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| We chose these bikes because of strength to weight ratio and love them. With German Continental road tires fitted with anti puncture liners, softer seats (different for men and women) Bar end shifters for ease of maintenance and a 24 speed deraillier. We average 15kph with total weight of 125lbs per bike. And as for the Blackburn racks, Could be a bit thicker but weight is the key.Vistalite VL400 self contained lights, we have two per bike mounted on front forks with LED array at rear. Rhode Gear Mirrors velcro on brake covers each side. Bell with compass on top and last but not least the Presto pressure gauge, a must!
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| Just when you think you've bought the best, this is what can happen! Two Broken Coda bike stands, Stripped saddle stem binder (new lever type from Pony shop have solved the problem) and Oh' those useless mudguards (The new black semi metal ones from the Pony shop are great). Black burn front racks are held on by 5mm bolts to front forks of bike which break regularly(should be 8mm) Puncture prevention strips which fit between inside of tire and tube must be butted not overlapped as they will puncture the tire (which they have twice so far). Brake cables go slack so braking is less effective. Cannondale run the rear brake cable along the top of the top bar hence the clips break off due to the cyclist needing to put leg over the bar rather than throwing leg over which is impossible due to the weight one carries. Front pannier bags wear out on the rear side due to Blackburn front racks allowing the front wheel lever to protrude the alignment of the racks. One front wheel rim has bubbled causing braking to be impossible and one rear wheel rim has cracked vertically ripping apart the brake shoes. so after 2500miles (@20th March 98) two new rims are required but of course are unavailable in 700mm in most places. The roads in Portugal are hell! USA made bikes are not tried on these sort of roads hence probably why there have been so many problems to date. We think however that the old Communist block country roads will be as bad. See The Baltics May: The 5mm bolts holding on the front Lo Rider racks have snapped 8 times so far and yet the racks loading is 32pounds per side while Robs bike is only 16pounds per side and Marys is less. The pedal on Robs bike lost its adjusting screw then all the bits fell out, a hassle really. The Rhode Gear mirrors although great, have all broken stems as they are only plastic so are now held together with tape. August: Robs rear wheel couldn't take anymore, so the standard "Sun Rims" just had to go, Terrified of it breaking altogether as we headed south to Warsaw it did last out but off to London where all wheels were replaced with French made Mavic wheels 700C T217. The pony shop however, also recommended CD Ceramic (Carbon Fibre) somethings, Phil Hubs Touring Cassette - good for 15000miles, and 40 spoke Mavics rather than the 36 spoke ones we bought in UK. Price for wheels in UK built and fitted was actually the same as quoted in USA. |
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