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All cleaned up now with all the rust treated and painted over! It was my Grandpa's and is really lovely to ride!0 -
Love those old Peugeots. Yours looks a bit nicer spec than my old one, but my first racing bike was a Peugeot Equipe, £105 from Halfords out of my own pocket money in 1984. :shock: Possibly I bought it because the red/blue colour scheme went with my new club colours, but I like to think it was the best machine for that sort of money at the time. Served me well for three years till the Ron came along.
...cheers Ben!0 -
My oldie, to sell but not sure how retro it is..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/78197795@N02/7002825907/
if I can get the image to link.....0 -
zx6man.....
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PhilPub wrote:Love those old Peugeots. Yours looks a bit nicer spec than my old one, but my first racing bike was a Peugeot Equipe, £105 from Halfords out of my own pocket money in 1984. :shock: Possibly I bought it because the red/blue colour scheme went with my new club colours, but I like to think it was the best machine for that sort of money at the time. Served me well for three years till the Ron came along.
...cheers Ben!
Yeah, really lovely bike, mine is the 1987 model with shimano 600 groupset! I do like the peugeot color schemes!0 -
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bompington wrote:The Rusty Raleigh is a 1995 Raleigh M-Trax, is that old enough? It's certainly retro in its style.
Here it is in full winter set-up:
I should perhaps point out that this is a snap I took with the intention of winding up the OCP club ;-) but never posted as I forgot the resolution on my phone was set way too low.
I was wondering if my bike would be old enough to qualify for this thread, it's 2 years newer than yours
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I smegin' love Peugeots. My first road bike was a Peugeot Avance, same colour as this, killed by a pick up driver with no insurance, the classic right turn, drive over the kid on the bike trick, woke up under a parked car down a side street.tv wrote:
All cleaned up now with all the rust treated and painted over! It was my Grandpa's and is really lovely to ride!
This is a great bike.Glen (work colleague) 'So Tony, those stars in the sky..they're not really small...they're really far away?'
Glen:'so the Scottish, the Welch and the Irish all have their own languages..so why don't the English have their own language?'0 -
Dunno if it does, what with those new-fangled shifters and suchtaff.. wrote:bompington wrote:The Rusty Raleigh is a 1995 Raleigh M-Trax, is that old enough? It's certainly retro in its style.
Here it is in full winter set-up:
I should perhaps point out that this is a snap I took with the intention of winding up the OCP club ;-) but never posted as I forgot the resolution on my phone was set way too low.
I was wondering if my bike would be old enough to qualify for this thread, it's 2 years newer than yours0 -
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bompington wrote:
Dunno if it does, what with those new-fangled shifters and suchtaff.. wrote:bompington wrote:The Rusty Raleigh is a 1995 Raleigh M-Trax, is that old enough? It's certainly retro in its style.
Here it is in full winter set-up:
I should perhaps point out that this is a snap I took with the intention of winding up the OCP club ;-) but never posted as I forgot the resolution on my phone was set way too low.
I was wondering if my bike would be old enough to qualify for this thread, it's 2 years newer than yours
OR being drunk when fitting the rear mudgaurd 0 -
PhilPub wrote:Nice little collection!
I forgot this thread. Still waiting for a bit of nice weather to take out my new fair-weather ride, but here's the re-vamped Ron Cooper as promised, complete with full SRAM Force groupset. 25 years young this year. Bloody love it.
Nice, very nice........ but Athena would have looked soooooo much better. Indescribably better!
Faster than a tent.......0 -
zx6man wrote:bompington wrote:
Dunno if it does, what with those new-fangled shifters and suchtaff.. wrote:bompington wrote:The Rusty Raleigh is a 1995 Raleigh M-Trax, is that old enough? It's certainly retro in its style.
Here it is in full winter set-up:
I should perhaps point out that this is a snap I took with the intention of winding up the OCP club ;-) but never posted as I forgot the resolution on my phone was set way too low.
I was wondering if my bike would be old enough to qualify for this thread, it's 2 years newer than yours
OR being drunk when fitting the rear mudgaurd
I was in a rush and the support rods were too long, so a quick blat with the angle grinder...........and it didn't come out exactly right 0 -
Rolf F wrote:Nice, very nice........ but Athena would have looked soooooo much better. Indescribably better!
Controversial! Athena in silver was the first thing I looked at, but I just much prefer the SRAM hoods for ergonomics and looks. I managed to get a ''nearly new'' Force groupset off ebay for a decent price, so I think I've done pretty well for performance vs. budget. Once I'd decided on the (old-school friendly) combo of black saddle/white bars with black hoods, I was happy that the black/white notes of the Force went really well. The only thing I'm not 100% on aesthetically is the brakes which have a slight blue tinge, so I might keep an eye out for some nice silver ones (SRAM Red would be nice if I could get them for a ridiculous price) and I could use these to upgrade the Tektros on my other bike. But it's a minor point really.
More importantly, it looks like it might actually be dry this weekend!
BTW, when this bike was first put together in 1987 I was lucky enough to inherit some lovely Campag Super Record bits off my brother's old bike, so this is why I looked at Campag before anything else, but quite frankly I don't think they're the last word in aesthetics like they used to be. Just my opinion.0 -
tv wrote:
It was my Grandpa's and is really lovely to ride!
Jeez! Either you must be really young, or I must be really old. My grandpa rode a Rudge Roadster as an adult in the 1920's. Your Peugeot there first stalked the earth when my own youth was already ancient history.
Please tell me this bike was your grandpa's 100th birthday present, or something.0 -
Im guessing it was one of his later bikes as he is in his 80s now!0
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Not quite a road bike as it's converted to fixed.
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This is my Gios Aerodynamic from 1983 as ridden in L'Eroica the year before last
http://i.imgur.com/Or5WX.jpgMake mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0 -
Monty Dog wrote:This is my Gios Aerodynamic from 1983 as ridden in L'Eroica the year before last
http://i.imgur.com/Or5WX.jpg
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Ben6899 wrote:PhilPub wrote:Nice little collection!
I forgot this thread. Still waiting for a bit of nice weather to take out my new fair-weather ride, but here's the re-vamped Ron Cooper as promised, complete with full SRAM Force groupset. 25 years young this year. Bloody love it.
That is a beauty!
Chapeau.
Looks really lovely. I might want to wait until SRAM Force 2014/15 comes out and then put that on a really nice 531 Claud Butler I have. I think it actually looks nicer than Athena, ain't that weird. Has a certain timeless look in terms of the shape.0 -
Monty Dog wrote:This is my Gios Aerodynamic from 1983 as ridden in L'Eroica the year before last
http://i.imgur.com/Or5WX.jpg
whoa... nice job on authenticity? how genuine are all the components?
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Ben6899 wrote:PhilPub wrote:Nice little collection!
I forgot this thread. Still waiting for a bit of nice weather to take out my new fair-weather ride, but here's the re-vamped Ron Cooper as promised, complete with full SRAM Force groupset. 25 years young this year. Bloody love it.
That is a beauty!
Chapeau.
Chapeaux +lots, that is delicious, well played!"I had righteous got my wheel backmost from a fettlin' at the LBS and was hunt transport to equitation it. As it was Refrigerated in the AM......"0 -
wakou wrote:Chapeaux +lots, that is delicious, well played!
Thanks guys! I went on my first mini-ride in proper gear on Saturday, just the 15-mile round trip to Herne Hill and back, and it rides so beautifully. On the one hand, after three years I'd forgotten how nice steel rides compared to carbon - a lot more dampening on London roads, and beautifully quiet, probably like cruising in a Bentley after hopping out of an Audi TT - but also with the new wheels, groupset, BB etc. it's sooo much better for the modern upgrade. This ain't gonna see any racing but will be my bike of choice when the sun is shining and I want to put a smile on my face. 0 -
Got an old 1990's Raleigh Pro Race as my winter bike, but it's in desparate need of new wheels and cassette.
Anybody any idea what I can replace them with? I presume the width between the dropouts is important but I don't know where to start?!0 -
pickled wrote:Got an old 1990's Raleigh Pro Race as my winter bike, but it's in desparate need of new wheels and cassette.
Anybody any idea what I can replace them with? I presume the width between the dropouts is important but I don't know where to start?!
Check the spacing for the drop-outs. Modern ones for 10-11 etc. spd cassettes are 130mm, yours maybe 126-128?? I believe it's a fairly straightforward job (in the hands of a professional) to get the stays respaced to the correct width - which is what I had done to mine when the frame went in for a respray - or if there's no more than a couple of mm's in it, a wheel might squeeze in anyway but best to get it done properly. Or you might find NOS wheels with the correct spacing, but if you want completely new modern, 10spd etc. you might as well get them respaced, if necessary.
Bear in mind also, whatever cassette you get will obviously need to have compatible drive-train - chainset & chain.0 -
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Foul Weather: 2010 Kinesis Racelight T2
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pickled wrote:Got an old 1990's Raleigh Pro Race as my winter bike, but it's in desparate need of new wheels and cassette.
Anybody any idea what I can replace them with? I presume the width between the dropouts is important but I don't know where to start?!
My Raleigh Europa (pictures to go up soonish I hope) has 120mm dropouts and has been running seven speed (now single speed on a seven speed freehub).
I just replaced the wheels with some Mavics off my best bike (9 speed Tiagra hubs) and whipped off the Tiagra freehub and replaced it with the seven speed one. Had to swap out the axle too, goes in a treat.0 -
My 1982 Cadex. Now for sale as sadly too small
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65473577@N ... 865510459/0 -
Really like this - It looks fit for purpose and ready to go!thespanishadam wrote:Not quite a road bike as it's converted to fixed.Current bike: 2014 Kinesis Racelight T2 - built by my good self!0 -
Here is my new (to me) Ron Cooper. It is frame number 009 and I have no idea of age etc.
Nisi Wheels on Mavic Hubs
Shmano Exage brakes
Unknown Levers with 'Dia Comp' hoods
Cinelli Bars and BB Case
Campy Strada 2 Crankset
Dura Ace Rear Mech
Suntour Levers
Suntour Front Mech
Selle Rolls Saddle
Kalloy Seat Post
Campy Headset
Mavic Stem
I have ordered some nice Conti Gumwall Tyres and some MKS pedals, cages and straps.
I am planning on keeping it as original as possible.
IMG_0145 by welkman001, on Flickr0
