The "Show off your bike" thread!
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Banana Boy said:
Got a bit of a hankering for a classic weekend hack for family rides, found this little beast on Gumtree for £35.
Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr
Stripped it back, cleaned it up...
Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr
... had some fun with an old pair of jeans...
80's Denim Seat Cover and Bar Tape! by Ben Magee, on Flickr
...and finished it off last night with a new set of tyres and cables!
Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr
She rides lovely and stands me at under £85 including the initial purchase!
Top work fella!Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr
Stripped it back, cleaned it up...
Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr
... had some fun with an old pair of jeans...
80's Denim Seat Cover and Bar Tape! by Ben Magee, on Flickr
...and finished it off last night with a new set of tyres and cables!
Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr
She rides lovely and stands me at under £85 including the initial purchase!
Bit of an eclectic mix from me.....
My Pk Ripper
My daughters Lil Ripper
My Klein
My Nishiki (pub bike/baby carrier)
My Principia RSL (too small so being sold)
My Specialized E5 Aerotec S-Works
Sanko tubed Fort roadie commuter
Few others tucked away in the garage/loft etc
My Pk Ripper
My daughters Lil Ripper
My Klein
My Nishiki (pub bike/baby carrier)
My Principia RSL (too small so being sold)
My Specialized E5 Aerotec S-Works
Sanko tubed Fort roadie commuter
Few others tucked away in the garage/loft etc
Edited by stepaway on Sunday 24th May 21:27
Just finished nailing together my winter road & summer crosser
105, BB7 Roads, XT Hubs (135mm MTB drop outs on these), Spesh 700x38c for offroad duties. Reckon I could get 2" tyres in there!
Just under £600 and 10kg as photo. Already had mechs, chainset & saddle, everything else new or very nearly new.
105, BB7 Roads, XT Hubs (135mm MTB drop outs on these), Spesh 700x38c for offroad duties. Reckon I could get 2" tyres in there!
Just under £600 and 10kg as photo. Already had mechs, chainset & saddle, everything else new or very nearly new.
richardxjr said:
Just finished nailing together my winter road & summer crosser
105, BB7 Roads, XT Hubs (135mm MTB drop outs on these), Spesh 700x38c for offroad duties. Reckon I could get 2" tyres in there!
Just under £600 and 10kg as photo. Already had mechs, chainset & saddle, everything else new or very nearly new.
The temptation to copy you is still high. If I had somewhere to keep another bike I'd be (having a go at) building one up already...105, BB7 Roads, XT Hubs (135mm MTB drop outs on these), Spesh 700x38c for offroad duties. Reckon I could get 2" tyres in there!
Just under £600 and 10kg as photo. Already had mechs, chainset & saddle, everything else new or very nearly new.
richardxjr said:
Perfect Only bike. You've got space for a 2nd pair of tyres right
(These tyres and touring tubes = about 1.4kg, will be much lighter on 25c road tyres too)
Stop it! Must not spend more money. Must not spend...(These tyres and touring tubes = about 1.4kg, will be much lighter on 25c road tyres too)
"Only bike" idea won't work as I get irrationally attached to my mechanical things and don't want to part with either of my current bikes. But I'd would prefer my roadie to have an 11-speed compact instead of its Sora triple.
Ignoring the no space for three bikes restriction, it's also occurred to me that getting the £800 fully built Rival 22 version and then doing a groupset swap would be another option...
Banana Boy said:
Got a bit of a hankering for a classic weekend hack for family rides, found this little beast on Gumtree for £35.
Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr
Stripped it back, cleaned it up...
Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr
... had some fun with an old pair of jeans...
80's Denim Seat Cover and Bar Tape! by Ben Magee, on Flickr
...and finished it off last night with a new set of tyres and cables!
Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr
She rides lovely and stands me at under £85 including the initial purchase!
Fantastic!! Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr
Stripped it back, cleaned it up...
Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr
... had some fun with an old pair of jeans...
80's Denim Seat Cover and Bar Tape! by Ben Magee, on Flickr
...and finished it off last night with a new set of tyres and cables!
Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr
She rides lovely and stands me at under £85 including the initial purchase!
Got me looking now.
JustinF said:
Banana Boy said:
Top work fella!Patch888 said:
Banana Boy said:
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Fantastic!! Got me looking now.
Patch888 said:
Was it a relatively easy job covering the saddle in old jeans like that, looks very cool.
I was going to try something real complicated stitching panels together like a proper cover but my ideas far outweighed my skills with a sewing machine! In the end I just cut the front half of a leg out of my jeans, doubled it back so there was denim behind the rips and then used contact adhesive and the original fixing clips built into the saddle, pulling it tight as I went round.
Cannondale Slice.
Ive been time trialing this year and the bug has well and truly bitten. So a cheeky ebay purchase of a standard Slice 105.
Since ive got it ive changed the rims to the Easton EC90 clinchers. Changed bar tape to black. Just Garmin mounts etc to sort out.
Went out for my first ride today. Did 43km with an avg speed of 34kph. Fairly happy with it today. Mainly just wanted some time on it. Few tweeks required but cant wait to TT it this week!
Oh...here she is next to her sister bike:
Edited by Evo Sean on Saturday 30th May 20:08
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