Recent content by Jonny69

Matching always looks better IMO. The black alloy 2x10-era Rival chain set is sleek and mega discrete looking. I might actually have one if you’re looking. I think bb-wise there aren’t any issues with SRAM. The only bb I’d actively avoid is that Race Face Team one which has the ‘wrong’ type of...

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I 'built' this 'rig' in 2020 to do the local paths with my lad on the back, but it's back wearing riser bars these days. https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/rude-lunchtime-rudy-project.365394/post-3235146

Don’t know if you’re on LFGSS, but there’s a dedicated large frames for sale / wanted thread in the classifieds 👍

Looking good! I’ve struggled in the past to find large toe clips. I just made up some blocks to space them forward by 10mm. I don’t think I’ve got a picture unfortunately.

I've had a couple of braking near misses and decided to see about improving the brake. Handful of the usual commuting-related stuff with drivers not looking, but also been brake-checked a couple of times and the brake on this is not up to the job. I don't want to change too much if I don't have...

I haven’t been Rule 9’ing on this bike. Decided tubs, no mudguards and weak brake weren’t compatible with the wet weather so I’ve been commuting on the Hobbs. We got a break in the weather yesterday though, so I got a chance to do a shakedown ride/commute. Here it is down by the Thames...

There's a lot to read on that link but it's worth it. I'm only up to where the stem is back from the chromers.

Going against the grain, I’m not enjoying the new stuff. Could you maybe start a Modern/Contemporary Randonneurs for them in the post-2000 section instead of here?

Someone might have gone over the frame with Linseed oil or similar to protect the frame. I would expect the frame to be Reynolds 531. What diameter is the seatpost?

The headset was notching into the ahead position (and probably contributed to a crash I had) so I gave it a going over a couple of weeks ago. I was expecting to find the crown race badly brinelled, but it was in fact the race in the lower headtube cup which had the most damage. I don’t have a...

Very rare bike. I don’t know how much you do or don’t know about Parkes bikes. FC Parkes started the Sun bicycle company. Sun were the factory-built bikes and the Parkes brand was reserved for the handbuilt lightweights. They shared frame numbers with Sun frames, so your P is 1948/1949: Over...

What saddle is that?

£10! Amazing it’s a 1991 frame given that it looks like it’s basically identical to a 1950s Raleigh Lenton. I think it’s both great and terrible that they carried that design forwards for 40+ years!

The weather looks like it’s going to be cack for the next five-six days but the local roads are going to be absolute chaos for commuting next week. Combination of schools going back and the key road out of here is closed for seven days for works. It’s going to be a mess. I normally commute 2-3...