F R Russell

[biggs682]

Did you have to walk home

yes a nice walk across town in the dark

 

[biggs682]

Ten minutes of tinkering this morning and hey presto normal service is resumed .

I found an old 5 speed block in my spares pile and promptly removed the faulty one and fitted it .

And a quick 3 mile road test later the old girl is up and running again .

 

[biggs682]

A great 26 miles this morning on this now 5 speed machine .

An absolute pleasure to ride no matter what the condition .

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Ten minutes of tinkering this morning and hey presto normal service is resumed .

I found an old 5 speed block in my spares pile and promptly removed the faulty one and fitted it .

And a quick 3 mile road test later the old girl is up and running again .

A dodgy freewheel is so annoying isn't it? The one on my horrible old "vintage" Apollo hack kept intermittently sticking and throwing the chain, despite having had a light oiling. As a last resort yesterday, I absolutely drowned the cluster, rear mech, and chain in engine oil and immediately went off on a road test. It got better and less sticky the more I rode. After an hour I was getting discomfort which was telling me the handlebars were too low, so I came back and raised them as far as they would go. Back out for another road test and much better, ended up being out for 2 1/2 hours including tinkering time. Freewheel is perfect now and doesn't need removing after all!

 

[southcoast]

A great 26 miles this morning on this now 5 speed machine .

An absolute pleasure to ride no matter what the condition .

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What’s idea behind the chopped back handlebars?

 

[biggs682]

What’s idea behind the chopped back handlebars?

Reduce weight

Being honest that's how they came to me , and seeing as i don't ride on the drops i just left them like that

 

[biggs682]

Nice pre work 11.5 miles this morning thought i would use this machine seeing as it was my winter machine and the conditions are wet underfoot with smatterings of snow still lying here and there .

 

[mikeymustard]

What’s idea behind the chopped back handlebars?

I think it's a hill climber's trick to lose weight (as in the sport of hill climbing not just some randomer riding up a hill)

 

[biggs682]

A cracking 47 miles this morning on this old girl .

Loads of climbing for Northamptonshire is 2200 ft . All managed on a 5 speed set up .

 

[biggs682]

A couple of more rides on this old girl this weekend totalling a mere 37 miles but they were all good one's .

 

[biggs682]

Last weekend i found a couple more F R Russell's for sale , a bit too far away and slightly over priced i think

https://en.shpock.com/i/WreXtjpyLmcmSf0N/

 

[biggs682]

Holy thread resurrection .
Just dug the F R Russell out of the shed.

It might be going to be treated to a refresh

 

[carpenter]

Go on, it deserves it (Christmas treat )

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Holy thread resurrection .
Just dug the F R Russell out of the shed.
It might be going to be treated to a refresh

Refresh as in give it some lube and put the Schwalbes and mudguards back on, or refresh as in send the frame away for a lick of paint/powder coat?
You were threatening to refinish it a couple of years ago.

 

[biggs682]

Refresh as in give it some lube and put the Schwalbes and mudguards back on, or refresh as in send the frame away for a lick of paint/powder coat?
You were threatening to refinish it a couple of years ago.

Thoughts are to get it powder coated and then re build but tomorrow is another day