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Can't collect straight away though as I am in all the pain.

I'll take those dude.

polo tomorrow...?

I doubt it, I can barely move, I shouldn't have played last week.

ok, get them from my work sometime in the future then.. that way i don't have to schlep them home....

Does anyone need a bike box?

I've got the box my pompino frame arrived in sat about.

It's going in the bin some point this week unless anyone has a need for it.

Anyone know anybody near Altrincham way that would be able to fix my front derailleur for me as It doesn't shift up? I'll obviously pay.

Harry

Me
Halfords
bike shak
Theres was / is a place on the downs, though I've never been.
You should visit Braithwate's next to stammy park actually! what an expreience that is!

Shiny new shop on the A56 near the posh kitchen shop.

just turn the upper and lower adjusters yourself...

It ain't too hard, make sure it's in line with the chainrings and just clears the big one by about 1-2mm, adjust the limit screws so that the L screw leaves the chain just not rubbing when in the big cog at the rear and small at the front and still shifts down easily. Adjust the H screw so that the chain is just not rubbing when in the small at the rear and the big at the front, then get the tension on the cable right with some trial and error, it should shift up and down easily, if you get it so it's tight when in the small cog but still resting on the L screw and not on the cable, it'll be about right.

Me
Halfords
bike shak
Theres was / is a place on the downs, though I've never been.
You should visit Braithwate's next to stammy park actually! what an expreience that is!

Got it all sorted now, turned out the inner cable was knackered. Don't even mention Braithwate's, what a moody bastard he is haha! Thanks anyway.

Haha. I know mad right? He's just a old man who hates young uns and even slightly modern bikes. Just opens up for something to do I imagine but resents visitors.

Haha. I know mad right? He's just a old man who hates young uns and even slightly modern bikes. Just opens up for something to do I imagine but resents visitors.

Yeah he's not got the best people skills...

Yeah he's not got the best people skills...

I've recently just picked up a Doug Hartley women's bike to do up for my sisters birthday. I was just wondering does anyone know anything about these bikes or about Doug himself? All I managed to find out is that he owned a bike shop in Hale. I think it's quite a nice piece of local history.

Will post some pictures when it's all done.

improve your search skills.

'Douglas K Hartley was born in 1921 in Manchester of parents who were shopkeepers. He joined the West Manchester Cyclists Touring Club in the late 1930s and then the Dukinfield Cycling Club and took part in time trials. During the war he joined the RAF and later the Police and at that time a Doctor Abraham who examined Doug commented especially on his extraordinary physique. In 1942 he was declared the best all-round racing cyclist in Britain based on timed distance and endurance trials. After the war he worked for Raleigh in Manchester and married Margaret in 1948. In 1949 he took over a cycle shop at 100 Ashley Road, Hale that had been opened in about 1897 by Frank Jackson and later run by Herbert Jackson. Herbert later sold the business to Victor Bailes who sold out to Doug in 1949. Doug and Margaret lived over the shop initially, later at 79 Ashley Road and finally at Mere where the house backed on to the golf club, golf being Doug’s favourite hobby. Roy Goodwin joined him in 1950 and became his manager until the shop was sold in 1996 after Doug’s death. Doug was a friend of Reg Harris who built bikes after he retired from racing and Doug bought many from him in the 50s and 60s as well as building his own. Doug expanded the shop by buying 104 Ashley Road and later 102 and replaced the 40 by 15 foot wooden workshop at the back of number 100 by a brick one. Local builder Kennedy rebuilt numbers 100 to 104 as flats in 2000. Seamons Cycling Club, Altrincham have a Doug Hartley trophy.'

haha, saw that earlier on ebay but neglected to post... just out of interest Harry, how do you intend to do up a bike for your 'sister' if you can't spot that a derailleur isn't working coz the cable is buggered?

waits for doug hartley for sale thread

Dough Hartley road bike. 'ex condition professionally serviced Local History classic'.

'You dont see many of these around now a days!'

Dough Hartley road bike. 'ex condition professionally serviced Local History classic'.

'You dont see many of these around now a days!'

Ha Ha Ha.

haha, saw that earlier on ebay but neglected to post... just out of interest Harry, how do you intend to do up a bike for your 'sister' if you can't spot that a derailleur isn't working coz the cable is buggered?

waits for doug hartley for sale thread

Only needs two new tyres, new rear brake cable and a chain. Not hard.

New chain on an old cassette? Oooh, could be a problem.

The cassette isn't that worn at all so all should be good.

Should bump the selling price up by another £15 then.

£20 if you include labour.

Very funny, but my labour charges are £45.00 an hour.....

I'm out