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Possibly the greatest research paper I've ever read. For a research thread?

Late to the party, and now only exist as a picture, as they're nearly all gone...

Gulp, sorry for the really tardy reply! Yes, will be dropping them off to @Pitucaleya soon as I get up to town (haven't forgotten!)
However I do now have a another set: Mavic MA2 SBP rims (flat profile touring types I think); rear hub's a Shimano Tricolor 126mm OLN, seven speed block; front hubs a Suntour. Both look to be in good shape, will drop them on the wheel builder to check they're true (they seem to spin well.)
Rear skewer's good, front is tarnished.
Would guess they are early '80's but would happily defer to other expertise.
I've not ridden them, taken straight off a bike and are surplus.
Couple of quick pics (will be keeping the tyres.)
Don't know what to charge for these - they're nice (once I've given them a wash - my bad), so maybe £40 posted? Or make me an offer :-)

December donation - thanks for LFGSS :-)

Do the hand-shaky thing, that definitely helps! Maybe gloves aren't the problem, could just be getting old :-)

Anyone know anything about Geoff Smith bikes? I know there's a shop in Bolton, and Geoff was an Olympic rider in the early '80's (Wikipedia - same one?)
Not sure they made frames but can anyone shed any light on mid-80's f&f they might have built / badged? Have sent a mail to the shop in case as well.
cheers
Richard

Always get really (painfully) cold thumbs at the moment. Would any of the above help with that - am on a really tight budget :-(

Double good.
Will try the slack-nut-n-bolt method first and if that fails will hit evilbay (terrific price there.)
Cheers for the borrow offer, live and work in The Oxfordshire so not so simple for a loan drive-by.

Sad to hear Pangbourne's not mincer (or mulled wine)-friendly territory.
Will go hunting for places around here that understand what constitutes proper 'pie and report back.

Ah, that actually is. Cheers. will give that a go :-)

I've single-handedly failed to install these, and now have a hole in the frame to let water in :-(
Tried the wheel-hub / skewer / diy tool method.
Should I buy a rivnut setting / pulling tool and if so, any ideas what I should buy and where from? Or what's the trick with the nut and bolt mentioned by @danstuff?

Unlikely second dibs...

Mincecoin investment index?

Would say white... or these in red!

:-( sorry

Wildlife night -a hare, an owl and a fox! And the tailwind 10/10

Oh wow...

Heldring
MetalMelly
Stedlocks
Thrasher
psg1ben x 3
rhb
jonuxuk x 2
Batt
yokes
Jonny69 x 1
Phil (Picard)
blackmath
Alphaomega
Greenbank x 2
Scrabble
richardshill

Fairly sure I've a still got a black-finish Weinmann concave front, clincher, but a 700 not a 27" (have the pair, rear is a 6spd heliothingy but that rim's badly dented so happy to let the front go.)
Is in the shed, can check tonight and send you pics - if you don't get something sorted sooner? I'd need to post it to you... :-(
cheers
Richard

So we just scraped the warm-up test?
Reads like the real negotiations on trade might be, erm, quite a bit harder:
https://www.politico.eu/article/tusk-puts-forward-guidelines-for-phase-2-talks/

Flippin' freezy-cold headwind all the way in and no snow 3/10

This, all the way.

Surely a knighthood awaits.

It's c̶o̶m̶p̶u̶l̶s̶i̶v̶e̶ convulsing reading.
"Davis says he is already late for his next appointment."
Please, make it stop...

So much fucking mud on the roads home, had to stop and clear under the mudguards. Was like riding with a coaster brake on.