Thorn Cycles Forum
Community => Member's Gallery => Topic started by: B cereus on July 17, 2017, 06:07:37 am
-
I had a ride out to Amersham on Sunday for the Chiltern 100 Cycling Festival. I managed to take a couple of shots of the new bike. They're not the greatest I'm afraid but here they are:
-
Wow! What a beauty, B'!
I really like the red with the grey and black. As Anto would say, "Class!".
I must ask...what are the little red things near the v-brakes' linear springs? I must know or madness will ensue before long. ;)
Please Sir, we want more photos! :)
All the best,
Dan.
-
What a beautiful bike.
Love the gunmetal grey with red detailing, I think it looks classy and bang up to date. Hope you enjoy your new baby.
Regards,
Neil
-
I must ask...what are the little red things near the v-brakes' linear springs?
I thought some eagle eyed observer would ask that. It's PVC electrical insulation sleeving. Rather than finish the cable end with a crimp I left them a little longer than normal and coated the ends with epoxy. When dry I slid on the sleeving (it had to be red of course, but other colours are available). To finish I tucked them behind the springs.
PVC sleeving is useful stuff. I've also used it on the cable that supports the Rixen & Kaul bar bag support. I use lengths of old brake cable sleeved in PVC to replace the original, and expensive, R&K one when it wears out. The old brake cable trick doesn't work for the Ortlieb support cable and the Ortlieb part is even more expensive than the R&K one.
-
Ah! PVC sleeving = Non-heat shrink tubing!
Well done, B'! (...and many thanks; I'll rest easy now) ;D
All the best,
Dan.
-
yip class job very tasty 8) 8)
enjoy every pedal stroke and keep her clean.
anto
-
enjoy every pedal stroke and keep her clean.
anto
Anto, it's funny you should say that. The bike and I have just returned from rural Ireland and those Irish cows made an awful mess of my new pride and joy. :)
-
;D ;D than can happen right enough ;D
did you enjoy the trip.
anto.
-
did you enjoy the trip.
anto.
Yes, we were based on the Mizzen peninsula. A holiday combining cycling and kayaking. Its an area that I I know very well and first visited many years ago for scuba diving. I never grow tired of returning and we were particularly blessed with the weather this time.
-
yeah fantastic part of the country climb up to the cafe is tough on a loaded touring bike :o.
but there was a lot worse to come Healy Pass beautiful but i was sure glad when i got to the top, big shock came when we went up the other side to kenmare jaysus i nearly died little legs nearly fell off me ;D ;D.molls gap was class i had a great laugh with a bus load of french tourists,there were taking the p..s out of me on my loaded bike until i challenge them to try and lift it not one of the could ;D ;D ;D.spend a few days in Dolin got a lift home from my son long story.
but yeah if you get the weather sure its a great country to ride your bike.
anto.