Perils of buying 2nd hand and goings on in my garage

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Another couple of 12 mile rides have been completed successfully so just need to fit a seller SMP saddle then I can do some longer rides on it.

Meanwhile the Trek has been handed over to its new owner who wanted a cheap road bike to learn on

 

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The big Dawes Galaxy was handed over to a new owner today who is planning a European tour in the near future.

So looking at various projects

 

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Got an appointment Saturday to look at a Fahrradmanufaktur T400 tourer so fingers crossed

 

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The Fahrradmanufaktur has landed and at the moment all I have done is lift the saddle, rotate the bars after taking pictures) and lessen the angle of the stem .

Nowhere near as heavy as I expected and this could be a fun one to get used to.

 

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Here's the brief spec of this great touring machine , 51 cm Fahrrad Manufaktur T400. Reliable commuter / tourer. Bought 2011. Little used in last 5 years but well maintained. 26” wheels (559 tyres). 160 mm cranks with 110 mm BCD chainwheel. Shimano Nexus 8-speed hub gear, current range 25” to 76”. V-brakes front and rear. Front hub dynamo to front and rear lights. Rear Hamax rack.

I will be possibly swapping bars for a set of butterfly or even a set of H bars

 

[Jameshow]

What's the frame material? Tange I expect? Double butted co-molly?

 

[biggs682]

What's the frame material? Tange I expect? Double butted co-molly?

Good old cro-mo 4130 as far as i know

 

[Jameshow]

Good old cro-mo 4130 as far as i know

Nice esp if butted does it ring when flicked?

I fancy a late 4130 Raleigh pioneer

https://ebay.us/m/tvuEVc

 

[Andy in Germany]

The Fahrradmanufaktur has landed and at the moment all I have done is lift the saddle, rotate the bars after taking pictures) and lessen the angle of the stem .

Nowhere near as heavy as I expected and this could be a fun one to get used to.

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We get Fahrrad Manufaktur bikes on occasion at work: they're very nice bikes.

I'd shorten that front brake cable though.

 

[biggs682]

Nice esp if butted does it ring when flicked?

I fancy a late 4130 Raleigh pioneer

https://ebay.us/m/tvuEVc

Well I got more of a dull thud than a ring oh and a broken nail 💅

We get Fahrrad Manufaktur bikes on occasion at work: they're very nice bikes.

I'd shorten that front brake cable though.

I thought you might have seen a few, once I have sorted bars out then I will look at cables

A selle SMP saddle and some clip in pedals have been fitted.

 

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First 10 miles on the Fahrrad have been completed.

Thoughts are it's nice to ride, the 8 speed nexus gearing should get me up any hills hopefully but not overly keen on the twist grip changer so need to see if you can get a trigger or an sti unit that will do same job. Might need to swap the rear cog for a smaller one to raise the cruising speed.

The dynamo lighting is working and seems quite good but need darkness to see how good .

Made some adjustments en route this morning is brake lever position and adjustment, dropping the stem a bit more and a tweek of saddle angle.

 

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On my morning ride to drop off the soft plastic recycling I met up with a fellow cyclist and he remarked how the Fahrrad reminded him of a Pashley , so a German Pashley.

 

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I keep thinking how bad are the cheapest road bikes from brands like Challenge , Ammaco , Barracuda, Cross and I suppose Apollo?

I appreciate that the basic components will be of a lesser quality than a mid range manufactured bike IE Giant and Trek .

 

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First ride on the open road completed on the Fahrrad only 12 miles but enough to be impressed by the dynamo powered front light didn't need the other one I strapped on the bars before leaving just had a flashing marker lamp .

Need to check what model and make it is later.

Jury is out on the bars so might try a set of flats first after one more slightly longer ride over the weekend.

 

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Longest ride to date this morning with 33 miles on the Fahrrad went well, but not keen on the swept back bars as I found myself leaning towards them when things went uphill.

So have just swapped the bars for a set of butterfly ones and initial ride feels good so will see. Once I have done a few rides I will tidy up the cable excess .

Super impressed by the dynamo powered front light on unlit roads out in the countryside a nice spread of light and ok by itself.