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Forum: Electric Bikes
02-11-24, 01:07 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 756
Posted By jeffieh

TOSEVEN DM01/02 T24 display manual

Bought a couple of DM02s from the factory. Early days but they seem amazing!
However they arrived with no documentation and I struggled to find any on the web
Kat, their comms mgr has been super...
Forum: Electric Bikes
09-06-22, 12:50 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 457
Posted By jeffieh

TSDZ2 problem - pedals spin freely, not engaging with gear

Greetings from the South Pacific! I write today with a minor-ish but annoying problem that's happening with my TSDZ2 mid-drive. Sometimes (and it's usually just after changing up) the cranks spin...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-15-21, 11:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,266
Posted By jeffieh

Another update. Now with late 80s Deore XT...

Another update. Now with late 80s Deore XT drivetrain, and 700c wheels (Sansin cartridge bearing hubs, Mavic MA40 rims). Relieved to discover there was plenty of room in the frame & forks for the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-23-20, 10:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,266
Posted By jeffieh

Bit of a clean up today. Early days but this is...

Bit of a clean up today. Early days but this is how things are heading.
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-21-20, 11:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,266
Posted By jeffieh

Hey thanks for all your knowledge. Prugnats & a...

Hey thanks for all your knowledge. Prugnats & a Vagner eh? I think he bought it off the shop floor. Evans used to stock CB bikes (yeah I can't imagine why either) & presumably chose the "Special"...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-21-20, 10:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,266
Posted By jeffieh

And yes, that's not the original saddle in the...

And yes, that's not the original saddle in the pics, but he saved it (and the original bar end-plugs, & toeclips & straps) and gave them to me.
Of course it's getting a Brooks!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-21-20, 10:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,266
Posted By jeffieh

Claud Butler "FW Evans Special" circa 1979

Kia ora from the south end of the Pacific. Been a while between posts, but I thought this find is worthy of a brag post.
I learned to love London bikes when I spent a couple of winters there. It was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-07-20, 01:01 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,352
Posted By jeffieh

Super useful insights there, Rusty. The frame...

Super useful insights there, Rusty.
The frame clearances will be interesting, esp as the wheels are 27inch, not 700c. It's showing 45mm down at the bottom bracket end which should be enough...I HOPE!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-07-20, 12:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,352
Posted By jeffieh

622-32 on a MA40?

Good morning BF vintage experts. Anyone got real life experience using wider tyres on Mavic MA40s?
I've set up an old Shogun as a tourer, and am looking for something meatier than the usual 622-23s...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-17-14, 03:35 AM
Replies: 304
Views: 67,497
Posted By jeffieh

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et voila!375149375150375151375152375153
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-14, 10:46 PM
Replies: 304
Views: 67,497
Posted By jeffieh

Bought in a 2nd hand bike shop in Bordeaux in...

Bought in a 2nd hand bike shop in Bordeaux in 2010.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-14-12, 05:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,486
Posted By jeffieh

Yes, there are vast number of brazings all over...

Yes, there are vast number of brazings all over the bike. Sme I can figure: others, such as the three threaded bosses running down the underside of the downtube... beats me what they'd be for. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-14-12, 05:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,486
Posted By jeffieh

Hi Tom. Yeah, although it doesn't feel as if it's...

Hi Tom. Yeah, although it doesn't feel as if it's had a huge amount of use. I think this would have been one of the last high spec dutch bikes before the Shimano tsunami arrived. Although it does...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-14-12, 05:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,486
Posted By jeffieh

We have a recycling section at the dump (no pun...

We have a recycling section at the dump (no pun intended). It was all above board, honest!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-13-12, 06:36 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,486
Posted By jeffieh

Koga Miyata Road Ace

Greetings from Aotearoa.
Found this classic dutch city bike at the local dump a week or so ago for $40. All it needed was a clean up, three new rear spokes and some gear changers for the Sachs...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-11, 03:01 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,843
Posted By jeffieh

FWIW I use a flyer on my Peugeot basket bike...

FWIW I use a flyer on my Peugeot basket bike (north roads bars), and it's g-r-e-a-t!. Jeff
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-22-11, 02:56 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,611
Posted By jeffieh

Maybe off a Peugeot? IIRC my 80-something...

Maybe off a Peugeot? IIRC my 80-something Peugeot PSV has Phillipe bars. Jeff
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-18-11, 08:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,659
Posted By jeffieh

NEW! Photos added....

More pickies as promised. The brakes, wheels, tyres, seat & barcons are additions. The rest is original. Tell ya, that Huret derailleur is s-o-o-o-o smooth! Jeff
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-29-11, 02:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,659
Posted By jeffieh

Thanks for all the comments. Yes, I will post...

Thanks for all the comments. Yes, I will post more pickies when the opportunity arises.
And thanks for the therapy on the barcons. My initial comment was, err umm, lost in translation.
What I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-24-11, 01:57 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,659
Posted By jeffieh

Motobecane Super Champion

Greetings from the South Pacific. Been a while since I posted, but time to show off this lovely bike to the BF universe.
Bought it in Bordeaux last year for a couple of weeks' touring, and fell in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-19-10, 10:52 PM
Replies: 3,872
Views: 1,134,650
Posted By jeffieh

The Frenchies in my garage (except for the cruddy...

The Frenchies in my garage (except for the cruddy Starnord Mixte, which I abandoned outside a Carrefour Hypermarche in Avignon July 08).
The Peugeot Mixte is a daily ride, for shop runs and school...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-10-09, 01:52 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,874
Posted By jeffieh

to John O'Brien

Hi John,
I've been meaning to get back to you on this for ages.
You must have the seen the bike on trademe? Yes, I had it listed. Loads of views and watchers, no bidders. I had the price set real...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-12-09, 02:18 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,874
Posted By jeffieh

OK. I take everything back about the frame maybe...

OK. I take everything back about the frame maybe being built by E Bosomworth.
The man himself has spoken. As the rest of you know, only the guns got to work with 753. Maximum respect to you. Jeff...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-24-09, 02:01 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 20,015
Posted By jeffieh

P19 could be the number. A couple of years ago...

P19 could be the number.
A couple of years ago my identical frame (Maybe 1/2in shorter than yours) was IDed as an 82 Record by venerable BF experts. The serial number is S747.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-23-09, 08:11 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,734
Posted By jeffieh

I think you'll find it's a record frame, from...

I think you'll find it's a record frame, from 1981 or a wee bit earlier. Mine's an 82, and it has braze-on shifter bosses and cable guides. I think 1982 was the year that stuff got added. It's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-22-09, 08:12 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,089
Posted By jeffieh

Given the cable clips and bolt-on shifters, I'd...

Given the cable clips and bolt-on shifters, I'd say early 70s. My Record's a 76 and it has braze-ons. The dropouts are Zeus 2000 by the look of it - a very nice frame. Cheers - Jeff
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-22-09, 07:38 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,112
Posted By jeffieh

Lovely bike. I recall driving past the Holdsworth...

Lovely bike. I recall driving past the Holdsworth shop in Lower Richmond Rd in the early 80, olgling those frames in that exact same colour. Classic machine. Lucky man!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-22-09, 07:33 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 6,254
Posted By jeffieh

At the risk of stating the obvious, this...

At the risk of stating the obvious, this conversation is very USA-centric.
The early 80s Lapierre (Dijon framemaker, 531db, full kit of gold anodzied Simplex) I saw the other day at Emmaus' Dijon...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-09, 06:41 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,018
Posted By jeffieh

I reckon DMP's on the money. I've got a matching...

I reckon DMP's on the money. I've got a matching 84 record in my garage at home. That looks like a chromed fork crown. Does it have a braze on for the front derailleur. If it is a record, you have a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-08-09, 12:48 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 9,084
Posted By jeffieh

I love modern bikes. Whenever I see one I'm...

I love modern bikes. Whenever I see one I'm really tempted to lift it off the ground with my little finger. It's unreal. Don't like riding bikes that are too light though. Learned my lesson with an...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-09, 09:29 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,004
Posted By jeffieh

I hacked off all the brazings on my 82 Pinarello...

I hacked off all the brazings on my 82 Pinarello record, and sprayed over the metallic blue paintwork with grey primer.
No, hang on. That was just a nightmare I had after too many Grolsches. Whew!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-09, 11:23 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,064
Posted By jeffieh

Congratulations. It's gorgeous. Is that a 22in...

Congratulations. It's gorgeous. Is that a 22in frame? It's so beautifully proportioned. And is it the original pearl paintwork? If so it's in remarkable nick. Mmmmmmmm. Jeff
Forum: Touring
05-09-09, 03:28 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,592
Posted By jeffieh

Interesting thread folks. Coming from a country...

Interesting thread folks.
Coming from a country where labour costs around 50% of US rates, a man's gotta ask "would a US-made frame be made:
1) twice as fast
2) twice as good
as a frame made here...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-27-09, 03:40 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,308
Posted By jeffieh

Cool. Another of those 'dead thread...

Cool. Another of those 'dead thread resurrections'. And why not? Where did it come from? I can;t quite remember. I think it was off an old 60s JOCO I found at the dump a couple of years ago. Or it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-09, 10:49 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,812
Posted By jeffieh

Twenty years ago I got hooked on 6 speed Deore...

Twenty years ago I got hooked on 6 speed Deore XT, with SIS, Biopace (yeah I know - Biopace) 46/36/26 crank, and a 14-28 cluster. It's still on my tourer, and looks/runs practically good as new....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-09, 03:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,366
Posted By jeffieh

Time for the rebels to rise up against the evil...

Time for the rebels to rise up against the evil empire!
The good news is, a few years ago we New Zealanders traded in our military-industrial complex air command for a new breed of guerilla strike...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-30-09, 03:42 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 44,620
Posted By jeffieh

Gary, I've owned the bike for three or four...

Gary, I've owned the bike for three or four years. Got it off a trader who knew nothing of the bike. The fact it's pink and a couple of inches too short for me meant it's stayed on the wall ever...
Forum: Touring
03-29-09, 08:52 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,056
Posted By jeffieh

I'm guessing you already have too much...

I'm guessing you already have too much information, but...
you really should try and fit a bit of the canal du midi into the ride. It's car free, shaded, impossibly beautiful (esp between Carcassone...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-29-09, 02:12 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 44,620
Posted By jeffieh

Gentlemen, the red Abeni caught my eye. This...

Gentlemen,
the red Abeni caught my eye. This Abeni Triathlon has been hanging in my garage for a few years, waiting for someone small (and pink!) enough to ride it. Came with a full set of Gran...
Forum: Touring
03-18-09, 02:11 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,118
Posted By jeffieh

Hey OP, if you're around the Languedoc region,...

Hey OP, if you're around the Languedoc region, don't forget the canals are excellent for cycling (the towpaths, not the water!). They're full of cyclists ad walkers throughout the summer, with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-09, 01:33 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,351
Posted By jeffieh

Not sure about that date. Mine's a 76 or...

Not sure about that date. Mine's a 76 or thereabouts, and as you can see by the pickie, by that time Zeus were doing a whole lot more brazing (cable guides, bottle & shifter bosses...). Mine also...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-16-09, 01:09 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,426
Posted By jeffieh

Sorry, but steel is so last century. Down here...

Sorry, but steel is so last century. Down here we've been working with reynolds on an exciting new wood composite tubing. Top secret of course. Codename: five tree one.....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-24-09, 12:30 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,558
Posted By jeffieh

I've got a computer on the Pinarello, mainly to...

I've got a computer on the Pinarello, mainly to amaze myself at the speed it gets up to on flat city roads:D
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-13-09, 01:10 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,055
Posted By jeffieh

:thumb:"Lock eet een Eddy.":thumb:

:thumb:"Lock eet een Eddy.":thumb:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-11-09, 03:31 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,443
Posted By jeffieh

Hey dirtdrop, what's that crank?

Hey dirtdrop, what's that crank?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-08-09, 11:33 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 13,620
Posted By jeffieh

Isn't this classic and vintage? If so, beats me...

Isn't this classic and vintage? If so, beats me why we're discussing anything past 1990. All that new, err, stuff, is foreign to me. But if we're discussing the relative merits of SR and Superbe...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-03-09, 11:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 957
Posted By jeffieh

Yeah, that's definitely cool!

Yeah, that's definitely cool!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-01-09, 12:56 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,709
Posted By jeffieh

Fantastic bike. Congratulations. What does she...

Fantastic bike. Congratulations. What does she weigh d'ya reckon?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-20-09, 01:14 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,668
Posted By jeffieh

Hey, if the braze-ons are metal, does that make...

Hey, if the braze-ons are metal, does that make them iron-y ?
Just wondering....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-09, 02:09 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,864
Posted By jeffieh

Gee, it pays to read the question some times. ...

Gee, it pays to read the question some times.
There's NOTHING I would swap for my Pinarello.
Nothing.
Except maybe an original Degas. One of his bronze ballerinas.
Jeff
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