Yellow Saddle
Guru
- Location
- Loch side.
Raleighnut would steal that. He's got a kink for patina.
Show us your decent bike disguised as a crappy bike.
- Thread starter mickle
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Raleighnut would steal that. He's got a kink for patina.
IanSmithCSE
Guru
- Location
- Worcester, Worcestershire
Good evening,
Slighly off topic, here is a picture of my
crappy bike bike disguised as a crappy bike
Someone still pinched it.
Bye
Ian
Slighly off topic, here is a picture of my
crappy bike bike disguised as a crappy bike
Someone still pinched it.
Bye
Ian
OP
OP
mickle
innit
- Location
- 53.933606, -1.076131
I'd nick that just so i could install the rear rack the right way round.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I wish he'd warned us- I've just had my dinner!
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Nah I've already 'been there done that' with my Raleigh City. I saved the SA 3 speed and serviced it then had that and a Shimano dynahub laced on to 700c ally rims, that meant I had to fit shorter reach brake calipers* but I had a couple of Wienmann ones in the shed that were perfect. Took off the steel cottered crank and heaved that into the bin fitting an appropriate length square taper bottom shaft (from the shed) and a Stronglight crankset. New Aluminium handlebars and a Brooks (sprung) B67 completed the build.
* Meant I could dispense with the bits of twisted steel Raleigh laughingly called brake calipers fitted to all their cheap bikes including the 'Chopper'
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Yellow Saddle
Guru
- Location
- Loch side.
It was me. Biggest mistake ever. Clue...go magnet fishing in the canal.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
A special turd seeking magnet?
IanSmithCSE
Guru
- Location
- Worcester, Worcestershire
Good morning,
I then found that the shrouds around the rear ends got in the way and drat I had no angle grinder with me.
Bye
Ian
That was my plan too, I went to Halfords, bought a rack and and started to bolt in on in their car park.
I then found that the shrouds around the rear ends got in the way and drat I had no angle grinder with me.
Bye
Ian
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
This is my 1975 Hercules Balmoral. It looks a mess but it's in mechanically perfect condition. I can leave it at New Street station secured by a Poundland cable lock and it will still be there when I get back.
PS If you want to make a bike look less desirable then have odd coloured tyres.
PS If you want to make a bike look less desirable then have odd coloured tyres.
OP
OP
mickle
innit
- Location
- 53.933606, -1.076131
I'd steal this to put the white wall on the front rim where it belongs. And then put it back.
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
The whitewall is on the back because there is more tread on it.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I'd nick that! Not that I'm the light fingered sort.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Pulled both of the Dawes Kingpins out today; they've been sat unused for a while and I've got to decide what I do with one/both of them. One is built up, the other part-built and stalled. I may sell both / sell the silver one / strip the silver one and put some of the bits on the purple one.
Connected to the thread - this all works well but looks worse for wear with visible rust and flaking silver paint:
Connected to the thread - this all works well but looks worse for wear with visible rust and flaking silver paint:
