MacRetro chat and rides thread

[epicyclo]

Yep, all over now!
I am just rolling mine on to 2022 as saves me entering next July.
Jimo, anytime your thinking of heading up just let Brian and I know and we can have a socially distanced ride round the course

Jamie

We can hold the World Single Speed Winter 24 Hour Time Trial Gravel Championship

 

[jimo746]

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Anyone feel like a cycling challenge over the festive period?

Instead of the usual boring "Festive 500" and similar challenges I propose we all make an effort to do fu*k all instead, and tackle the #festivefu*kall challenge

Info here... https://www.pvsevents.com/


I'm already excited about doing jack sh*t

 

[jimo746]

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I know theres a few Hope fans here, so looking for a bit of advice... I have an issue with a Hope Mono Mini front brake.
The brake had been sat around for a while, and needed bleeding when I first fitted it.
All worked fine, but after a few weeks I'd have to nearly pull the lever back to the handlebar to get decent braking, oddly if I pumped the lever a lot or just carried on using the brake it did seem to improve a bit.
I assumed it was air trapped in the system after I bled it, so bled it again, and did get some air out.
Now however theres not much lever travel at all before the lever stops, but the braking power is poor, the braking feels "wooden" , as if the pads are contracting the rotor but theres just not much power behind them.
I would mention the front lever, when pulled, stops, then if you pull harder it sort of makes a creaking noise/feeling, the rear lever doesn't make any noises.

I have a spare set of the same brakes, so might swap bits around this week.

 

[jimo746]

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:shock:

https://bit.ly/3iritTT


I don't think any of my bikes are worth a great deal, or that desirable hopefully they'll remain safely in the man cave !

 

[jimo746]

Oh, and the Hope brakes, I swapped the lever unit over, bled it, and it's been working fine since. So I've now got a couple of lever and caliper service kits to give the brakes an overhaul at some point.

 

[Mr Panda]

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This is actually much steeper than it looks :shock: :shock: :shock:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ym2F-tHdkk&feature=emb_logo[/youtube]

 

[velomaniac]

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There is only one thing I can say to that.......... EEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKK :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Danny "Deathwish" McCaskill at it again :shock:

 

[Jamiedyer]

That is a great video as usual.
Today I logged into Vimeo for the first time in a very long time and first thing playing was this Macretro one from 2013!!!
Macretro Aviemore 2013.

Jamie

https://vimeo.com/73995775

 

[Mr Panda]

That is a great video as usual.
Today I logged into Vimeo for the first time in a very long time and first thing playing was this Macretro one from 2013!!!
Macretro Aviemore 2013.

Jamie

https://vimeo.com/73995775

Excellent video - I wasn't on that ride but it sums up MacRetro perfectly - nice easy terrain, several stops, pushing bikes uphill, and a comedy "leg stuck in bike incident"

What's happened to Aaron? Haven't seen or heard from him for ages?

 

[epicyclo]

....Excellent video - I wasn't on that ride but it sums up MacRetro perfectly - nice easy terrain, several stops, pushing bikes uphill...

Jamie & I did that ride a couple of years back on less appropriate bikes with skinny tyres. We were so Retro we were Rough Stuffers.

Made it much more interesting, especially as old centrepull brakes aren't as good as disks, and 35mm tyres aren't a patch on 2".