Members' bikes

[handcyclist]

An ancient GT, so old I can't remember what it was called 

[Bledlow]

Eric?

[Torslanda]

Eric-the-Half-a-Bike?

[andrew_s]

N+1



Singular Peregrine:
BB7 brakes, LX17 rims, XT rear, Schmidt front hubs, Marathon Winter tyres (for the time being), B17, Bagman QR, On-One Midge bars, XT rear mech, 105 front mech, 8-sp 11-30, 48/38/24 Impact, Berthoud mudguards.

To do:
trim steerer to length, rear mudguard light

Initial comment on the frame:
a) the cable stop for the front mech is too far underneath the eccentric BB shell, so the cable drags across the paint.
b) The seat tube is slightly oversize for the advertised 27.2 post (i.e. the post drops if you let go of it, even with no saddle.
c) The supplied seatpost binder was too long, so "tight" was tight enough to sit on, but not tight enough to hold against a bump. Spiky tyres chew through a Carradice remarkably quickly  . The inner bolt had run up hard against the sleeve. A rummage in the bits box found a shorter bolt, but a couple more washers would have done.

[John Henry]

N+1

 . Hopefully I'll see it in the flesh soon, once I overcome the winter lethargy and drag myself down the pub.

Nice mudguards. I bought myself a set of those to put on the Longstaff when I rebuild it. Now everyone will think I've copied you!

[TimO]

Interesting build andrew_s.  I've got the same frame sat in the living room, along with some BB7s and set of other bits.  I'm going the Alfine gearing route though, rather than derailleurs.

I must get the remainder of the bits, so I can start the build, especially since I've bought most of the expensive bits!

I've got a seat pin, so I'll have to look at how good or bad it's fit is.

[Butterfly]

N+1

That's rather lovely . I do fancy one of those.

[jogler]

The mix of modern disc-brakes with a classic frame/bars/gear levers & spray job is extremely well done.
Looks impressive.

[clarion]

That's true.  Well designed.  Lovely bike.

[PaulF]

N+1

Nice bike

[Sergeant Pluck]

Good machine. Always interesting to to see a bike that is the result of lots of experience and personal preference.

11-30, 48/38/24

Hilly round your way?   I don't think my balance is good enough to ride 24 / 30 without falling over.

[clarion]

My gears are 48-34-24 with an 11-30.  Good for hauling camping kit up a hill.

[Greenbank]

I don't think my balance is good enough to ride 24 / 30 without falling over.

Riding fixed up steep hills will sort out your balance at low cadence...

[LEE]

Looks lovely (paint job reminds me of my deceased British Eagle..sob sob).

[TimO]

My gears are 48-34-24 with an 11-30.  Good for hauling camping kit up a hill.

I think I used a 28 tooth chainwheel with a 32 tooth sprocket, it was useful pulling away from traffic lights on a hill with four full panniers.

[jogler]

In preperation for JoGLE I had my Longstaff gearing modified to give 24/30 to cope with the hills of the southwest.
I still had to walk up part of that mountain from the bottom of the valley at Gunnislake to St.Anne's Chapel (IIRC) on the Devon/Cornwall border.Mind you I was feeling permenantly tired by then.
That's my excuse & I'm sticking with it 

[oncemore]

"That's rather lovely ..... I do fancy one of those."

Just so - Singulars are very nice I reckon and this one looks excellent.

[John Henry]

In preperation for JoGLE I had my Longstaff gearing modified to give 24/30 to cope with the hills of the southwest.

My Thorn XTC in original specification had 22/32 on 26" wheels. You could have climbed a wall on it.

[jogler]

In preperation for JoGLE I had my Longstaff gearing modified to give 24/30 to cope with the hills of the southwest.

My Thorn XTC in original specification had 22/32 on 26" wheels. You could have climbed a wall on it.

Hellsbells that's low
which mechs did it run with?

[Chris N]

That's standard MTB gearing.  Though you can now get cassettes with sprockets as big as 36T.

[andrew_s]

11-30, 48/38/24

Hilly round your way?   I don't think my balance is good enough to ride 24 / 30 without falling over.

I generally treat it as a 48/38 double, but my view is that if I'm going to use a bailout gear, there's no point being half hearted about it. I've had much the same gearing on the audax/light touring bike for years. The 11-30 was just what the LBS had in stock in 8-speed, after I found that the 8-sp cassettes in my bits box were all 13-23.

Hopefully I'll see it in the flesh soon, once I overcome the winter lethargy and drag myself down the pub.

White Knight and Double Header on Thursday night, Firebox waiting for the weekend  
(Goffs/RCH)

[John Henry]

In preperation for JoGLE I had my Longstaff gearing modified to give 24/30 to cope with the hills of the southwest.

My Thorn XTC in original specification had 22/32 on 26" wheels. You could have climbed a wall on it.

Hellsbells that's low
which mechs did it run with?

Basically Deore LX all round. Thinking about it, it was a fairly standard Shimano MTB groupset, just on a touring bike. 1 in 4 with panniers? No problem!  

[John Henry]

White Knight and Double Header on Thursday night, Firebox waiting for the weekend  
(Goffs/RCH)

I think I can feel my enthusiasm returning... 

[Bledlow]

Eric-the-Half-a-Bike?

[border-rider]

That's standard MTB gearing.  Though you can now get cassettes with sprockets as big as 36T.

I've got a mid 80s 5 speed block somewhere with a 38 sprocket.  Quite big jumps between gears...