Just picked up my new (second hand) bike!
Southgate
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I am now the proud owner of a second hand but hardly used Claude Butler Classic with an old-skool rack on the back. It's got huge great tires, a big Toblerone-style saddle, flat pedals and cantilever brakes. And I love it!
This one hundred and fifty quid piece of junk is my new pride and joy. I'll cannibalise my dead hybrid for parts; swap the saddle, fit some toe cages, maybe flip the bars too. But essentially it will still be a bargain-basement bash-it-around all-weather all-purpose bike just like I used to have when I was a kid.
For sure, it's a wee bit slower than my Spesh Roubaix winter training bike, and not as quick as my summer Di2-equipped Orbea Orca. Sure, it's true I don't look quite as TdF. BUT it can boldly go where no Southgate has gone before, in particular along the canal towpath from Tottenham to Hackney each morning and the reverse each evening. And when the roads ice up, I'll still be out there on my massive tires, pedalling away, depriving TfL of a tenner a day and paying off the bike in three weeks flat!
Most of all, I'm looking forward to some SCR. Roadies watch out, cos you're in for a big surprise! Never judge a rider by his bike!
This one hundred and fifty quid piece of junk is my new pride and joy. I'll cannibalise my dead hybrid for parts; swap the saddle, fit some toe cages, maybe flip the bars too. But essentially it will still be a bargain-basement bash-it-around all-weather all-purpose bike just like I used to have when I was a kid.
For sure, it's a wee bit slower than my Spesh Roubaix winter training bike, and not as quick as my summer Di2-equipped Orbea Orca. Sure, it's true I don't look quite as TdF. BUT it can boldly go where no Southgate has gone before, in particular along the canal towpath from Tottenham to Hackney each morning and the reverse each evening. And when the roads ice up, I'll still be out there on my massive tires, pedalling away, depriving TfL of a tenner a day and paying off the bike in three weeks flat!
Most of all, I'm looking forward to some SCR. Roadies watch out, cos you're in for a big surprise! Never judge a rider by his bike!
Superstition begins with pinning race number 13 upside down and it ends with the brutal slaughter of Mamils at the cake stop.
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POIDH."If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."
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That was my route for the last two weeks, Ponders End to Hackney. It was lovely in the fog!Southgate wrote:...along the canal towpath from Tottenham to Hackney each morning and the reverse each evening...FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
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EKE_38BPM wrote:
That was my route for the last two weeks, Ponders End to Hackney. It was lovely in the fog!Southgate wrote:...along the canal towpath from Tottenham to Hackney each morning and the reverse each evening...
For some reason they've added a few skills sections to this route. A couple of short granite cobbled sections and some gates.
I find for the cobbled sections it's best to hit them as fast as possible and let the bike bounce. Make sure you've got a reasonable amount of air in your tyres.
For the gates by the pub (heading southwards), it's possible to nip through the gap on the left for the first one. Quite possible to do both sets of gates sat down.FCN 9 || FCN 50 -
Pic's come out a bit odd, but hey...Superstition begins with pinning race number 13 upside down and it ends with the brutal slaughter of Mamils at the cake stop.0
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jds_1981 wrote:For some reason they've added a few skills sections to this route. A couple of short granite cobbled sections and some gates.
Yeah, I think we can refer to it as a "sporting course"!
If you look carefully at the pic, you can see that the front tire is flat. First morning and "pop"! :roll:Superstition begins with pinning race number 13 upside down and it ends with the brutal slaughter of Mamils at the cake stop.0 -
Might be worth putting some full front mudguards on. Not sure if you've found out, but when it rains muddy puddles can form. How is the surface at the moment?FCN 9 || FCN 50
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jds_1981 wrote:How is the surface at the moment?
Pretty ropey with deep puddles and lots of mud. I think I spent longer cleaning the bike last night than I did riding home!Superstition begins with pinning race number 13 upside down and it ends with the brutal slaughter of Mamils at the cake stop.0 -
Strange looking cantilever brakes, they look just like V's?Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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The Rookie wrote:Strange looking cantilever brakes, they look just like V's?
Ha! Yes, you're quite right.... I was chatting cr*p!! :oops:Superstition begins with pinning race number 13 upside down and it ends with the brutal slaughter of Mamils at the cake stop.0
