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in4

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Might be a keeper!
« on: May 05, 2014, 08:32:37 PM »
A few things to figure out and fix but...here she is!  :) A certain cyclist of considerable renown did a double take of her yesterday.

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Re: Might be a keeper!
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2014, 08:34:46 PM »
CLASS............... ;)

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Re: Might be a keeper!
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2014, 08:47:46 PM »
Ian!

Wow! All congratulations your way on a wonderful new ride.

She's *gorgeous*!  Please favor us with details and more pics in-between rides with your terrific and very beautiful new companion.

Does she have a name? Really, really pleased for you!

All the best,

Dan.

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Re: Might be a keeper!
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2014, 05:52:11 AM »
Ian

That bike looks in fantastic condition. I think it is the same era as mine with the same head badge. The paint work on yours looks mint. Mine has crazed like a 200 year old masterpiece.

Will be interesting to hear how you get on with it. I find it a very flexible bike being able to carry great loads but also feels fairly sprightly.

All the best

Andy

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Re: Might be a keeper!
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2014, 07:53:19 PM »
Hi Ian,
A lovely looking bike, and surely too good not to be a keeper.

Regards Alfie

in4

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Re: Might be a keeper!
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2014, 10:35:30 AM »
Himself/Herself - not sure yet!
Once I get the grips just right they'll be great; the process is a little long though. Getting the 'horns' at the best angle whilst making sure the flat part of the grips are right is a deft balancing act.
The cantis are a pain in the proverbial; fine tuning the pad positions really is a case of trial and error - and a very good advert for V brakes.

The kick stand is  rather useful although aesthetically its rather unrewarding! Next it'll be a basket on the front with a chihuahua in it!

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Re: Might be a keeper!
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2014, 11:18:40 AM »
Beauty :)
Pedal to the metal! Wind, rain, hills, braking power permitting ;)

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Re: Might be a keeper!
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2014, 03:04:16 PM »
You can tell much about the nous* of a cyclist by where he sets his handlebars. Ian is, as Jags says, a "class" cyclist! That really looks like a serious tourer's bike, nothing just for show, which of course is a statement in itself.

* Pronounced "nows" in Noo Awlins, and "nooh" by those with more culture; it means both know-how and, more indefinably, capability.

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« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2014, 10:14:23 PM »
I've Avid Shorty's...no bother with getting them setup but yours seem different.
I did have to change to Salmon Koolstop for better performance in rain.

Are yours the non-threaded block canti type?
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Re: Might be a keeper!
« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2014, 02:46:59 PM »
I've got 'em sorted now. I had to 'toe' them in apparently. Previously they were squealing like the proverbial pig! I had Shimano Deore XT M70R brake cartridge insert for rims ( with grub screw
not pin) on but as they are now obsolete I got these: http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/clarks-v-brake-blocks-%28black%29-and-extra-pads-%28red%29-cp522-prod22571/

They work pretty well and there is a spare set of pads included.

Happy days :)
I've been trying that map my ride app out too and its terribly addictive, well if you remember to restart it after pausing for your banana break it is!

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Re: Might be a keeper!
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2014, 01:33:51 PM »
Brake squeal does work about 110* times better than a cycle bell though :D

*like all statistics this is made up.
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in4

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Re: Might be a keeper!
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2014, 02:00:29 PM »
LOL
When my brake squeal attracted the interest of seemingly amorous bovines I knew it was time to fix them!

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Re: Might be a keeper!
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2014, 11:01:41 PM »
You have weird cows over there  ;D
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