Pictures of your bike(s)

[gaz]

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[belgiangoth]

My panorama, built from the frame up so not factory standard, pedals and stem are velo orange, nitto bars, brooks saddle and tape, stronglight cranks and Gilles Berthoud fenders.

How did you get/get along with the berthoud fenders? I thought they needed attachment in front of the fork?

[Russcoles]

^^^ Mr Coles, your Royal Enfield Revelation looks very practical. Can it take a modern cartridge BB & headset, or is it a bit eccentric?

I have already put a modern BB in (I couldn't find 9mm cotter pins anywhere). The headset is a standard threaded headset. The only things non standard are the stem/handlebars and seat post. The seatpost is just a straight tube the same diameter as the top section of an old style seat post. The handlebars are a non standard diameter so to change them would require a new stem. Fitting a rear mudguard was an issue due to no brake bridge but once I realised that the original mudguards were bolted to the rear rack instead, I just had to find a rack that I could bolt mine to.

[Audax67]

New Surly LHT.

Looks grand.

If you want to improve the brakes I'd recommend these http://defietsenmaker.nl/index.php?item ... 53&lang=EN. It would be a good idea to change the blocks (a bit hard and abrasive), especially to a cartridge type to improve your pad options in the future, such as Clarks CP522.

Thanks, Gaz - those look much more the thing. Once I can squeeze a few more drops out of the budget... And speaking of drops, I still have a bit of fettling to do: the current set-up is giving me tendinitis.

[pioneer]

I've got those brakes on one of my bikes. Got to say, I find them entirely average at best, just never got round to changing them. They do the job, eventually.

[speed_freak]

my new project,raleigh veloce with reynolds 531 frame and forks,shimano 500 ex groupset including biopace crank.all still original and in almost mint condition under all the dirt....seems to be a low milage bike

Would you be interested in selling this bike ?

[Tonyf33]

Here's my Heswall 531 ST I've just finished, built up originally by Geoffrey Hughes (formerly of Birkenhead CC), who had a shop in Heswall, and put together bikes for a very young Chris Boardman in his TT days
I accquired this a few years ago and was set up with Shimano 600EX groupset, Sakea Compact cranks and Wolber Model 58 rims, the original purchaser was a Captain in the British army whose name adorns the top tube.

This is going to be my tourer cum audax for the foreseeable future, lightweight at 10.5kg with a huge gear range this already feels comfy after a quick spin, a bonus that it looks pretty damn fine too in my humble opinion.
total upgrade cost wasn't much as I bagged the STI's and cassette for peanuts when buying a bike for the parts off ebay, the Stronglight was also a steal on ebay (just replaced the 46 for a 50), the FD cost me a tenner and the LX not much more from here, the Mavic wheels were on a Peugeot Columbus racing bike. Once I sell on the old kit the cost will likely be nil..double yay

New spec is:
10x3 105 STI's
New Stronglight Impact compact triple 50/36/26
Shimano double sided spd's (might replace with something else but they'll do for now)
Shimano 105 12-27 cassette
Deore LX 9speed long cage rear
NOS 500LX front derailleur (super capacity range for the older tubed bikes )
HG-93 Ultegra 9 speed chain
NOS 105 Cup & cone bottom bracket
i've left on the original 600EX brakes (for now) as they are nut fitting long drop which are very very hard to come by in anything stylish and even though they are single pivot they work just fine.
Mavic Open 4 CD rims on Shimano 600(tricolour) hubs, 36 spoke 3x
Early Specialized Touring II 28mm tan wall tyres
Fluted seatpost with a Velo Classic Leather saddle
Stem is highly polished SR
ITM super Europa Bars wrapped in Modolo embossed tape
NOS Bluemels mudguards and a SARRI frame fitting pump

[whoops]

An old 1952 Rivetts

[Rich_Clements]

My Ridgeback Panorama, now without STI's

[Ash28]

]My 7 speed Steel Marin Muirwods

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[PaulCumbria]

Thought i should post it here, as well as in the relevant subsection - a picture of my new HP Velotechnik Grasshopper FX. Son hub dynamo, Rohloff 14 speed hub, Avid cable operated disc brakes, airflow seat. Pictured on the back road from Ings to Troutbeck in Cumbria. I love it - well worth the (very long) wait!

[Agent57]

It is the Real Thing as Coca Cola say.
I bought about 18 years ago from Ron Kitching ,only went in for water bottles for tandem.
I don't know who made it ,as you can see its wheelbase is short and toe overlap is tight .Especially with my size 13s. Frame is 531c ,this is the bike I did my super randonneur on .

Me too! Me too!



(Larger image here). Also bought from Ron Kit International (mail order), in around 1988. As for who made it, my memory may be playing tricks on me, but as I recall it was sold as a Nigel Dean frame.

[JohnEwart]

Hi, I've just joined - so I thought I'd introduce myself with a photo of my (new) Sabbath September ...

[kevmar]

My new ride.

[redway_charley]

This is 'Tina'



who kinda replaced 'Bubba', who I still have as a spare for guests/family


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