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Did a very quick, impatient build yesterday

Lovely build+trailer. Did you also fail to fit the bagman with this sprung fizik saddle? As soon as I decide to get rid of it, ill come give you it as promised.

All Sold!

I think I'm gonna stick to a greedy ten speeds but thanks!

I've just found a badly stored NJS Hatta Swan Headset in a drawer form my short lived track bike days. The lower bearing ring is a bit ovalised and missing a couple ball bearings but I will try and see if I have anything suitable to replace it with.

After ordering the Bosco Bars late last night, they have already been delivered to my doorstep today. Despite being the same width as the albatross bars they look huge. These also come in a 58cm version I think. Currently have 3 shades of blue going on.

Yes exactly that, going to run ESI grips and then wrap the rest of the bars. My intention is to run a bar end shifter so I have ample room for hand positions in front of the brake levers. I found the trigger shifts root in the way slightly when riding previously.

Framset, Headset, Bullmoose and Spare fork as a bundle £210

Prices excluding Pay Pal fees and postage, UK Shipping only,

More photos on request

Frame + Forks £150 PROVISIONALLY SOLD
All City Macho Man rim brake frame and fork. Its the 55cm model which has a 56.5 5op tube.

It says on websitethat max tyre width is 38 mm. I fitted 40mm G Ones on an a719 rim and there was still plenty of room. I'm sure you can find builds online with up to 42mm tyres.

Got frame sandblasted last summer and dint end up painting it. Gave it a quick brush down to remove the dirt and surface rust until I got bored. It'll polish up real nice or you can get it painted. When you remove the thick factory paint, it shows a surprisingly very nicely made frame with beautiful big welding and lovely brazed fixings and nice cast dropouts and fork crown.

Two dents which are very subtle, so subtle I forgot about them until now. One is on the side of the tube where the previous owner used drop bars. You can't really see this but can feel it slightly when running your finger across. The other is an incredibly subtle ding slightly above. I've tried photographing both but I honestly don't think you will notice either.

Crown Race and headset cups still attached. I don't have the tools to remove the cups and thought I;d leave this up to the buyer rather than bodge it myself.

Spare Forks £25 PROVISIONALLY SOLD
I think its a Reynolds Bladed Dawes fork.
Mid Mount Braze ons for racks.
Nicely Curved.
1 1/8 so will fit this perfectly.
Loaaaaads of steerer.

Nitto Bullmoose £35 SOLD
They were black, I stripped them and they're nickel plated underneath I believe so didn't really require any polishing.

FSA Headset £25 PROVISIONALLY SOLD
This is brand new and never fitted. Packaging probably in the bin. Paid £3o for it last year.

Can also offer alternative bar/stem combos
-140mm Pro Stem with 31.8 Ritchey MTB Bars
-140mm Steel Stem with unbranded steel riser bars.

Thanks

https://halleystevensons.co.uk/

I believe it’s from this company in Dundee

Some of the stuff I have, some I will acquire and some that I can dream of:

Frame+Forks
Koga Miyata TerraLiner from 96/7’ Older than I.

Headset
Obviously want a colourful threaded Chris king for rarity points but for now I will buy something cheap and shiny silver.

Seatpost
Had this cool 26.8 Salsa post. Also had a nice long race face post of similar era which was on the stolen bike. Luckily the salsa is just about long enough for this frame.

Saddle
Something brooks possibly. For now I will ride this.

Stem
Once I decided on length, maybe something from the 90s MTB era to match the black post. High rise as the dutch fiets and Grant Peterson have converted me.

Bars
I currently have albatross bars but will all order some bosco from planet x to try the out.

Levers
These über cool tektro CNC levers that are a poor man’s Paul Lever. Two tone is way cooler anyway.

Grips
These ESI have a long life left in them but maybe some Rivendell style cotton tape around the rest of the bars for instagram points.
Brakes
I have TRP Mini V. They work well. Who needs discs.

Wheels
Need silver hubs, spokes, rims. Not too fussy but want something bombproof. And I’m thinking a dynamo hub to charge my phone and camera battery when on holiday. And for a front light for the rest of the year.

Tyres
For rough stuff I have : G one 40mm
For less rough study: I may order : 33.333333333333mm Jack Browns , also from Planet X.

Crankset + BB
I have lovely Middleburn X Superstar N/W set up currently. I like 1x and don’t think I’ll bother changing to a double or a triple. Maybe just a wider range cassette for touring. Thoughts?

Rear Mech
Currently using 10 speed zee which works fine but would like to use a bar end sifter with both bar options. This rules out 10 speed mtb stuff unless I buy an expensive micro shift shifter I believe. The most beautiful rear mech is obviously XTR M950 so maybe I will try this! My research tells me I can pair this with a 10 speed bar end shifter and run it 10 speed. Could somebody confirm this for me please?

Shifter
As above.

Cages
King Cages. Might add a third cage somewhere right the old Rivnut Trick, not sure though.

Pedals
I liked the Nukeproof Flats I was using but I’m thinking MKS Lambda or MKS Bear Traps for that nostalgic youthful feeling of bare metal scraping the skin from ones shins. But this will be a luxury I leave until the end.

Luggage n Racks
To be discussed. I have a small Carradice Super C but will need a little more space elsewhere on the bike.

Mudgaurds
If I use this for commuting I will also get some guards.

More to follow…
All feedback and trash talk appreciated and welcomed.

Edit: Did I mention it has a kick stand plate ?

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@WimVDD, which service would you use to send a bike back to U.K. from NL? I’m moving back to England next week and can’t take a bicycle on the Eurostar right now. Cheers

Edit : by which, I mean the cheapest most probably. I’m not too bothered if it takes a couple of weeks. I’ve had a look on various comparison sites and seems rather crazy, despite being able to cram it in as small box as I can.

I have a similar chainset with a 110bcd n/w ring. Ended up using older + cheaper Middleburn MTB cranks and the BETD spider shown. Did some guesswork for the UN55 BB spindle length and it all seemed to line up and work alright. Just a thought if you're trying to save money...

Bad colour matching incoming. Maybe red headset will be a bit too much. Rest will be silver and black.

Preferably red
Cheap as possible.
Cosmetic damage okay

I have been thinking of doing similar. I found one of these that I may buy :if it doesn't fly out of stock. https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/BANINF22/nitto-nf22-700c-front-rack
But I also want to be able to run a basket on it for commuting.

Can anyone tell me if a rack like an m-18 that fits to lower fork braze ons will be more suitable/ stronger ? I guess it depends how much weight in basket too? My 137 basket got stolen with my bike but I do have a large 139 hanging around.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKBUO45Fzxy/?igshid=rjc26mpq4wj5

Long shot

My Raleigh was stolen in Rotterdam when away for a few weeks.

Annoyingly, some fancy bits on it.

If anyone in the Netherlands sees it pop up Let me know

Chainset on point

Cheap is fine.
Posted to NL if possible.
For Shimano 8speed.

Spring tension ?

Love the idea. Price of new Canti bosses with Winston Vaz seems pretty fair. May change the U brake to V on my GT eater in future. Or do similar to yourself. Are the current wheels rim brake friendly ?

Wicked. Why no front brake?

Interested in 10. pending pics and the silver post.

Might be too late but I accidentally bought a 1 1/8 itm eclipse mtb stem (new) monthS back. It’s 100mm, 25.4 and silver . You can have it for postage and price of a coffee if you fancy ?