Author Topic: Members' bikes (Read 2465474 times)

Torslanda · « **Reply #5000 on:** 29 December, 2011, 08:45:29 pm »

That's quite a stable . . .

Impressed.

marcinski · « **Reply #5001 on:** 30 December, 2011, 11:46:05 am »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 29 December, 2011, 04:10:59 pm

Looks like it'll just go on and on without ever complaining. I'd love one!

Yeah, I actually found its limits soon after this photo was taken by trying to ride down very steep slope covered in a mud. Who knew that slicks have no traction at all on a mud? Well, I have now big gnash in my ankle

Quote from: corshamjim on 29 December, 2011, 06:28:23 pm

I'm dead jealous - that's just the sort of thing I'd like to build one day. I really like the look of those racks. What are they?

Thanks, the front rack is VO pass hunter, very similar to Nitto mini rack but stainless steel. The rear is made by Tonard Brazing Company, I don't know much more about it, I got it very cheaply used. It is actually front rack but fits perfectly on the rear.

Marcin

clarion · « **Reply #5002 on:** 01 January, 2012, 10:45:51 pm »

Christmas Day, Greenwich. First to arrive for 2512 ride.

It's been the vehicle of the holiday, with several long rides logged tandemlywise.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #5003 on:** 01 January, 2012, 10:48:17 pm »

That looks very smart. So smart i find it hard to believe it's yours!

Is it new?

clarion · « **Reply #5004 on:** 01 January, 2012, 10:57:45 pm »

Not new at all, you cheeky get

It's a mid-90s Dawes Super Galaxy, originally in grey, which we had resprayed and uprated for our wedding eighteen months ago. We've had the bike since 2008.

Jurek · « **Reply #5005 on:** 01 January, 2012, 11:02:43 pm »

Cutty Sark Gardens.

WTF?

How long does it take to landscape an area? (Which had a blank canvas to start with)
It has been a building site for what? 1.5 years / 2 years?

Disgusted.
Of Forest Hill.

Wrong thread - but there y'go.

clarion · « **Reply #5006 on:** 01 January, 2012, 11:08:14 pm »

Jurek, you hit that little nail right on the head. I counted three or maybe four separate areas for different companies messing things up in their individual ways. Not a complicated project afaics, but seemingly eternal.

Next up: cable car project. Currently nothing. Project due: July. My prediction: October at best.

Peter · « **Reply #5007 on:** 02 January, 2012, 12:08:05 am »

Clarion, OT, but do you know the road from Hebden Bridge down past Oxenhope to Keighley? There's a walling project been going on there for at least 4 years! It's only a couple of hundred yards, too. Lovelt looking tandem, by the way.

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #5008 on:** 02 January, 2012, 06:31:06 pm »

Love it!

clarion · « **Reply #5009 on:** 02 January, 2012, 10:22:16 pm »

Looks good

Rhys W · « **Reply #5010 on:** 02 January, 2012, 11:52:13 pm »

What a lovely colour!

The incongruous fork crown irks me somewhat, but the heron headtube badge almost makes up for it.

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #5011 on:** 03 January, 2012, 06:35:31 am »

Clarion, nice tandem!. What's the red thing on the back? I'm guessing it's your make-up case

Rhys W · « **Reply #5012 on:** 03 January, 2012, 11:06:38 am »

I would have guessed it was a replacement fork, with a lugged frame like that you expect a more retro-looking fork crown. An old British-built Raleigh has been on my wishlist for a while.

clarion · « **Reply #5013 on:** 03 January, 2012, 11:09:31 am »

Red thing on the back of the tandem is Butterfly's rather clever bike bag/handbag. Can't remember who made it - Cyclodelic, I believe. It's a good design, and works very well like that.

Of course, I don't have a handbag, but carry all my personal stuff in the barbag, slung over my shoulder...er...whoops

jogler · « **Reply #5014 on:** 03 January, 2012, 11:13:42 am »

manbag style

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #5015 on:** 03 January, 2012, 11:15:05 am »

Thanks, I guess that like you I won't need a red thing.

clarion · « **Reply #5016 on:** 03 January, 2012, 12:13:58 pm »

If you've got a red thing, I suggest you consult your GP.

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #5017 on:** 03 January, 2012, 12:19:06 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 03 January, 2012, 12:13:58 pm

If you've got a red thing, I suggest you consult your GP.

Wise words. Strapping it to the back of your bike probably isn't a good idea either!

Butterfly · « **Reply #5018 on:** 03 January, 2012, 11:02:44 pm »

The red thing is brilliant

. It is bigger than most wedge bags and has internal pockets. It has room for a purse, phone, hanky, pen, tyre levers, tube and allen keys, whilst looking like a bag, not bike kit

. It also has a strange strap arrangement that fits on various bike and with some tweaking, on various child seats

.

Bledlow · « **Reply #5019 on:** 05 January, 2012, 08:09:41 pm »

Weirder & weirder.

clarion · « **Reply #5020 on:** 05 January, 2012, 09:17:51 pm »

My Orbit being attacked by a badger. In Brighton.

RJ · « **Reply #5021 on:** 05 January, 2012, 09:19:29 pm »

Paging Mr Gates

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #5022 on:** 05 January, 2012, 09:49:55 pm »

That badger's stolen your mudguards!

clarion · « **Reply #5023 on:** 05 January, 2012, 10:06:24 pm »

They were full-length, but that little tinker chewed them down to RaceBlades!

Adrian · « **Reply #5024 on:** 05 January, 2012, 10:21:02 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 05 January, 2012, 09:17:51 pm

My Orbit being attacked by a badger. In Brighton.

Are you sure that is a badger? It could be bishop Brennan.