Ah, as I thought. I’ll pick an inline adjuster up from my lbs and give it a go first.

Great minds think alike, it’s been in the freezer now for about an hour! Will try tomorrow and see what happens. It’s defo just a bit too tight, not 0.8mm to big as per first response. Fingers crossed for tomorrow. Thanks for the advice.

Uhm, I thought as much, might pop back to Alpkit and see what they say. Ta.

Thanks for the feedback. Think I’m going to go 11 speed shimano/sram mix. Keep my cranks and no need to change freehub.

Ta.

Looks like it’s staying in the garage. Only a few years and it will fit my lad… not that he’ll want to be seen on ‘Dads retro bike’ though!

Thanks for helping me make up my mind.

couple of hundred max if it all works?

That was a bit quick off the mark…

Uhm, pretty much what I thought. Damn those pesky new wheel sizes and all they’ve done to the MTB world!

Thanks for all the updates.

It wasn’t for me but a mate.

I have to admit we’re onto Ilsa bike no 2. The first 14″ was bought when they were £129 and sold after both my kids had abused it for £107 on ebay… about 4 years old I reckon. £18 cost over 4 years can’t be bad!

Not expecting same returns on the Bienn and the Cube 20 they’ve now got.

http://www.frogbikes.com/about-frog.aspx

Lovely, that’s the one.

Thanks Captain.

So basically you’ve painted it? Like asking how much the Mona Lisa’s worth now you’ve put some nice anaglypta over it…

I beg to differ… “painted it” conjours up a picture of a guy in his garage with a brush and hammerite in his hand! This was pro job by local framebuilder with oven bake… so yeap… basically it’s been painted.

It’s not going anywhere anyway, decided I still have feelings for my corrupted Goat!

What it should look like..

Nah, mine was blue with silver lettering until it became orange… I have the head tude badeg still but never had enough confidence in any glue to stick it back in place.

Nice, would be better with shorter sus forks or rigids though, as that looks a bit high at the front end.

I do have some chromed RC30’s which were on it at one point but decided it needed front sus so the old bombers were used… the orange was to match my old Z1’S.

It does sag a little which kind of settles it up ok.

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The cotic will be a total let down after riding the whiskey town racer. I wouldn’t swap a top end frame for a cheap frame like that!

You know what you’ve all got me thinking. I might just bring it back up to scratch and ride it. After all it was great once.

Couple of pics @

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx28/chappie916/d43c9332-250c-410a-a879-abb80c41aa9b.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx28/chappie916/6691706d-7993-4c92-9bfb-6951eb6d77c7.jpg

A few pics would be nice!

Agreed… will do once once it’s cleaned up a bit and thanks for the retrobike nod, will look into it.

Been a long time I know but you expressed an interest in the bike.

If you’re still interested let me know and I’ll gt some pics to you.

No problem if not just that it’s still hanging in the garage unused.

If you want to email me I’ll send pics directly. (paul@spencerchapman.co.uk).

I like the web site idea, not sure about the purpose though. Sat reading this with a tear in my eye and thinking about how I’d feel if this was my kids.

What about 38 Degrees and getting some momentum around proper punishment for this kind of “accident”, as said above it’s no accident the driver decided to drink and drive.

http://www.38degrees.org.uk/

My thoughts go out to the family.

Any chance MJB could contact me directly as I’d like to use the Peaty photo in a local mag I run in Chesterfield.

Paul
paul@s40local.co.uk

Apart from the ones who look like power rangers and keep making motorcycle sized holes in the dry stone walls in the peak district most motorcyclists have to ride very defensively and have additional eyes fitted to spot all the likely hazards. I know this from experience.

Moving on a pushbike is much slower (on the open road) by comparison but you never forget to look at blind spots, people in parked cars, feet at the front of cars, where the road furniture is … etc etc etc. You know the score.

Alternatively you can pass your test in a car purchased by mummy who wants to make sure her darlings are safe! Then plaster the windscreen with trash, phone, satnav etc etc so you's loose an elephant waiting at a zebra crossing (strange zoo theme here perhaps) behind the sat nav and go out and drive straight over that chap commuting home perfectly safely.

In short. Yes.

Gives me an idea for another thread …

If you are at brookscycles.co.uk that's a very nice looking holder page. Like it very much. Take your point re: geometry etc but polished turb is paid for and means savings stay put … forgot to factor that in. Have found Zesty 214 with £400 off though so very tempting.

Re: life … damn maybe I'll just give into it all and have another donut!