Lugged Aluminium Exotica
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breakwellmz
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Re: Lugged Aluminium Exotica
Very lightweight.
Especially the chain.
And the tyres.....
BTW I bet those bolted joints can creak like fury if they have a mind to!
cheers
Especially the chain.
And the tyres.....
BTW I bet those bolted joints can creak like fury if they have a mind to!
cheers
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Re: Lugged Aluminium Exotica
One I saw some time ago.
Re: Lugged Aluminium Exotica
Bolted/clamped lugs?
Sounds a great idea if you want to dismantle everything to fit into a suitcase for air travel.
Sounds a great idea if you want to dismantle everything to fit into a suitcase for air travel.
Mick F. Cornwall
Re: Lugged Aluminium Exotica
Not so good if you want to ride it.....
Bike fitting D.I.Y. .....http://wheel-easy.org.uk/wp-content/upl ... -2017a.pdf
Tracks in the Dales etc...http://www.flickr.com/photos/52358536@N06/collections/
Remember, anything you do (or don't do) to your bike can have safety implications
Tracks in the Dales etc...http://www.flickr.com/photos/52358536@N06/collections/
Remember, anything you do (or don't do) to your bike can have safety implications
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breakwellmz
- Posts: 1982
- Joined: 8 May 2012, 9:33pm
Re: Lugged Aluminium Exotica
Well i think it`s lovely you(Mostly)cynical lot 
They must have cost an arm and a leg at the time.
I`d not heard of them before i saw this one on Ebay the other day.There seems to be very little out there that i can find about them.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Vintage- ... true&rt=nc
They must have cost an arm and a leg at the time.
I`d not heard of them before i saw this one on Ebay the other day.There seems to be very little out there that i can find about them.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Vintage- ... true&rt=nc
Re: Lugged Aluminium Exotica
as a piece of interesting cycling history it has a lot going for it. As a functional bicycle.... meh... not so much.
My experience of old French aluminium parts is, fortunately, restricted to mainly to thing like cranks. I say fortunately, because IME such parts corrode and break with an enthusiasm normally only shared by that nation's farmers for 'lorry-at-a-time' barbequed lamb.
I might be cynical, but if so, it is born from bitter experience. I expect that 20 minutes with the dye penetrant would deter only the most foolhardy from actually riding the thing....
cheers
My experience of old French aluminium parts is, fortunately, restricted to mainly to thing like cranks. I say fortunately, because IME such parts corrode and break with an enthusiasm normally only shared by that nation's farmers for 'lorry-at-a-time' barbequed lamb.
I might be cynical, but if so, it is born from bitter experience. I expect that 20 minutes with the dye penetrant would deter only the most foolhardy from actually riding the thing....
cheers
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