Recent content by The Don

Thought my Aelle was rather *ahem* robust

Would it be considered rude to ask what the two sets of handcuffs are for ? :lol:

First "proper" ride I had my first proper ride this morning, five times around the Bristol Downs (a very flat route). 16 miles covered comfortably in just under an hour. Not TdF pace for sure but not bad for an old fat lad still trying to work out how to get his flipping feet out...

Found something about the frame From this site: http://www.equusbicycle.com/bike/columb ... schart.htm Set for amateur and touring cyclists, built of cold-drawn, microalloyed-steel thin-wall tubing which makes it especially lightweight. CMn Steel - Weight: 2345 g Sounds like it's...

Links to pictures Sorry about the quality, phone pics I'm afraid: Bike: Frame label: http://yfrog.com/bg05082010058xj Back end: http://yfrog.com/mv05082010056ij Front end: http://yfrog.com/nc05082010057j

A little more detail about the components I've had a look at the bike a bit more: - Gears - Camagnolo Mirage 9 speed - Frame "Speciali Trifilati Acciaio CMn Aelle Tre Tubi" - Wheels - Vuelta Airline 2 - ITM - Brakes - Saccon I'll upload some pictures later

I'm afraid it's not really a retro bike because it's only about 10 years old but it does have cylindrical tubing and drop handlebars. I bought it off e-bay for £100 with a view to using it as a training/triathlon machine (the hybrid I was using wasn't particularly quick). It feels like a...