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Forum: Touring
04-05-17, 11:46 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,440
Posted By rtciv

The frame is an Emelle Ranger (61 or 62cm) that I...

The frame is an Emelle Ranger (61 or 62cm) that I got for £80 or so. All components are no-name or unknown, mostly from my collection of old parts or sourced very cheaply. I know the usual brand...
Forum: Touring
04-05-17, 06:59 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,440
Posted By rtciv

Yea, I think I'd know what's good when I saw it...

Yea, I think I'd know what's good when I saw it but it does take a lot of waiting, doesn't it. Especially for my requirements of 60cm+ frame, ideally 61 or 62 really - not many around.
Forum: Touring
04-05-17, 06:35 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,440
Posted By rtciv

Rebuilding is so expensive... but I want to keep DT shifters :/

My touring (and mostly commuting, in reality) bike is out of action (no chain, no front derailleur, many broken spokes, no working brakes) and in need of major surgery. I would like to take the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-09-12, 06:29 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 635
Posted By rtciv

I don't know what dockers are, but no, none of it...

I don't know what dockers are, but no, none of it is cycling-specific. I just wear normal street clothes, maybe jeans or other sorts of trousers, and regular shorts that youngish men might wear.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-09-12, 03:50 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 635
Posted By rtciv

Wearing through trousers/shorts at a rapid pace

Hi there. I'm not certain that this is cycling related but I'm fairly sure it is. I wear through the crotch of any trousers or shorts at a shocking pace. Generally I get about 30-60 days of wear out...
Forum: Touring
04-30-12, 08:55 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,698
Posted By rtciv

Thanks for the suggestions. Yes, I'm in the UK -...

Thanks for the suggestions. Yes, I'm in the UK - and I'm looking for a 23-24" frame, I think. My Dawes was 24", as is my current road bike. I'm only 6ft but have slightly longer legs as a proportion...
Forum: Touring
04-29-12, 02:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,698
Posted By rtciv

Thanks for the replies so far. Ultimately,...

Thanks for the replies so far.

Ultimately, am I looking at roughly £1000 whatever happens? I'm not used to spending that kind of money on bikes :/

My last purchase was a fantastic old racer for...
Forum: Touring
04-29-12, 06:28 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,698
Posted By rtciv

What modern bike is "equivalent" to my old Dawes Galaxy?

Hi there. I've not owned many bikes and don't know a great deal about them. But I like riding them. My favourite was an old Dawes Galaxy that I got second hand. It only lasted two years before a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-19-11, 10:21 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,333
Posted By rtciv

Thanks for the replies, everyone. I still...

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

I still haven't found a bike... I didn't realise at the time how incredibly lucky I was to find my Dawes Galaxy for £70 just a few years ago! Deals like that...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-26-11, 11:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,333
Posted By rtciv

p.p.s I rode 1) and 2) with the seatpost out to...

p.p.s
I rode 1) and 2) with the seatpost out to a "medium" distance. Medium to low. I haven't measured it.
With 3) I have the saddle much higher, though, it looks very high.
Forum: Utility Cycling
11-26-11, 11:14 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,262
Posted By rtciv

I've owned very similar trailers to that,...

I've owned very similar trailers to that, possibly from the same factory. The axles broke, suddenly, every 2-300mi or so, under 0-50% of the stated maximum load. They're ok but only for limited...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-26-11, 10:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,333
Posted By rtciv

Bicycle sizing advice

Hi there. I'm going to provide some numbers and I'd be very grateful if some of you could consider them and tell me what you think about the kind of frame sizes I "should" be riding?

Or, more...
Forum: Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling
10-24-11, 06:09 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 293
Posted By rtciv

160mi midwinter intercity ride (UK)

Hi there. I'm planning a ride between Norwich and Birmingham, in England, some time around Christmas or the new year. I'm starting this thread now just to record my approach to the ride and how my...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-07-11, 05:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,067
Posted By rtciv

I know a few locals who deal in old bicycle parts...

I know a few locals who deal in old bicycle parts and if they have a suitable fork it will probably be mine for £10 - they've been excellent sources in the past. IF they have anything, though.


...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
07-07-11, 05:34 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,978
Posted By rtciv

Roy Thame road bike

Does anyone have any info on this thing? I haven't rode it yet but might get to try it today. Some bits look to need replacing.

Large pictures:...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-07-11, 05:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,067
Posted By rtciv

This is of course the sensible thing to do... and...

This is of course the sensible thing to do... and I've kept my eyes open for a replacement tourer but found nothing. I got this thing for £70 three or four years ago and it's been great. There aren't...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-07-11, 05:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,067
Posted By rtciv

How to check a frame for rust and damage.

Hi there. I'm finally getting around to replacing this fork:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/684523-Cracked-front-fork

It's on an old Dawes Galaxy. As mentioned there, a rear dropout...
Forum: Utility Cycling
02-14-11, 04:33 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,028
Posted By rtciv

I've gone busking with my trailer before, pics...

I've gone busking with my trailer before, pics soon.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-02-10, 02:17 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,326
Posted By rtciv

Cool, thanks a lot you two - I'll take the frame...

Cool, thanks a lot you two - I'll take the frame to an LBS and we'll have a look at some wheels that might fit. None of my second-hand sources seem to have any road bike wheels atm.

My Dawes...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-02-10, 12:26 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,326
Posted By rtciv

Hey guys - do rim widths vary? The old tubs were...

Hey guys - do rim widths vary? The old tubs were very narrow, much narrower than the "27 x 1-1/4" labelled tyres on my other bike. "700 x 32c" tyres look too wide as well, I want to use "700 x 23c",...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-01-10, 04:31 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,479
Posted By rtciv

http://catmacros.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/lalal...

http://catmacros.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/lalala_cant_hear_cat.jpg?w=640&h=480

:'(
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-01-10, 04:09 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,479
Posted By rtciv

Cracked front fork

Last week I noticed a surface crack on one side of my old Dawes Galaxy's forks. It could have been there a while and I wouldn't have noticed it. While taking apart the front of the bike so that I...
Forum: Utility Cycling
07-23-10, 12:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,576
Posted By rtciv

I see - in your experience how much of a...

I see - in your experience how much of a difference might we expect from this factor? Imagine two sets of tyres with the same width, shape and weight but one being however much stiffer than the...
Forum: Utility Cycling
07-21-10, 03:13 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,576
Posted By rtciv

Why is this?

Why is this?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-20-10, 09:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 761
Posted By rtciv

Well, we'll see - haha. By the way that was an...

Well, we'll see - haha. By the way that was an electric welder I used. I'm not very good at welding but also the cup was apparently made of a MUCH harder steel than the nails, so by the time the cup...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-20-10, 03:58 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 761
Posted By rtciv

Removed a damaged BB - possible damage to threads in shell (pics)

Hello. The fixed cup of my BB was not sitting flush with the frame and had the appearence of being cross-threaded (though it wasn't, since it hadn't been removed and re-installed for years and wasn't...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-16-10, 04:26 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,326
Posted By rtciv

Were there, at some point in time, tubular wheels...

Were there, at some point in time, tubular wheels and tyres produced that were labelled 27" and also those that were labelled 700C, which were in fact identically-sized? What's the reason for this,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-16-10, 04:06 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,326
Posted By rtciv

hmm, the thing with spreading the dropouts, or...

hmm, the thing with spreading the dropouts, or building the old hubs into new wheels, and so on, is that it's messing with the bike quite a lot. It seems to be really quite a rare bike and though I...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-16-10, 03:40 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,326
Posted By rtciv

Tyres or wheels? I was expecting to...

Tyres or wheels?




I was expecting to get some cheapo thing like this:
http://www.cyclerepairman.co.uk/details.asp?ID=811

The wheel I bought to replace the tubular one was some old thing...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-16-10, 03:18 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,326
Posted By rtciv

There was never a 27" tubular tyre, or wheel, or...

There was never a 27" tubular tyre, or wheel, or both?

And what should the wheel then prove be, 700C?
Forum: Road Cycling
07-16-10, 02:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,456
Posted By rtciv

Another clue: 160082

Another clue:

160082
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-16-10, 02:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,326
Posted By rtciv

Oh and that damage to the tyre... any chance I...

Oh and that damage to the tyre... any chance I could still use it?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-16-10, 02:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,326
Posted By rtciv

Any idea what size the original tubular wheel...

Any idea what size the original tubular wheel might be, though? Is it true that there are no 27" tubular wheels, only 700C?

I will be moving the freewheel over to the new wheel. I considered...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-16-10, 02:41 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,326
Posted By rtciv

Replacing tubular rims with clincher rims... weird sizings

I have some tubs (Continenal Giros) on a bike I got recently (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?655631-I-picked-this-up-today...-Pistrada-help-IDing-or-any-info). I only discovered this after...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-15-10, 01:56 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,089
Posted By rtciv

Kalkhoff Camaro

I have about half of a Kalkhoff Camaro. Here is an example of one all together:

http://is.gumtree.com/image/big/7296254.jpg

http://is.gumtree.com/image/big/7296213.jpg

The frame is too small...
Forum: Utility Cycling
06-26-10, 05:17 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 7,526
Posted By rtciv

hmm, I don't think that's the Forum's one. Mainly...

hmm, I don't think that's the Forum's one. Mainly because I never heard that it was out in January, and they always have it attended by a paid "rider" and not just locked up. And are those black...
Forum: Utility Cycling
06-26-10, 04:03 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 7,526
Posted By rtciv

^ precisely - where's that pic from? That must be...

^ precisely - where's that pic from? That must be the Forum's bike, unless someone else has one with the same problem.

When it bent first I straightened it out by hand as best I could, but it...
Forum: Utility Cycling
06-26-10, 03:12 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 7,526
Posted By rtciv

The Forum were talking about getting their ad...

The Forum were talking about getting their ad bike serviced - the aluminium steering arms are bent, as always seems to happen on these. They actually snapped the.. I don't know what you'd call it but...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-19-10, 04:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,456
Posted By rtciv

Thanks for the replies. Walter - 40 GBP is...

Thanks for the replies. Walter - 40 GBP is currently 60 USD.
Forum: Road Cycling
06-19-10, 01:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,456
Posted By rtciv

I picked this up today... Pistrada, help IDing or any info?

I got this today for just £40, full brake pads and sharp braking, tyres look alright, straight wheels, good gears, everything seems fine.

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/9508/dscf7660medium.jpg...
Forum: Utility Cycling
06-16-10, 05:06 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 7,526
Posted By rtciv

Don't forget the hand-painted 10 quid hybrid with...

Don't forget the hand-painted 10 quid hybrid with no brakes :thumb:

I am not half the business man Gareth is, and if I could conjure up enough trade to warrant it then I'd absolutely be a customer...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-10-10, 10:30 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 793
Posted By rtciv

Well, these precise specimins might well be! Last...

Well, these precise specimins might well be! Last time I had them out to clean I couldn't get them anywhere near spotless - lots of bits stuck in the race, and general degradation of the cage and...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-10-10, 05:12 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 793
Posted By rtciv

Bottom bracket replacement on my '79 Dawes Galaxy

Hello. I've had my Dawes Galaxy for 2.5 years and have done about 4000miles on it. Before that it had another owner and I have no idea how much it was used.

The bottom bracket is, as you'd expect,...
Forum: Utility Cycling
04-06-10, 03:56 AM
Replies: 492
Views: 391,249
Posted By rtciv

You guys praising the Suntour V GT derailleur - I...

You guys praising the Suntour V GT derailleur - I used to have some Suntour GT one on my Dawes Galaxy... though I don't think it was that same model, probably this one:...
Forum: Utility Cycling
04-02-10, 04:04 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 7,526
Posted By rtciv

How DARE you!!!! :D

How DARE you!!!!

:D
Forum: Utility Cycling
03-28-10, 06:24 AM
Replies: 1,086
Views: 236,277
Posted By rtciv

Spencer st? :D I've been up to where your...

Spencer st? :D

I've been up to where your units are a few times recently, on other business, and I noticed your signs in the window. How's it all going so far?
Forum: Utility Cycling
03-28-10, 06:10 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 797
Posted By rtciv

Does anyone here use their cargo bike or trailer commercially?

In whatever way. Maybe you're a courier - that's the obvious one - or perhaps you work in some other field but use a bike or trailer to carry your tools and equipment?

What do you carry, what...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-27-10, 04:41 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,169
Posted By rtciv

Thanks for the reply. I think what I might do is...

Thanks for the reply. I think what I might do is get some paint and try it out on part of a junk frame, say. Then if it looks alright I'll put it on the other bike.
Forum: Framebuilders
03-26-10, 10:29 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,169
Posted By rtciv

Painting frames with a brush (over old paint)

Hello. I have just got hold of a "British Eagle" hybrid bike and it's in perfect working condition, with barely a scratch on the paint. However, I need it to be a particular colour and so I am going...
Forum: Utility Cycling
03-17-10, 07:14 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 6,268
Posted By rtciv

I generally agree with people saying to set up...

I generally agree with people saying to set up both systems, since you'll use them sooner or later. A cheap trailer from somewhere, and some panniers or baskets for when you don't need it. Personally...
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