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I just wanted to say I have taken the DOGS BOLX to Bedgebury Park on several occasions.
It handles like a dream, super responsive and super quick.
It is truly the best bike I have riden off road.
It really is the DOGS BOLX!!!
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Still going strong, though I had to finally replace the last two 1996 components recently: the gripshifts and the DX rear mech! It’s a really really nice bike, almost replicating my position on my road bikes, and it’s light (11 kgs) as well. I use it for the ugly weather rides in winter.
pic by Larry Hickmott at www.velouk.net
A couple of pics for your Flickr site to update the record of one of your frames now 34 years old and still giving good service
After winning European Points race title in 2009 and being the top European performer last year World Masters Championships Bronze (Points and 4th (Scratch) it has now won a Wold title (Scratch race this time) but it did follow up with Silver in the Points race a couple of days later so almost a double
One quick anecdote, before every race (heats & finals) the Whips come around to get every rider to the scrutinisers to check the bikes (weight being one of the criteria) they usually just take one look at my bike and say "Pass" but before the final one particular zealous official insisted that I get it weighed, when the scrutiniser just picked it up and says "OK" I insist he puts it on the scales. My bike comes in 1.5Kg over the minimum weight which nearly every other bike is under weight. 1.1Kg the most I ever heard of - Lee Rowe's tiny Cervelo, he had an 1/8th Chain under the saddle and more in the seat tube!
This frame was bought for me by my father Phil (Sr) in 1979 when I was 17 years old, my brother Philip had a matched pair but he has since lost it (careless boy!) It has only been re sprayed once in about 1981 when I had the forks chromed (essential in those days) and one of the rules that should be made mandatory for track bikes 'The All Track bikes should have some chrome Rule' as the dull carbon makes for a whole less visual spectacle
It has all the same equipment apart from pedals and saddle and several new chains but I did use one of my grandfathers 'Villiers' sprockets which must be 50+ years old on a relatively recent 20 year old Zipp and a hand built (by me!) aero 16 'spoked' front
It had one of its few crashes in the 'Cossavella' 20Km race that concluded the meeting and like its rider was straight back in the race with no damage
It has been brilliant!
Cheers
Colin Parkinson (2013 World Masters Champion o7ò)
PS still getting good mileage out of my Roberts Road as well
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pic by Larry Hickmott at www.velouk.net
pic by Larry Hickmott at www.velouk.net
To say that I was pleased with the result would be an understatement as it looks as I wanted, with the addition of some very neat paint details - lovely!
With Neil's help and then Martin Weedon's assistance the bike was built up with the various and disparate parts I had to produce a bike that fits like a glove and so far I have put in just over 100 miles.
Now I ride mostly on the hoods rather than on the tops as the various measurements and your experience has created a frame that "fits"!
Hope the good weather continues even though I was caught in torrential rain last Thursday and the ROBERTS handled this easily especially as I had a steep, fast downhill to get back to H..............................
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