R.E.W Reynolds

[biggs682]

Just picked picked up another R.E.W. Reynolds from its home town along the A45 .

Doesnt look to bad in all fairness its got gearing that will get you up mount everest and apart from that and the forks it looks mainly original spec .

Looks like it needs a clean and then some new tyres,cables ,brake pads and bar tape .

More pics 2moro

 

[biggs682]

Up early this morning to give the ladies Bromwich a couple of more miles , once that was done time to give this a quick check over and adjust the brakes , move the water bottle carrier , lift the saddle and put some air in the tyres and then a little pootle around the block to see whats what .

And ok it rides well all things considered some new 27" tyre ordered last night along with some metal top tube cable guides the rest of the stuff i need is in stock .

Cant make my mind up on the forks , looks like they are chromed just hidden behind muck so will see if they come clean

 

[biggs682]

I used the R.E.W. yesterday for commuting duties which it did with ease , whilst i was up early this morning doing other bike related jobs i gave the forks and fr wheel rim and hub a clean and both have come up a lot better , another day of commuting ahead waiting for new tyres to arrive before any longer journeys .

 

[biggs682]

Quick update new tyres fitted,cable replaced,shiny new top tube clips fitted and first double figure ride just done.

 

[mikeymustard]

Looks very nice, the mod chairing and derailleur make it a very useful tourer I'm sure, and they don't look too bad either!

 

[biggs682]

Looks very nice, the mod chairing and derailleur make it a very useful tourer I'm sure, and they don't look too bad either!

It's on loan to a mate for 10 days to see what he thinks.

It would make a good touring machine for sure with a huge range of gearing.

This one must be my 5th one I have had and they all ride really nice , no idea of tubing but either way very nice to ride.

 

[biggs682]

It's on loan to a mate for 10 days to see what he thinks.

It would make a good touring machine for sure with a huge range of gearing.

This one must be my 5th one I have had and they all ride really nice , no idea of tubing but either way very nice to ride.

got this back from my mate earlier in the week and used it for a nice 18 mile ride this morning , it felt really strange only using 3 gears all the way round the ride including a couple of short climbs , i dread to thing what kind of % gradient you would need to be the lowest gear

 

[biggs682]

Had a nice 37 mile ride on this bike this morning and i actually think its the longest ride i have ever done an on R.E.W Reynolds they ride so well which makes ir even more surprising

 

[biggs682]

During the last 48 hrs an employee from Woodrup has come forward via Facebook and has told me they built frames on a regular basis for R.E.W Reynolds hence the 4 digit frame numbers that follow the Woodrup sequence ,

So i obtained the frame number for this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/racing-bi...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 and its been confirmed as built for Reynolds/Conn in 1974 or 75, one of a batch of 5 for Conn .

This info has answered a few of the many questions i had about R.E.W's