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My Thorn Sports Tour
Rohloffs
- Thread starter P.H
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Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Andrew Br
Still part of the team !
- Location
- Chorlton Cum Hardy
My Enigma Rohloff after today's trip to Altrincham along the Trans Pennine Trail.
Parts of the trail were muddy.
Yes, that is my excuse for the state of the bike.
13-02-28 Enigma Rohloff LHS by Chocolatebike1, on Flickr
13-02-28 Enigma Rohloff RHS by Chocolatebike1, on Flickr
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Parts of the trail were muddy.
Yes, that is my excuse for the state of the bike.
13-02-28 Enigma Rohloff LHS by Chocolatebike1, on Flickr
13-02-28 Enigma Rohloff RHS by Chocolatebike1, on Flickr
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Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
http://www.co-motion.com/index.php/singles/pangea_rohloff
http://www.co-motion.com/index.php/singles/americano_rohloff
Found these yesterday and have had to lie down with the lights dimmed a few times each time I look at them.
http://www.co-motion.com/index.php/singles/americano_rohloff
Found these yesterday and have had to lie down with the lights dimmed a few times each time I look at them.
marzjennings
Guru
- Location
- Houston, Texas, USA
Is it ok if I now hate you for linking to that site. You've now triggered my N+1 gene. I've not turned green, but I may now have to spend some green.
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
That Pangea looks great.
Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Just what I thought too.
Skipper9999
Well-Known Member
- Location
- South Shields
At last ... Picked up today from Woodrup
A nice bike and I'm happy with my choice of colour.
A nice bike and I'm happy with my choice of colour.
Skipper9999
Well-Known Member
- Location
- South Shields
It was only 2 months but I was like child waiting for Santa .
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
I'm jealous of you all with your beautiful smooth bikes 
*wonders about selling a kidney*
*wonders about selling a kidney*
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
That is awesome Skipper and loving the colour scheme, it's a very good looking bike.
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
Skipper9999 of this parish took delivery of a Woodrup Chimera yesterday. I was unable to join him for an inaugural ride along the Leeds/Liverpool canal because I was busy quaffing beer in Hull after a FNRttC.
Skipper9999
Well-Known Member
- Location
- South Shields
Great looking bike, congratulations
How does it ride?
I have only completed 25 miles on the bike and initial thought are wonderful it just fits closer than any bike before, That won’t stop me tinkering up a bit down a bit for a while.
I would like to try a stem about one inch longer as I felt this would just about put the icing on the cake.
The brakes (which are XT) do as instructed. Not sure if that little light on the front will do all I want “Busch&Muller IQ Cyo N Plus 60lux front(£80.00) B&M 4D lite plus rear (£25.00)” I have removed the rear light already as it spoilt the bike with the cable twisted round the other cables before finally being stuck on the outside of the mudguards with insulting tape . Maybe it will look better fitted on rack. I think the cables would be better in cover like used on all the other cables. Or maybe I’m a novice and still got lots to learn.
But I am pleased overall and the little niggles will get sorted I’m just pleased that the main points that can’t be altered are working and fitting me well.
I would be lying if I said I parted with my cash easily and when I first seen the bike I thought what a lot of money. It is a big step from Dawes Karakum and a trek Soho to a custom build with a Rohloff hub with V-Brakes that work XT's (you’ve guessed it in the past they didn’t) The Soho has a built in hub brake which is good when you know you need to stop. So leaving off the disc has not bothered me now.
But the cost soon got forgot about as I peddled from the shop and you can feel the quality, so in time the smile appeared and all was well.
So at this stage thanks to everyone who helped in my endless posts while trying to select and build the bike? Vernon has giving up a lot of time to help answer questions (in the end to save time I just rang him) and he loves the brand and eagle eyed Tony from Woodrup who spotted my post and took me by the wallet to a new and untested paradise.
Last but not least the man with the skill Kevin Sayles (And I thought the “S” on the frame was for Skipper) the frame builder from Woodrup’s a wonderful guy who I’m sure when he passes on will have a bigger box than the one he works in now. It was a joy and a pleasure to see him in action.
OOPS – I was really asked what the ride was like, can I come back to that.
I’m now on the hunt for a rack that both functions and looks good then if the light does not work I think I will stick with a Cateye Cube or similar. Which is setup Thorn do, as they also think the cable to rear is too much of a problem. Any pointers (I am sure in an earlier post I was directed to a surly)
PS. The bike slept well the first night back home in the living room (don’t think the boss was too happy) and yes it was of money but as yet I still haven’t found a shroud with pockets in.
Time to get out and do some miles now and live by my number one motto
“Not many men on their death beds wished they had spent more time at work”