The British bike thread

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

My old Raleigh Pioneer trail from 91, the original 'hybrid', swapped a few steel bits for lighter alloy, popped on drops and rx100 brifters, it works a treat!View attachment 951407

That is very nice the Pioneer is an underrated bicycle imo.

 

[grantoury]

My old Raleigh Pioneer trail from 91, the original 'hybrid', swapped a few steel bits for lighter alloy, popped on drops and rx100 brifters, it works a treat!View attachment 951407

Nice! I love an early lugged hybrid.

 

[chambo34]

That is very nice the Pioneer is an underrated bicycle imo.

Definitely so, it does everything I need and keeps up easily with modern stuff at a fraction of the cost

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Definitely so, it does everything I need and keeps up easily with modern stuff at a fraction of the cost

Got any drive side pics?

 

[chambo34]

Got any drive side pics?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

What is the biggest tyres you can fit? I need to find one of these or other Reynolds tubing bikes. Edit, is that an ahead/quill converter?

 

[chambo34]

Got any drive side pics?

Now running an stx rc as the original derailleur cage got bent when it picked a stick up, ultimately I'll pop on a Deore Xt to match the front...when I can find one in decent nick and long cage.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Now running an stx rc as the original derailleur cage got bent when it picked a stick up, ultimately I'll pop on a Deore Xt to match the front...when I can find one in decent nick and long cage.

Proper muddy I really like STX as a group, works really well and isn't silly money.

 

[chambo34]

What is the biggest tyres you can fit? I need to find one of these or other Reynolds tubing bikes. Edit, is that an ahead/quill converter?

These are Smart Sam 700x 40, pretty sure it'd take up to 45...possibly a tad bigger? It's a 1" quill to 1 1/8" threadless, not sure of stem but it makes changing bars etc far far easier, three 10mm spacers ease the flow from quill to ahead l think!

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

These are Smart Sam 700x 40, pretty sure it'd take up to 45...possibly a tad bigger? It's a 1" quill to 1 1/8" threadless, not sure of stem but it makes changing bars etc far far easier, three 10mm spacers ease the flow from quill to ahead l think!

They do, almost seamless. The one thing that's put me off in the past. Removable face plate is a great idea. I bought a velo orange one for my Randonneur, the most money I've spent on a stem