Show us your Spa Wayfarer

[Drago]

I have thought of building a false wall with some gun racks which swivels open to reveal the secret double digit bicycle.

 

[mickle]

The shipping container arrived. It contained no Wayfarer frames. Next container isn't due until March/April. Bummed.

 

[mickle]

Ordered it today! Woop.

 

[alex_cycles]

I have thought of building a false wall with some gun racks which swivels open to reveal the secret double digit bicycle.

Will you have room for the shark pool and remote-controlled trapdoor bridge in there too?

 

[mickle]

It begins..

 

[Vantage]

And there's me thinking they were dropping the cantilever bosses on long frames. Must have had a change of heart.

 

[freiston]

It begins.. View attachment 626131

I don't need one and I can't afford one but I want one - where's the emoji for "drool"?

 

[HLaB]

Please don't show me! I'm trying to resist!

Did you give in

 

[All uphill]

Did you give in

I bought this from Spa instead, and I'm happy.

 

[Blue Hills]

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I bought this from Spa instead, and I'm happy.

excuse my ignorance, can I ask what it is?

 

[All uphill]

excuse my ignorance, can I ask what it is?

Spa Aubisque.

It's slightly lighter than the full touring Spa cycles and has a lower stack. It was built for me with Sora 2x9 gears ( 46/30 and 11/40) so that I can comfortably ride around Devon and Somerset hills and do some credit card touring.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

It's a sad state of affairs that it requires so much effort these days to actually source a sensible steel touring bike that can take proper tyres, proper mudguards, and have rack mounts. Back in the 70's and 80's many fairly low-budget bikes sold as "racers" were in fact fairly long wheelbase touring-geometry type frames with enough tyre clearance and with lower gearing could also be used for touring/utility riding if so desired. Modern drop bar bikes are so much less versatile than the ones being made 40 years ago!

 

[mickle]

Embarrassingly, having worked in the bike trade for nearly thirty years and even written a chapter in a book about how to choose the right frame size, I bought the wrong frame size. It didn't cross my mind for a millisecond that a 58cm with loads of fork clearance combined with an extra long head tube would be any different from a regular road bike. Thankfully they were more than happy to swap it for the next size down. What a dufus.

 

[mickle]

If anyone has one of these 25 year old plastic Sachs derailleurs may I suggest that you don't try installing it when it's cold.

 

[freiston]

@mickle - those rims remind me of my old Mavic Module E rims!