Claud Butler sierra part 3

[biggs682]

It had the original Esse (?) mudguards on wit when I acquired it but they were cracked and split to the point off danger. I did try repairing them by glueing reinforcing panels inside but to no avail, so I regretfully binned them.

It's one of those bikes that cries out for guards it might even get a rear rack yet

 

[biggs682]

That's better guards now fitted still contemplating rear carrier.
Yes ends need trimming.

 

[Drago]

Did you swap the levers back to UK standard? For those that don't know I have a chronic injury in my right arm and my right hand grip isn't what it should be so I had used the Claud to experiment by having the brakes handed the other way around, US style.

 

[biggs682]

Did you swap the levers back to UK standard? For those that don't know I have a chronic injury in my right arm and my right hand grip isn't what it should be so I had used the Claud to experiment by having the brakes handed the other way around, US style.

No all left as it was at the moment

 

[biggs682]

Gave this a 6 mile utility ride across town this morning to check the guards were rattle and rub free which they were and also longest ride to date for me on this BIG bike.

 

[biggs682]

Longest ride to date on this one just completed only 23 miles but they were all smooth and effortless or almost.

 

[Drago]

It's is a smooth and surprisingly rapid bike. It's wonderful to see it doing some good miles with someone that appreciates it.

 

[Illaveago]

Did you swap the levers back to UK standard? For those that don't know I have a chronic injury in my right arm and my right hand grip isn't what it should be so I had used the Claud to experiment by having the brakes handed the other way around, US style.

Good of you to mention it.
I can remember discovering the brakes being the wrong way round on a friend's bike when we were teenagers. We were doing skids in a patch of gravel . I couldn't understand why the bike carried on but with the front wheel skipping madly.

 

[Gunk]

Did you swap the levers back to UK standard? For those that don't know I have a chronic injury in my right arm and my right hand grip isn't what it should be so I had used the Claud to experiment by having the brakes handed the other way around, US style.

we hired some bikes years ago whilst in holiday in San Francisco, I was messing bout with my son, grabbed a load of what I thought was the rear brake, flew over the handlebars and cracked a couple of ribs! That was the second day of a two week holiday,