The Warlord has landed!

[mikee]

thats the coolest townsend I've seen
but that seats awful

 

[EarlofBarnet]

It most certainly is! Found a few 25.8m seatposts on ebay, so I'll soon be able to put a normal saddle on it. Can't at the moment as the post has a weird clamp on it that won't join to normal saddle rails.

 

[Marmite King]

if ever a bike deserved NOS 200GS...

I`ve got a full 1990 group NOS if your interested ?

 

[EarlofBarnet]

Thank you for the offer, but i fear it may be too good for what it is just a work-hack.

 

[retroyetirigid]

Am I the only one to think "single speed on a biopace chainring, bet chain tension set up was fun" ?? :shock:

 

[EarlofBarnet]

I have tensioned it up on the wider part of the chainring. It's not too loose on the narrower part. Should be right until I can get a single chainring on there.

 

[Stevo69]

Oooooooh what a BEAST... :shock:

 

[magicmistertea]

if ever a bike deserved NOS 200GS...

Quality :!:

i actually really like the look of that bike

 

[EarlofBarnet]

Once you get over the shame of it, it's alright. Should do the job for what it was intended for.

 

[EarlofBarnet]

Well, today will be my third trip in to work on the Warlord. I do need to change the gearing, as the current set-up is leading to me spinning out on anything other than an uphill. However, what a cracking bike! It's been a long time since I've road rigid and I absolutely love it. It's just so direct. I'm currently riding a 5" travel f & r '05 Kona Coiler, which I also love, but its no where near as direct as riding the shed of a work-hack.

Which leads me to think I need to sell the Coiler and go back to at least a hard tail. But, this forum has distorted my opinion of modern bike and now I find myself looking at old Hei Hei frames etc. What have you all done to me!!!

*Goes off to look in classifieds for a 17" rigid frame...*