read listings properly.

Spent some time cleaning and servicing the wheels the other day. Dug out some better QR levers from the parts box, and cleaned and repacked the bearings. This was mildly exciting as I'd never done it before. There was a teeny bit of pitting in one of the ball races, but I think it will be OK for the meantime. Luckily I had some spare bearings which came out of a wheel I found in the street ages ago, which have now replaced anything even slightly corroded: I knew it would come in handy one day.

Got some Schwalbe Marathons in the post and put them on whilst people in town were doing a real marathon. They cost about the same as the whole bike...

Now the wheels are as good as new. Job satisfaction kicking in.

The thing to do with those baskets is to saw the tops off the legs and re-drill them so that they sit nice n snug above the front wheel.

comme ca:

If you really care, you can put some paint on the sawn-off ends to stop them rusting.

dibs sram + shimano granny

I know - but isn't 700c supposed to be 29", not 28"?

I have a pair of road wheels:

Gold Mavic CXP30 aero rims, laced to Shimano 600 Tricolour hubs (8 speed). Front is radial, rear is radial on the left, and crossed on the drive side.. If that makes sense. straight n true, some little scratches, etc. braking surfaces fine.

I would like:

Something Shimano 8 speed compatible (preferably 600 or above), but with shallower rims, like open pro etc. In good condition.

PM me if you're interested.

Almost stripped down to the frame now, just need one of those two-pronged tools to take off the crank bolt covers. So far only the seat post is stuck, which shouldn't be too much of a pain as long as I can get the BB out to pour stuff down there and loosen it up.

Thankfully, much of the rust on the components seems to only be superficial, and I think it'll scrub off.

The groupset is FC M550, early 90's I think.
Fibrax blocks look good - thanks for that.

The wheels need a clean, but are basically ok (straight n true, with lots of braking surface left), but I've yet to try removing the cassette, which is bright orange and almost furry with rust....

The rims might a weird size, though: 32 622 (28 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/4).
622 should be 29 inches, right? Not 28. (Sheldon, if I understood him correctly)
Anyway, I tried some 700c tyres on them which seem to fit, so maybe I can ignore the illogical metric/imperial discrepancy? Or maybe I'm just confused for no reason...

Just picked up an old Joe Waugh ladies touring bike.
It hasn't been used in 20 years, and is in a bit of a mess, but the plan is to restore it to it's former glory in time for some light summer touring with my girlfriend.

It'll take a fair amount of work; un-seizing of probably everything, maybe a respray (budget permitting), new cables / housing, new chain / cogs, probably new front and rear mechs. New tyres / tubes. New bartape. Etc etc etc... We're sticking with the original groupset, which is Deore LX.

The main problem is rust: The frame has one or two bubbly patches, and the groupset has very rusty nuts and bolts - any advice on where to get replacements would be welcome. I have no idea if they are standard sizes, or only made by Shimano?)

So far it's cost £38, which leaves us with a rough budget of £160 to get it back on the road, and looking pretty again. Here goes....

dibs tent

era?
spoke count?
cd or ceramic?
photos?
bla bla

dibs the bars and stem combo, will send pm now.

yup, pictures please.

i have a set of black 105's, (not sure of the year, but they're in good nick). again, no pads
PM me if interested.

sorry, meant £35.

i have some 40cm steel ones that i never got round to using.
£36 (what i paid for them)

here's the original ad:
http://www.lfgss.com/thread75867.html

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chas-Roberts-Kiddieback-Tandem-18-5-12-5-26-wheel-/251023423541?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item3a72297835

saw this and thought of the walrus

bump

dibs one pair of silver 105 shifters
pm'd