Members' bikes

[Juan Martín]

It did Peter! The corresponding freewheel is now fitted to the ROH, safe in the knowledge that I can get it off again! Oddly enough I bumped into a French chap sorting through boxes at the jumble who had the same problem - a freewheel requiring a large diameter removal tool. He showed me one that he had just bought which he thought was more a BB removal tool and it was exactly the same as you provided me; so I was able to reassure him that the tool he had should do the job.

[clarion]

With some shopping on board.  See!  It's a practical utility bike!

OK, so the shopping was bike parts (and a few medicines from the pharmacy), but it was a fuller saddlebag than it's had before.

P4290001 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

[slope]

With some shopping on board.  See!  It's a practical utility bike!

OK, so the shopping was bike parts (and a few medicines from the pharmacy), but it was a fuller saddlebag than it's had before.

P4290001 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

I love the purpose, simplicity and elegance 

[clarion]

But not the wonky front light

[slope]

But not the wonky front light

I thought that was the turbo/supercharger button

[Cudzoziemiec]

Of course it's a practical utility bike! bike parts and medicines are the ultimate in utility purchases, surely? Well, about from cake and tea. And I thought the front light was adjusted for (extreme) anti-dazzle. What size of saddlebag is that?

[clarion]

We're not sure what saddlebag it is, but we think a Nelson.  I really want one of the smaller ones with no side pockets, or else a Super C Barley.  But that one looks the part OK.

[Cudzoziemiec]

I was once thinking of getting one without side pockets (Cadet?) but I do use them - looks like you're using yours too!

[clarion]

Yes, i am, but I wouldn't if I didn't have them.

[Moultonaught]

So I went into (shhhhh) Halfords for tools for the car and this was sitting forlornly in the corner having been robbed of bar tape and the front brake recessed nut. I had both in the bits box at home and managed to get it at a truly bargainacious price. Happy step son!



And then I saw this and had a little mid-life crisis! Well it must be as usually my bikes are steel with round frame tubes....! 2011 model and buying both got me further disounts





Had the ti brooks and matching tape waiting for the right bike.

Got a sqr bracket and the 'guards, and a cateye computer.

Fitted my maptrap and exposure mount for my hope light, bottle cages and stainless bolts, destickwred the wheels, and now I've just got to try and remember it doesn't have bar end shifters. Only ridden it briefly, as been away for work,  but it's fab so far :{)>

[Dibdib]

We're not sure what saddlebag it is, but we think a Nelson.  I really want one of the smaller ones with no side pockets, or else a Super C Barley.  But that one looks the part OK.

Looks like my Pendle, to me.

Love the bike, btw.

[clarion]

Could be a Pendle

[greenmeansgo]

Hiya Greenmeansgo, my understanding is, it's a legal requirment for any mode of transport on our roads, that they have two INDEPENDANT brakes, so if one fails, you always have a back up. 

To a normal cyclist,  all the braking on the front may look strange, dangerous even but they work pretty much the same, there isn't a great deal of difference. At least in practice, the whole triking experience is so much more different to normal cycling, that you don't really notice the small difference in the way they brake.

I like riding to the West of Harrogate into the Dales and finding hilly, quite, country lanes that don't really go anywhere, other than up and down, connecting tiny little villages and farms. I’m a bit of an adrenaline junkie and have quite an aggressive riding style. I like to career around at speed pushing the limits of control, which necessarily means there are moments when I am completely out of control. Most rides out at some point, I end up giving myself a bit of a scare. Along with the exercise, the fresh air, the views, the nature and the quietness of the countryside, I enjoy and want that heart in your mouth, A hole puckering sensation, when you think you might have just killed yourself. And for this type of riding, the original brake set up, couldn't deliver me the kind of stopping power I needed, hence the conversion to Mini Vs.

Great stuff!

[Peter]

It did Peter! The corresponding freewheel is now fitted to the ROH, safe in the knowledge that I can get it off again! Oddly enough I bumped into a French chap sorting through boxes at the jumble who had the same problem - a freewheel requiring a large diameter removal tool. He showed me one that he had just bought which he thought was more a BB removal tool and it was exactly the same as you provided me; so I was able to reassure him that the tool he had should do the job.

Excellent!

[clarion]

But not the wonky front light

I thought that was the turbo/supercharger button

Well, if it is, it isn't working

[maxcherry]

So I went into (shhhhh) Halfords for tools for the car and this was sitting forlornly in the corner having been robbed of bar tape and the front brake recessed nut. I had both in the bits box at home and managed to get it at a truly bargainacious price. Happy step son!



And then I saw this and had a little mid-life crisis! Well it must be as usually my bikes are steel with round frame tubes....! 2011 model and buying both got me further disounts





Had the ti brooks and matching tape waiting for the right bike.

Got a sqr bracket and the 'guards, and a cateye computer.

Fitted my maptrap and exposure mount for my hope light, bottle cages and stainless bolts, destickwred the wheels, and now I've just got to try and remember it doesn't have bar end shifters. Only ridden it briefly, as been away for work,  but it's fab so far :{)>

Gosh! i hate to see what you get up to on your rest days 

[clarion]

P5020004 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

[slope]

P5020004 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

Oooh

[Cudzoziemiec]

P5020004 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

The number of bikes you have, I'm not surprised you need such a substantial bike shed!

Serious question: Are you going to put mudguards on it? Cos I'm beginning to wonder if you're not slipping towards hipster-dom.

[clarion]

No mudguards.  This is a toy.  Eventually, it will have a smaller saddlebag.  The idea is to have a fixed light enough that I can actually get up some moderate hills!  It did really well round London today.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Toys are good.

<looks warily for other signs of Clarion going through a mid-life crisis>

[Cudzoziemiec]

Oh, if it's to be a toy and whizz up hills, how about (when time/finances/tuits permit) considering a wedge-shaped saddlepack rather than a traditional Carradice (though it could of course be made by The World's Best Manufacturer of Cycling Luggage)? Probably more a question of style than whizz-ability really though - and you did say you were thinking of one without side pockets anyway.

[clarion]

I do have a Carradice wedge saddlepack, but I prefer the look of a saddlebag.  There's a lot of vanity involved in the choices here.

[Cudzoziemiec]

I do have a Carradice wedge saddlepack, but I prefer the look of a saddlebag.  There's a lot of vanity involved in the choices here.

Ah, this is the thing - a mindful buddhist's mid-life crisis! 

(Let's be honest - "here" could apply to almost the whole forum.    !!!)

[clarion]

Fast bike; slow rider:
P5040001 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr