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167441FF-219B-4760-BDA6-F4E238D5712D.jpeg C9622E8A-1E1A-4E7B-93A7-07A6383C268E.jpeg For sale Thorn Brevet Special Edition Frame (red white & blue) & carbon forks. 60cm Reynolds 531 Designer Select tuning with an almost new pair of 1” Tiofsi carbon forks (for deep drop brakes & mudguards...

rmurphy195 wrote:Hope hubs aren't exactly cheap or nasty, are they! Rebuild with new rims.

True, but sadly they still crack!

The loudest freehub known to man.

Hope hubs? For sure it would be worth replacing the rims, especially, as others have mentioned you can find identical rims or rims with an identical ERD so that you can reuse spokes. Just make sure you check the hub flanges very carefully for hairline cracks, some of the older Hope hubs are notorio...

I think the hard bit without the correct tool is supporting the cup squarely whilst you drive out the bearing

The BB is Hope with it's own Hope ceramic bearing in. Another problem is if you knock the bearings out of this, you're having to whack the center to do it, which is all very well if you're not planning on putting them back in again but you can't get at the outer ring to remove them, only to press t...

The BB is Hope with it's own Hope ceramic bearing in. Another problem is if you knock the bearings out of this, you're having to whack the center to do it, which is all very well if you're not planning on putting them back in again but you can't get at the outer ring to remove them, only to press t...

I have a few, the oldest bought new in about 1987.

A true design classic.

For smaller fasteners I have this one

https://www.sealey.co.uk/product/563720 ... calibrated

It comes with me to work when the calibration man comes to do the workshop ones!

I sold my Tubus Logo for the same reason-great with panniers but not so good with a rack bag. Cargo is a much better fit with the Super C bag. Have you tried the Super C AND panniers on the Cargo? If so how fiddly was it getting them on? Good point! Normally either or for me - most of the time rack...

I sold my Tubus Logo for the same reason-great with panniers but not so good with a rack bag. Cargo is a much better fit with the Super C bag.

What's wrong with the original ones?

If you've got narrow boss spacing they are one of the best brakes available, can be upgraded with holders for xtr style slot in pads.

S2L wrote:Nice... shouldn't use Shimano cables on Campagnolo levers though...

Looks more like a brake cable!

Yep, I’ve a pair that Spa supplied earlier in the year.

I’ve had one of these for years https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m2b0s39p226 ... Rack-Light