My Cougar road bike circa 1997

jonnyboy666 · Jan 6, 2012

i have to say i have always hated multi coloured tape, i understand the idea of matching the tape to the bike colour but the reason i don't like it is because i think it looks messy.

a single colour tape looks neat and tidy to me. i like black or white. black mainly because it looks good for longer but white on the right bike i think looks great.

i like the ultegra 600 though, i have always liked that group, don't know why as i generally prefer campagnolo on road bikes.

the frame colours are cool aswel.

wallonie11 · Jan 14, 2012

splash tape

Usually i agree with the anti-splash arguement, but... i think it looks 'right' here, is also consistent with age of frame and contemporary fashion at time. Be a shame to lose an 'original' feature of the bike!

Rich5ltr · Jan 15, 2012

Oh dear... now I'm in a quandry. I hvae ordered and fitted a Selle Regal Titanium white saddle. It really looks good. I ordered some white tape to go with it but not put it on yet. :? What to do?

wallonie11 · Jan 15, 2012

only one thing to do

There is only really one sensible solution here:- again the turbomatic saddle is already a super fine and fitting component on the Cougar - those little yellow elastomers were every school boys dream. But the white selle regal saddle is also a lovely piece. Such a lovely piece in fact, it would be worth building a bike around! And it wouldn't be too expensive, cos you already have some other parts lying around to use (bar tape)...

Good luck, I can't wait to see the finished product

Rich5ltr · Nov 18, 2022

Well, it's 10 years since I refreshed my Cougar and I've hardly used it since. As I'm now mid '60s I'm not likely to so I going to put on the sale section, trouble is I have no idea what to ask. What's the forum's thoughts on a hardly used Terry Dolan Cougar from the early to mid '90s?

biggs682 · Nov 18, 2022

Rich5ltr said:
Well, it's 10 years since I refreshed my Cougar and I've hardly used it since. As I'm now mid '60s I'm not likely to so I going to put on the sale section, trouble is I have no idea what to ask. What's the forum's thoughts on a hardly used Terry Dolan Cougar from the early to mid '90s?

My recently acquired Cougar is a joy to ride , as for value always a hard one especially the way steel bikes are selling at the moment

Rich5ltr · Mar 21, 2023

I just took some pictures of my Cougar (Terry Dolan built) - it's got Shimano Ultegra 600 a 3TTT headset, Look Pedals and new white Selle Regal seat. I appreciate it's difficult to put a price on these but are we talking £250 or £750? It's hardly been used because I bought it for triathlon and road riding back in '98/'99 and had surgery on both legs in 2000 so didn't compete again! I've used my Orange P7 since then but this just stays in the garage. Time to move it on...

biggs682 · Mar 21, 2023

@Rich5ltr that is a nice colour combo
As for value that's a toughie

Rich5ltr · Mar 21, 2023

biggs682 said:
@Rich5ltr that is a nice colour combo
As for value that's a toughie

I know, that's the problem. I'd stick on here and on eBay but I don't want to give it away. I may stick it up with a reserve of £500?

otherself · Mar 31, 2023

More like £250-£350 I'd say. Thats if its reynolds 653.

My Cougar road bike circa 1997

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