Retro Riders

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Comment by Jayden on February 8, 2012 at 12:51pm

though since I ride it so often it requires a fair bit of regular maintenance, since the crank is (~30%) broken :p. Just tightening of screws and stuff, since they always come loose

Comment by Jayden on February 8, 2012 at 12:49pm

haha thanks for the story. They sure are a hell of a lot of fun to get around on. My malvern star is about that age as well; 1984-86

Comment by Paul Stockwell on February 7, 2012 at 9:41pm

I mentioned it in another thread, but I picked up a 1986 Repco Superlite a couple of weeks ago.  With all the rain and some required maintenance on it, I finally got to take it out last weekend.

It was an interesting comparison to my more modern road bike.  I felt the extra weight in the frame, but the chrome moly was less bumpy than my aluminium Orbea.

The groupset with a 6 gear cassette felt like it was somewhere in the middle of the range of the groupset on the Orbea, missing out on the top and the bottom.  Was it fun to ride?  Hell, yeah!  You can't beat the springy metal cage, the reflectors on the wheels and the shifters on the down tube.  Still has the original seat, which was surprisingly comfortable.

It's a smaller frame than the Orbea (48cm vs 51cm), so I've got the seat jacked up a bit higher.  The SIS shifters are pretty good, if you can stop yourself from pressing the empty air underneath your brakes :)

All up, a nice addition to my stable.  Pictures when I get some new bar tape!