Pumpkin the robot
Guru
Here is my specialized allez sport.
I bought it a month ago off a guy quite local to me from ebay. I bought it unseen and in hind sight this may not be the deal I thought it was! I paid £300 for it. When I got it home I checked it over and knew it would need some work to bring it up to the standards I expect from my vehicles! The bottom bracket was a bit creaky and the rear wheel had a bit of side to side movement on its axles, but I knew I could sort them out. I decided to buy a few upgrades and put them on the bike as time and money allowed. First I got a pair of SPD pedals fitted and then I transfered my bottle cage, lights and saddle bag on it. I used it for a month putting about 400 miles on it and continued to buy a few bits and bobs for it. Last week the rear wheel bearings gave up the ghost and I had to replace it with the rear wheel from my hybrid for the 100 mile ride on Friday night from Manchester to Southport and back. I had decided that after the ride I would strip the bike down and fit all the new components. On Friday night I got to 20 miles from the finish and the chain snapped, ironically I had a new chain at home to be fitted today!I got a taxi home with the bike and started stripping and cleaning it.
I bought it a month ago off a guy quite local to me from ebay. I bought it unseen and in hind sight this may not be the deal I thought it was! I paid £300 for it. When I got it home I checked it over and knew it would need some work to bring it up to the standards I expect from my vehicles! The bottom bracket was a bit creaky and the rear wheel had a bit of side to side movement on its axles, but I knew I could sort them out. I decided to buy a few upgrades and put them on the bike as time and money allowed. First I got a pair of SPD pedals fitted and then I transfered my bottle cage, lights and saddle bag on it. I used it for a month putting about 400 miles on it and continued to buy a few bits and bobs for it. Last week the rear wheel bearings gave up the ghost and I had to replace it with the rear wheel from my hybrid for the 100 mile ride on Friday night from Manchester to Southport and back. I had decided that after the ride I would strip the bike down and fit all the new components. On Friday night I got to 20 miles from the finish and the chain snapped, ironically I had a new chain at home to be fitted today!I got a taxi home with the bike and started stripping and cleaning it.