So..... cycling - Page 33

LeperousDust · 09-06-2012, 19:23

*ahem*.......

Joe 90 · 09-06-2012, 21:57

I found it funny because I was rolling up to the red light with my left foot ready to hit the floor, next minute this car is up behind me so I pulled over to the left late & then tried to unclip my right & well... I went right, scuffed my new shoes & looked like a right tit.

leowyatt · 10-06-2012, 11:41

We have CCTV footage at work of my boss rolling up to the mechanical gate. He then just falls over sideways because he can't get his foot out

LeperousDust · 10-06-2012, 14:24

Honestly I still get taken off guard occasionally and make hilarious mistakes sometimes. Par for the course!

Never stops being funny though

Joe 90 · 10-06-2012, 19:36

Another ride today, no issues

camerajuan · 18-06-2012, 07:59

SO!

After 2 replacement road bikes (from a retailer I don't want to mention because I'm embarassed that I thought it would last) and some compensation & refund, I am now the proud owner of a 2010 Haro Flightline MTB, bought for £60. Bargain!

Its dark green & a bit tatty. Gonna do it up & respray it. Any tips on how to prepare the frame for its new clothes?

Jonny69 · 20-07-2012, 19:35

This is the Karma Triumph that I won in March in a 'guess the bike' competition on Retrobike. It sat under cover in my dad's garden for months, but I got to bring it home recently and I've given it a good going over in the last week or so while my garage is empty. It's a 1975 Raleigh-built Triumph Ladies Roadster with a 3-speed Sturmey Archer dynohub also dated 1975, twist shift, rod brakes and 26" wheels.

Pics:

I haven't actually done much with it. I gave it a new set of tyres and brake blocks, but the rest has been simply elbow grease, freeing everything off, nipping everything up, true the wheels, fitting and adjusting the brakes and dressing the braking surfaces on the wheels. Other than that I've cleaned the frame and given it a damn good oil! Annoyingly, the ball bearing pinged out the twist shift mechanism and I lost it, so I'm hoping a spare one out a hub or something will do the trick.

These are the 'before' pics that were posted up after the competition:

It wasn't going to be one for the faint-hearted, particularly with the rod brakes, and it needed a good few hours spending on it. One of the cotter pins was in the wrong way round which left the cranks looking like this...

...and it took a bit of hammering to get the old one out, but once replaced it is fine. All three gears work a treat, though I think I could do with drowning the hub in oil. I think it's destined to be a bike that lives at work for getting round the site and to and from town and the station, but it's a wee bit small for me, so who knows.

LeperousDust · 21-07-2012, 02:22

Epically retro!

Had a recent mare with my commuter racer, literally racing through tubes through many sheer coincidences/incompetence/rushed roadside maintainance...

Giving it a GOOOOOOD thorough strip and clean on Sunday (weather permitting!) so i'll post some shiny pictures of it soon hopefully

Jonny69 · 24-07-2012, 12:23

What do you mean by "literally racing through tubes through many sheer coincidences"?

LeperousDust · 24-07-2012, 23:47

One valve popped, one I managed to pinch somehow and it just would not hold a patch for more than a few hours cycling. Same day after replacing again I somehow found some thorns... Getting rather frustrated at taking my back wheel off over and over again, I caught myself out by pinching a tube whilst putting my tyres back on.

Totally enraged me at one point! But it seems that the last many many months of incident free cycling cumulated into one horrid episode....

//Girl wanted to do things together on Sunday and barred me from cleaning the bike, so it's rescheduled for tomorrow!

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Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	I found it funny because I was rolling up to the red light with my left foot ready to hit the floor, next minute this car is up behind me so I pulled over to the left late & then tried to unclip my right & well... I went right, scuffed my new shoes & looked like a right tit. __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

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10-06-2012, 14:24	#324
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Honestly I still get taken off guard occasionally and make hilarious mistakes sometimes. Par for the course! Never stops being funny though __________________

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camerajuan Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southampton Posts: 211	SO! After 2 replacement road bikes (from a retailer I don't want to mention because I'm embarassed that I thought it would last) and some compensation & refund, I am now the proud owner of a 2010 Haro Flightline MTB, bought for £60. Bargain! Its dark green & a bit tatty. Gonna do it up & respray it. Any tips on how to prepare the frame for its new clothes? __________________ British by law, Scottish by birth, Highlander by the grace of God.............Alba gu Braith My Papa - 31/12/28 - 25/1/2011 Goodnight old man, I'll miss you

20-07-2012, 19:35	#327
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	This is the Karma Triumph that I won in March in a 'guess the bike' competition on Retrobike. It sat under cover in my dad's garden for months, but I got to bring it home recently and I've given it a good going over in the last week or so while my garage is empty. It's a 1975 Raleigh-built Triumph Ladies Roadster with a 3-speed Sturmey Archer dynohub also dated 1975, twist shift, rod brakes and 26" wheels. Pics: I haven't actually done much with it. I gave it a new set of tyres and brake blocks, but the rest has been simply elbow grease, freeing everything off, nipping everything up, true the wheels, fitting and adjusting the brakes and dressing the braking surfaces on the wheels. Other than that I've cleaned the frame and given it a damn good oil! Annoyingly, the ball bearing pinged out the twist shift mechanism and I lost it, so I'm hoping a spare one out a hub or something will do the trick. These are the 'before' pics that were posted up after the competition: It wasn't going to be one for the faint-hearted, particularly with the rod brakes, and it needed a good few hours spending on it. One of the cotter pins was in the wrong way round which left the cranks looking like this... ...and it took a bit of hammering to get the old one out, but once replaced it is fine. All three gears work a treat, though I think I could do with drowning the hub in oil. I think it's destined to be a bike that lives at work for getting round the site and to and from town and the station, but it's a wee bit small for me, so who knows. __________________

21-07-2012, 02:22	#328
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Epically retro! Had a recent mare with my commuter racer, literally racing through tubes through many sheer coincidences/incompetence/rushed roadside maintainance... Giving it a GOOOOOOD thorough strip and clean on Sunday (weather permitting!) so i'll post some shiny pictures of it soon hopefully __________________

24-07-2012, 12:23	#329
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	What do you mean by "literally racing through tubes through many sheer coincidences"? __________________

24-07-2012, 23:47	#330
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	One valve popped, one I managed to pinch somehow and it just would not hold a patch for more than a few hours cycling. Same day after replacing again I somehow found some thorns... Getting rather frustrated at taking my back wheel off over and over again, I caught myself out by pinching a tube whilst putting my tyres back on. Totally enraged me at one point! But it seems that the last many many months of incident free cycling cumulated into one horrid episode.... //Girl wanted to do things together on Sunday and barred me from cleaning the bike, so it's rescheduled for tomorrow! __________________