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Ugly wrote:Contact H LLoyds Cycles they list Shimano 600 decals and may well make others if you can supply a reasonably good reference

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Can anybody recommend a supplier of the the above mentioned I'm currently polishing a group set and some of the decals are damaged.
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peetee wrote:It’s quite possible that it isn’t a tube set at all. A lot of custom builders picked individual tubes to suit the customer and their requirements.

Thanks for that.

Rixon is the brand name for Rick Green's cycles in Handforth, is it not? They're still open, give 'em a ring? I did, I spoke to Paul who was very accommodating with my enquiry. He said that Neil Shankland would have built the frame and to give him a call which I did. If only he was as accommodating...

I'm currently restoring a Rixon bike that is made from Columbus tubing but I don't know which tubing was used as the decals hadn't been replaced when it was last painted. How do I know ? As I want to put the correct decals back on.
Tia

New/ old bike currently going through a restoration. Bargain at £140 and since sold the incorrect 8 speed groupset for £100!

peetee wrote:Good luck with your project.
I have a smashing Rixon frame kitted out with Dura-Ace 7800 and I’m very happy with it.

Yes it's a lovely frame, only today I stripped the paint off to find the frame number which is quite low begins with RN.

Looking forward to seeing it completed

ElCani wrote:It’s “officially” nine speed, but it will work with 6700 shifters as long as you use a 10 speed cassette and chain.

Thank you Elcani, yes I was intending to use 10 speed cassette and chain.

Brucey wrote:yep. FWIW I prefer the look of 6500 to most later Ultegra variants too; I have had 6500 on a nice road bike (which sees only summertime use) for the last 20 years. I have not found a good reason to 'upgrade' as yet!

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Thanks Brucey, it'll be a summer ride for me when it's completed.

I'm currently restoring a recently purchased Rixon frame and would like to go with 10 speed. I prefer the look of the Ultegra 6500 parts which I think will look right on the bike my question is, is 6500 9 or 10 speed and will it work with 6700 front shifters?
Thanks in advance

Many thanks for all the replies. The rim tape is quite thin, I didn't use tyre levers on the last attempt, I'll certainly look into the tyre fitting tool from wiggle, the rims are tubeless compatible but I didn't particularly want to go down this route so I bought these tyres: https://www.spacycles....

I've recently had a new pair of Ambrosio P20 rims built up. I was looking forward to getting them on one of my bikes but, believe it or not two weeks later I'm still struggling to get a pair of tyres on them. I Know the rims were sold as tubeless compatible but I wanted to use them with tyres and tu...

I have used a pair of Quoc Pham for the last 2 1/2 years. They've been fantastic, comfortable straight out of the box. Used for daily rides and touring. I'd certainly recommend them and they'd be on my list when they wear out but I can't see that happening for a while.