Dave Hinde 653 - 'fillet smoothness' 😘

[retrobikeguy]

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Ta daaaaaa

finally finished and already been out for her first test ride and first crash too ......

so here it is in all its glory

 

[Peachy!]

Re: Dave Hinde 653 - Frame renovations nearly complete!

Lovely.... hope the off wasn’t too bad?

 

[retrobikeguy]

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Clicky pain in knee, bruised chest, small ding scratch lever strike :facepalm: but luckily nobody saw the incident

 

[Percybigun]

Re: Dave Hinde 653 - Frame renovations nearly complete!

That’s a belter of a bike, my favourite shape for a MTB.

What’s it weigh?

 

[retrobikeguy]

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Mmmmm can't find the luggage scales right now but I'll post up a build spec when I do fella

 

[retrobikeguy]

Another beautiful day so dug out another classic, this time I didn't crash....

Had to pop and get Ruby (the elder spaniel) some anti pee tablets from the extortionate vets so dusted it off, put some fresh air in the tyres and rolled Dave out once again, couldnt help but get myself a sausage and bacon butty and take a seat in the sun by the river.

This has to be a bit of a firm favorite for me, in both spec and comfort ........ even if the colour isnt really what I asked for

Frame: Dave Hinde, Reynolds 653

Fork: Reynolds 653 straight blade

Headset: 1" Deore DX with gorilla headlock
Stem: Breezer
Handlebar: Reynolds 501
Grips: ODi
Barends: Nope

Brakes: Deore Dx
Brake Pads: Shimano
Brake Cables: Shimano
Cantilever cable hangers: Shimano
Brake Levers: Deore

Shifters: Deore II
Front Derailleur: Deore DX
Rear Derailleur: Deore DX
Derailleur Cables: Jagwire
Cassette: HG70
Chain: HG40 .... I think
Cranks: Deore MT60
Crank Bolts: Std steel
Chainrings: shimano 28/38/48 SGX
Chainring bolts: Shimano
Bottom Bracket: Deore 122mm
Pedals: Deore DX

Hub Skewers: Deore DX
Rims: Mavic M281CD
Hubs: Deore DX 32h
Nipples: Brass
Spokes: Stainless steel butted
Tyres: Tioga Psycho
Tubes: inside the tyres of course.

Saddle: Turbo
Seatpost: Deore DX 27mm
Seatpost Binder: Stainless bolt

Weight ....... only got people scales

 

[drystonepaul]

Missed this first time around but that looks great. Nice work on the resto and excellent choice of DX for the components.

I had a couple of wheelsets built up back in the day by Dave Hinde including some Mavic M231CD on black DX hubs.
I well remember their framesets and complete bikes too. They seemed to constantly run magazine adverts so I'm sure I'll be able to find some of their old ads in my stash of old MBUKs.

Latterly Dave Hinde's online business became infamous for their very abrasive but highly entertaining customer service responses to complaints.

 

[al]

Very smart.


al.

 

[kingoffootball]

This has to be a bit of a firm favorite for me, in both spec and comfort ........ even if the colour isnt really what I asked for

The build really suits the frame. What colour were you planning on? A deeper blue?

 

[retrobikeguy]

The build really suits the frame. What colour were you planning on? A deeper blue?

I was aiming for the blue wave colour as used in the ford range, bit more of a turquoisey blue really

But it has grown on me,