Barry_W

Whatever, re-read your second post I quoted then try again 😉

Sympathy much? We are talking about people that died. I don’t think they or there family’s give a s**% what you think.

Sorry I don’t know the answer but the thread title scared me 😂

It’s fairly easy to do a DIY version. Get a bit of flat steel section and drill 2 holes, one at either end. One hole sized for the seat post bolt and the other one sized for a brake barrel adjuster bolt ( the type used on cheaper caliper brakes. A bit of fiddling with washers and shaping the section ends and you are done. Might not look the best but it will work.

Here’s one I built using old school stem shifters and mafac centre pull brakes. It worked OK but nothing like a modern gravel bike.

If you go Neo-Retro then look for a second hand bike complete with the group set you want, maybe one of the less desirable Alu frames or something in an odd size that’s a bargain, you will get the full group set for a lot less than buying it as a group or bit by bit. The frame can be donated or sold on to offset some of the cost.

I’d say keep it original, Cosmos bikes are nice and a bit of South African cycling history. Depending on the frame tubing it might be worth getting better period correct components. Upgrading to 9 or 10 speed would be possible but you would probably need a wheel set, derailleur, shifters, cable stops and you might need the rear drop outs reset to take the wider axle on modern wheels. There are some interesting conversions done with old frames and modern group sets. Google Neo Retro for inspiration. Enjoy it whichever way you go.

RobbyB Hi Barry, I'm not suggesting you chased him down but suggested that he was being courteous... Yes Robby he was, that was the point of my post. The driver hoots, it’s you, no problem, it’s the guy in the red top big problem. Maybe better not to hoot?

[quote name="RobbyB" post="3750618" timestamp="1608827330 I happen to not agree with you Barry, Nothing worse than chastising a driver for courteously warning you that he approaching from behind. How can a hoot be aggressive?? (Maybe only if he hoots more than twice in a row or holds his hand on the hooter for a while...) Please don't think that every hoot is saying: Get the Hell out of my way! Bobby on the two points above a bit of clarity might help. I didn’t chase the driver down and chastise him. He stopped I rolled up next to him and asked the question in a friendly manner. The agro I was referring to is something I have seen far to often when a motorist hoots and the cyclist give the finger shouts or loses his ****. That can escalate to what happened in the OP’s post.

I think cyclists and motorists often have I different view on hooting. A few days ago I had an incident where I was cycling on a quiet street with no oncoming traffic and a guy hoots at me then passes. A little bit further on he’s stopped at the lights and I pull up next to him. I ask him in a very non aggressive way if there was some reason he hooted at me? He says he just wanted to make sure I knew he was there. I explained that when riding someone hooting causes friction as cyclists see it as threatening and aggressive so he should just give us some space and carry on. He seemed to take that onboard and thanked me for the info! Maybe one less motorist hooting and causing agro I hope.

Why not put tyre liners in the tyres, it’s probably thorns causing punctures and they work very well for that.

If you sell on Gumtree or the Hub and someone messages you and asked you to contact them via Gmail just block the number and move on. Since I started doing this I haven’t had anymore scam messages. Maybe the use the same number with various names so a block or two and no more hassles.

I had an irritating click that carried on after checking seat post, rails, BB, crank bolts pedals and stray cables. It turned out to be a little bit of grit wedged under my SPD cleat on my shoe! Might be worth a try to remove cleats and clean under there, you never know.

So glad for Sarah! I watched her dot sit just outside Sutherland for the whole day yesterday but couldn't believe she would quit.

I’ve always wondered about polishing parts like this. It’s my understanding that aluminum parts are anodized to prevent oxidation so if you sand and polish them you remove it. Don’t the polished parts then oxidize without any protection?

According to the driver the cyclist overtook the others (legal) - correct ; came into the road infront of us (legal). - with out looking to see it there was traffic - careless The vehicle should only overtook the cyclists when safe to do so. - Driving in their lane - Legal Swerved to avoid hitting cyclist and hooted - Legal The cyclist should have put up his hand for being careless and that would have been the end of it and lucky no one got hurt. Everything after that is down to the cyclist being triggered and over reacting.

It might seem too obvious but have you run your finger around the inside wall of the rim? There might be a burr or some other sharp damage that’s not visible inside the lip. Also check the inside of the tyre.

I’ve had so many of these with bike and other ads that I don’t even get upset anymore. I just ignore anyone who messages me and asks to be contacted on G-mail. Really if you message from your phone why can’t you communicate by phone? Just ignore and block the number end of story.

In my opinion mint is one level below New in Box (NIB) it must be brand new and never mounted on a bike. Next would be unused with some marks from storage etc. down to “ugly” which is a description I see often on used camera sites ???? Edit, talking about parts. Complete bikes I’m not really so sure.

Maybe the end of the e-bike debate is just staying on the couch while your virtual rider does the riding. https://www.facebook.com/TheTechViral/videos/439384386872023?s=757138215&v=e&sfns=mo

Nice find! I got one while back and had also never heard of them before. A good resource is Steel-vintage.com I browsed through their past sales and found some examples with dates. If it looks original then maybe the component dates might get you close to dating it. BTW I think many of them came out originally with Shimano groupsets, mine has 8 speed 105 so from the early 90's Here's the link to mine in the classifieds <https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/356331-chesini-criterium-corsa-for-sale/>

Thanks, just looked it up and that seems like a perfect route.

I’m going to visit my son in Amsterdam later this month, he has started cycling since he’s been living there and we are talking about doing a little trip while I’m there. What would be a pleasant ride doing a day or two out and back? Not hectic distance but interesting route and good beer? He’s on his commuter and will get a borrowed bike for me so it’s not full on bike packing.

Great thread Buff! It must be hard to part with them after putting in so much work. Not to split hairs but the Lejuene was more likely built by Francois du Toit

Don’t worry, you only need brakes to stop for coffee ???? Look at your cable tension (amount of pull till they lock) as well, try increasing or decreasing the tension and see if it makes a difference. If you are using a work stand and setting them up without any real velocity and mass you might have the tension a little off.