Another British Klunker/Tracker/Chunker?

The layback on that post. Be warned. I bent one in a single ride with less.


“Ah but we were so much heavier then………. Could we, should we? ”

Barbra Streisand

blimey....this is a blast from the past...in Wiltshire in the 1970s we were on these doing 'Rough Stuff Fellowship' sort of stuff...only my Pacific in exactly the same colour way was a female frame, which of course gave brilliantly low standover height...useless off road in any other way, indeed every other way, but huge fun.

The History Man said:

The layback on that post. Be warned. I bent one in a single ride with less.


“Ah but we were so much heavier then………. Could we, should we? ”

Barbra Streisand

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My thoughts exactly…

But then it’s only for a single ride

Are they not extremely small braced bars for a very a-symmetric rider??

28lbs of silly… couple of bits & bats need sorting like a complete strip down & re-pack of the front axle and the BB as right now they are proper RAF!
Things I’ve also changed; swapped out the steel stem for an Aluminium short “GB” and the steel bars for some repro Raleigh aluminium swept back jobbies. The 2 ton saddle has been replaced by a 70’s Brooks Vitesse100 and an old school BMX post gets me up and over the back wheel…
The cheep steel stamped brakes have been swapped out for aluminium Weinmann & the stamped:folded steel levers likewise.
I’m thinking I’ll keep the steel wheels & 3sp Sturmey for the first race, then maybe swap them out with early 80’s 26” aluminium rims & hubs and go single speed for the following year.

Love the laid back saddle

yakboy said:

Love the layer back saddle

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Thought you’d like it…
I think the only thing I’d change right now is to have even bigger/higher/wider bars

Goodness me Peachy. What a wonderful thing.

Yes, it’s hard to find reasonably priced bonkers bars.

Try 7/8 handlebars or 22.2 that will bring up motorcycle bars will need an adapter to 25.4 though unless you have a 22.2 stem