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高性能自転車二輪車 Early Tushingham B52 High Performance Two Wheeler
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Right then, let's get it off the trainer and look at what we've got.
Excuse the front wheel, its the first one I grabbed to take with me so the bike could be put on a car rack. Looks kinda ridiculous with a 2.4 front and 1.0 rear tyre!
Well hmm the general "patina" is that this is a fairly used bike, but hey it was £free!
Some exage left (front mech), some m730 upgrades, bit of Deore & a Rolls saddle!
And the most awesome swept back and uncut handlebar, 22.2 with a shim to fit the stem:
Excuse the front wheel, its the first one I grabbed to take with me so the bike could be put on a car rack. Looks kinda ridiculous with a 2.4 front and 1.0 rear tyre!
Well hmm the general "patina" is that this is a fairly used bike, but hey it was £free!
Some exage left (front mech), some m730 upgrades, bit of Deore & a Rolls saddle!
And the most awesome swept back and uncut handlebar, 22.2 with a shim to fit the stem:
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Anyway, before we do, let's check out the trainer the bike was attached to.
I thought it would be junk, but it turns out to be a Cateye Cyclosimulator CS-1000
This amazing bit of kit has digital training programs, hill gradient and shows power output on the screen.
A quick google reveals this bit of kit is still revered by sprinters today, the stability of the platform meaning no moving around the room or falling off, and the resistance unit is apparently unbreakable!
This is the training weapon of choice used by Sir Chris Hoy, and it also known as the "psycho stimulator" due to its robust build and ability to handle over 2000W output.
I don't think I will be troubling that on the Tushingham.
I thought it would be junk, but it turns out to be a Cateye Cyclosimulator CS-1000
This amazing bit of kit has digital training programs, hill gradient and shows power output on the screen.
A quick google reveals this bit of kit is still revered by sprinters today, the stability of the platform meaning no moving around the room or falling off, and the resistance unit is apparently unbreakable!
This is the training weapon of choice used by Sir Chris Hoy, and it also known as the "psycho stimulator" due to its robust build and ability to handle over 2000W output.
I don't think I will be troubling that on the Tushingham.
This is a tale of highs and lows.
Looks to me like the bike has had a front impact, stressing the lugs and damaging the lower cup interface. A bit odd, as the lugs should be far stronger than the downtube and the bike would normally fold up there. Also the fork does not look bent.
Maybe thats how it made its way back to it's maker. Who chucked it on the turbo and then gave it away to a mate years later.
Looks to me like the bike has had a front impact, stressing the lugs and damaging the lower cup interface. A bit odd, as the lugs should be far stronger than the downtube and the bike would normally fold up there. Also the fork does not look bent.
Maybe thats how it made its way back to it's maker. Who chucked it on the turbo and then gave it away to a mate years later.
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