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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8700 on: 07 September, 2017, 09:20:03 pm »
And, from the ridiculous to the sublime, I picked up the Ron Cooper from Argos this morning and have been bolting it together all afternoon.   You won't see another Shimano 600 tricolour groupset that good!



Lovely :thumbsup:

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8701 on: 07 September, 2017, 10:09:42 pm »
What Aidan said

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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8702 on: 07 September, 2017, 10:25:47 pm »
Wow, I'm not a Shimano fan but it all looks brand new, NOS?

That rear mech outer cable looks a bit too long though.
It all came attached to the bike.  The frame was looking very tired so the components were probably refitted shortly before sale, or transferred from another bike..  The rear mech hanger was bent yet the rear mech isn't marked.

The long loop is to give a smooth bend but also to try and get the angle better for the "diver's helmet" cable stop.  Most rear mech loops are far too tight and cause shifting issues due to friction.
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8703 on: 07 September, 2017, 11:03:07 pm »
A beauty Roger. I'm no great fan of retro for retro's sake, but this is very well put together and ticks a lot of boxes for me :-)

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8704 on: 08 September, 2017, 12:43:37 pm »


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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8705 on: 08 September, 2017, 06:26:12 pm »
Ah, lightweight mode.   ;D

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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8706 on: 08 September, 2017, 08:33:22 pm »
Extreme lightweight; a drilium pannier!
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8707 on: 09 September, 2017, 10:37:40 pm »
Swapped the bars on the Genesis Equilibrium and converted to a triple chainset. Still need to make final adjustments for comfort. The bars are Nitto RM-3 Gravel. I'm finding the Midge bars on the Cross-Check far more comfortable than conventional drops so thought I'd give them a go on the road bike. Bend and flare are completely different though and distance between levers is very close - but I do like the longer bottom bit (between the brake levers and bar end shifters) - got a set of Love Mud Bombers in the shed if I don't like them.

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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8708 on: 18 September, 2017, 05:56:14 pm »
cleaned and serviced my foul weather bike for winter season

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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8709 on: 20 September, 2017, 03:12:28 pm »
That has a very pleasing line to it.

Appears to be missing an electric motor  . . .
VELOMANCER

Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.

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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8710 on: 22 September, 2017, 03:10:45 pm »
Bob presented a few engineering challenges but got there in the end, and looks exactly as he was meant to - a fashionista singlespeed. 


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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8711 on: 22 September, 2017, 03:38:56 pm »
Roger, what are the bars on Bob please?
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8712 on: 22 September, 2017, 05:16:33 pm »
Some cheap bullhorns.  The position is not as stretched as it looks and I can ride with my hands on the brake levers without any strain.

Have fixed the front brake squeal with bigtime toe-in but the rear is a bit more persistent.  I might have to get the pads in further on their studs to stiffen things up.

Can't fault the handling or the sheer silence of it  no rattles, no chain whirr, only the rear brake if applied hard.   Just popped out on it to collect a parcel from Argos.

EDIT: all squeal gone now, moved the pads halfway in on their studs.  Still  plenty of power and no excessive toe-in needed any more.
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8713 on: 27 September, 2017, 10:52:20 am »


Abici Velocino.  Single-speed with coaster brake.  Making it road legal is going to be a challenge, especially when I replace the handle bars and reverse the stem so that the steering is more like the 30s version.



Still, I shall be seen spinning around London on this, assuming I survive.
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8714 on: 27 September, 2017, 11:05:23 am »
That is weird! How did the steering in the 1930s version work? It says "steered with single handle" but we can see two handles.
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8715 on: 27 September, 2017, 11:07:22 am »
The designer was Italian and I think got the wording a little wrong on that.

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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8716 on: 27 September, 2017, 11:29:51 am »
I'm wondering if that counts as "under seat steering". It's most definitely not recumbent though!
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8717 on: 27 September, 2017, 11:51:09 am »
That's brilliant - I'd seen there had been modern reconstructions, but have never seen one in the metal. How does it handle?

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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8718 on: 27 September, 2017, 02:48:12 pm »
every time you brake be ready to run :)

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8719 on: 27 September, 2017, 06:41:14 pm »
That's utterly marvelous. No hinges to fail or creak.

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8720 on: 27 September, 2017, 10:31:06 pm »
That’ll be ace for wheelies

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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8721 on: 29 September, 2017, 11:06:13 pm »
every time you brake be ready to run :)

Or to leap at your opponent, like Batman on a budget batbike.
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8722 on: 29 September, 2017, 11:26:21 pm »

 Making it road legal is going to be a challenge, especially when I replace the handle bars and reverse the stem so that the steering is more like the 30s version.


On our version, we used a hub brake (we built it into a stripped-out dyno-hub shell)



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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8723 on: 30 September, 2017, 03:32:22 pm »

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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #8724 on: 30 September, 2017, 05:01:07 pm »
Swapped the bars on the Genesis Equilibrium and converted to a triple chainset. Still need to make final adjustments for comfort. The bars are Nitto RM-3 Gravel. I'm finding the Midge bars on the Cross-Check far more comfortable than conventional drops so thought I'd give them a go on the road bike. Bend and flare are completely different though and distance between levers is very close - but I do like the longer bottom bit (between the brake levers and bar end shifters) - got a set of Love Mud Bombers in the shed if I don't like them.

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IMG_3941 by ian, on Flickr

IMG_3942 by ian, on Flickr

I rather like that!   ;)