Falcon Explorer 12

[biggs682]

You could wrap those, and they'd be even nicer.

Still playing with positioning but might well wrap them .

Had a nice 15 chilly mile ride this morning which confirmed what i thought yesterday the seat post sinks very slowly as you ride so i need to find a "coke" shim otherwise all very good and smooth .

 

[Gravity Aided]

I've got to cut a couple of shims from my cola can associated with lunch, for my seatpost on the Trek 950. 26.8? That'll be a little hard to find.

 

[biggs682]

Another 27 miles this morning completed .

Swapped out the original Chinese tyres for a pr of pre used 700 X 32 Schwalbe Marathons and whilst I had the wheels out I gave the hubs some grease .

Also found an aluminium can on my ride this morning to make a shim for the seat post .

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Swapped out the original Chinese tyres for a pr of pre used 700 X 32 Schwalbe Marathons and whilst I had the wheels out I gave the hubs some grease .
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Also found an aluminium can on my ride this morning to make a shim for the seat post .

Recycling secondhand tyres and making shims from old drinks cans is a slippery slope. You'll be checking skips soon to see if they contain anything bike shaped needing rescue.

 

[biggs682]

Recycling secondhand tyres and making shims from old drinks cans is a slippery slope. You'll be checking skips soon to see if they contain anything bike shaped needing rescue.

Been there done that

 

[Gravity Aided]

True freedom, that.

 

[biggs682]

Had this a week and 70 miles covered and really enjoying it .

This is the sort of thing to look out for @Reverend

And those butterfly bar's give you so many options .

 

[southcoast]

I’m not surprised your enjoying it, as it is a Falcon
Although maybe not as we know it Jim.

 

[biggs682]

I’m not surprised your enjoying it, as it is a Falcon
Although maybe not as we know it Jim.

Being totally honest i never really expected to enjoy it as much as i am

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Being totally honest i never really expected to enjoy it as much as i am

Looks to have pretty relaxed "touring" geometry unless it's a trick of the camera. Would be interesting to compare with my Pioneer and Gemini hybrids, might even ride better still with more comfort given the angles and similar long wheelbase.

 

[biggs682]

Looks to have pretty relaxed "touring" geometry unless it's a trick of the camera. Would be interesting to compare with my Pioneer and Gemini hybrids, might even ride better still with more comfort given the angles and similar long wheelbase.

It's the first time i have tried a bike of this style and well impressed

 

[Salar]

My type of bike

I've fitted my butterfly bars that way too, to give more reach.

 

[biggs682]

My type of bike

I've fitted my butterfly bars that way too, to give more reach.

they offer so many variations

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

It's the first time i have tried a bike of this style and well impressed

I'm somewhat surprised at that given the number of machines that seem to pass through your hands!. Although manufacturers like to consider hybrids to be a distinct genre, in reality they have a lot in common with what used to be called "lightweight tourist" bikes; namely flat-bar derailleur machines with fairly relaxed geometry, such as a Raleigh Richmond. The main differences as I see are they tended to be 5/6 speeders usually running 1 1/4" tyres whereas hybrids tend to be 10+ speeders running slightly wider tyres and often fitted with straighter, MTB style flat bars. That said, Raleigh produced a budget-spec 6-speed Pioneer.
There is no real difference in the frame design between either of my hybrid models and that of a touring/mixed use steel framed drop bar bike. The tubing diameters, chainstay lengths, top tube lengths, and general geometry are very similar. A frame design that rides well on drops should also ride well on flats - the road surfaces etc are exactly the same!

 

[Gravity Aided]

Recalls the older models of the Specialized Sirrus hybrid, they even had braze ons on the forks for front pannier racks. All you had to do was add drop bars and you've got yourself a full on tourer. Many older hybrids adapt well to the touring lifestyle. I am currently looking for a disc brake hybrid for small coin. Just another experiment.