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Ouch. Broke the seat tube off the Aluminium frame on my custom Straight 8. It was obviously tired - broke with hardly any weight on it. Seat post lower than minimum. 11 years old. Is it done for - or weldable/repairable?

BUILD JOURNAL: HERE --------------------------------- The Story As I wheeled the rejuvenated 1982 Malvern Star Sprint 12 out of the garage my neighbour said appreciatively, “I haven’t seen a Malvern Star since the one I had as a kid.” For a lot of Aussies of a certain age, Malvern Star is a...

I just picked up this 1982 Malvern Star Sprint 12 off FB Marketplace for $A50. Malvern Star is a storied name in Australian Cycling that was sold to Raleigh in 1980. They subsequently moved production to Japan and Taiwan and this one's Serial number says it is a Japanese built model with a...

I wanted something like an old Raleigh Sport or similar, a classic gentleman's bicycle, but I'm out of garage space, I just have nowhere to put one. So have repurposed the Peugeot over the past few weeks to fit the 'need'. The Pug has been my regular Sunday rider for quite a while now, where I...

Well, the derailleur anyways. Sad pic: I didn’t see the memo about not undoing the spring tensioner 2977 and now it’s done-for. I tried to adjust it and rounded the end so it no longer engages the flat sides of the lug 2978. It just spins around. Nil tension. The spring was broken too...

Since adding the Build Off 1982 Peugeot to the fleet and progressively getting fitter and into much better shape, I’ve been enjoying going for longer and faster rides. I like the Pug a lot, and plan to continue riding it, but after living with it for a while, there are some things that can be...

I enjoyed keeping a record in the Build Off so here are some images from around my part of Brisbane with some bike notes. Monday morning here in and I'm just going through the previous weeks 🚲📸. Sunday I rode the French one to the Markets at Manly to get yummy dog treats. Manly forshore...

Le Mirage is a fully restored 1982 Peugeot 12-speed Road Bike. Its Build Off title is an amalgam of the names given to it in the French and English Peugeot brochures of the day. In French it’s a PBN10S and in the English version it's simply ‘Mirage’. It came about because I wanted to add a...

I was looking at my bicycle collection and decided that it was missing a road or race bike. So, I started shopping around for a suitable machine. The first one that took my fancy was a Specialized Allez for $1000. But when I test rode it, it was too small for my 6’4” frame. Next, I saw an...

My collection is 'missing' a good road bike. I've got 2 x BMX cruisers, Fat Bike, a vintage MTB and an Electra cruiser - all heavily customised. I found this 2014 'Specialized Allez Expert' online from a private seller for what I believe is a good price - and am going to check it out tomorrow...

Down to the Bayside Markets with a mission.

Post As you find 'em. Spy V Spy:

Maybe old news but I watched 'The World According to Jeff Goldblum' episode on bicycles and it was great. Worth a look if you can stream it.

Saw a great price online for a new SE Racing Big Ripper and couldn't help myself. Placed the order today. I have been coveting one of these for quite a while. I'll post some pics when it gets here - it's coming from interstate - hopefully mid next week. I've got some taller bars, a lay-back...

I'm working my way through learning the different settings on the new Go Pro 10 Black I just got. So I used a Fat model for practice.

I took on board some sage RRB wisdom recently when I read in a thread on here somewhere that the best way to align tyres with graphics on a wheel was to put the inflation recommendations next to the valve. 'Brilliant' I say. 'Of course!' So when the 'Boss's' summer boots arrived by courier...

An Aussie classic for ya's. ------------------ 'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze; He turned away the good old horse that served him many days; He dressed himself in cycling clothes, resplendent to be seen; He hurried off to town and bought a shining new machine...

Not really a swamp - more of a storm water retention area near the park - but the dog loves a romp in the rain and we're having a wet autumn in Brisbane. So i 'winterised' the fat bike - not that it actually gets very cold here either - but the slicks and apes came off and the off-road shoes...

on my bikes. Just now:

And it worked just fine. Couldn't find decent apes in black locally so I bought a chrome set. Gave them a good sanding with 160grit sanding pads/scourers till they came up like brushed steel finish, hit them with 2 coats of grey Etch Primer and 2 coats of Rattle can gloss black with a light sand...