Re: Average lifetime of a bike
- From: andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Andrew Templeman)
- Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:41:24 +0100
Ib <tiscali@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Simon Brooke wrote:
> If it's a decent frame, it's worth it. If not, not.
Well it's certainly steel, because it rusts... Apart from that, it's a
Falcon 'Shane Sutton Special'. My tyres and tubes are 700C, but maybe I
just made them fit. My central heating engineer remarked he hadn't seen
one of them for a while - I don't know whether that is good or bad, but
turns out he once rode in the Commonwealth Games...
Ib.
He was a pro for the falcon team that competed in the Criteriums (such
as the Kellogs series) that were Pro racing in the UK in the 80's.
His brother Gary was also a Pro at the same time.
Shane is now part of the GB coaching team, track sprinting in
particular. You can see more buried on this page
<http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/EventReports2006/20060
415_D3_M_Sprint.asp>
As for the frame, I don't remeber them. Does it have any stickers
indicating Reynolds tubing (531 for example)? If so, it might be worth a
shot-blast and new coat of paint.
--
Andy Templeman <http://www.templeman.org.uk/>
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