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Seem to recall that the shutter is electronic on those - is it battery related?

I have one surplus to requirements: looks unused.

Love it. Props for the seatpost mounted security device.

Felt the need for some new vistas, and a longer ride so headed north from Malton to the Moors with a Roman theme in mind. Malton was a Roman garrison town, and despite having passed through a million times, I’d never twigged it had a fort. (Grass with perimeter ditches now, but a nice start.)...

To bring together a few points: The route I’m riding (Dalby Red) is long, (over 20 miles) and steep (600m in old money). This is sustained riding, not a lap round the park. So please be sure you can do that (now, not wayback) in order to be relevant. The course is made of mostly single-track...

Just making a list of wanted requirements while I remember: Lightness and 26/ 27 wheels a must. High volume tyres a must - suspect a much bigger difference than a few mm on suspension travel. Brakes - you adapt to what you have. Incidentally, flat pedals with spikes were surprisingly grippy...

I forgot to mention the brakes: disc, very on / off compared to cantis, but they work very well and you get used to feathering them within about 3minutes.

When I grow up, I’m going to avoid posting on modern vs old threads …… but - Went with my teenage boys to Dalby Forest and hired what I beleive are referred-to as “hard-tail” mountain bikes (29er/27.5er, 140mm front, alloy frame, c. 14kg) We did the 22mile , fairly technical red run. Notes...

You seem to have a spoke lacing device that isn’t your knees!? (Splitter! 😉)

Grey cotton tape with shellac could work. Maxy cranks also cool and a useful 110 BCD? Is that a Superbe rear mech? Classy. An earlier cyclone would also slap.

Like that. Great attention to pale colour scheme too 😎

Yes, there was a batch on eBay recently that I missed; bikeinn have them: postage is 12 but they’re only 11.50, so 2 to your door for 35.

Was looking at this too: Pasela Protite seems best of the current crop - sub 500, amber wall and if the 700cs I had are anything to go by, roll nicely. I’m also tempted by Michelin Country rock, which aren’t very light but are very cheap!

V Cool. Is that the ex John Talen one?

Frame blocks and filler would be a good learning experience, but I’d vote for not worrying about it: powdercoat is a bit thicker than paint so will fill it a bit, and unless your daughter is determined to have a pristine bike, a small characterful ding will be part of the story. (Or could be...

Every road side should have one covering its whole length, with a moving hand rail, oh and a canopy - in fact each cycle should be placed in a conveyance, with four wheel and a roof …. and as that could be a bit heavy, the conveyance should have an engine and airbags. Common sense really …..

Is that monster furniture really so cyclists have something to hold on to at the lights?!

Just seen a great cycling weekly article scan in @Guinessisgoodforyou ’s The British Bike Thread (page 67) which I’ll cross post here for reference: 708 tubing details from the Nov 30 1989 edition:

V Nice. Internal routing and seat cluster looks consistent with 89 Kili Flyer Comp:

Interesting: my experience is that it’s all goes swimmingly until you run out/forget/mistime the next burst. Gels are just weird, wrong and badly packaged; carb supplements in water can smooth things out but still feel unnatural. I’m tempted to carry a bag of jelly tots for emergencies, but...