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Wow, didn't realise switches needed to be removed to access the part that needed to be lubricated! Now I'm certain I'll never bother!
The slightly noisier keyboard is now in the office, I've kept the nicer one at home. I don't mind that much, still feels nice overall, I'm over the disappointment they're not absolutely identical.

Just won this on eBay, for a good price, 531ST, and will be picking up Wednesday. As far as I can figure out, this is a mixte version of the Galaxy, no?
I will be refurbishing it for my mum and take it to France whenever we manage to go there. It may involve a Mario respray depending on condition. It needs to be comfy (my mum no longer feels confident on her road bike since a cardiac incident couple of years ago, though she really wants to cycle again - she has a home trainer but meh).
So comfy and relaxed is the idea. Bars for an upright position, suggestions welcome. I have a brand new wheelset for this, I'll probably put 28cs on (she used to run 19c, and 23c when she was still cycling again!) Mudguards will be necessary, because... Normandie.
I'll avoid down tube shifting (again for comfort, ease of use): I have nice vintage suntour thumb shifters, but they probably are for small diameter bars (22mm I think) I guess that restricts me in bar choice.
I've got a Carradice super C handle bar bag for snacks and repair kit which I'm sure she'll like, just need to buy a new click thingy clamp for it.
Otherwise I guess I'll dig out much of what's needed from part bin.
If I go with a respray, I'll try to give the thing a modern look, not so much trad British touring style. Wheelset is (annoyingly) black so this would help integrate it.

The white leather assumes a pretty low key appearance after a few years...

True!

Thanks!
Are you putting a Carradice on yours?

Commuting more regularly with office attendance getting back to normal, it's nice to use my 6 years old Super C again... Carradice forever!

At first I was like "meh, a Univega without the bendy stays..." but then I was like "wow that's actually really really nice!"

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Second mechanical keyboards I tried after I decided I had enough of the Mac super slim thing. The first one was a Cherry, which was so plasticky and cheaply made that I returned it immediately. The Logitech in comparison is of a much better build quality.

I’ve used it for about 2-3 month, but have now found something that suits me better; Logitech’s own Romer G switches are a little harsh / springy to my taste, I changed for gateron brown switches and also a more compact wireless keyboard.

PC / Mac compatible, in good general condition, minus a bit of fading paint on a couple of keys as shown on the pictures. It’s quite heavy, feels solid. Comes with original box, all the spare key caps, removal tool and manuals. Fully functional (on my Mac at least, have not tried on anything else), red LED backlit working as it should throughout.

Check the keyboard layout; while sold as a UK model, it is different to the picture on the box, and a couple of keys aren’t in the same place as on the UK Mac layout (the @ key for instance) I got used to it in the end and this isn’t the reason I changed. I’m not an expert in these things in any case, so see if it works for you.

I think I bought it for around £69 new on Amazon, what about £30. Let me know if too high, happy to take offers.

Pick up only, I’m in Beckenham, I can bring it more centrally when I go to work (Chelsea)

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Thank you for confirming... Been working today with the new keyboard, maybe after a little while it'll get a little softer to the touch, and I'll hopefully get used to it...

Selling the Logitech if anyone's into these (probably not from what I've seen over the pages)

Hi all. I asked advice a few pages/months back because I wanted to start using a mechanical keyboard (never been a fan of the super slim Mac keyboards)

I bought a cherry first, which felt so flimsy I returned it immediately. Then a Logitech G413 Carbon, much better built quality but the romer G switches feel a bit harsh to me, and the compatibility with Mac with a couple of keys z swapped annoyed me a little.

Finally I bought a Keychron K4 with Gateron brown switches, refund l second hand (though virtually new) from ebay. It was already fitted with rubber rings. Really love it, getting used to the compressed layout little by little (96%). So I was pleased having found something that feels and looks nice. I decided to buy a second one from the keyboard company (who have been super helpful over email) for my computer at work. It arrived last week. To my disappointment the gateron brown switches feel different . A little noisier (I've added rubber rings too), the travel isn't as smooth, and a louder click when the switch travels back up.

I wondered if there could be manufacturing consistency issued but looking closer I discovered that the older keyboard had some kind of greasy residue around the switches, under the caps. Which the new keyboard doesn't have. EBay seller of the first keyboard says he didn't do this, and it was like this from factory. The keyboard company says the switch are self lubricating so it would be odd to lubricate them further.

I looked briefly at how to lubricate switches online, seems like a lot of patient work.

Anyone cracked this kind of problem before?

Had that book on a shelf for over 10 years. I need to read it urgently if it's that much fun!

Dibs for (posted of poss) please:
11 - Kool Stop Ceramic rim specific road brake pads - £10

Ooh I really like that version of your bike!

Saw that early rider (or very similar) in the park the other day, looks quality, was vaguely regretting my son's already sorted...

Very nice!

This is amazing, fantastic work!

I'd vote for the one you chose for the mockup. Very nice

Very cool!

Just googled them... That club still exists!
http://www.bekanabou.fr

Thanks! I love it... I did about 25 miles on it yesterday, to work and back: it was faster than I expected, and really really nice (ok, it was on road, but still...)
As a teenager, at the end of one year of high school, which I'd barely passed because I wasn't working hard enough, my mum bought me my first mountain bike... A cheap supermarket one (still, they were better than today's equivalent). Full Shimano 200GS groupset, oh yeah! It was totally undeserved; she said she wanted to encourage me to do better the next year. One of my happiest memory from these times. It was stolen few years later when I was at uni. That Look, because of the early 90s geometry I guess (though it's much lighter, the supermarket one was hi-ten / gas pipes), totally reminds me of it, and brings back nice memories (the little Normandy VTT club, summer evening rides through little countryside local paths, the absolute pain to clean the bike because off road in Normandy is well muddy... All very modest mountain biking, but for me it as awesome)

Hi, I have both systems.
From reading the instructions back when I bought these, I think they recommend using either adaptor only on a steel stem or steel steerer. Seems quite risk averse on their part but in my case I was able to comply.
The ahead stem adaptor works perfectly fine, so can positively feedback like @FarCorfe
Can take pictures if you want. The plate that goes over the steerer isn't very thick so unless you've not much insertion height already in your stem, you don't really need to remove any spacers (you're only raising bars by 1-2mm max)
I found the seat impossible to use with drop handle bars (I feel silly I even tried), only works (for me) with city bike-like bars.

Top option is really lovely.
I was very pleased with H Lloyd for my custom decals btw.

Yes, it is... They make me nervous, so thin at the end! Had a non drive side crank arm with a crack in the 90s - Shimano stx RC - luckily spotted in time by a mechanic, and square tapers going loose... Plus I'd hate to damage them... I'm looking for a suitably styled 5 bolt triple crankset with splined fitting, best candidate so far, which wouldn't look out of place is a Truvativ Elita.