Holdsworth Mistral

[raleighnut]

Ooooh lovely, a plain Mercian.

 

[biggs682]

Ooooh lovely, a plain Mercian.

Yes a nice plain one that's not too big

 

[Kempstonian]

Two very nice ones there! That Mercian though... surely its got to be 24"" at least? I'd get a nose bleed being that high... lol

 

[biggs682]

Two very nice ones there! That Mercian though... surely its got to be 24"" at least? I'd get a nose bleed being that high... lol

23 1/2" so just about my size at a maximum

 

[Kempstonian]

23 1/2" so just about my size at a maximum

Wow... it looks bigger, going by the length of the head tube. It will make a nice bike for somebody else... lol

 

[biggs682]

Seeing as we are forecast dry weather for the next couple of days i am going to use this complete with the steel rims for my commuting machine for the next couple of days just to get a feel for it

 

[biggs682]

This is my commuting machine for the next few days as long as it stays dry .

First 4 miles completed and it feels good , just need to sort out the gear selection for 6 th as that is hit and miss at the moment .

 

[biggs682]

Swapped the steel rimmed wheels out for some alloy rimmed ones last night thankfully still have large flanges .

Bike rides smoother and is hopefully a shade lighter

 

[biggs682]

40 miles covered on this fine machine already this week it's been a while since I have ridden a 27" wheeled bike around .

They certainly provide a more sofa like ride to narrow 700's

 

[Paulus]

40 miles covered on this fine machine already this week it's been a while since I have ridden a 27" wheeled bike around .
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They certainly provide a more sofa like ride to narrow 700's

I still like to take my old Galaxy out for a spin every now and then. It is quite a different ride on 27'' wheels. Enjoyable though.

 

[biggs682]

On this morning's ride I was plauged with a knocking noise that would disappear when I pedaled backwards so just changed the 7 speed block for the original 6 speed item and it seems like normal service has been resumed .

Whilst I had the bike upside down I found the frame number 000974 on the bottom bracket pointing to a 1976/7 model.

 

[biggs682]

Had a p Fairy visit this morning about 100 yrds from work