Your opinions on this bike...

[biggs682]

I'm tempted on this one, I must admit.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28753030...g6O8tzZC0hPRyEKAMMl0bI+Q==|tkp:Bk9SR972hKSMaA

Is that frame designed to work with a front drum brake and are those levers the correct ratio to operate drum brake are the questions I would be asking

 

[Sharky]

Well spotted, I didn't notice the rim brakes in the spares.

The parts in the "spares" are not worth re-using.
The spare brake is a "side pull" and not very good. Dual pivot brakes would be better to be used and much more efficient.
The spare brake levers also not worth re-using. They have a secondary lever, so they can be operated when holding the top of the bar. But I think they gained the nickname of "suicide brakes".

So again, I think you should look again for something else.

 

[Webbo2]

Don't be daft - it's just around the corner from me.

Someone could leave outside my front gate but I wouldn’t ride it even if they paid me.

 

[Mazz]

Someone could leave outside my front gate but I wouldn’t ride it even if they paid me.

Why not?

 

[Punkawallah]

What does the 'F' stand for in front of 'LBS'?

‘Friendly’.

 

[Punkawallah]

The parts in the "spares" are not worth re-using.
The spare brake is a "side pull" and not very good. Dual pivot brakes would be better to be used and much more efficient.
The spare brake levers also not worth re-using. They have a secondary lever, so they can be operated when holding the top of the bar. But I think they gained the nickname of "suicide brakes".

So again, I think you should look again for something else.

I think the idea of a ‘cheap run-around’ has missed you.
Twin lever brakes are designed to give you an upright riding position, ideal in towns. And while the ‘top’ levers do not stop as well as the ‘normal’ levers, the work well enough at upright, town speeds.

 

[PaulSB]

Surely a lot of effort could be saved by popping in to your local Charity recycling enterprise. You should be able to pick up a bike that's been serviced and ready to go.

Alternatively local Facebook Marketplace groups are full of local bikes.

 

[Mazz]

Twin lever brakes are designed to give you an upright riding position, ideal in towns. And while the ‘top’ levers do not stop as well as the ‘normal’ levers, the work well enough at upright, town speeds.

Into town at low speeds is exactly what I plan to use it for - short urban journeys, that's all.

My current run-around which I bought 2nd-hand for £20 from Gumtree (a 1980s Raleigh Mustang) I think is on its last legs, hence looking for a replacement - but it's somehow defying the odds and keeps going, cracking bike for getting around when you're not in a hurry.

 

[Webbo2]

Why not?

Because it looks crap.

 

[Mazz]

Surely a lot of effort could be saved by popping in to your local Charity recycling enterprise. You should be able to pick up a bike that's been serviced and ready to go.

Thanks - just found out there's one in town I didn't even know existed, so I'll pop down there.