I got a new bike! It arrived while the wife was in, but I somehow managed to survive with all my extremities intact. One in, two out, she reckons (bikes, not extremities!). Luckily, I had two frames I wanted to sell anyway. 
What did I buy? One of these thingies..
Built in the UK by Chas Roberts, fillet brazed, and with dodgem paintwork. It even has chips - what's not to love?
I've wanted a UK-built, fillet brazed bike for a while now, but I always assumed I'd wind up with a Saracen. I never thought it'd be a Roberts.
Lynx Racing Products were apparently a manufacturer of lightweight bolts, and Roberts used them to supply bolts for the DOGS BOLX. The Parrilla seems to be a rebranded Genesis/Bottom Line. It's also the name of a Spanish grill, used for cooking meat in large amounts. That might explain the red & yellow colour scheme!
Sooo... what to do with it? I bought it as a frame and fork, but the fork that came with it is surprisingly heavy, so I'm after a Project Two fork, which Bottom Lines and some Genesises were fitted with. I've got some XT parts to hang on it, but had to buy a crank. Brakes are going to be Suntour XC SEs for a while, as they've just been freed from my Kili Racer. Not sure that seems right, tho. The fittings will probably be a bit of a mess for a while, to be honest - I don't like to buy too much in one go, or else the wife gets stroppy.
While it is tempting to get it powder coated white and stick some Roberts Genesis decals on it, I think I'm going to keep it as a Parrilla. It can be friends with my B52 Courier! Also - lose that paint?? No way! There must be some enamel that'll match the spangly paint, and I should be able to get the decals replicated easily enough (seems odd that there's no headbadge, tho). I've traced the decals, so now I need to see if a font matches them.
Can't wait to get the fork, so I can get a better feel for what to put on the bike. Exciting!!
What did I buy? One of these thingies..
Built in the UK by Chas Roberts, fillet brazed, and with dodgem paintwork. It even has chips - what's not to love?
I've wanted a UK-built, fillet brazed bike for a while now, but I always assumed I'd wind up with a Saracen. I never thought it'd be a Roberts.
Lynx Racing Products were apparently a manufacturer of lightweight bolts, and Roberts used them to supply bolts for the DOGS BOLX. The Parrilla seems to be a rebranded Genesis/Bottom Line. It's also the name of a Spanish grill, used for cooking meat in large amounts. That might explain the red & yellow colour scheme!
Sooo... what to do with it? I bought it as a frame and fork, but the fork that came with it is surprisingly heavy, so I'm after a Project Two fork, which Bottom Lines and some Genesises were fitted with. I've got some XT parts to hang on it, but had to buy a crank. Brakes are going to be Suntour XC SEs for a while, as they've just been freed from my Kili Racer. Not sure that seems right, tho. The fittings will probably be a bit of a mess for a while, to be honest - I don't like to buy too much in one go, or else the wife gets stroppy.
While it is tempting to get it powder coated white and stick some Roberts Genesis decals on it, I think I'm going to keep it as a Parrilla. It can be friends with my B52 Courier! Also - lose that paint?? No way! There must be some enamel that'll match the spangly paint, and I should be able to get the decals replicated easily enough (seems odd that there's no headbadge, tho). I've traced the decals, so now I need to see if a font matches them.
Can't wait to get the fork, so I can get a better feel for what to put on the bike. Exciting!!
