The things people dump..

[Romain / rXg]

It looks cool ... like "back from the the future ", :D
I like "solar recharged battery pack" ...
Maybe you should unlock it ;) for your son to take it ...




On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:04 PM, The Dong <dong at f2s.com> wrote:

> Picked some bits up that had been dumped at the nearby recycle point
> ('cos that's what they think it's for, duh) I guess folks will just
> chuck stuff away and spend £2-300+ rather than buy a few tools,
> gradually, and learn some useful sheeit ;)
>
> Most of an older (early 90's) Peugeot Python All Terrain bicycle, wheels
> removed and placed next to frame, tyres rotting, no seatpost or saddle.
>
> I bought a new seatpost £10 and also bought a cheap pair of tyres,
> Michelin Country Gravel for £6.99 each, surprisingly, these are fine.
> The rest needed I had already (many bearings replaced and all cabling)
>
> To complete, I made (eeaarghh) a saddle from the padded inserts in a
> cycling shorts liner that I never used and stuck that to an old crap
> solid plastic, ouch, saddle then covered with leather that doesn't match
> much, heh. It's not uncomfortable.
> I dismantled the whole thing, cleaning/regreasing all bearings and
> replacing where needed. Wire wool to the spokes, truing wheels blah.
> One inner tube had one puncture...
> Rims are Mavic Oxygen, pretty much indestructible. To a point.
> Frame is the olde' standard Reynolds 531 butted construction (nice
> enough) and has the odd scratch and ding, to be expected, but is not as
> bad as my other 'free' bike was.
>
> For a ~20 year old bike, it's in pretty good nick after a clean. It
> rides quite nice too after taking it out last night to see some of the
> Perseids, but is right on the verge of being too small for me.
> But I won't grow any more ;)
> I'm trying to persuade my son that it's a cool bike that would fit him
> perfectly, but that's not working yet. It ain't cool to cycle it seems.
>
> 3 piccies in my messy shed:
>
> http://www.sphinx.f2s.com/Peugeot_Python/PP1.JPG
> http://www.sphinx.f2s.com/Peugeot_Python/PP2.JPG
> http://www.sphinx.f2s.com/Peugeot_Python/PP3.JPG
>
> The groovy 15W headlight I made, along with the PIC based dimmer/flasher
> controller and solar recharged battery pack. As you may see, it also has
> a reasonably rare Biopace Chainset (sort of elliptical) that seems to be
> OK to ride. I could swear it was easier on the legs..
>
> This is another fairly solid, cheap bike (less than £30 and a few
> afternoons to restore) It shall be for the old railway track and short
> journeys pottering about.
>
> Remember you're a Womble ;)
> Keep 'em coming, foolish earthings..
>
>
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Romain
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