Bicycles

[Nik]

Got to watch a Tour de France stage in person this summer, stage 11 that finished at Le Lioran. I watched at Col Pertus. I didn't know about the caravan of tour sponsors' novelty vehicles that comes through about an hour before the riders, throwing out free stuff at the crowd. I saw an old man and a young boy play tug of war with a t shirt. Then the next morning on my way to the local bakery I came across two team buses and their bike cars as they stayed in a local hotel. Last pic is on top of the big summit they went over which I rode up yesterday, Puy Mary.

[Giles]

Time to get her out, give her a clean...

And order replacements for these...

[RobeOfTheMagi]

Get her these, @Giles : https://www.lizardskins.com/product-details?h=single-compound-oury-v2-teal&c=slip-on_handlebar_grips&t=oury_v2_grip&v=0, they are perfect.

[RobeOfTheMagi]

Following the recommendation of Mr Ronny Ultraromance I changed the stem and handlebar of my bike to a more beautiful and comfortable one (Nitto Albatross). I like it very much.

Unfortunately my Speedhub is in for a service at Rohloff, so I cannot commute with my bike right now.

Then:

Now:

[Giles]

@RobeOfTheMagi said in Bicycles:

Get her these, @Giles : https://www.lizardskins.com/product-details?h=single-compound-oury-v2-teal&c=slip-on_handlebar_grips&t=oury_v2_grip&v=0, they are perfect.

Damn, those are nice....

Ordered......

Thanks

[Giles]

I just took her for a blast around town. I had forgotten just how much fun she is.

Any other upgrades people recommend? All I have done is swap the brake for a Shimano Dura-Ace BR-7800 and the lever for a Paul Love Lever....

[goosehd]

Classic looking bike like that would look great with a brooks saddle, especially with a little indigo patina added

Edit: I always heard they are a pain to break in though, but once they are broken in are just about irreplaceable.

[goosehd]

Image taken from the net…

[Giles]

I have a good (from memory, better than Brooks, but can't remember the make) leather saddle on one of my other bikes, but I quite like the suedey finish of this one. I'll wear it out, then replace.....

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd said in Bicycles:

Edit: I always heard they are a pain to break in though, but once they are broken in are just about irreplaceable.

I'm not sure this is Giles' thing

[Giles]

@RobeOfTheMagi

[RobeOfTheMagi]

There you go Giles-San!

They feel sticky at first but that goes away. Best grip on the market imho. Enjoy every ride :).

[Giles]

Here's another of mine.

I had the frame built for me in the late 70's. Eventually got around to building her into a bike in 2016. Yeah, I took a little time to work out what I wanted to do

[Giles]

And.......

[Denimhead 0]

@Giles one of my favorite brands. Here is my Vincitore project

[Giles]

Yes, in my early 20's I spent a long time evaluating English hand made frames, and ended up going with Mercian....

[Nik]

Both nice bikes @Giles curious if you've ridden more recent tech? carbon fibre, disc brakes, etc?

[Giles]

I rode a Schott recently in Greece, disc brakes and SRAM digital shifters. Boy did I fall in love with the shifters....

[RobeOfTheMagi]

@Giles Yeah! Don't they feel comfy? Love the Paul lever -I've always shied away from Paul components due to the hefty price.

[Giles]

I only needed one