If you had a £1000
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I'd put £ 1,000 towards a decent hand-built made-to-measure steel frame- the sort I've always ridden, at least since I could afford it. I'd do that because years and years of experience have shown me that it's what I'd want. Trouble is - it'd outlast me by years and years.
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Hi,
Hmm I have come to this late so apologise for not reading all the posts.
My 1983 Steel Koga-Miyata 60 CM weighs in at 10.5 kg but does not have discs.
Through axel I know nowt as never seen one but most motorcycles have this.
I suppose it eliminates bad alignment when replacing wheel and the dreaded squeak from the disc you get where the wheel is sitting on threads of the axel.
Otherwise its a break from the traditional QR we have used for some time.
Is the minimum hole through front forks for axel 10 mm? So you can fit a traditional axel if needed, no I see its 15mm, so are the holes for axel closed eyes not drop out?
US have problems with claims through misuse of conventional QR off road....................
Hmm I have come to this late so apologise for not reading all the posts.
My 1983 Steel Koga-Miyata 60 CM weighs in at 10.5 kg but does not have discs.
Through axel I know nowt as never seen one but most motorcycles have this.
I suppose it eliminates bad alignment when replacing wheel and the dreaded squeak from the disc you get where the wheel is sitting on threads of the axel.
Otherwise its a break from the traditional QR we have used for some time.
Is the minimum hole through front forks for axel 10 mm? So you can fit a traditional axel if needed, no I see its 15mm, so are the holes for axel closed eyes not drop out?
US have problems with claims through misuse of conventional QR off road....................
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Re: If you had a £1000
Rossco8854 wrote:If you had a grand what bike would be top of your pile?
Cx bikes preferably but road bike's also very welcome
With £1000 I would still be short for a set of Campagnolo Bora. Let alone the rest.
So I got myself a Brompton, practical and keeps its value
Btw, is the only off-the-shelf bike I bought myself since, uhm, when I was 18 and this was 25 years ago?
Perhaps with £1000 I could get a 700c frame to be used with wide tyres? Gosh, I don't need another bike!
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Thus you remember them as they actually are...
since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them.
Thus you remember them as they actually are...
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If I had an it more I'd rather get a VTX
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I'd just go second hand and let someone else pay the premium. At least then if you make a mistake you can re-sell and not lose much, if anything. I've just picked up 2 bikes, 2016 models, 1 barely used, 1 not used at all, both for less than half the new price. Be sure to try a few first though. You could perhaps hire your favourite for the day and see how you get on with it..