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cheers for the help everyone a mechanic at some bike workshop just gave me the right part.

Mr Bump, that's really nice of you, thanks anyway...

dibs shimano nexave front mech, posted pm'd

well i live in oxford at the moment, and all of the three big bike shops were pretty unhelpful. unless anyone knows somewhere in oxford that would do it...?

I'll get involved on the freecycle stuff cheers

Hi guys,

Having found my 80s Evans 531 crushed by a van whilst locked up I've spent a week and £200 getting a new frame, wheel, freewheel etc etc...

I've now got it all fixed, but when I attatched the Shimano Deore front derailleur, I found the bolt onto which the cable clamps has fallen off with all the moving and is lost.

My LBS said they would never find the right size and that I needed a new front derailleur. I've had to spend so much money already I can't do it.

So I'm desperately searching for the small cable bolt from this random old derailleur, I was wondering if anyone had a clue where to find one...

It looks very very similar to this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shimano-Deore-DX-clamp-front-derailleur-30-0-NOS-NIB-/160685480105?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item256999d8a9

Thanks a lot,
Ben

got the brakes and sorted. cheers guys

Yeah thanks man I just found them from an article on ctc forums. it seems a shame to loose the brilliant brakes I have though. but if i get new rims that means moving the gear set (again - already replaced rims from the crash), so I think I'll get those brakes.

Do you also have any trouble with the front derailer sizing? or maybe you're not riding gears...

Hi,
I just got a new frame and building it from an old bike that was hit by a van.

From the old frame I've got some good 700c rims and some great second hand campag chorus brakes which seem to be a standard size...

The new frame fits 27in and 700c with a 60mm brake drop. My campags do not drop 60mm. Not even close. and they don't thread through the holes.

Was there some kind of old brake that would fit this kind of frame sizing for 700c wheels?

And, more importantly, do you think it's better to get new 27in rims so that the brake (might) fit comfortably on them, or keep the rims and get a new set of brakes with a bigger drop?

Thanks a lot

second dibs please very interested

dibs 531 forks

Hate to interrupt the fine punnage, but the pier is closed to cyclists at the moment and you must have ridden past at least 2 signs saying so, and the massive sign saying "cyclists mind the gaps", for when it was open. Still you got lucky, I've seen more than one broken limb from people not paying attention when riding down there.

yes... i was following my group, who were ahead...
there were videos on the ferry too, with specific warnings against this. apparently.

In a way, it's a shame that this didn't happen in Falmouth.

hahahahaha

peer support. anyone? i didn't get it from anyone else. even the nurse who stopped and helped clean me up told me i was a dickhead...

it's very depressing when it's your own fault...

Ryde Pier, 11:30 pm.
200 yards of pier. first 10 metres, my front wheel (on my condor team beauty) takes a plunge through the slats, 25kmh ish, flat on face (helmet now help) but no teeth out (lucky), just a lot of blood, two fat lips and what looks like some kind of STi 3 days later all over my face...
Sue?

im the buyer by the by.
not out of the nursery yet though...
SE London, Lewisham. will pick up...

yeah i'm just off to uni next week, and i was wondering about the keeping your bike in your room situation. people just steal everything...

I was in in Zambia, Namibia and Botswana, and not only did border crossings take a whole day, but i'm thinking cycling was not the best way of travelling... the roads (3 week road trip) could barely be handled in a 4x4...