a.twiddler
Veteran
For sale
Revolution Country Explorer
46 cm frame. Fits me, and I’m 5’5” (Sizes available were 46,49,52cm)
Frame – double butted Reynolds 525 Chromoly Steel
Fork - Full Hi-Ten Aero, Offset Tip 17mm
Headset - 1.1/8" Aheadset
Shifters - Shimano ST-3400 Sora
Rear Mech - RD-M591 SGS Deore
Front Mech - Shimano FD-2303
Chainset - Shimano M443C, 48/36/26t, 170mm
Bottom Bracket - Cartridge/Square Taper
Chain- KMC, HG-53
Freewheel - Shimano, CS-HG50-9, 11-32t, 9sp
Hubs - Formula, 32h, QR
Rims - Strongman, Alloy Double Wall
Spokes - Steel, Silver/14G Brass Nipples
Tyres – Panaracer Pasela, 700 x 35c
Brakes - Tektro, BB5, Mechanical Disc Brakes, 160mm F & R + 2 sets spare pads.
Interruptor Brake Levers - Tekro AL-741
Handlebar – Nitto Randonneur, engraved, 420mm, 31.8, Drop Bar
Stem – Adjustable angle, 31.8
Grips/Bar Tape Foam grips with cloth tape over, brown
Saddle- Viking comfort gel saddle, brown
Seat Post - 27.2 x 350mm, Black
Pedals – just pedals, as I expect that a buyer would fit their own favourites.
Rear carrier, unbranded, with pump pegs
Mudguards SKS silver chromoplastic
Rear axle kickstand, Hebie.
It has two water bottle cages with another fitting point in front of the down tube.
I’ve had this bike since 2016 and it had quite a bit of use until my garage became a Recumbent Zone in 2020. It was the last of my diamond frame bikes and I hung on to it as I’d had a lot of experiences on it in the time that I used it intensively -sentiment, really, and the fact that it rides really nicely loaded and unloaded, on road and mild off road. It’s a very stable bike, and the pedalling effort feels very connected to the back wheel. It was marketed as a tourer but would make a good commuter as well as a general purpose bike.
It has a versatile range of gearing having a traditional 3 X 9 set up. It’s had some use, with the expected odd scrape and furry fastener but has plenty of life left in it yet. It doesn’t have top of the range equipment but it’s perfectly functional and useable. The frame strikes a good balance and could form the basis for some upgrading if a buyer felt so inclined, but it’s perfectly usable as it is. I could imagine fitting BB7s if you needed the extra stopping power, for example, but I’ve not found the BB5s lacking. They should fit straight on.
Sad to see it go but it’s better being ridden by someone who will appreciate it than sadly languishing in my garage.
Not sure what to ask really with the state of the market but I’ll put it out at £200.00 and see what happens.
Buyer collects or can arrange a meet.
Revolution Country Explorer
46 cm frame. Fits me, and I’m 5’5” (Sizes available were 46,49,52cm)
Frame – double butted Reynolds 525 Chromoly Steel
Fork - Full Hi-Ten Aero, Offset Tip 17mm
Headset - 1.1/8" Aheadset
Shifters - Shimano ST-3400 Sora
Rear Mech - RD-M591 SGS Deore
Front Mech - Shimano FD-2303
Chainset - Shimano M443C, 48/36/26t, 170mm
Bottom Bracket - Cartridge/Square Taper
Chain- KMC, HG-53
Freewheel - Shimano, CS-HG50-9, 11-32t, 9sp
Hubs - Formula, 32h, QR
Rims - Strongman, Alloy Double Wall
Spokes - Steel, Silver/14G Brass Nipples
Tyres – Panaracer Pasela, 700 x 35c
Brakes - Tektro, BB5, Mechanical Disc Brakes, 160mm F & R + 2 sets spare pads.
Interruptor Brake Levers - Tekro AL-741
Handlebar – Nitto Randonneur, engraved, 420mm, 31.8, Drop Bar
Stem – Adjustable angle, 31.8
Grips/Bar Tape Foam grips with cloth tape over, brown
Saddle- Viking comfort gel saddle, brown
Seat Post - 27.2 x 350mm, Black
Pedals – just pedals, as I expect that a buyer would fit their own favourites.
Rear carrier, unbranded, with pump pegs
Mudguards SKS silver chromoplastic
Rear axle kickstand, Hebie.
It has two water bottle cages with another fitting point in front of the down tube.
I’ve had this bike since 2016 and it had quite a bit of use until my garage became a Recumbent Zone in 2020. It was the last of my diamond frame bikes and I hung on to it as I’d had a lot of experiences on it in the time that I used it intensively -sentiment, really, and the fact that it rides really nicely loaded and unloaded, on road and mild off road. It’s a very stable bike, and the pedalling effort feels very connected to the back wheel. It was marketed as a tourer but would make a good commuter as well as a general purpose bike.
It has a versatile range of gearing having a traditional 3 X 9 set up. It’s had some use, with the expected odd scrape and furry fastener but has plenty of life left in it yet. It doesn’t have top of the range equipment but it’s perfectly functional and useable. The frame strikes a good balance and could form the basis for some upgrading if a buyer felt so inclined, but it’s perfectly usable as it is. I could imagine fitting BB7s if you needed the extra stopping power, for example, but I’ve not found the BB5s lacking. They should fit straight on.
Sad to see it go but it’s better being ridden by someone who will appreciate it than sadly languishing in my garage.
Not sure what to ask really with the state of the market but I’ll put it out at £200.00 and see what happens.
Buyer collects or can arrange a meet.
