iandg
Legendary Member
- Location
- Dumfries and Galloway
Recently refurbished this 1977 Raleigh Supecourse and built it up as a fixed
Show us your steel.....its real...
- Thread starter Cooperman
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Hi PH, I really like the look of your Soma ES, how do you like it now you've had it a few months? SteveNew toy, well the frameset is new, everything else has been swapped off another bike. Imported from the US, even with the duty and VAT it was a good saving on UK prices.
SOMA ES, the ES stands for Extra Smooth and on the basis of a 30 mile shakedown ride today it is just that.
Built up with 9 speed mix and match Campag, there's 5 groupsets in the mix! Plus brakes and pedals from Shimano, it's a confused bike.
Excuse the Looong steerer, I've not made my mind up yet where to cut it, 15mm lower would be ideal for riding on the hoods, but leaving it where it is now would make using the drops for extended periods more likely. I'll do a couple of thousand miles before I get the hacksaw out.
Hi Steve, could I answer that in a couple of weeks? I've put a few hundred miles in on it, but all quite short. I'm planning to use it for a couple of Audax next, a 200 and a 400, then I'll be happy to tell just if and how I like it.
bigjim
Legendary Member
- Location
- Manchester. UK
My Skyline at my banana stop today.
JordanCarroll
Well-Known Member
Here are the two i will try to work on soon:
I bought one of those MBK frames off eBay recently for a fun/hipster/I need to build a bike to fill my time project!
JordanCarroll
Well-Known Member
My Longstaff, cross posting from the "show us your audax bike" thread
Sillyoldman
Guru
My Longstaff, cross posting from the "show us your audax bike" thread
Looks lovely. I'd be happy to be riding round on that.
JordanCarroll
Well-Known Member
Thanks, I love it.
Although nowadays I'm not so happy, I have a niggling feeling that the steep 76 degree seat tube coupled with the brooks saddle (with their notoriously short rails) has placed me too forward on the bike. Having trouble with anterior knee pain, which can be caused by having your seat too far forward...
Although nowadays I'm not so happy, I have a niggling feeling that the steep 76 degree seat tube coupled with the brooks saddle (with their notoriously short rails) has placed me too forward on the bike. Having trouble with anterior knee pain, which can be caused by having your seat too far forward...
NotFabian
EACC
- Location
- Co. Antrim
JordanCarroll
Well-Known Member
^Excellent build
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
uphillstruggler
Guru
- Location
- Half way there
hell yes
BUR70N
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Suffolk Ba
My bike I got for free that I am doing up... Reynolds 525 frame Not finished yet..
After the respray..
After the respray..
uphillstruggler
Guru
- Location
- Half way there
My bike I got for free that I am doing up... Reynolds 525 frame Not finished yet..
After the respray..
i like the light blue, looks good.
couldnt make out the manufacturer on the original picture, who was it? looks like you may need new tyres too!
