Recent content by bikeworkshop

Anyone can have a crash, but not many then think you can sell the wrecked and dangerous remains for the price of a half decent bike in good order. Ffs

21mm is usually kids bikes, so implies low quality. Could be shimmed, but not worth it.

G.Sus he still thinks it's worth 200 notes.

Quality tyres pumped up right is usually all you need @Scott Slime can clog the valve, requiring its replacement. Had one in today on a spesh hardluck - didn't have a puncture, but needed the tube replacing sssssss 🙄 Given you dont even need to take the wheels off to swap a tube, you should...

Lovely sound and feel to the power delivery from a guzzi😍

I can't believe that raleigh had ti welding facilities in their factory at this point, fit such small scale production, so in assuming they had them made by someone else, like Orange did

Did raleigh do such hi spec ti welding? Many raleigh welded ti frames look like I did it tbh. I think nearly every one I've seen has broken too😪

I'm surprised the repairer didn't have a go at filling the hole. I mean, if you're given a frame with a crack to repair, and you hand it back saying "yeah, I repaired the crack - it's got a hole instead now. Hope that's ok. £150 please." Not sure about the expected response...😉

You can always buy a stem in a shop during the trip - if you've got the shims - a lot of places will only have 1&1/8" to 31.8...

And I've got one already... That's the best excuse isn't it?

In the late 90s, riding a frame that was technically one size too small was normal😉

Brake blocks👍innit The smaller 700 wheel needs the brake blocks moving down to remain central on the rim. If you just stick a 700 into a 27" bike, the blocks will run on the tyre, giving "powerful but short-lived" braking performance🤕

Such a great looking bike😍 Early ones prone to failing around the bb, but it should be that only the good ones are left now👍

You can swing these bars around, and as the hand position is back from the stem clamp, it suits a long frame: Don't generally like them, because people think they are going to be comfortable on a good- fitting bike, but they might be just the job here. Note the mirror. Draw your own...

A major source of confusion is that tyres come in an actual measurable size - the bead is rigid so the rim diameter has to be exactly that, and the inflated tyre width is fixed by the fabric within the tyre - there's no stretch. Inner tubes are a butyl rubber material. if you pump them up...