Another Cougar

[biggs682]

Evening all I have had a great day off today.
Met up just outside Bourne with one of my work customers for a ride.
We have been arranging this for at least a year.
So when we tied up the loose ends earlier this week about a meeting place. He told me not to bring a bike along as he had one I could use .
All I knew was that it was too big for him and that he needed to make some room in his garage .
So imagine my surprise when he lifted this Cougar off his bike rack and he told me it now belonged to me.

So after a couple of minor tweaks we set off for a ride. After a couple of miles I was impressed, everything worked crisply and it was a great ride .

The Mavic helium wheels were spinning nice and freely the campagnolo gears were swapping well. And the dedacciai tubing was giving a sweet ride.
So 23 miles later I lifted it in to my boot and bought it home guess what I shall be riding tomorrow

 

[cyberknight]

I think Mrs Biggs might have something to say about you riding a cougar,.......

 

[biggs682]

I think Mrs Biggs might have something to say about you riding a cougar,.......

She's fine about it , it's not an issue at all for us brits

 

[Sharky]

Isn't that an early "dolan", made in my home town of Prescot?

 

[biggs682]

Isn't that an early "dolan", made in my home town of Prescot?

Not sure if it's a Dolan or Donahue one

 

[AndyRM]

That's very generous! I love the paint job too.

 

[biggs682]

That's very generous! I love the paint job too.

Yes it was and as you say paintwork is great.

 

[biggs682]

Covered 43 miles on this one this morning, ride lovely and even got up some hills ok .
Kept a good average speed as well .

 

[AndyRM]

Yes it was and as you say paintwork is great.

Is it my eyes, or is the top tube sloping down slightly?

 

[biggs682]

Is it my eyes, or is the top tube sloping down slightly?

I think it's camera angle but will check it

 

[biggs682]

Is it my eyes, or is the top tube sloping down slightly?

Checked with a spirit level slightly too long but I would say it's level.

Had 10 minutes this morning looking at the headset arrangement and the converter was made by the previous owner .

Think I can tidy things up

 

[AndyRM]

Checked with a spirit level slightly too long but I would say it's level.

Had 10 minutes this morning looking at the headset arrangement and the converter was made by the previous owner .

Think I can tidy things up

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Must just have been the angle of the picture - think the spars on the chairs in the background threw me a bit.

I'm sure a chap of your talents can tidy things up, I did think it looked a little odd.

 

[biggs682]

A nice 21 miles this morning on the Cougar made a few adjustments en route.

 

[biggs682]

Big of a play this afternoon around the headset area with a clean and re grease of bearings .
Whilst the fork was out I found a matching set of numbers to the 4 I found on the bottom bracket shell 8538 and an R so will contact Dolan and see what they say.

Also fitted a slightly longer stem .

 

[TTSS]

Mmm. That could possibly be one of the ones built and sold for the Belgian/Dutch Market.

They had very similar paint jobs.

They weren't cheap in the day if my memory serves me correctly.