Work bikes

[Piotr]

Essa 32 / 11-40 (0,8 ) is not light like old triple cranks, and 22/ 32 ( 0,685) for strong uphil,
Essa 32/ 11-45 ( 0,71) maybe lighter for strong uphil
Today I rode a few km ride especially for uphil offroad.... results for trainig bike will be ok on gravel terrain and light forrest.
It's a cheep system drivetrain 1x8 for old retro bike 26"

 

[XTSTIMAN]

Essa 32 / 11-40 (0, is not light like old triple cranks, and 22/ 32 ( 0,685) for strong uphil,
Essa 32/ 11-45 ( 0,71) maybe lighter for strong uphil
Today I rode a few km ride especially for uphil offroad.... results for trainig bike will be ok on gravel terrain and light forrest.
It's a cheep system drivetrain

Looks like a awesome area to ride on

 

[Piotr]

Yes... for marathons and single ride everyday.........
Cracow area....

 

[XTSTIMAN]

Hopefully one day I may ride the Krakow area

 

[Northernlight]

This has been my trusty steed for about 8 years traversing SW London. Awesome ride and would have been my forever commuter until I discovered a hairline crack in the drive side stay recently. Gutted!

 

[KayOs]

This has been my trusty steed for about 8 years traversing SW London. Awesome ride and would have been my forever commuter until I discovered a hairline crack in the drive side stay recently. Gutted!


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Repairable?

 

[Northernlight]

Repairable?

Tried with a local specialist welder and the ti was evidently so thin/brittle that it just made it worse. Only option would be to put a new rear end on. Evidently a weakness of older ti frame design not to reinforce at the point of high stress and chain strike. Shame as the old Sandvik/TST welding was like art!

 

[KayOs]

Repairable?

Oh man, that's really sad.

 

[Sparga]

Mine : Anlen Sage 1991. DX groupset with MT62 Thumbies.

 

[Beastieboy]

This is mine. 99 Tequesta with Orange Clockwork 10th anniversary fork. 11 speed SRAM, Deore cranks, Thomson layback post and Surly Sunrise bars. What was created as a cheap, no worries commuter build has become my most used bike and I adore it. Funny how that happens.