Road Cycling Essentials
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That's lovely, guessing you aren't a short bloke though!
I've got a Reynolds that I've been wanting to convert to a ss for a long while now, as its just for bombing into town. It needs some tlc, this might just inspire me to get on with it. Angle grinder with a steel wire brush, then paint it sometime.
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Most towns have a firm offering powder coating. They'd strip the frame for you as well.
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I've no idea TBH mate. A call doesn't cost much though? I expect if you did the prep work it'd be cheaper.
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Stripping a frame is a pain in the ass. I'll avoid doing it again. A knot wheel in a grinder will make a real mess of a 531 frame as well. It'll leave scores all over it and probably tear into the lugs which will be softer metal. Nitromores, a wire brush and some thick rubber gloves is pretty much the only way at home.
Love Reynolds stuffalways looks gorgeous! That frame definitely needs some TLC, be awesome when restored!
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[DOD]Asprilla;18897471 said:
Aye a little over 6ft.
I intend to take it to bob jackson cycles for a new enamel coat, looking at at least £100 though as I don't have the tools to remove the headset but I do for everything else (don't want to risk the screw driver and hammer method). And that's before i'm bothered about transfers (got to know it's 531
). Not sure what they would do with the raleigh badge on the headtube either.I did use a wire brush on the chain stays and on the previously chromed part of the forks and sprayed them with clear lacquer but it chips off pretty easily.
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Should be another nice long day in the saddle on Sunday, got a 150 mile route mapped out 
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Should be another nice long day in the saddle on Sunday, got a 150 mile route mapped out
How long are you expecting that to take?
Sounds pretty epicShould be another nice long day in the saddle on Sunday, got a 150 mile route mapped out
where will you be going?
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Good news.
I was supposed to be doing the Dragon with a mate, but he got knocked off; bike wrecked and him injured. He couldn't cycle and he couldn't afford a new bike until the insurance came though.
I thought I was doing the ride on my own, but he's now fit and someone has leant him a lovely van Nicholas Mistral that he's agreed to buy once the insurance comes though. Woot, I'm not going to be slogging up Welsh mountains on my own.
I was supposed to be doing the Dragon with a mate, but he got knocked off; bike wrecked and him injured. He couldn't cycle and he couldn't afford a new bike until the insurance came though.
I thought I was doing the ride on my own, but he's now fit and someone has leant him a lovely van Nicholas Mistral that he's agreed to buy once the insurance comes though. Woot, I'm not going to be slogging up Welsh mountains on my own.
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[DOD]Asprilla;18908195 said:
Very nice
Tell him to be ******' careful with that Mistral!
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Very nice
Tell him to be ******' careful with that Mistral!
He was careful with his Trek, it was the silly tart who pulled out of the sideroad who wasn't. He got off lucky; the chap he was with has a broken clavical. no riding for him for a long time....
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Just bought a new bike yesterday, ready assembled from halfords.
Was shocked to find that the third gear on left doesn't work, gave me a right scare on a main road :s
Taking it back to the store on Monday to get it fixed, they should do so for free right?
Was shocked to find that the third gear on left doesn't work, gave me a right scare on a main road :s
Taking it back to the store on Monday to get it fixed, they should do so for free right?
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Yes.
What do you mean by 'didn't work'? And when you say 'on the left' I assume you mean the left hand shifter controlling the front gearing?
Halfords aren't the best for spannering (roughtly on a par with me)...
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