Cycling UK Forum

I am 84 years old and on all three of my bikes (drop bars) the bars are 2.5" lower than the saddle.I think I am still 25 !

Thomson Elite in line black seatpost. Size 27.2 / 330. Very good condition, threads excellent. these retail at about £80. £38 plus £4 postage.

I have been using Mavic open pro rims on my three bikes for about 12 to 15years and they are nowhere near worn out. Also I am using tyres (23- 700,s) some of which are 8 years old. Admittedly I do not cycle in the bad weather ( to cold).I run, it is warmer.

Thank you all,I will stick with my Spa chainset which works fine.

I have a Planet X RT80 Carbon frame with a braze on 105 front mech.I have tried to fit an old (1988) 600 chain set 52-39 teeth with a Shimano 113 square taper axle, the mech will not go near enough to the frame (seat tube) to allow the chain to move to the small ring, is there any way round this (apart from a longer axle) .

I have a Spa Audax of 54 cms ,I am 5ft 8 ins with an inside leg of 32 ins.It is just right.

I have built up a bike using a Spa Audax 725 frame and a Thomson alloy seatpost, if i hit a bump in the road a bit hard the post sometimes moves down in the frame.I have tried using carbon paste which is for use with carbon frames but thought it worth a try. The bolt is tightened as hard as it will go. Any ideas on this please.

Keep it as it is,I have two and they look lovely.

Thank you for your replies, I will have it done professionally.

I know this is not cycling but I have an old video which has Fausto Coppi ,Reg Harris,Eileen Sheridan etc which I cannot play. Does anyone know how I could copy this to a DVD or know a firm which would do this.

My wife has a 1989 galaxy built with 531ST tubes,Seat post size is 27.00.

Thank you for your help everyone.I have now fixed it up and it works well ,the chainrings are TA 9-10 speed with Shimano 7 spd screw on block.(Mike F I have several 9 spd chains.)

Hi, Is it OK to run 7 speed setups with 9 speed chains ( Connex ).

Thank you tatanab, but it was spelt with an O.

Has anyone heard of Doncelli Italian bikes,I owned one in the mid 1950,s.It looked lovely in orange with chrome lugs ,forks and rear triangle and was purchased from Bert Peagram Cycles,Braintree,Essex.