plantfit 7,602 Posted June 22, 2023 Report Share Posted June 22, 2023 Barrie, I'm sure there is a sales opportunity in those covers as well as mobile phone covers, laptop bags etc, run a few up and advertise them you never know mate, Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,298 Posted June 22, 2023 Report Share Posted June 22, 2023 10 hours ago, IAN FINN said: i remember watching a show called In Town Tonight. The theme tune was written by Eric Coates from Hucknall Tokard (composer of The Dambusters March). It was part of his London Suite and is called the Knightsbridge March. He also wrote By The Sleepy Lagoon, theme from Desert Island Discs and the March Calling all Workers was the theme for Music While You Work. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Forks sprayed and lacquered, tyres and tubes fitted, nine speed gear cassette fitted, Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Any mudguards Rog or are they for wimps? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,158 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 And where does the 49cc. 2 stroke engine fit Rog? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Phil, There's no mudguard fittings on the forks or rear drop outs so if I'm out in the rain it will have to be a damp donkey or should that be a wet ass, Once again B, no fittings for an engine so it will have to be the two engines I was born with, (legs), now if you are talking three cylinder 750cc two stroke Kawasaki engine that would be a different story, (had one of those H2's in the late eighties) Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Just for sunny days then Rog or are you a masochist? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Been caught in the rain many times, the water don't penetrate the skin, many years ago when I was working just outside Bunny village and was living near Daybrook it was a long and lonely old ride home or to work or both when it was raining, I did that ride seven days a week for many years, I was a bit fitter in them days though, can only just about manage a round trip to Newark these days with a coffee break halfway Rog 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 What a difference thirty years make, hill climbing in Derbyshire And riding on the flat in Leicestershire Rog 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Eternal youth Rog! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 53 minutes ago, plantfit said: What a difference thirty years make, hill climbing in Derbyshire And riding on the flat in Leicestershire I recognise that as Fritchley/top of Bullbridge. Did you ride up from the A6 at Ambergate? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Like the Ukrainian shorts, Rog! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 58 minutes ago, The Pianoman said: I recognise that as Fritchley/top of Bullbridge. Did you ride up from the A6 at Ambergate? Correct mate, it was easier to ride up the hills sooner than walk (if that makes sense), that day was a ride from Bulwell (home) through Ripley and onto Ambergate, Bullbridge, Crich, Leagate, Cromford, Matlock Bath, Matlock town, Bakewell, Buxton, Ashbourn,back to Ambergate, Ripley, Heanor and Bulwell, wears me out thinking about it now but it was a regular ride at least once a month back in the mid nineties Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 26 minutes ago, Jill Sparrow said: Like the Ukrainian shorts, Rog! If my legs get any shorter Jill they will pass as trousers lol Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,017 Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Plantfit that ride I would have to think twice about driving that far nowadays, even in the nineties I would require a pit stop in my car for refreshments. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 The Diamondback XSL full suspension mountain bike build so far, this week I have put the new "Rock Shox" decals (that arrived from Spain) on the forks and given them a clear coat of lacquer, also the XSL decals (arrived from Bradford) and fitted them on the top tube of the frame, today I have fitted a new bottom bracket and the chainset , had to measure the bottom bracket length to make sure the chainwheel didn't rub on the frame, got the correct size out of the five brackets I have so lucky there, handlebar stem and handle bars loosely fitted because I am waiting for the bearings to arrive before a more permanent adjust and fit, so far things looking good and I am quite pleased with the progress Rog 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 When will you be making your debut on 'Repair Shop' ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,158 Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 Coming along quite nicely Rog., well done !! Would you accept £15. ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 11 minutes ago, Beekay said: Coming along quite nicely Rog., well done !! Would you accept £15. ? stick two zero's on the end Barrie and I'll think about it Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 48 minutes ago, Cliff Ton said: When will you be making your debut on 'Repair Shop' ? Some clever folk on that show mate, well out of my league Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,158 Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 25 minutes ago, plantfit said: stick two zero's on the end Barrie and I'll think about it Rog Which end Rog? And does it come complete with a spare Mrs.Plantfit ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 44 minutes ago, Beekay said: Which end Rog? And does it come complete with a spare Mrs.Plantfit ? Back in 2001 when this bike first appeared it was retailing between £800 and £1100 that's 22 years ago, Mrs P is terrible on a bike in fact she spends more time complaining the "bike won't go where I steer it" before she falls off, let her carry on going to the gym on the treadmill that way we'll all be safer out on our bikes Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,158 Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 I reckon you should double that top price Rog.,after all, it's a hand built bicycle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 could probably get that amount for it anyway, headset bearings arrived today so I have just fitted them and they are perfect, all I need now is riser handlebars, gears and brakes and all the cables to go with them, Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 I don’t know how to break this to you Rog. The Tour de France has already started! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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