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All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
I like that!
You could cycle round the world on that; I also like the red 'guards which make it a bit different.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
This had bullhorn bars when I was given it. Toured quite a bit on it. It has now been passed on to someone else.
I like that!
You could cycle round the world on that; I also like the red 'guards which make it a bit different.^^^^
Early model , Specialized Sirrus with carbon forks.Came with new contintenal tyres,clain,casstee & brake blocks + mirror , rack, two new elite bottle cages .Quality wheel set . Bluemels olympic guards are in top condition . Bargain imho
I have removed the big spacer on the H/B stem . Fitted spd pedals
You could cycle round the world on that; I also like the red 'guards which make it a bit different.^^^^
Early model , Specialized Sirrus with carbon forks.Came with new contintenal tyres,clain,casstee & brake blocks + mirror , rack, two new elite bottle cages .Quality wheel set . Bluemels olympic guards are in top condition . Bargain imho
I have removed the big spacer on the H/B stem . Fitted spd pedals
Caperider
Senior Member
That's why I bought this for my 60th b-day ! Its seat is so comfortable I don't even need my biking shorts ! lol
iandg
Legendary Member
- Location
- Dumfries and Galloway
Ridden drops since I was 12 (1973) but recently diagnosed with polymyalgia. Converting to flats means I can still get out on the bike.
Fastpedaller
Senior Member
I have a spa tourer and (for Winter single speed) an On-One Pompino - both with drops, but I sometimes change them to straight bars for the Winter. This is simple with the straight bars already set up with cables, so it's just a case of removing the faceplate of the Aheadset fitting stem, fitting the other bars and connecting the cables. Just nice to ride straights sometimes 
FrothNinja
Veteran
Flat tyres to match the bars?? 😉
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Nah I'd taken a piccy just before completely stripping it for a 'full service' (new bearings, cables and a chain) something I'd do to at least one of the fleet every year back when I commuted 6 days a week. The Ridgeback is my 'do it all' bike, it has a lovely Tange CrMo frame and is reasonably light and quite fast and I built it up myself from a frame with one buckled wheel 'discovered' in a garage that Maz's daughter and her husband found when they moved into an Army house (4 bed detached 'officers' accommodation) about 25 years or so ago.
I first built it up with 'bits' I had in the shed and a pair of new 'el cheapo' wheels to see how it rode and it was so nice I bought a load of new bits and got John of Bob Warner Cycles to build me a pair of decent wheels and he also had the Brooks B17n in the shop (my favourite saddle of the 8 Brooks I own) and fitted the rear Topeak 'slide and click' rack (a fantastic system just ask @vickster ) but also with the ability to take a couple of Carradice panniers for holibobs/touring using the top as an easily removable 'top bag' for valuables (Camera, phone, toolkit etc ..............ooh and a bottle of single malt) that I can remove in seconds when stopping at a Hostelry/Shop/Beauty Spot-view Point/Campsite (delete as applicable) without unpacking the panniers with the sleeping bag/clothes/tent/stove/food and locking the bike up.
What's the bike worth, probably about £60-80 but I spent about £700 to build it up into the bike it is
Caperider
Senior Member
Finished my restoration and upgrade of a Soma Sport from the 80' s .love the shifters good fine tuning . and put 700-35s on it a much nicer ride than the 23cc I had for it . rode it around my neighborhood before it started to snow . well off to work all have a great day
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