Restoration complete ridden for first time in over 20 years!
Discussion
Following on from my thread about restoring my 30-odd year old Ellis Briggs recently, I've now completed the build and taken the thing for a ride. The last time I rode this bike was about 1991. I had started to think it would never be back on the road again, but here it is.
Really pleased with it now I've ridden it. The bars felt a little narrow, but that's probably because I ride a hybrid every day to work with MTB bars. Once I had a few miles behind me though, I was used to it again.
Really pleased with it now I've ridden it. The bars felt a little narrow, but that's probably because I ride a hybrid every day to work with MTB bars. Once I had a few miles behind me though, I was used to it again.
Dixie said:
Looks beautiful. It has aged really rather well. I love the cassette. It looks like it'll hardly be worth changing gear!
Well done. How does it compare to a modern road bike? Are the wheels old as well?
The cassette is a 6-speed 13-18 'straight through'. The hubs are old but never built until now - found them on ebay, still in their boxes! I used to race with a set of these hubs (Mavic 501), they are sealed roller bearings and are incredibly smooth. The rims are modern though - couldn't bring myself to trust any of my old rims! The frame was made to measure for me in 1981.Well done. How does it compare to a modern road bike? Are the wheels old as well?
You wouldn't say it has aged well if you saw the pics of the frame from earlier this year! It was a mess. I'll see if I can dig some of them out...
Looks great. I would look at changing the rims to these h-son+ tb14.
Barbarossa said:
Looks great. I would look at changing the rims to these h-son+ tb14.
Cheers!I may have to get a set of these built next year then...
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