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Tip find - 'Rudge Bi-Frame' made of True Temper steel tubing, not seen one before. Might build up with some retro bits soon, weighs a ton though
Great idea for a circus act who only want to go round and round in cirles. Just clamp it with a couple of degrees of bend in it.
Theres a old thread on the CTC forum, apparently they were badge engineered by Raleigh.
http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=68084
there was a thread on here about them a while back too, im sure google/search will reveal it
Nice find! I bought one cheap off eBay recently after seeing one and wondering why no-one builds folding bikes like this (that I know of - not that I've looked into it much).
Thought about building a retro MTB, but decided it'd be more useful as a tourer - one that I can get in the car when I otherwise wouldn't have room for a bike, cadge a lift with, take on the train and not have to worry about reservations, even take on the bus to do longer point-to-point road rides that I otherwise couldn't do. Or strap to a packraft.
It's heavy, yes, but I like the geometry for a tourer.
Old school, but that means standard parts (unusual for a folder).
Debating plumping for a carbon disc fork (Carbon Cycles do one with a 1" steerer - this is one of the major limitations of the frame) and maybe even a carbon seatpost (again a bit tricky to find in 25.4). Yes, for 3 times what I paid for the whole bike at best. V-brake on the back, BB7 on the front. QR wheels for even smaller packing. Nice capable bike.
I've got one. Rides ok for the period. Frame built under licence.
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Interesting frame but actually I can't be bothered to build it up, will stick on classifieds cheap in a bit
I've got one.
not surprised 😆
The similar design Ritchey break away bikes are meant to be very good
will stick on classifieds cheap in a bit
Wish this had happened 3 months ago.
Not because I would have saved much money (paid £60 for a complete bike) but because I would have avoided the hassle that ensued when the ****end I bought it off sent me someone else's bike, then wanted me to take time off work to wait in for a courier to collect it.
First bike I rode off road 30 odd yrs ago, made way for a proper atb, a Raliegh Mustang 😆
Some of the off piste at Mabie possibly may not have existed before I got that bike, certainly none before mate and I started exploring fire breaks etc