Cadex, I hear you say? 2nd coolest bike on here, you say?
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The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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I'm glad I don't live close enough for collection. I'd be 500 quid less well off.0
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tbh its a bargain for that.First.Aspect said:I'm glad I don't live close enough for collection. I'd be 500 quid less well off.
buy it. buy it. buy it. buy it now. buy it. buy it. buy it now..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Sell the wheels. That'll offset the buying cost.MattFalle said:
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sell the wheels and they would pay for the thing, but the wheels make it.pinno said:
Sell the wheels. That'll offset the buying cost.MattFalle said:
Spinergys just rock..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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pblakeney said:
Currently in the hottest of cold wars in the past 60 years.masjer said:Unless this friend is a model, I don't see how he can be shot unless we're in a war I don't know about.
RAF scrambled today to meet Russian aircraft for example.
This is nothing new it’s been happening since at least the beginning of the Cold War, aircraft, ships and subs all on the edge or even inside our borders and sometimes unable to sail home due to mechanical failures, same is happening daily in the cyber world. This is war games in the modern world.pblakeney said:
Currently in the hottest of cold wars in the past 60 years.masjer said:Unless this friend is a model, I don't see how he can be shot unless we're in a war I don't know about.
RAF scrambled today to meet Russian aircraft for example.Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
That’s a dogs dinner of mismatched groupset, I hope the frame is good enough to justify that cost, wheels look nothing special. Tyres I like and have on 5 bikes.pinno said:
Sell the wheels. That'll offset the buying cost.MattFalle said:
Overall looks old and heavy, like me. 🤗
Ps. Big chainring is worn te feck so most likely the chain and cassette will be tooRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
...seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Cable it up and hang it off the wall.MattFalle said:0 -
it'll most probs go on a stand in the gym - save drilling holes in walls....
The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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It needs some decals.
Look, i've found some for you:
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I just noticed it has pump pegs.
You are going to need a vintage pump.0 -
I noticed that as well and thought it was a bit strange given its meant to be a race bike - i guess things were more practical in those days....First.Aspect said:I just noticed it has pump pegs.
You are going to need a vintage pump..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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tbh though, fitting a pump may well bend the top tube..
The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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You had to be self sufficientMattFalle said:
I noticed that as well and thought it was a bit strange given its meant to be a race bike - i guess things were more practical in those days....First.Aspect said:I just noticed it has pump pegs.
You are going to need a vintage pump.
in the old days. I always think back to the story of the tdf rider who had to stop at a small French village to find some epoxy.0 -
i remember that one. the hardener had gone off so he ended up using Pritt stick and a load of lollipop sticks..
The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Rubber bands. They turned out to improve the stiffness of the frame.MattFalle said:i remember that one. the hardener had gone off so he ended up using Pritt stick and a load of lollipop sticks.
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First.Aspect said:
Rubber bands. They turned out to improve the stiffness of the frame.MattFalle said:i remember that one. the hardener had gone off so he ended up using Pritt stick and a load of lollipop sticks.
mec, a pot of hair gel (wet look for the true 80s feeling) would improve the stiffness of that frame...First.Aspect said:
Rubber bands. They turned out to improve the stiffness of the frame.MattFalle said:i remember that one. the hardener had gone off so he ended up using Pritt stick and a load of lollipop sticks.
.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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...and if we wind the clock back a few more years; trying to find a friendly blacksmith to weld your broken forks together after a massive tumble at the bottom of the Col du Télégraphe.First.Aspect said:
You had to be self sufficientMattFalle said:
I noticed that as well and thought it was a bit strange given its meant to be a race bike - i guess things were more practical in those days....First.Aspect said:I just noticed it has pump pegs.
You are going to need a vintage pump.
in the old days. I always think back to the story of the tdf rider who had to stop at a small French village to find some epoxy.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
I preferred 'Black and white', coconut.MattFalle said:First.Aspect said:
Rubber bands. They turned out to improve the stiffness of the frame.MattFalle said:i remember that one. the hardener had gone off so he ended up using Pritt stick and a load of lollipop sticks.
mec, a pot of hair gel (wet look for the true 80s feeling) would improve the stiffness of that frame...First.Aspect said:
Rubber bands. They turned out to improve the stiffness of the frame.MattFalle said:i remember that one. the hardener had gone off so he ended up using Pritt stick and a load of lollipop sticks.
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Tourmalet.pinno said:
...and if we wind the clock back a few more years; trying to find a friendly blacksmith to weld your broken forks together after a massive tumble at the bottom of the Col du Télégraphe.First.Aspect said:
You had to be self sufficientMattFalle said:
I noticed that as well and thought it was a bit strange given its meant to be a race bike - i guess things were more practical in those days....First.Aspect said:I just noticed it has pump pegs.
You are going to need a vintage pump.
in the old days. I always think back to the story of the tdf rider who had to stop at a small French village to find some epoxy.
Or, in addition to that story?The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Traditionally Mavic used to provide neutral bellows.pblakeney said:
Tourmalet.pinno said:
...and if we wind the clock back a few more years; trying to find a friendly blacksmith to weld your broken forks together after a massive tumble at the bottom of the Col du Télégraphe.First.Aspect said:
You had to be self sufficientMattFalle said:
I noticed that as well and thought it was a bit strange given its meant to be a race bike - i guess things were more practical in those days....First.Aspect said:I just noticed it has pump pegs.
You are going to need a vintage pump.
in the old days. I always think back to the story of the tdf rider who had to stop at a small French village to find some epoxy.
Or, in addition to that story?1 -
With 27 coats of lacquer, that bike will be stiff as a board and practically unbreakable.0
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when i lived in Crewe i used to get pots of black and white from the geezer who hacked up my hair on a regular basis.pinno said:
I preferred 'Black and white', coconut.MattFalle said:First.Aspect said:
Rubber bands. They turned out to improve the stiffness of the frame.MattFalle said:i remember that one. the hardener had gone off so he ended up using Pritt stick and a load of lollipop sticks.
mec, a pot of hair gel (wet look for the true 80s feeling) would improve the stiffness of that frame...First.Aspect said:
Rubber bands. They turned out to improve the stiffness of the frame.MattFalle said:i remember that one. the hardener had gone off so he ended up using Pritt stick and a load of lollipop sticks.
put it in, it never came out. had to wash hair with Fairy liquid..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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That's the trouble with getting a boy to do a Mavic's job.First.Aspect said:
Traditionally Mavic used to provide neutral bellows.pblakeney said:
Tourmalet.pinno said:
...and if we wind the clock back a few more years; trying to find a friendly blacksmith to weld your broken forks together after a massive tumble at the bottom of the Col du Télégraphe.First.Aspect said:
You had to be self sufficientMattFalle said:
I noticed that as well and thought it was a bit strange given its meant to be a race bike - i guess things were more practical in those days....First.Aspect said:I just noticed it has pump pegs.
You are going to need a vintage pump.
in the old days. I always think back to the story of the tdf rider who had to stop at a small French village to find some epoxy.
Or, in addition to that story?The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I just checked that and you are correct.pblakeney said:
Tourmalet.pinno said:
...and if we wind the clock back a few more years; trying to find a friendly blacksmith to weld your broken forks together after a massive tumble at the bottom of the Col du Télégraphe.First.Aspect said:
You had to be self sufficientMattFalle said:
I noticed that as well and thought it was a bit strange given its meant to be a race bike - i guess things were more practical in those days....First.Aspect said:I just noticed it has pump pegs.
You are going to need a vintage pump.
in the old days. I always think back to the story of the tdf rider who had to stop at a small French village to find some epoxy.
Or, in addition to that story?
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