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09-05-23, 09:52 AM
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Posted By darnet

Super Tourer Epilogue

Final Bike Impressions & Lessons Learned

I managed to finishe the final 10 miles (kilometers) this morning, reaching exactly 100Km. Bike was twitchy until the end, regardless of wheels installed,...
09-05-23, 02:52 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,948
Posted By darnet

Super Tourer Last day

I managed to get in a long ride yesterday, 22.4 miles from Nashua, NH to Ayer, MA and return. I will complete the challenge this morning when I ride to see my fitness trainer. I've shown pics of the...
08-29-23, 05:18 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,948
Posted By darnet

I owe the group some photos of the Super Tourer...

I owe the group some photos of the Super Tourer build, so here are some. Captions as needed...
08-26-23, 05:24 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,948
Posted By darnet

Wasted time, Part 2 (aka Headset Story).

I’ve gone on three rides with the Super Tourer, all test rides. The inaugural ride was Saturday 8/19, 7.5 miles on what’s become my regular test ride route, Nashua River Rail Trail.

Suffice it...
08-15-23, 03:09 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,948
Posted By darnet

Wasted time part 1

Complete disassembly of the Super Tourer meant just remove the front fork. Being an old Raleigh, (the bike, not me), I was not surprised that the headset bearings were loose balls. I was mildly...
07-29-23, 04:56 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,948
Posted By darnet

Super Tourer Story

Part I – Introduction:

I was oblivious to the Raleigh Super Tourer model, until I saw it last July on Craigslist, actually searching for a Raleigh Competition. So I found it it in the catalogs for...
07-22-23, 04:54 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,948
Posted By darnet

Blue Peugeot Challenge Complete

Rides 8 & 9

Went back to the rail trail for an afternoon ride alongside my wonderful wife, married 39 years, rode for about 5.5 miles. She rides a purple Cannondale with Shimano Nexus internal...
07-08-23, 04:49 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,948
Posted By darnet

Peugeot UO-14

Ride 7 – 20.5 miles.

Been either too rainy or too hot around here to ride the last week or two, but I did get a long ride in, 20.5 miles, on June 25, a Sunday.

Started at Shady Lane Elementary...
06-27-23, 04:09 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,948
Posted By darnet

UO-14 Fourth through Sixth rides

I was pondering spending some $ to buy a larger big cog (ebay), maybe a 30 or 32 teeth , for my helicomatic freewheel, when I counted the teeth on each cog. Turns out, my rear cluster biggest gear...
06-13-23, 05:39 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,948
Posted By darnet

UO-14 (aka BluePeogeot) update

Put another 7-1/2 miles on the Blue Peugeot, round trip to and from a flower shop. A couple of minor inconveniences encountered.

At the start of the ride, the bike was difficult to pedal, because...
06-03-23, 06:23 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,948
Posted By darnet

Peugeot UO-14 chosen

Boring but true, I’ve decided to complete the challenge on the Peugeot UO-14, Midnight Blue, built with Mangaloy double butted tubing. I’ve already ridden it twice, once after installing a chain and...
05-26-23, 05:36 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,948
Posted By darnet

Found Tuesday (5/24/23), this Peugeot in the...

Found Tuesday (5/24/23), this Peugeot in the give-and-take area of the town transfer station. Bike itself had no markings for the model name. Plenty of rust, no chain. I took it home, and identified...
05-19-23, 06:18 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 16,948
Posted By darnet

I'm leaning strongly towards building and riding...

I'm leaning strongly towards building and riding a frame, fork, and rear derailleur I found trolling Craigslist last July. It's green like my rides from 2021 (Super Course) and 2022 (Mirage), and...
07-06-22, 06:55 AM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,444
Posted By darnet

Green Mirage Finished

Saturday (6/19) (yes, a while ago) the Green Mirage was returned to the bicycle underworld. I’ll remember it as a basically good frame. The ride and steering weren’t t bad. I found it rideable on...
05-08-22, 05:19 PM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,444
Posted By darnet

Inaugural ride this afternoon mostly happy but...

Inaugural ride this afternoon mostly happy but with a couple of notes, one serious.
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05-06-22, 04:40 AM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,444
Posted By darnet

Green Mirage update

Recovered from COVID to the point that I started some reassembly, which became a long slow process, and added some new expenses.

The headset bearings were fine for reuse. There were some bad...
04-28-22, 07:18 PM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,444
Posted By darnet

I am suspicious now of the Green Mirage. If the...

I am suspicious now of the Green Mirage. If the Green International and the Green Super Course marked the beginning and ending of COVID-19, then I should have known better than to allow its soul to...
04-26-22, 06:58 PM
Replies: 484
Views: 34,444
Posted By darnet

Thanks for the comments. I wasn't sure what to do...

Thanks for the comments. I wasn't sure what to do with it, my thoughts ranged from leaving it completely (and disgustingly) filthy, to sandblasting it (which would have made it the Silver Mirage)....
06-22-21, 04:54 AM
Replies: 581
Views: 56,028
Posted By darnet

Green Super Course update

Only a couple of rides in the past 2 weeks. Wednesday before last rode to breakfast diner at the Nashua, NH airport, and back home (9.2 miles)....
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