bother. Bought a new derailleur online and got a 9 speed not the 8 speed I need.

Must have had a brain fart and forgotten how many gears are on that bike.

Anyone on?

Depends... why?

@Criggie that's the derailleur you found on Ali? Is it genuine?

Dunno - seems decent enough. Even got the same colour of grease on it like a new shimano one I bought from the shop just before Christmas.

$11 US is abotu $16 here, so even if it was crap was probably going to be better than the slogged-out tourney one that is on the bike.

Not much lost then. Bought for the parts bin. However, still a long wait for the next one I suppose.

I bought the wrong BB. Got BSA need Italian M36.

Should have known from measuring internal thread diameter at 35 mm.

Headset, frame, and fork match though.