22year old bike oppinions please
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roadrash
cycle chatterer
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- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
i love mine 
Hilldodger
Guru
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- sunny Leicester
Who would want a bike made from soot anyway?
Scilly Suffolk
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Steel: because we got it right first time!
PpPete
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I have to say my 22 year old steel framed tourer is the only bike I've ridden on FNRttC.
One day I shall MTFU and bring the (even older) steel framed fixed wheel instead.
However - for longer rides, I do appreciate the qualities of the new Ti beast, it's lighter, faster, better acceleration, and more comfortable.
One day I shall MTFU and bring the (even older) steel framed fixed wheel instead.
However - for longer rides, I do appreciate the qualities of the new Ti beast, it's lighter, faster, better acceleration, and more comfortable.
Scilly Suffolk
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Ti: still metal so it's ok. FACT
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
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my marin bear valley has been owned by me since new 1992 , only replaced chain once along with cables , have never touched any other item , it still rides as good as it did all those years ago .
must admit though did think its time for a clean and re grease of head set and bottom bracket the other day , as its not being used at all at mo it will have to wait tikk next year .
must admit though did think its time for a clean and re grease of head set and bottom bracket the other day , as its not being used at all at mo it will have to wait tikk next year .
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roadrash
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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More dripping Dura Ace - 21 years old... PS Only has Record pedals as the DA ones weren't ARC (no float) - expensive when I started with DA toe clips, then DA Look, then had to get the Record.
Hilldodger
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mistercharly
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I've had old steel. Frames that, despite their weight, bent like a coathanger so that the chainstays rubbed the tyre when climbing. Frames that felt like I was riding an iron girder.
But I doubt there is a soot bike with a ride better than my 653main tube/753 rear triangle mercian. It's a couple of decades old, too.
But I doubt there is a soot bike with a ride better than my 653main tube/753 rear triangle mercian. It's a couple of decades old, too.
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roadrash
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Beautiful looking bike!
Scilly Suffolk
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Fossyant: love the blue-on-blue fade; an English classic (not sure about the chain-rings though)!
Roadrash: that is an AWESOME bike of SERIOUS quality: I thought cable-in-frame was a much more recent development. But please, lose the pump and seat-pack: like putting a spoiler on an Aston Martin!
I've got the period paint job, but I'll have to get my forks chromed if I want to be in your gang!
Roadrash: that is an AWESOME bike of SERIOUS quality: I thought cable-in-frame was a much more recent development. But please, lose the pump and seat-pack: like putting a spoiler on an Aston Martin!
I've got the period paint job, but I'll have to get my forks chromed if I want to be in your gang!
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roadrash
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loose the pump ? then what do i do if i get a puncture
but seriously ...thanks for your comments, i found the receipt last week in a box with other old cycle stuff....£350 in 1991 (was i off my head back then)
