Recent content by Jonny69

No brakes!

I’ve enjoyed this strip-down. Shame you’re not going to be keeping it after all that hard work!

Aha, didn't know about that rear mech as it looks like a cheaper plastic one at a passing glance. I looked it up and my life has been enriched by reading this: https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/site/suntour_derailleurs_-_frank_berto_and_the_curse_of_duopar.html Great article!

Awesome, I was trying to gauge the distance from Weybridge to the Greywell tunnel and if it was all rideable. Must be about 25 miles then.

Thanks for the tip - might pass you down there one day then! This wasn’t really the right bike to be riding down there tbh. 25mm slicks weren’t the right choice for that surface so next time I’ll either take the Herse or go on a mountain bike.

Lol Woz! Joking aside, I wonder what happened to that one? The thread is from 5 years ago. Interesting seeing the changes that happened to RH bikes over a 30 year period. Mine is an early one, that is a late one and most RHs you see are somewhere in the middle. The cranks are quite different -...

Two vintage jerseys which don’t fit me! £25 each plus postage. 1. Italian club jersey. 60% wool. Size L. Measures 47cm armpit-to-armpit and 77cm from the bottom of the collar to bottom of the back. The fit is long and slim. This will fit you if you are 183-185cm tall (6’-6’1”) and slim build...

I nipped into Woking earlier to pick up a few things and on the way back decided to check out the canal that I could see from the main road (I’m still new to the area). Wow, turns out there’s a lovely towpath down there that goes on for miles. Took a snap at Lock 6, which is a very...

Excellent! My Viscount actually had shorty guards like those on it when I got it!

Yeah it’s a matter of remembering which bike I’m on. My muscle memory is very much for the Crosstop lever on my fixed daily because I’ve done a lot more miles on that bike than any of the others. I only have to be careful if I’m riding on the straight part of the tops, because in an emergency...

Thanks Woz. It’s been a fun project and your comments and enthusiasm have made it worthwhile putting it all here! MAFAC cantis are really good. There are a few imperfections in the rims which make them a bit grabby on one spot. Apart from that they’re pretty good. Lock. Ah. Yes. I probably...

Didn’t manage many bike commutes this week in the end, but I did finally do today on the RH. Proof: It was definitely a lot harder work than any of my other bikes and my legs are roached! I’m hoping it was just the headwind.

Depends how hard you mean by hard, but an initial coat of neatsfoot oil might work better than just proofide or dubbin if it’s really rock hard. Proofide doesn’t seem to soak in very far compared to dubbin. Dubbin stays soft and tacky but if the underlying leather is still dry in the middle it...

Don’t take these comments the wrong way, it’s not my intention. The angle you’ve got your Brooks is going to make you keep sliding to the front and you’re going to be constantly pushing yourself back up. It’s not comfortable riding like that. You should level it out or, if it’s gone a bit more...

It'll be pressed on. The copper colour might be what was under the nickel or chrome plate to make it stick. Tap it off gently so you don't damage it and so you'll be able to press it back on. Edit: missed a few replies there