Rebikecumbria
Retro Guru
Been rebuilding the girlfriends bike (she’s only been on it twice in the last year)
so we’ve had this frame for just over a year and started out as a contemporary build after finding the frame with a few parts still attached in the frame pile and I thought it was well worth salvaging and putting to good use
so the first rendition was something I thought she would be comfortable (size wise) and something I could “borrow” for the odd xc ride (as I had just a dh and an old skool rigid beater at the time) to play with - so to cut a long story short she’s been on it twice didn’t like the handlebar set up and hated riding on grass - but loved borrowing and riding the dh on flat and any single track that was faster than grass (we even made it to the marshes and sands in the estuary a good 10mile flat ride from Carlisle)
I ended up racing it in its first rendition last year and beat all 4 of 5 of the electric bikes in the same race/heat which pleased me greatly ; ) and came 5th overall time wise (even with a 2k random detour another story) see pics below
Anyway…. It being a bit of serious back ache on a long ride being to small for me (though very flickable and fun on jumps) and the lassy not really using it I stripped it for all its parts (nearly) and transferred them to a larger frame; bearing in mind I had mentioned I needed a larger frame for all dayers and she agreed I should get a proper frame/bike for said purpose
Well… she found out that I had stripped the pendle and was not a happy bunny “so what’s happening with my bike” she said
Sooo with a promise that she will try the blue at whinlatter I ve been at work rebuilding from the frame up … getting 20 yrs of grime out of yellow grips with a tooth brush has been a riot amongst other hard work (the frame had been rawed to the alu carefully going round the decal’s) and it’s nearly there
I’ve tried to make it her largest piece of jewellery and a nice smooth ride, haven’t gone completely period correct and any “build” bumf I ll add in comments for the train spotters and any q’s and constructive criticism very welcome (don’t watch the disc wheelset that’s prob the first thing to change out)
But it’s got some British things going for it Pendle with a bit of orange
Hopefully it won’t end up a total carpet queen and it will encourage her round some gravel, forest trails and some blues
you never know
What’s your other half riding comments and pics below
so we’ve had this frame for just over a year and started out as a contemporary build after finding the frame with a few parts still attached in the frame pile and I thought it was well worth salvaging and putting to good use
so the first rendition was something I thought she would be comfortable (size wise) and something I could “borrow” for the odd xc ride (as I had just a dh and an old skool rigid beater at the time) to play with - so to cut a long story short she’s been on it twice didn’t like the handlebar set up and hated riding on grass - but loved borrowing and riding the dh on flat and any single track that was faster than grass (we even made it to the marshes and sands in the estuary a good 10mile flat ride from Carlisle)
I ended up racing it in its first rendition last year and beat all 4 of 5 of the electric bikes in the same race/heat which pleased me greatly ; ) and came 5th overall time wise (even with a 2k random detour another story) see pics below
Anyway…. It being a bit of serious back ache on a long ride being to small for me (though very flickable and fun on jumps) and the lassy not really using it I stripped it for all its parts (nearly) and transferred them to a larger frame; bearing in mind I had mentioned I needed a larger frame for all dayers and she agreed I should get a proper frame/bike for said purpose
Well… she found out that I had stripped the pendle and was not a happy bunny “so what’s happening with my bike” she said
Sooo with a promise that she will try the blue at whinlatter I ve been at work rebuilding from the frame up … getting 20 yrs of grime out of yellow grips with a tooth brush has been a riot amongst other hard work (the frame had been rawed to the alu carefully going round the decal’s) and it’s nearly there
I’ve tried to make it her largest piece of jewellery and a nice smooth ride, haven’t gone completely period correct and any “build” bumf I ll add in comments for the train spotters and any q’s and constructive criticism very welcome (don’t watch the disc wheelset that’s prob the first thing to change out)
But it’s got some British things going for it Pendle with a bit of orange
Hopefully it won’t end up a total carpet queen and it will encourage her round some gravel, forest trails and some blues
you never know
What’s your other half riding comments and pics below
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Only a wheel build and a bit of time holding it up.
