First road bike..

[FeistySquirrel]

I've always ridden Mountain bikes as I use to bike 10 miles to college through the country side.. Now I commute to work, through town on my new toy; with the intention of starting up more long distance rides.

Here she is...

Commuting to work is beautiful. Except for ice, when this happened:

(also quick release scuffed, but not shown..)

Then the same day as that^, this happened...

And finally, a few days later, this happened:

After all that, she's now behaving and running beautifully.. :-)


-Squirrel

 

[AndyRM]

The colours in that first picture are beautiful. Chalk the rest up to patina and bad luck!

 

[Justiffa]

Yup, ur roadie looks awesome

 

[FeistySquirrel]

The colours in that first picture are beautiful. Chalk the rest up to patina and bad luck!

The joys of living next to the coast. Sun sets are better...

 

[Easytigers]

I've never been a fan of Raleigh bikes but that's a beauty!!!

 

[smokeysmoo]

There was a recent thread, (that I can't find right now), by another CC'er who had successfully re-finished his shifter after scuffing it like you have.

IIRC it was simply a case of reducing fine grade sand paper until the damage was gone and then a light spray over and it looked great.

I thought the thread was started by @Globalti, but a search of his threads shows I may be wrong. Anyone else remember it?

As for patina, that's just not for me TBH. If I get any damage I simply have to get it sorted or it totally does my head in.

 

[helston90]

Yes it was this thread with a truly remarkable bit of repair work by @Globalti
(I've stuck the thread in my favourites- just in case!)

 

[FeistySquirrel]

Brilliant. .Thanks!

 

[Globalti]

Dude, if you're going to show off your nice new bike you gotta learn the proper way to photograph bikes: from the right, with the chain on the big ring and the right hand crank horizontally forward and preferably the chain on the small cog. Take the pic from a kneeling position some distance away on zoom to bring everything like the handlebars into their true proportions.

Nice background in your shot - but could you find a place without the railings but the same beach and sea? An uncluttered background shows off the bike better. Keep the pic on a couple of different computers labelled with the frame number in case the bike gets nicked.

 

[FeistySquirrel]

Dude, if you're going to show off you nice new bike you gotta learn the proper way to photograph bikes: from the right, with the chain on the big ring and the right hand crank horizontally forward and preferably the chain on the small cog. Take the pic from a kneeling position some distance away on zoom to bring everything like the handlebars into their true proportions.

Nice background in your shot - but could you find a place without the railings but the same beach and sea? An uncluttered background shows off the bike better. Keep the pic on a couple of different computers labelled with the frame number in case the bike gets nicked.

Noted.
Text time I'm out then