So yesterday I was running late for work, turned a corner and put out for hard rubbish was…
I couldn’t believe my luck; half deflated tyres, rusty as hell but with perfect working brakes and no spiders under the seat, I thought “you’ll do me!” I rode it carefully the rest of the way to work. Well, I’ve kinda fallen in love.
Today I bought a helmet and lock. She’s perfect: not so grand she’s a target for thieves, grand enough for me to ride to work.
Today I rode her home to begin a new life with me, and it felt good.
They are a bit shit, and aren’t working that great, but I rarely get out of second gear. I like to just cruise along in an unhurried manner. I didn’t actually notice them at first, other bikes I’ve had in the past have the more usual kind of gears. My other bike (which has been in the shed for 13 years awaiting restoration by Mr P) has no gears and back peddle brakes lol. I’m not looking to take the Gaffney street hill (again) any time soon so it’s all good.
They’re pretty easy to swap for the trigger style just be sure to get a trigger that matches the gears on the back. Else cruising round in 2nd should be okay too.
Even my old car would struggle on the gaffney St Hill. My touring bike has a massive range of gears for that nonsense but my road bike would get walked up the hill. Used to take gaffney on the regular to get to Jiu Jitsu, prick of a hill but better than Bell St.
Oh I didn’t mention that the trigger shifter needs to match the number of gears on the rear gear cluster. Your bike looks like it’s got five gears at the back so you’d get a five speed trigger. If you keep an eye on other hard rubbish bikes one’ll turn up soon enough, else ceres bikeshed given you’re in the North.
Hey thanks man, you really know your stuff. I know nothing, I just pedal. But at least bike related stuff is easy enough to learn, I’ve got that going for me I guess 😂
Ah good to know. Given the condition of this bike I’d hate to get it serviced 💸 It does seem like it was a pretty nice bike in it’s day though, and I like it all the same.
So yesterday I was running late for work, turned a corner and put out for hard rubbish was…
I couldn’t believe my luck; half deflated tyres, rusty as hell but with perfect working brakes and no spiders under the seat, I thought “you’ll do me!” I rode it carefully the rest of the way to work. Well, I’ve kinda fallen in love.
Today I bought a helmet and lock. She’s perfect: not so grand she’s a target for thieves, grand enough for me to ride to work.
Today I rode her home to begin a new life with me, and it felt good.
Edit: please ignore my shitty side way garden.
That’s a nice find. Mudguards, basket, rear rack and chain guard are all premium additions. Those twist gears are a bit shit in my experience.
E: I reckon you can get some panniers for that rack.
They are a bit shit, and aren’t working that great, but I rarely get out of second gear. I like to just cruise along in an unhurried manner. I didn’t actually notice them at first, other bikes I’ve had in the past have the more usual kind of gears. My other bike (which has been in the shed for 13 years awaiting restoration by Mr P) has no gears and back peddle brakes lol. I’m not looking to take the Gaffney street hill (again) any time soon so it’s all good.
They’re pretty easy to swap for the trigger style just be sure to get a trigger that matches the gears on the back. Else cruising round in 2nd should be okay too.
Even my old car would struggle on the gaffney St Hill. My touring bike has a massive range of gears for that nonsense but my road bike would get walked up the hill. Used to take gaffney on the regular to get to Jiu Jitsu, prick of a hill but better than Bell St.
Bell St is a nightmare even in a bus. It astounds me how many times the driver has to hit the anchors due to cars cutting in front of it. Crazy.
Oh I didn’t mention that the trigger shifter needs to match the number of gears on the rear gear cluster. Your bike looks like it’s got five gears at the back so you’d get a five speed trigger. If you keep an eye on other hard rubbish bikes one’ll turn up soon enough, else ceres bikeshed given you’re in the North.
Hey thanks man, you really know your stuff. I know nothing, I just pedal. But at least bike related stuff is easy enough to learn, I’ve got that going for me I guess 😂
I love tinkering with bikes and wish more people cycled. Feel free to hit me up with any questions you might have.
Thankyou! Much appreciated.
Ooh nice find!
I found myself smiling every time I happened to see it when I popped out of the factory for a moment. It makes me uncommonly happy for some reason.
Great find! My bike is from that same store in Prahran, bought many years ago. It’s a good store with high quality bikes.
Ah good to know. Given the condition of this bike I’d hate to get it serviced 💸 It does seem like it was a pretty nice bike in it’s day though, and I like it all the same.
That’s awesome!!! Nice score :)