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Nigel Dean was a Pro rider (from the Isle of Man) in the 70/80's and famed for his crapping in a racing in a racing cap while riding on the bike in a race- source Tony Gowland (TG). Other thn that he was gutsy rider.

I'd suggest, as was the fashion in those days, that the frame was made by somone else and stickered up with his name, although the design may have been his, as was the componentry too.

Bob Jackson and a few others (eg Merlin) did make their own frames.

(Pat Rohan frames certainly weren't made by him, or anyone in his employ until much later.... ie Ron Thomas, off the peg frames were bought in, made to measue were built by Edwardes, many other shops did the same at the time eg Mal Rees, Don Farrell, Bird's cycles, Also - a respray would have the shop's name on the frame unless you specfied and paid otherwise for it).

Its still a piece of history no matter what though.

Tom Board built the frames for Pat Hanlon....Pat was a she...not a he!......and the crapping in hat thing was mentioned in Fotheringham's biog of Tom Simpson.

Very lovely....but too big.....oh mum!...Why did you have to smoke so much during my pregnancy?

or even Peugeot?....as ridden by Tom Simpson, Robert Millar and Bernard Thevenet!

Hi...i just sold a frame to someone in Germany...the problem is volumetric weight.....can be very expensive...not based on actual weight...but dimensions of the box then divided by 5000....I used parcels2go......www.parcels2go.com they use DHL etc and you can pay for insurance...eg £250 for £12.50......but and be warned....the headset on my frame was damaged in transit and it was a struggle to get the £25 from them......they have a list of things that are not covered...so email and ask explicitly if your bike will be covered and tell them exactly how you have packaged the bike and take pictures of the internal and external packaging....cos they asked for that and neither i or the receiver took any pics...hope that helps....alternatively...stick the bike in a bike box and take it over on easy jet and have a couple of days in France!!.....

A 'Matter of life and death' ......Did that star David Niven and was about a brain operation?...

If cakes are available.....well that is another matter of life or death!

Any idea when the jumble will be?......I am Marxist, anti-fascist and anti-capitalist.....but altogether a decent chap!...i am angling for an invite!

I will pm you my mobile, ...and you send me yours....Tuesday or Thursday or Friday

The weather forecast for Thursday... is very poor...rain with heavy downfalls...shall we postpone till the following week...i am up for it...don't want to cycle on the A149 when it is windy and wet!

So, unless it is pissing it down or snowing or -10C...see you at the station.....i know a good cafe at Burnham Deepdale.

Cost £8.50 return!

Train times from Cambridge...10.34 or 11.33 and it takes 46-47 minutes...return times 14.56 or 15.56 or 16.54 or 17.36...takes 46-49 minutes!

i'm busy on the 8th.....9th ok for me

it says '126 oln'

Bleater

i'll take it, cheers

Whats happening?

Campag Aero Seatpost.....27.2mm in very good condition...very shiny!

Campag shield emblem is engraved....into the post.

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Length is 200mm and mass is 260g

£25 posted

Probably...the Thursday..........9 April?....but i might be stuck looking after my kids in Braintree...so will keep you posted.....the above route is a bit dangerous on the A1307 big chunks of which bikes not allowed! and Ipswich is not that bike friendly.....come to that....Felixstowe is bit of a dump too!.....Alternative idea...take train to King's Lynn....cycle up coastal road A149 and back again...towards Sherringham.....?

I have an old Rolls...a bit tatty....but useable and broken in!......£5 plus postage if you are interested

Oh yeah did mention those old professionals are £125 NOS (from a certain dealer in fine old parts)!!? That's why i didn't want to butcher it.

Jeez!...Mine was £47.....so you didn't have to worry...so much.....again can't get over how comfortable it is....thanks again.

Hemp saddles will suit vegans as would soya!

At present i have a 105 speed shifter!

Thanks PBR.....but just to ask [cos i am dense].....Can I use any shifter...or must i use a DA shifter.....9 is the only one commonly available.....However i found on the bay a DA 7 speed lever from the USA which would do it quite nicely as 7 speed is my objective at the mo!

Thanks for the advice...but...and i have checked with dura-ace.com...7400 group went a few changes....my RD is the first generation...ie 6 speed...RD-7401 was 7 speed and RD-7402 was labelled 8 speed...9 speed did not arrive until 1997.....I know the RD is 'dumb'.....what is important is the shifter-cassette combo.....7-7 or 8-8 0r 9-9......but both Sheldon and Velobase argue that i would need a Dura-Ace 6 speed shifter...unless i use a special routing into the RD.....Which seems a big fuss and perhaps i should stick with my 105 6/7 speed RD.....or can i mate the RD-7400 with any Shimano shifter to give smooth indexed gear changes?

Hi...Can some one help me?....Just bought on ebay a Dura-Ace rear mech...for £19...i asked the seller...7, 8 or 9 speed and his reply was 8 but could work on 9...fair enough...then i find when i get it is a a pre 1997...RD-7400...which according to Velobase is a 6 speed unit......So can i use it in either a 7 or 8 speed set up?....I have searched the net and cannot get a definitive answer...I have looked up Sheldon Brown too....If yes....what shifters will i need to get...will it have to be DA or can i use other Shimano shifters.......or has the seller misled me?...Should i just relist it on ebay......cheers....Leon

perhaps...it is your under garments?......It can happen!

Now to find a 'nice and safe route'.....perhaps via Sudbury....Time to look at maps!