Raleigh Rally & Pentlands Meet Sunday 16th August
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velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
Here's more frightening for you, original spec which mine has includes steel everything, not an bit of alloy, wide steel rims, 36 spoke plain gauge, BMX 21.1mm internal diameter steerer tube on forks and rotten brakes !!!!!!!!!!!
I've upgraded to Vee brakes so I can at least stop coz all that weight takes some stopping. I think the bike approaches 40 Ibs :shock:
On the plus side the bike is very stable with predictable handling and quite comfy if a little dull feeling.
Velo
I've upgraded to Vee brakes so I can at least stop coz all that weight takes some stopping. I think the bike approaches 40 Ibs :shock:
On the plus side the bike is very stable with predictable handling and quite comfy if a little dull feeling.
Velo
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
I've no idea of the route either, so if DaveDH fails to show I reckon on appointing you David aka'TheKen' as deputy guide. Basically someone who can string some interesting sections of riding together will be useful. BITD I admittedly just followed others around the Pentlands so did not think about routes. 
Be good to see you Boxxer and don't worry, we really are the slowest mtb'rs in existence, lots of stops and chinwags coupled with the fact someone will have a 'mechanical' with their old bike, probably me :roll:
Cheers Velo
Be good to see you Boxxer and don't worry, we really are the slowest mtb'rs in existence, lots of stops and chinwags coupled with the fact someone will have a 'mechanical' with their old bike, probably me :roll:
Cheers Velo
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
Did I say my bike had brakes, not in the wet it doesn't, not at all in fact
Changing front wheel to an alloy rim will hopefully help :roll:
Velo
Changing front wheel to an alloy rim will hopefully help :roll:
Velo
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
Blimey, not prepared to fork out £20 on a cheap lid but happy to hunt down expensive exotica for his bike.
Big Eck, your going to look daft but distinctive
Might have cracked the brakes issue, filing shallow lines into the steel rims brake surface, like the milled rims you encountered from manufacturers who at least tried to work around the poor braking issue. Proof will be in the riding :roll:
Velo
Big Eck, your going to look daft but distinctive
Might have cracked the brakes issue, filing shallow lines into the steel rims brake surface, like the milled rims you encountered from manufacturers who at least tried to work around the poor braking issue. Proof will be in the riding :roll:
Velo
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