Here it is in all of its glory, finally finished. I’ve had a couple of rides on it now so have got it tweaked to my liking. It’s a nice ride and pretty agile although to be 100% truthful I could be on an aluminium frame rather than a reynolds 520 frameset. It’s almost impossible [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Just purchased the new road/touring spd pedal from Shimano. They’re fairly light and very well constructed. I’m a fan of Time pedals ( due to float and walkability ) but 2 pairs have failed on me recently with another on the way out I’m sure these will be fine, the a520′s I have still got [...]
I went out to buy a new cross bike the other day so decided to sell the hoss (that never got used anyway). The thinking behind this was simple – keep the Peregrine as the winter/tourer/dry weather cross bike and get a new one (cheaper) that I wouldn’t cry about if I fell off and [...]
I don’t use this much, I use the Peregrine for my rides around Hanchurch woods. A hardtail is overkill for what I need down there. Hence this is still like new. I haven’t posted any pics of it before, it’s colour is called Rootbeer and I’ve added gold spangly bits to it. It’s also recently had [...]
Due to the weather being totally crap and the 5 day mini tour cancelled, I’ve decided to give the bikes a wipe down, remove old gunk and add a bit of polish. Firstly the Specialized S-works Tricross. I’ve added all of the new bits – dura ace 7850 cl wheels, ultegra 6700 shifters, bar tape, [...]
