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Post by cusqueno on Sept 8, 2017 21:42:35 GMT
... so getting out my winter Viscount, which is a fillet brazed Aerospace from the late seventies. Haven't ridden it since before the summer. Despite having fenders / mud guards, a rack and panniers, a triple ring, long cage Crane RD, bar end shifters and a leather Viscount (our Viscount) saddle, it always seems as lively and responsive as my lighter bikes when I start riding it again. Do other people notice that about particular bikes?
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Post by triitout on Sept 8, 2017 23:39:15 GMT
I do look forward to fall riding here on the north shore of Long Island. Great foliage colors, rolling hills, a few scattered horse farms and nice views of the sound. Time to put away modern carbon and get on old Phoenix steel. It's a most pleasurable time when fitness is more about longer, slower rides and forgetting about speed and times, which continue to fade with age. With my last triathlon coming up this Sunday, I'm ready to change gears. I agree with you John about the ride quality of the aerospace frames no matter how they're equipped. At least for me, they are a great blend of comfort, fit and pleasing aesthetics. Happy Viscount cycling!
Cheers,
Michael
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Post by Jem on Sept 9, 2017 20:17:10 GMT
I haven't been on a 'proper' bike for almost 8 weeks due to being away from home (no offence meant to the Delta folder which I have ridden, but I don't put it in the same class as an Aerospace)
So, I am itching for a couple of nice dry/sunny days before the damp dark days set in, so that I can get a get out on my 'best' bikes before getting my winter bike out. I know they are going to feel good!
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Post by busaste on Nov 5, 2017 17:33:34 GMT
I have some Viscounts which just feel 'right'. My winter one falls into that category and I don't really know why. There is just something about it which just feels sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nice. Speaking of winter bikes this stuff is absolutely amazing: www.acf-50.co.uk/AN ABSOLUTE MUST BUY/USE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My local authority puts down a staggering amount of salt on the roads over winter (even when no frost is forecast...) which plays havoc with the alloy and steel parts on my bike. One frosty winter can reduce a bike to scrap. Fortunately, a few thin coats of ACF50 (originally developed for aerospace applications...) all over the bike stops any corrosion dead and inhibits it happening on all steel and alloy parts. Then, when winter is over you simply wash it off. I even squirt it into the inner tubes of repainted frames. It's rare to find a miracle substance which, er, works miracles but this stuff really does work. I ran a motorbike through 5 winters using ACF50. Never cleaned the bike once until I had to sell it. When I washed the bike down (which as you can imaging looked like some sort of oily abomination) I was astonished to see that the condition of the various steel and alloy parts underneath the oily sludge was no different from when I first got the bike 5 years earlier. Total bloody amazement for £8!! |
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Post by cusqueno on Nov 6, 2017 12:11:59 GMT
I think you've told me about ACF-50 before, but I've never used it. Do you use grease or spray? And for £8? 454g tubs of grease and 365ml spray cans both seem to be about £11-£12 on eBay UK.
Thanks.
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Post by wheelson on Nov 6, 2017 13:13:49 GMT
I really hadn't intended my "new" Viscount to be a winter bike since it's like a new baby. I do have a decent set of white Bluemel mudguards which would fit nicely. I'm getting very close to getting this bike together, and I'm dying to see how it rides so there will likely be a bit of foul weather rides ahead.
This ACF-50 sounds intriguing, I wonder if it's available on this side of the pond or it's ability to be shipped? I'll have to check eBay UK. We get quite a bit of road salt here in Western Pennsylvania, along with gravel which causes many tiny chips so anything as this stuff is described might well be a miracle. I'm aware of Boeshield, another aerospace-developed spray. Anyone ever tried that?
Best,
John "wheelson" Wilson
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