What too much time and a little jealousy will do to a man
05-26-20, 12:57 AM
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Lovely! That's some prairie gearing you got right there! But it looks so good.
How much do the fenders themselves weigh? I would imagine a ~ 21 lb / 9.5 kg to be possible with their deletion.
How much do the fenders themselves weigh? I would imagine a ~ 21 lb / 9.5 kg to be possible with their deletion.
05-26-20, 04:58 AM
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I haven't weighed the fenders separately, but around 500g seems to be the going rate for this type of fender. So yes, 9.5kg would be about right. Which would make this bike lighter than my 60cm titanium Gazelle Colto ...
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08-02-20, 02:01 PM
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Right. Time for an update.
While it may have started as a game, I am getting more serious about this bike. Reason being I rather like it, and would like to add it to my fleet of active touring bikes.
My plan was to keep it as-is where possible, and only change the bits that need changing to make it comfy enough to ride it all day for, say, a week or so.
The first thing to go was the flimsy plastic saddle. It worked, but no more than that. So in came the well-used Brooks Pro. Tested it like this last week, with a typical 60+ k ride:
Much better. Until I made a sharp turn while disregarding the toe overlap, and the front fender exploded:
While I went through my stash looking for another pair of fenders I thought that a bit wider wouldn't be a bad idea, as the Veloflex Masters 25, nice as they are, aren't my first choice on a bike that needs to go off-road regularly during vacation trips.
I found a pair of Bluemels "Popular" in the basement, which are 5mm wider than these "Club Specials". And I'd just scored a pair of cheap Jack Brown tires, in the supposedly perfect size of 700x33.3.
So this is what I tested today:
The checker-board tread pattern picks up small stones and hurls them along the fenders with an alarming sizzle, but other than that this set-up seems to work well. Comfort has gone up, while the handling has remained sharp, and the bike still feels light.
Time for a longer ride.
While it may have started as a game, I am getting more serious about this bike. Reason being I rather like it, and would like to add it to my fleet of active touring bikes.
My plan was to keep it as-is where possible, and only change the bits that need changing to make it comfy enough to ride it all day for, say, a week or so.
The first thing to go was the flimsy plastic saddle. It worked, but no more than that. So in came the well-used Brooks Pro. Tested it like this last week, with a typical 60+ k ride:
Much better. Until I made a sharp turn while disregarding the toe overlap, and the front fender exploded:
While I went through my stash looking for another pair of fenders I thought that a bit wider wouldn't be a bad idea, as the Veloflex Masters 25, nice as they are, aren't my first choice on a bike that needs to go off-road regularly during vacation trips.
I found a pair of Bluemels "Popular" in the basement, which are 5mm wider than these "Club Specials". And I'd just scored a pair of cheap Jack Brown tires, in the supposedly perfect size of 700x33.3.
So this is what I tested today:
The checker-board tread pattern picks up small stones and hurls them along the fenders with an alarming sizzle, but other than that this set-up seems to work well. Comfort has gone up, while the handling has remained sharp, and the bike still feels light.
Time for a longer ride.
