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Maybe I should buy the Huret one on the left, as it's got a rubber bit on it that might protect son #2 from injury in the event of a crash.

And if I can bodge the campag lever onto it, all well and good and, if not, he can always learn to change gear by feel, like we all did before the early 80s and the arrival of indexed gears!

Thanks !

On the stem-mounted levers, is it possible to replace the lever with an indexed campag lever? Or to put it another way, if you take the lever off, are you left with the same sort of boss that you have on a down-tube?

My son has a bike with 8 speed campag kit but wants the lever up near the bars rather than on the down tube. I've tried with an old Campag thumbie but it's not really working, hence exploring the stem-mounted option.

Oh pants. I've been though my bag of bar end plugs and there are no cinelli ones at all - I don't understand where they've gone, as I've been through many packs of cinelli splash cork tape on my old road bikes. I have some silver (unused) Bianchi ones if that's any consolation...

Will do. I'll let you know if they're not as shiny as they ought to be.

I'll check at home tonight - I ought to have some of these and, if I do, can drop them through a letterbox in NXG on my way in tomorrow.

May I have the brake levers please?

sure, let me know a time

sure, let me know whether you want the chainring as well, and I can bring it into town tomorrow. I'll look out for someone riding a bike with only one crank as I head up the OKR.

Ian, not sure if this is of any use, but I have a basic silver ISIS 170mm crankset that you can have for a fiver without the chainring, a tenner with the chainring:
http://www.lfgss.com/thread86330.html

Aw, I wish I was. I've done it a few times since 2005 and was all ready to do it again this year but son #2 is doing his first gig with his new band tomorrow night and I don't fancy my chances of getting from West Wickham up to the DunRun route to join in the happy throng after the gig, added to which I'd have to ride back and I bet there are lots of jobs for me to do at home on Sunday (with my 7.94mm allen key, no doubt)

But the tale of how your left leg was flailing around with a crank attached to it at Bricklayers Arms this morning is surely something people need to hear about in the public interest?

sorted that crank now? you'll not be wanting that coming off on the descent into Sudbury!

^^^
You're welcome, crankbreaker. And it's Ludd.

I have an ISIS crankset you can have for a tenner or, if you want square taper, a shimano 300ex double crankset at the same price.

If you're not in a mad rush I could drop one by tomorrow morning - let me know.

I'm not surprised, it would have made a great replacement for my cracked Pogliaghi frame - shame I'd already bought something.

Smashing. PM on its way shortly.

Ooh, I'd love the Zenith for a build I'm doing for my son! What is the clamp size, and would it be possible to pick up from SW1Y tomorrow by any chance?

Edit: I see it's 25.4mm - should be fine.

here, when bike was still built up

If you're after sparkly red, I have the forks from my Pogliaghi in sparkly red with gold lug-lining. The frame was a 55cm one, but the steerer was almost too short for the headtube - I'd have felt more comfortable if the headset nut had been able to grip on a few more threads, but it never failed me.

They were originally chromed and had Columbus "foderi laminati" decals but Vaz resprayed them when he did the frame a few years back. The rest of the frame was in a special double-butted columbus tubing with fluting on the top and down tubes. You're welcome to pop round the corner and have a look some time - not this evening but perhaps tomorrow evening? The frame and forks are currently hanging on the wall in our utility room.

Oh cripes, I'm really fouling this up for you Hovis. I'm terribly sorry. I should have made it clear that the donation relating to the Walkman Pro was quite substantial - as far as I recall, the previous owner had suggested £50, so I think you'd be well within your rights to demand fiddy dorrah for yours - after all, it's got a radio on it!

cool. I seem to remember mine could manage about 3 hours on the two AA batteries that fitted under the cassette compartment.

And yes, I was dead chuffed to pick up the Pro for a donation to charity.

Special container for disco music, to stop it contaminating your new wave stuff.

Takes 2 D cells to provide longer play times. Had a strap to go over your shoulder or you could clip it on your belt.

sorry Hovis, I'll stop cluttering your fine retro portable stereo thread now

I have a set off a Fuji that runs true. The rims are in good condition, the rear hub is not especially smooth but the front is. A bit grubby. Complete with tyres and tubes, sprocket and freewheel. PM if interested.

Ha, nice one. If I were a competitive type, I might offer up my Walkman II from 1982.

But you can't have my Walkman Pro.