Tour De Treader
#41
Posted 27 July 2011 - 01:59 pm
1992 Mk1, 76k miles, Hagon springs, MTC exhaust, 4½ gears Gone now
2009 900 abs, 42k miles, Yamaha heated grips, double bubble screen, R&G crash bungs, scottoiler, Autocom, 1500 lumen LED spotlights.
#42
Posted 27 July 2011 - 07:01 pm
Long day today 11hours. Did some bridle paths n stuff. All that stopping and trying to find out where you are after following an interesting trail takes time. By launch time had only done 17miles. :-D
Now just below frommey and ready for a snoo.
Thought one pair of socks would be plenty but they whiff already. Luckily the smell of the rest of me disguises the sock whiff.
If you want to mark your location on the Carpe map: http://www.carpe-tdm...opic.php?t=5117
Doin valve clearances? Use dappers valve shim exchange program and the job will be carroty - Free (other than you postin me yer shims) for sporting members.
Active member of TPLQHCSRSFC and TSRMCMAS (even though a year off) and avid fan of PM not sent.
#43
Posted 29 July 2011 - 02:46 pm
If you want to mark your location on the Carpe map: http://www.carpe-tdm...opic.php?t=5117
Doin valve clearances? Use dappers valve shim exchange program and the job will be carroty - Free (other than you postin me yer shims) for sporting members.
Active member of TPLQHCSRSFC and TSRMCMAS (even though a year off) and avid fan of PM not sent.
#44
Posted 29 July 2011 - 03:32 pm
Should be fun this weekend Dappers, it's AWESOMFEST 2011 !
and I quote.........
AWESOMEFEST is the brand new Extreme Sports festival focusing on relaxing, chilling and good times – and it’s coming to Mallory Park on 29th – 31st July.
Think spending an entire weekend in the best skate park which you can ride any time for free, BMX and Skaters ripping it up in harmony, MotoX and Mini-MX bikes storming the skies, Drift cars tearing round the circuit in a blaze of smoke and glory.
Think the best tunes that you never hear anymore, the golden era of Hip Hop, intelligent musical and gritty Dubstep and Drum and Bass pumping out over tricked out sound systems.
It’s going to be completely awesome,
Soooooo, looks like the Morris dancers will be rippin' it up to some bass pumping gritty Dubstep
Mk2a 2000 in Silver. Top end Refurb @ 41100 miles, Scottoiler, Renthal Road High Bars, Up & Back Bar Risers, Bellypan, DL650 Handguards, Capt. Picard Bar Ends, House of Henty SS Wheel spacers, New Seat Cover Fitted. 58 MPG !! Now owned by chrisbee ! Studley's mk2a Bloggerydoodaah ! Photos of my first MK1 Photos of my MK2a TPLQHCSRSFC No. 1 Fan
#45
Posted 30 July 2011 - 06:06 pm
If you want to mark your location on the Carpe map: http://www.carpe-tdm...opic.php?t=5117
Doin valve clearances? Use dappers valve shim exchange program and the job will be carroty - Free (other than you postin me yer shims) for sporting members.
Active member of TPLQHCSRSFC and TSRMCMAS (even though a year off) and avid fan of PM not sent.
#46
Posted 30 July 2011 - 08:27 pm
Poor sod!
#47
Posted 30 July 2011 - 09:13 pm
I actually understood 90% of that, cycling must've temporarily rewired the part of your noggin that stores the Dappers lexicon
Blue 04 TDM,PR2 rear Roadsmart front, Yamaha topox, Givi E360 panniers, PL pannier holders, BMW handguards, Yamaha touring screen, Scottoiler, 12v ciggie socket, carbon core HT leads
Gorn
#48
Posted 30 July 2011 - 09:22 pm
Yeah, me too, I managed to work out that morris is actually a tomato
Mk2a 2000 in Silver. Top end Refurb @ 41100 miles, Scottoiler, Renthal Road High Bars, Up & Back Bar Risers, Bellypan, DL650 Handguards, Capt. Picard Bar Ends, House of Henty SS Wheel spacers, New Seat Cover Fitted. 58 MPG !! Now owned by chrisbee ! Studley's mk2a Bloggerydoodaah ! Photos of my first MK1 Photos of my MK2a TPLQHCSRSFC No. 1 Fan
#49
Posted 02 August 2011 - 03:39 pm
Signed
errrr I mean
Sponge.
#50
Posted 02 August 2011 - 04:08 pm
Signed
errrr I mean
Sponge.
took some time getting there
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I have a Ghost S and i'm not afraid to use it !
A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM
"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".
"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".
"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."
" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges " {Guy Martin}
#51
Posted 02 August 2011 - 05:58 pm
Signed
errrr I mean
Sponge.
Pop it on his shaft if it's loose XXXXXXX
#52
Posted 02 August 2011 - 06:03 pm
Edited by Studley Ramrod, 02 August 2011 - 06:04 pm.
Mk2a 2000 in Silver. Top end Refurb @ 41100 miles, Scottoiler, Renthal Road High Bars, Up & Back Bar Risers, Bellypan, DL650 Handguards, Capt. Picard Bar Ends, House of Henty SS Wheel spacers, New Seat Cover Fitted. 58 MPG !! Now owned by chrisbee ! Studley's mk2a Bloggerydoodaah ! Photos of my first MK1 Photos of my MK2a TPLQHCSRSFC No. 1 Fan
#53
Posted 04 August 2011 - 04:05 pm
Following the 4th conjecture of DOLFART, early start tomato (pre sparrows fart) 5AM ups to catch ferret to Guernsey. The pedalo conversion just wasn't going to cut it.
My phone has had a brain fart and now insists that the battery is no longer a sony ericcsson battery!!! Think I need to reload the software, so its back to maps and no interweb for the rest of tour de treader.
If you want to mark your location on the Carpe map: http://www.carpe-tdm...opic.php?t=5117
Doin valve clearances? Use dappers valve shim exchange program and the job will be carroty - Free (other than you postin me yer shims) for sporting members.
Active member of TPLQHCSRSFC and TSRMCMAS (even though a year off) and avid fan of PM not sent.
#54
Posted 05 August 2011 - 01:41 pm
Stu
#55
Posted 12 August 2011 - 07:05 am
That were a proper adventure and ferry enjoyable. A lovely way to see things, at a slow pace and in detail. There are alot of adventures to be had without straying too far from gnome.
If you want to mark your location on the Carpe map: http://www.carpe-tdm...opic.php?t=5117
Doin valve clearances? Use dappers valve shim exchange program and the job will be carroty - Free (other than you postin me yer shims) for sporting members.
Active member of TPLQHCSRSFC and TSRMCMAS (even though a year off) and avid fan of PM not sent.
#56
Posted 12 August 2011 - 10:20 am
Glad to hear your back in one piece I bet yer as fit as a butchers badger !
Mk2a 2000 in Silver. Top end Refurb @ 41100 miles, Scottoiler, Renthal Road High Bars, Up & Back Bar Risers, Bellypan, DL650 Handguards, Capt. Picard Bar Ends, House of Henty SS Wheel spacers, New Seat Cover Fitted. 58 MPG !! Now owned by chrisbee ! Studley's mk2a Bloggerydoodaah ! Photos of my first MK1 Photos of my MK2a TPLQHCSRSFC No. 1 Fan
#57
Posted 12 August 2011 - 10:41 am
EDIT: some Duck racing from Mallardy Park:
The bestest guys were in an old Toyota Starlet and mkII escort. Completely outclassed all of the posh looking stickerised motors. They were completely nuts. At one point we had to duck behind the armco as Escort man flicked in to a corner via the gravel about 1metre from the barriers!! Still not sure of the actual point...but the skill level was incredible.
If you want to mark your location on the Carpe map: http://www.carpe-tdm...opic.php?t=5117
Doin valve clearances? Use dappers valve shim exchange program and the job will be carroty - Free (other than you postin me yer shims) for sporting members.
Active member of TPLQHCSRSFC and TSRMCMAS (even though a year off) and avid fan of PM not sent.
#58
Posted 12 August 2011 - 05:23 pm
Looks like good ol fashioned mental fun ! Music were pretty good too !
Mk2a 2000 in Silver. Top end Refurb @ 41100 miles, Scottoiler, Renthal Road High Bars, Up & Back Bar Risers, Bellypan, DL650 Handguards, Capt. Picard Bar Ends, House of Henty SS Wheel spacers, New Seat Cover Fitted. 58 MPG !! Now owned by chrisbee ! Studley's mk2a Bloggerydoodaah ! Photos of my first MK1 Photos of my MK2a TPLQHCSRSFC No. 1 Fan
#59
Posted 10 March 2012 - 07:39 pm
Stu asked about boike changes.
Since the first tour the only real change has been new wheels as the old rims had worn thin enough to flex and allow the tyres to slip on the rims.
A non bike change has been the Goal Zero Solar charger. http://www.goalzero....Mobile-Kit/1:1/ Marvelous bit of kit. I strap it onto the rack and run a cable to the bars where I charge whatever, camera battery, phone battery, bike light battery and once thats all done I charge 2 smaller solar chargers that hold power to use in the eves.
A few peeps I met last year commented on how the boike was wayyy too small for me, unsuitable and not a good choice for touring. Since looking more at bike touring sites, the frame is def too small (but there are ways around this) but the early 90's mountain bikes are used by alot of full time tourers as the frames are very strong, good quality components and still had the brazed luggage mounts. One of the difficulties as I'm finding out at the mo is trying to obtain parts!!!
So the planned changes for this time:
Not Yet Fitted:
New Thor handlebars: http://www.sjscycles...rsize/12228.jpg with 65mm rise and 18degree back sweep: Thorn make alot of very high quality touring bikes and ...stuff. Would love to git a Thorn Raven with the weird Rohloff Geared Hubs.....no derailleur or oubt and therefore no overlap of gears! But then part of the challenge is doing it on an old treader. Ahhemm anyways my old bars are way too low compared to seat height for touring. Which means leaning forward and down ALOT, on the last tour I spent alot of time leaning up and back alot to rest my back and arms. There is about a 6" difference at the mo and a good touring position is going to be about level. The handlebar stem cannae be raised very much as its an old quill/stem arrangement and the stem also houses a guide for the front brakes, so changing the stem would involve newer style brakes/levers and all that stuff. These new bars should get me a tad nearer to a sensible position.
New tyres: I have Specialized "The Captain" tyres on at the mo which are great for on/off road but are not meant for big distances, after the last Tour De Treader they are looking very worn. These peeps: http://www.schwalbe.co.uk/tour/ seem to be the choice of many tourers so I plan on trying a set, just not sure which type yet. Probably Marathon Mondial or Plus Tour. Need to be able to cope with alot of offroad too. Some of them have a neat feature of reflective sidewall strips, though not planning on much after dark touring!
New Headset: I replaced the headset (thats head bearings to us boikers) a few years ago but not happy with how they feel. Also wanted something that would be easy to change out and about without ball bearings flying everywhere. Again not easy to find these parts for old style quill/stem bike but managed to find an old Shimano cartridge style bearing, there are no ball races just press fit holders for the bearing cartridges, when they wear out ya lob out the old cartridge and lob in a new wan. No worn races, whacking and pressing required.
New Pedals: Shimano PD-M324 SPD MTB/Touring Pedals. These are reversible so you can use cleats with em but if you break a cleat or summat, just flip the pedal over and its a normal stylee on t'other side. Piccy ear: http://cgi.ebay.co.u...em=270854904308 Old pedals need new bearings after 20 years but will be going bacon after Tour de Treader for commuting duties.
New Rack: Was using a rack borrowed from R'kid, it was a bit flimsy and not mine, so oi bought a Blackburn EX-2. Loike dis: http://www.planet-x-...ar_pannier_rack have heard good reports form the touring sites but can't say the single sided welding looks very impressive. Comes with lifetime guarantee so we will see how it goes, especially with a high proportion of offroad.
New Pan-Ears: Was using panniers borrowed from R'kid, they were a bit flimsy and not mine and the bloody things bounced off the rack every 5 mins which when you are cycling decent distances every day can get a little tedious (especially when combined with taking the tyres off/on the rim every 10miles to relocate slipped innner tubes). So the new ones are from UK manufacturer Carradice: http://www.carradice...urarearpanniers. E21's are fine on the TDM so these are C20's will be fine. Each Tour I leave behind more and more uselss crapola that is not really needed. These cost me £50, you can get very cheap wans off ebay and very very expensive ones for hundreds of pounds, which definitely would not suit me or the boike. Tramp is a good look when cycle touring.
The crankshaft..err I mean crankset is 20 years old and has zero play in it still!!! Think I regreased it in about 2001 but has otherwise been untouched. One of the pedal arms is worn and the pedal works itself loose every few hundred miles and creaks. Not easy to replace the pedal arms (they probably have a proper name) as newer ones have a different number of spokey cog holding thingies to mine so all the cogs and the whole shebang would need to be replace. Its going to be some shim steel and see how it goes job, though the local boike shop find my bike amusing and happily dig through their archives to find me spares and chuckle at my persistence to keep it running. They donated me a new pedal arm so may fit it or carry it as a spare just for a laugh!
The rear derailleur is mechanically fine (again 20 years old) but the bush around the mounting bolt is worn and it flaps a touch. Noticed this on the last tour. Need to read up about these as I guess different number of gears means different types. Would like to just replace the bushing but doubt its removeable.
Recently Fitted:
New Brooks B17 Champion Standard: http://www.brookseng...g/B17 Standard/ These are supposed to be very very comfortable once yer Angus has bedded em in. Have heard some peeps saying that will take 600 miles. Fitted mine but only done about 30miles so far, guess its all relatice as its already comfier than the crossbow.
New grips....the old'uns had worn through to the bars.
RAM mount for GPS. Its huge but certinaly aint going to drop me satnav.
Old style hooter with a difference. I went to Spongeys local bike shop on the last tour de treader as I was fed up of making peeps jump as I came past and needed a bell. Whilst Spongey (after insulting the Harley rider outside) was talking to his amigo who owns the shop I went over to select a bell. As with most things when Sponge was around I based selection on how much it irritated him. First a Barbie bell (ding ding)...no response. followed by various other dingy/honky/pingy devices...no response. Then on to the plastic kiddies hooter "QUACK QUACKKKKK"....spongey turns around....... your not fookin having that one. Big smile...over to the counter, done deal. Enjoyed the ride back to his place as he was on his lecky bike trying to escape from the QUACKING eeejit chasing him. Reminds me of the ole boy every time I quack.
Ahh nearly forgot about the rape alarms. I got chased daily on my commute by the same 2 dogs, one was just a chaser but his mate really meant it. This had also happened on the last Tour de Treader. Seeing as I loike dogs and its inconvenient to stop and guard yourself with the boike I needed a non violent solution to this. So I acquired some rape alarms, some free and some from the bay and carry them on the boike. Next commute the angry dog chased me I pulled the pin and threw an alarm on the road. They work and he don't chase me anymore.
Best get to work fitting some of this stuff I guess.
If you want to mark your location on the Carpe map: http://www.carpe-tdm...opic.php?t=5117
Doin valve clearances? Use dappers valve shim exchange program and the job will be carroty - Free (other than you postin me yer shims) for sporting members.
Active member of TPLQHCSRSFC and TSRMCMAS (even though a year off) and avid fan of PM not sent.
#60
Posted 10 March 2012 - 09:00 pm
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