Pub / canal bike bought today

[steve50]

Gotta hand it to you guys, the double bouncer BSO is a waste of money and my time. There is more wrong with it than there is right!
So I have purchased this, a good old Raleigh in full working order.

 

[John the Monkey]

Gotta hand it to you guys, the double bouncer BSO is a waste of money and my time. There is more wrong with it than there is right!
So I have purchased this, a good old Raleigh in full working order. View attachment 141184

Sorry to hear that. Still, my experience of the Pioneer has been very positive - mine's been a trusty utility bike since about 1989. I replaced the brakes and levers with a set of Deore V-brakes/Shimano rapid fire shifters, which updated the original equipment nicely, for about £40, iirc.

 

[raleighnut]

Gotta hand it to you guys, the double bouncer BSO is a waste of money and my time. There is more wrong with it than there is right!
So I have purchased this, a good old Raleigh in full working order. View attachment 141184

Good choice of bike there, likewise I'd swap to V-brakes and Rapid Fire (7spd) shifters but I'd also swap the handlebars for some aluminium ones and although I prefer 'straights' maybe some riser ones if you want the bars that high (that stem must be about it it's max extension)
Mind you those Pioneers ride nicely as standard.

 

[steve50]

Picked the pioneer up this morning, it's totally original apart from the tyres, everything works exactly as it should so I am a very happy chappy.

 

[Fab Foodie]

If it does what you want it to do, it's a good bike. Keep on rolling!

BTW, in case anyone's interested, there's a small hymn of praise to the rigid steel mtb in Rivendell Reader #41 http://cyclofiend.com/Images/pdf/RR41_web.pdf (p18).

Excellent article god dammit... Now everybody will be after them!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Picked the pioneer up this morning, it's totally original apart from the tyres, everything works exactly as it should so I am a very happy chappy.

Good stuff!

In general the CC massive knows bikes! The Pioneer will give years of pleasure, PLUS as it's still original thus 'classic' which is just the icing on the cake. Keep it original as long as you can :-)

 

[steve50]

Gave the bike a bit of a clean and happy to say it is in very good nick given its age, just a few age related scratches on the paintwork but no rust at all apart from the odd bolt . The BB is smooth as are the wheel bearings, the drive train all works as smooth as silk and looks to have very little wear, all in all a nice "classic" in very nice condition. Can someone point me in the direction of a supplier of the frame decals as the existing stickers are very tatty. The frame is 21" hence the saddle being dropped to its lowest point to accommodate my short legs, I do have to slide down off the saddle when I come to a stop but that is not an issue for me.

 

[raleighnut]

Gave the bike a bit of a clean and happy to say it is in very good nick given its age, just a few age related scratches on the paintwork but no rust at all apart from the odd bolt . The BB is smooth as are the wheel bearings, the drive chain all works as smooth as silk and looks to have very little wear, all in all a nice "classic" in very nice condition. Can someone point me in the direction of a supplier of the frame decals as the existing stickers are very tatty. The frame is 21" hence the saddle being dropped to its lowest point to accommodate my short legs, I do have to slide down off the saddle when I come to a stop but that is not an issue for me. View attachment 141242 View attachment 141243 View attachment 141244 View attachment 141245

Nice, looks much better with the stem down too.

 

[mustang1]

yebbut, I'm 70yrs old, knackered, short winded with bad knees, I need to get out on a bike more to keep things moving; the technicalities are secondary.

rigid bikes on rough towpaths bugger my joints, esp wrists and elbows. I am not going cross country riding. [do they still do cyclocross? or is it now mountain bikes]

I like the idea of getting out on a bike again, I was keen rider in my youth, but now I am a long way from that.

Bravo, plus one, and hats off to you, sir.

 

[Pale Rider]

I do have to slide down off the saddle when I come to a stop but that is not an issue for me.

Isn't that how everyone gets off a bicycle?

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/starting.html

 

[steve50]

Isn't that how everyone gets off a bicycle?

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/starting.html

Yeah, fair comment.

 

[Pale Rider]

Yeah, fair comment.

Or put another way, it matters not if you are showing nine inches of seatpost or no inches, provided there's adequate stand over clearance.

You might prefer a bit more on the Pioneer, but I'm sure it will do a grand job for its intended pub/canal use.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Looks nice. I hope you'll get a lot of memorable miles out of it.

From a happy Pioneer Jaguar owner.

 

[steve50]

Looks nice. I hope you'll get a lot of memorable miles out of it.

From a happy Pioneer Jaguar owner.

I had to google that as I'd never heard of them, a real classic, and one for restoration on ebay nice and cheap.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-R...703667?hash=item41b0f4bdf3:g:SrwAAOSw9NdXtjEF

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I had to google that as I'd never heard of them, a real classic, and one for restoration on ebay nice and cheap.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-R...703667?hash=item41b0f4bdf3:g:SrwAAOSw9NdXtjEF

Hmmm, yes that one could use a little TLC.

From the colour scheme and the graphics it's probably the same year as mine which has aged a little more gracefully: