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What,s the oldest bike you,re still riding?I,ll kick off with an Italian "Maurizio",mid-early sixties,repurposed as a "gravel" bike as I don,t want yet another bike and its a nice ride.

The experience has left me scarred for life.......you,ll find me in the shed cleaning and polishing my chains.

Yes,I realise that but the point is that I had no chance whatsoever of upping my bid .

Twice I,ve been pipped at the post on ebay for bike stuff,in the last few seconds,How ?

Both my older frames,a 1970,s 531 Mercian and a 1960,s Italian frame will take 35mm tyres.My best suggestion would be a set of quality steel forks from this era which used 27" wheels.Your 700c wheels are a bit smaller allowing the larger size tyres to be used.

For a deep clean,I,ll remove the chain,put into a container with white spirit,agitate energetically,do it again with fresh stuff,wipe clean,hang up and....set fire to it

briansnail wrote: ↑21 Feb 2024, 12:01pm

I'll go to your funeral if you go to mine.

I would point out the average cost of a funeral will hit the £5 k mark in the 10-40 years.When we on this forum on avearge will pop our clogs.
I am going to opt for the CHEAPEST and greenest solution.
I am going to be ecologically and be COMPOSTED.Waste money on a funeral.Bah! I could come back as a tree.
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I ride Brompton,Hetchins 531

At least you,ll be recycled

As I guessed,quite a variation in mileage/abilities but what shines out is the desire to just cycle whatever folks abilities may be at that point in their lives......chapeau.

How old is too old for touring?Did a five month tour 51yrs ago when I was 20.Still biking happily but unable to tour for other reasons.So,any 70 pluses still touring?Mileage? Silly question in some ways,I know,more curiosity.

My most reliable "fit and forget" cable setup on my fleet is a continuous outer cable with no breaks,secured with dedicated fittings on the outside of frame members on a full suspn. off roader,the complete opposite of your setup .Running cables through holes in a frame doesn,t strike me as a great idea .You,ve got got to seal entry/exit points I,m assuming?Maybe not,so that water can escape ? Someone will know.No use for you at all I,m afraid.....merely an observation .

"If only"...? Unsure what you mean here,open to many interpretations sucn as:"if only I could charge my laptop out here in the desert...with no water....lost....and the sun is coming up"

Firstly,decide what colour.Then select your chosen animal.....cow,pig,sheep,deer,alligator.Then wait until your animal dies, naturally of course ,then.......well,you know the script.Alternatively,go on line and buy a nylon one. Zefal -Christophe.....£ 8-00

I can only comment on my experience of old style bearings which appear to last longer.Also,square taper cranksets are a lot cheaper than most 2 piece designs.

rjb wrote: ↑21 Feb 2024, 10:37pm Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Most cranksets can be improved with a course of drillium.
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Of course,any weight lost/performance gain offset by increased turbulence around the drill holes I think

Just seen the price of 2 piece Sugino OX....... ......even used......