Pre 1999?

Imlach said:
Hey Mario, I see you've riled up the purists within no time at all. Kudos. Think it's a nice looking bike. Ride it and enjoy it, but don't spend money on any upgrades. Most of the stuff on there will work decently and is somewhat serviceable, albeit a lot of lower end stuff. That isn't necessarily a bad thing though, a lot of lower end modern day tat is very good for what it is, alu lumps sold over here are draped in it and many of those bikes see more miles than the patina sniffers garage queen's. If you like riding it, and you start doing servicing of it here and there, perhaps it'll spark more of an interest and before you know it, you will be as crippled with addiction as the majority on here.

*twitches*

Welcome to RB
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Thanks!
 
novocaine said:
whilst it looks vintage it isn't I'm afraid. it's a modern bike, was still being sold last year but stock now appears to have dried up. Avocet own the name, they import acceptable quality bikes (one of mine is from them) and sell them through a parkers of bolton and local bike shops. or did. they've had some money issues and cut back their line up after gaining support another company (Want to say a Swedish company) they own a number of brands, this include insync, viking, coyote, Riddick and a few others.

they are located in Salford.

As to this bike. it's a 400 quid bike that was reduced almost everywhere to 200, the gear shifters are nasty but function, the wheels are heavy and it's a freewheel hub which is a bit pants. is it a top of the line racing bike? nope, is it enough to get out on and just enjoy? yer it is, it's functional. replace bits as they wear out, keep on top of maintenance and you'll be fine. I'd be really tempted to chuck a Chinese produced group set on it and enjoy.

(side note, my avocet is a Coyote and it's done many many happy miles and a few unhappy ones too).

https://ctbikes.co.uk/the-shop/road...ubmaster-gents-road-bike-59cm-frame-700c-red/
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Many thanks. As an earlier post alluded, this is modern reproduction and I've now got the info I wanted. I'm just keen to get out there and enjoy road cycling again after a pause of 40 years.
 
MarioMalc said:
Many thanks. As an earlier post alluded, this is modern reproduction and I've now got the info I wanted. I'm just keen to get out there and enjoy road cycling again after a pause of 40 years.
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That's the spirit. As mentioned by others, any bike that gets you out there is a good bike. After a long hiatus from cycling I got back into it on a low end Giant alu mtb from around 2000, I ran every cheapo component on there into the ground but I also rode it a lot. It was stolen in front of Lidl on a beer run and I remember tearing up. It only cost me 25 quid.
 
Thats a good looking bike. I've been playing with various versions of butterfly shifters from vintage Suntour Command to modern friction Diacompe and I've enjoyed using them (although mine are mounted along the brake levers). I haven't used that version, but I've seen them on a fair number of entry level bikes and I feel they are a better solution for a new cyclist than downtube shifters. I imagine the saddle may not be to everyones taste and if there was any updgrade to be made it would be to the saddle (and possibly tires when they start to wear).

Happy pedalling.
 
dirttorpedo said:
Thats a good looking bike. I've been playing with various versions of butterfly shifters from vintage Suntour Command to modern friction Diacompe and I've enjoyed using them (although mine are mounted along the brake levers). I haven't used that version, but I've seen them on a fair number of entry level bikes and I feel they are a better solution for a new cyclist than downtube shifters. I imagine the saddle may not be to everyones taste and if there was any updgrade to be made it would be to the saddle (and possibly tires when they start to wear).

Happy pedalling.
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Took it out for a 20 mile ride today, and the seat was great! Hopefully I'll still be saying that tomorrow!
 
It is only a set of mudguards, a better gear change setup, better pedals and, if you are feeling flushed, some quality wheels and tyres away from being a decent winter training bike/daily commuter.
Some of my fave training bikes have been gas pipe things, or asian aluminium mass produced stuff. Spend the money on the contact points, gear changing, and wheels/tyres and you can have a ball.
 
Frankenorange said:
It is only a set of mudguards, a better gear change setup, better pedals and, if you are feeling flushed, some quality wheels and tyres away from being a decent winter training bike/daily commuter.
Some of my fave training bikes have been gas pipe things, or asian aluminium mass produced stuff. Spend the money on the contact points, gear changing, and wheels/tyres and you can have a ball.
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Yeah, that's a good idea, may as well change the frame while you're at it 👍😉

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