Author Topic: Members' bikes (Read 2452069 times)

bobb · « **Reply #6300 on:** 07 May, 2013, 03:31:04 pm »

It's that time of year again! ie get the tourer ready....

Before fettling commenced:

Post fettle test ride:

New chain and Cassette
New middle and granny rings
New bottom bracket
New front wheel with dynohub
Serviced rear hub
New brake blocks/cables
New juicy 40mm tyres!

Everything else thoroughly cleaned.

In bar bag is B&M USB werk charging my phone. Which works! Actually, dunno why I'm surprised it worked, it does exactly what it should do

Rides beautifully

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #6301 on:** 07 May, 2013, 03:33:08 pm »

^^^ Very nice bobbers. Where did you get your wheel?

And tell me more about this USB werk thingy.

bobb · « **Reply #6302 on:** 07 May, 2013, 03:51:50 pm »

Quote from: Oscar's dad on 07 May, 2013, 03:33:08 pm

^^^ Very nice bobbers. Where did you get your wheel?

And tell me more about this USB werk thingy.

Got the wheel built by Chelmer Cycles (as I always do). Mavic A719 on an XT Dynohub. DT Swiss something-or-other spokes.

The USB werk has a cache battery that the hub charges. You can then charge any device that can be charged via USB.

It looks like this:

woollypigs · « **Reply #6303 on:** 07 May, 2013, 03:57:48 pm »

Bobb very nice but are you sure that you are using it enough? I can still see readable Surly stickers on it, we had our for shorter time than you and we can just about read ours.

bobb · « **Reply #6304 on:** 07 May, 2013, 04:04:25 pm »

Quote from: woollypigs on 07 May, 2013, 03:57:48 pm

Bobb very nice but are you sure that you are using it enough? I can still see readable Surly stickers on it, we had our for shorter time than you and we can just about read ours.

Either the orginal LHT frames had better quality stickers, or I look after mine better than you

woollypigs · « **Reply #6305 on:** 07 May, 2013, 04:06:07 pm »

To be honest - they do tend to come off just by looking at them on our frames

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #6306 on:** 07 May, 2013, 05:23:02 pm »

Nice bike, Bobb. Looks better with the new - less black - front wheel, IMO.

bobb · « **Reply #6307 on:** 07 May, 2013, 06:41:41 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 07 May, 2013, 05:23:02 pm

Looks better with the new - less black - front wheel, IMO.

That's just dirt!

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #6308 on:** 07 May, 2013, 06:45:29 pm »

Wash your bike!

Ewan Houzami · « **Reply #6309 on:** 07 May, 2013, 07:46:51 pm »

That's just the sort of quality, sensible, everyday, go-anywhere, do-anything bike that I should really have. Nicely set up too. But mixing Campag and Shimano?? Burn Him!! Burn Him!!*

*assumes you have Y chromosones.

iddu · « **Reply #6310 on:** 07 May, 2013, 11:42:37 pm »

Quote from: CrinklyAuntie on 04 May, 2013, 09:32:12 pm

Pink bike by CrinkyUncle, on Flickr

My new Pink Bike

Too much white

mcshroom · « **Reply #6311 on:** 08 May, 2013, 10:34:56 pm »

Quote from: CrinklyAuntie on 04 May, 2013, 09:32:12 pm

Pink bike by CrinkyUncle, on Flickr

My new Pink Bike

Looks good - but how about adding some of these

phantasmagoriana · « **Reply #6312 on:** 08 May, 2013, 10:43:43 pm »

And pink pedals!

mcshroom · « **Reply #6313 on:** 08 May, 2013, 10:45:28 pm »

and tyres

MattH · « **Reply #6314 on:** 09 May, 2013, 08:58:41 am »

And saddle

bobb · « **Reply #6315 on:** 09 May, 2013, 09:11:07 am »

And hoods:

Dibdib · « **Reply #6316 on:** 09 May, 2013, 09:36:53 am »

...and pink cables!

(from Jagwire, with bonus charity-ness)

(eta; I actually really like the look of the coloured speedplay pedals. if only they weren't so spendy, and requiring new shoes too...)

CrinklyAuntie · « **Reply #6317 on:** 09 May, 2013, 09:54:43 am »

I obviously need to go shopping

Karla · « **Reply #6318 on:** 09 May, 2013, 10:46:43 am »

Quote from: CrinklyAuntie on 04 May, 2013, 09:32:12 pm

Pink bike by CrinkyUncle, on Flickr

My new Pink Bike

Very nice!

phantasmagoriana · « **Reply #6319 on:** 09 May, 2013, 10:31:30 pm »

Don't forget brake pads!

Bledlow · « **Reply #6320 on:** 10 May, 2013, 11:34:57 am »

And bottle cages -

Riggers · « **Reply #6321 on:** 10 May, 2013, 01:00:15 pm »

… or a bikestand:

(click to show/hide)

Bless you Mods. I haven't learnt to construct one of those, nor to rein in certain inappropriate humour!

Feline · « **Reply #6322 on:** 11 May, 2013, 02:05:25 am »

Nice! You need one of these too:

Ham · « **Reply #6323 on:** 11 May, 2013, 05:56:48 am »

and of course for the complete effect

Silly? Moi?

IanDG · « **Reply #6324 on:** 11 May, 2013, 11:34:09 am »

Henry's on the road again, wearin' different clothes again.......

P5110421 by windy_, on Flickr

New seat post and pedals (switched the old ones to my winter bike last autumn).
Swapped the bar end shifters for down tube.
New chainrings (kept with 48 and 38, but gone from 28 to 24 inner ring)
Thrown out the 12-24 cassette and replaced it with 11-28