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just some fine tuning, then ready for L'Eroica

What gearing do you have?

Quite a few cafes, coffee shops and pubs in St Ives. Had hoped to join you for a few miles in the Hunts. area but have been stricken with the shingles. Not pleasant I can tell you.

I haven't had a lot of luck finding cafés that are a) on the route and b) open on a sunday.

We go through quite a few small towns / big villages so we can always stop for cake if we see any.

Long range weather suggest that this lovely alternating sun / hail / sun pattern is likely to continue. Unless things get totally apocalyptic I'll be sucking it up and the ride will happen regardless.

Roll on sunday!

aidandabet.co.uk/

Thanks, nearly on my doorstep then - should have known. Bike that way a lot to use the busway/Genome path out of town.

This one beats me, I thought Norfolk Street/St Matthews area. Where was Aid&Abet?

Here's what's arrived recently

Now off to build it slowly and carefully...

Very envious, I love it

Those wheels were built to flip from side to side with no need for dishing. Problem is that it looks odd with the radical dishing. Be best to find a double fixed wheel if you could. I have set out to use a G/F hub for fixed and then ended up taking a DF from another bike as the wheel looks balanced.

obviously i'd cut the bits off. I've got an axe in the spare room
no powdercoat though as it's nearly GBB already

redishing is something i know nothing about, i guess that could decide it for me

I think BA used to supply a cheap plastic bag at the airport - but that was a couple of years ago.

i had another reply from BA stating that it has to be a recognised bike bag.
i asked them if a cardboard box was a suitable case.

bit of a shit to turn up and the airport and be told no though.

anyone got a bike bag going cheap, very cheap?

Dibs on helmet PM sent

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We were both members of the V-CC and used to meet up at some of the events. Also had meals with him when we were in Glasgow (not that often). He built some frames with very fancy lugs and some in the modern-style for a few friends. I guess he only built a handful over the years so quite a rare bird. Like your build by the way and will look for you in Gaiole. Will be on a 1957 Cinelli Corsa and Patricia probably on a dark-blue and chrome Flying Scot.

Just got this in the post.

Not quite 'Heroic' era but pretty good for £12 and should look good with my bike I just finished.

Is that my friend, Alastair Ricket from Glasgow?

Haven't even tried to ride with them on my road bike yet, takes me ages to get in the bloody things

hoping that's normal and i just need to practice

If you have access to a turbo trainer, stick the bike in it and spend a boring half-hour clicking in and out. Helps quite a bit.

I'd change the brake levers to start with

Known as pillock levers in the trade.

6 MAY is the date for the Tweed Run, if you've not already seen the promo trailer on our site, and / or registered for the lottery.

Hi Jacqui---------Patricia and I will be away in Florence that weekend (shame it wasn't the Florence Tweed Run). Have a great day, life should be a little easier on a B H Sunday.

I started the ball rolling:

"As you are based in London - is it possible to pick up saddle to avoid postage costs and find out where the saddles came from."

This was reply:
hi there is no pick up as not around thanks

- muddy-tree

I started the ball rolling:

"As you are based in London - is it possible to pick up saddle to avoid postage costs and find out where the saddles came from."

It looks like a private eBay account that seems to be now selling exclusively only Brooks saddles. Not much feedback to be a dealer (although dealers have to start somewhere I guess).

Not sure anything can be done about this account but I'm pretty sure it's well dodgy too...

Perhaps everyone should contact the seller asking to pick up as he is based in London. Nuisance value if nothing else.

Amazed this hasn't sold, Donohue-built bikes are fantastic to ride and he was one of the best builders of welded/brazed frames of the day. He built test bikes for Reynolds when they developed new tubing, as well as team bikes. Would have bought it on the spot if it was my size.

This is really interesting to see the name of Paul Donohue being cited here. I do own a Paul Donohue track frame 853 which is also a small size, however the top tube has no slope, actually a slight downards slope, but the red really match the red on the picture of your wife's bike. I would be keen to know more about Mr Donohue (in PM if not related to the bike in sale) if you ever have the chance to share this with me.

Sorry for the hijack, but bump for a beauty that I would buy if I havent had this other bike already !

Pm'd as I don't want to hijack sale thread. Maybe someone should start a Donohue thread

If you contact me I could give you the email of Alvin Smith who wrote a lot about M N for our website (C L). Being a vintage collector he will say you should restore it period correct, but it is your frame to do what you like. There are a couple of M N in Readers' Bikes as well - have you seen them?................Peter

On the back of this he built this for my wife which has replacement carbon forks. It has 155 Miche cranks.

Several years ago Graham Weigh supplied the bikes for juniors at the Manchester Velodrome. They were built for him by his neighbour Paul Donohue and were equipped with shorter Miche cranks. I wonder if this frame is one of these?
Beautiful machine but sadly way too small for me.

Joseph isn't a good boy. He doesn't always eat all his veggies...

Well, he won't get any pudding until he does.

So what do you do iy you get a puncture on the road?

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Sorry folks - just testing with my Mercian track

I would if I could work out how to upload images - can it be done direct from my own files/folders or do they have to be held in something like flickr?