I wanted something like an old Raleigh Sport or similar, a classic gentleman's bicycle, but I'm out of garage space, I just have nowhere to put one. So have repurposed the Peugeot over the past few weeks to fit the 'need'.
The Pug has been my regular Sunday rider for quite a while now, where I have a 25km run down to the markets at Manly to buy dog treats. And with the Giant Fastroads now getting my daily workout ride action ...
I recently upgraded the rear derailleur to a Sunrace unit and it's shifting perfectly and is a joy to pedal again.
Then I added the M Bars for a more upright stance.
With that done, the kickstand made sense - and then I found a really nice polished rack online and the Gentleman's ride started coming together.
Then from the 'why didn't I think of that earlier' files, the rear dropouts had spacers in them, duh! so I removed them and now there is 'just' enough room for the fenders I gave up trying to fit back in BO18. There's more chain stay clearance and I did't even have to adjust the brake pads. Double duh!
Gentleman be seated:
Happy Daze!
The Pug has been my regular Sunday rider for quite a while now, where I have a 25km run down to the markets at Manly to buy dog treats. And with the Giant Fastroads now getting my daily workout ride action ...
I recently upgraded the rear derailleur to a Sunrace unit and it's shifting perfectly and is a joy to pedal again.
Then I added the M Bars for a more upright stance.
With that done, the kickstand made sense - and then I found a really nice polished rack online and the Gentleman's ride started coming together.
Then from the 'why didn't I think of that earlier' files, the rear dropouts had spacers in them, duh! so I removed them and now there is 'just' enough room for the fenders I gave up trying to fit back in BO18. There's more chain stay clearance and I did't even have to adjust the brake pads. Double duh!
Gentleman be seated:
Happy Daze!
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