Bikes and Bridges

[highlandsflyer]

When I get a new bike I like to just make sure it is safe to ride then take it for a quick circuit to see what it rides like in its unrestored state. I take it down a road that is now traffic free called "Five Bridges Lane" . Here is my new Raleigh Royal 708 at th first bridge. I guess I'll have to fill in the other four later. View attachment 893947
It rode like a dream, rattle free, smooth and silky. Unfortunetely yet again too small for me though.

Oustanding!

 

[winjohn]

Here is bridge number 3 on Five Bridges Lane with my British Eagle with full Shimano tricolor and Reynold 653 frame. First ride on this one and it rides really well too. Definitely feels sportier than the Royal and the "brifters" certainly make the shifting easier. Creaky pedals though but some nice MKSs or Sakaes should solve that. It is a bit in stealth mode against that background with its black paint but I am considering a powder coat on this one...perhaps bright orange! This actually feel the right size so is probably a keeper.

 

[db95]

Here is bridge number 3 on Five Bridges Lane with my British Eagle with full Shimano tricolor and Reynold 653 frame. First ride on this one and it rides really well too. Definitely feels sportier than the Royal and the "brifters" certainly make the shifting easier. Creaky pedals though but some nice MKSs or Sakaes should solve that. It is a bit in stealth mode against that background with its black paint but I am considering a powder coat on this one...perhaps bright orange! This actually feel the right size so is probably a keeper.

beautiful bike and an equally as beautiful day, oddly nice for this far into October!

Sunderlands Wearmouth Bridge and the Railway Bridge, from below this time.

A third bridge is currently under construction which will make for some cool photographic opportunity, albeit not as great as Newcastle which I think offers five or six bridges in one shot depending on position.

 

[dorset boy]

Wool, bridge and manor.

 

[winjohn]

Loving the pinkness. What model is that?

 

[dorset boy]

Loving the pinkness. What model is that?

Started life as a Raleigh Vitesse,£5 from the tip years ago.531 main tubes and i found a 531 fork off another raleigh for it later. Was in it's original White then Red and now Magenta for past three years.

 

[winjohn]

Very nice, I love a bike with a story behind it. I guess they all have stories but we only know some of them. Was it a DIY paint or a pro job?

 

[shedobits]

Very nice, I love a bike with a story behind it.

 

[ChromeChainstay]

If you peer into the undergrowth you are looking at a 150 + year old Sheep dip !
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cool pics, plus i have that saddle

 

[winjohn]

Just finished building the Surly Straggler for my mate, went on an initial shake down spin to test it out and I have to say they are a smooth ride. I put on some of those bargain Ritchey tyres and they look great and ride nicely on the road, I didn't have the heart to try them in the mud before he gets a chance to ride it!
May swap out the 50/34 compact for a super compact chainset from Spa. They do one with a great set of options. from 46/30 down to 40/24 and 165, 170 or 175mm cranks.
Here a shot of it on the River Itchen with the Hockley Viaduct in the background, two bridges for the price of one!