chickendrumsticks
Senior Retro Guru
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Thanks all. Yes, it looks pretty good to me too. And Goldie, those forks certainly look the part, thanks. Thanks as well to to reynoldsfan who provided all the parts the bike didn't come with. If you know what I mean...
How does it ride Chris? I should say light, lively and pretty fast, if only I had the legs still. It's donkey's years since I rode such a close ratio set-up (14-20 7 speed, with 52/42 at the front) but here in flattest Norfolk it seems emininently usable. The Suntour Vx changer handles the 7 speed perfectly and with the "ratchet action" on the downstroke the "Power" levers make changing precise and dead easy. Half way to SIS! I have to say that it is a tad large for me so it didn't look too great with the saddle lowered somewhat to accommodate my wee stumpies. I keep buying bikes that are always a little large. Tell me to stop!
And for an old clunker it ain't too hefty - weighs in at 10.4Kg, that's 23lbs in old money.
Given its size this may be appearing in "bikes for sale" in the not too distant future. Although I don't anticipate recouping all that it has cost me :facepalm: , in the usual way!
But the pleasure of refurbishing an old machine that seemed too far gone more than outweighs that. And of course, being involved with you people here makes it better. Thanks for your encouragement as always, as well as all the lovely shiny bits .
Thanks all. Yes, it looks pretty good to me too. And Goldie, those forks certainly look the part, thanks. Thanks as well to to reynoldsfan who provided all the parts the bike didn't come with. If you know what I mean...
How does it ride Chris? I should say light, lively and pretty fast, if only I had the legs still. It's donkey's years since I rode such a close ratio set-up (14-20 7 speed, with 52/42 at the front) but here in flattest Norfolk it seems emininently usable. The Suntour Vx changer handles the 7 speed perfectly and with the "ratchet action" on the downstroke the "Power" levers make changing precise and dead easy. Half way to SIS! I have to say that it is a tad large for me so it didn't look too great with the saddle lowered somewhat to accommodate my wee stumpies. I keep buying bikes that are always a little large. Tell me to stop!
And for an old clunker it ain't too hefty - weighs in at 10.4Kg, that's 23lbs in old money.
Given its size this may be appearing in "bikes for sale" in the not too distant future. Although I don't anticipate recouping all that it has cost me :facepalm: , in the usual way!
But the pleasure of refurbishing an old machine that seemed too far gone more than outweighs that. And of course, being involved with you people here makes it better. Thanks for your encouragement as always, as well as all the lovely shiny bits .