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fake-continental spelling of gooch

fake-continental spelling of gooch

One and the same

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=guiche

I always assumed it was named after

on the grounds that he is somewhere between a cock and an arse

Haha!

I've posted this in here before, but it's an ongoing project so I'm posting it again. It's my 1950s Pennine. I bought it as a wreck last summer off a guy who'd bought it seondhand in 1964 and have been slowly restoring it. The latest small projects have been to revive the original 27" wheels, replace the beautiful but impractical cottered cranks, replace the original Lycett Swallow saddle with something more comfortable, and to get some period pedals. So, it now has a Lycett L'Avenir saddle, Stronglight 49D cranks, Lyotard Marcel Berthet pedals, and the original Milremo alloy rear rim and a replacement Weinmann front on the original British Hub Co. Eureka! hubs. I also had a craft half hour and retouched the paint on the stem. I've ridden it into work a couple of times this week and it's been a joy.

I got lots of bits off people on the forum, so I should mention them: Mr.C (chainring), Whizzer (pedals), Cipolinni (saddle), Dr.Sludge (Paselas). John of Ganesh Bicycles rebuilt the wheels and unearthed a suitable 32 hole rim for me.

Now the plan is to gear it up again with Campagnolo Gran Sport...

nice work, beautiful paint. the last guy bought it in 1964, and was slowly restoring it, how slow do you get? crikey

my latest build, still need to change the pedals at some point, not sure whether to go with double straps or spd's.

and once it's finished hopefully i'll be able to get it out on the track and use it for what its made for.

Clipless pedals FTW

Why, thank you, it is, indeed, No.2. and possibly the slowest ever bike build.

i'm amazed no one else has noticed it.
best thing posted for weeks.
keep it up!

nice work, beautiful paint. the last guy bought it in 1964, and was slowly restoring it, how slow do you get? crikey

Nah, I've been slowly restoring it since I got it last year. He used to ride it around Yorkshire with his girlfriend but it'd been in the cellar for the last twenty or thirty years.

I'm thinking about getting this bike (seller told me to pick it up for the price agreed on).
Mid-1980's, 10 speed Reynolds 531 mixte.
Don't know exactly what to do with it. I've been looking for one for some time, but it's not easy to find a 53cm to fit my missus.
Traditionally, these bikes were "fully equipped" with rack, fenders, lighting, ring lock, straps, etc.
I'm thinking of stripping it completely and rebuild it as a SS or geared bike.
Not sure about several details: bars shape, SS or geared, colours for components.
Possibly cheap stuff and whatevermaybehiddeninanoldboxwithtrash-spec.

Any suggestions ?

Oh yes, this is her nice "big sister": http://velospace.org/node/4729

Actual bike looks a bit like the one in Gazelle catalogue page 15 (different shifters though, spec changed every year): http://fivenineclimber.com/bikes/gazelle/catalogs/1984_4.htm

Very nice.

I'd keep with the silver bits and fit a hub gears on the back, looks like that could be a nice bike.

Id leave it exactly how it is.

Hub gears are not worth the hassle, the 10 speed thats on it is probably just great and much lighter than a sturmey.

Hub gears are awesome round town, and a piece of piss to set up

Does anyone know if, on the old simplex levers with a tear-shaped cutout in them, how I stop the lever bolt from coming undone? This one I put on a build for my brother keeps going loose. I gathered somewhere that these retrofriction levers have a plastic part in them which dies, but I'm hoping we can save it. Will some thread glue in the braze-on/bolt therad interface fix this, or do I need a new lever?

So many nice bikes.

As this is my current project I think its ok to post here.

I'm building a trick bike. And need new wheels. I have hubs and someone just offered me two mint condition 26 inch rims for 15 quid. Should I go 26" on a fixed trick?

If it's a small frame then yea i think so, on the bigger sized trick frames 26" doesn't look right. There's plenty of 'for and against' here.... http://www.lfgss.com/thread39574-2.html#post1571604

Yeah the frame in question is the NS Analogue So I have no idea.

Cheers.

Yeah the frame in question is the NS Analogue So I have no idea.

Cheers.

But what size NS analogue?

I ride a 60cm trick bike as I'm 6"7. It would look stupid with 26" wheels.

However if you're 5"3 and ride a 48cm trick bike, 26" wheels would look in proportion.

the medium is only a 54, i think you'd get away with running 26" on that so long as it's not a large at 57cm 26" would look alright.

I'm not sure what size I'm getting yet, I'm 5'10" I think....

I'm still deciding weather to buy the NS or a gun.

Bikes > Guns

Yup I went for the bike.
I figured I would use the gun maybe once or twice a week. and the bike everyday. and It would make me fitter. where as shooting rabbits would make me fatter.

I'm thinking about getting this bike (seller told me to pick it up for the price agreed on).

Oh yes, this is her nice "big sister": http://velospace.org/node/4729

Nice, I contacted that man too a few weeks ago, but it was on hold and asked him to contact me if it didnt sell. So 3 weeks later he actually send me an email and I could have bought it for a really nice price, but just couldnt afford (rebuilding) it after already buying the Koga Lopro you gave the heads-up for (thanks again for that, picking it up tonight). I even had the same plans like the one you're showing. :)
Sounded like a really friendly (older) man over the phone.

my first build finally DONE!

Any suggestion for front light?
Also trying to find alternative way to carry the lock, kinda looks ugly that way (I'm a girl.. sorry!)

In your bag? Under your belt?