http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: The problem with Pashley en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:55:51 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228534 Sun, 28 Aug 2016 20:39:23 +0000 Big_Smoke 228534@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Can't say much for mine. She's a globe Carmel 03 extensively modified in inspiration from beach cruiser/chopper bikes. Not the fastest but comfortable enough. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228505 Sun, 28 Aug 2016 08:37:45 +0000 wee folding bike 228505@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've got an SA 5 speed on a Pashley and the sliding keys don't last. It's OK for a year or so then starts to skip under load when it's going up the hill.</p> <p>This evening I will be putting new bearings in an SA 3 speed. I'll get around to the 5 speed key in a month or two. Needs a new spoke too. I've got spares. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228420 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 20:16:53 +0000 gembo 228420@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I am going to Aberdeen in early October and plan to take the office Brompton. Whilst checking it out today I spotted we also have the very bike at the top of this thread. Someone no longer with the organisation clearly went for style </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228409 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:49:56 +0000 Harts Cyclery 228409@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You can fit a Nexus to pretty much any bike. Easy to space. If you're bothered about different brake feel then get the coaster brake on the Nexus, but it would work fine (as 'fine' as is possible for a roller!) with the existing lever. </p> <p>A coaster would be a cleaner set-up and, to be honest, on that sort of bike, with a coaster, you wouldn't need a front brake. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228334 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 20:29:15 +0000 Baldcyclist 228334@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wingpig Yes, it's not the saddle position, riding at 10 - 12mph on the flat is pretty comfortable. Come across any hill, or even a bit of wind, and suddenly that comfortable 10mph pootle is real exertion.</p> <p>I have to take a 3/4 mile diversion home from the train station twice a week because I can't get the bike over the hill home. It's impossible (for me) to ride it out of the saddle with the handlebar position.</p> <p>@Harts Cyclery Hmm, actually like the sound of that, but then having to change the gear lever, and maybe brakes too. I don't know if a Shimano rollerbrake would be compatible with my SA drum brake levers. And then I'd be as well changing the front hub too, as two brakes which feel different wouldn't be great. I also don't know if the axles would be right for the bike. The axles on the SA5 are pretty chunky. </p> <p>Talking about the drum brakes, they are pretty crap too when compared to my discs on the commuter.</p> <p>Happy with the gear ratio on the bike currently though, this bike doesn't need to go faster than 13mph. All it does is pull the kiddie trailer, and get me to the train station. Going at 11mph without bursting thighs would be nice though... :)</p> <p>@Gembo lol, this is the heaviest bike I own. It weighs a ton! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228331 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 20:02:47 +0000 neddie 228331@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I went to buy a Dutch bike, but the roller brakes were too poor (for commuting).</p> <p>I went to buy a Pashley, but the shop didn't want* to sell me one.</p> <p>I went to buy a mess-free belt drive with 8-speed Nexus, but I felt I was robbing the shop**</p> <p>Guess which one I went for...</p> <p>*Seriously, they could have ordered one for me, but instead told me how it was pernickerty &amp; difficult to maintain - I thanked them for their honesty (and left empty handed).</p> <p>**15% discount <em>and</em> 15% worth of accessories included. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228325 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 19:07:47 +0000 Stickman 228325@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Hart's: is that possible with SA3 speeds as well? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228320 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 18:52:11 +0000 Harts Cyclery 228320@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Stick a 7 speed Nexus on it. Don't put on derailleur gears! I can rebuild the wheel with a Nexus easy enough if the mood takes you... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228307 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 17:32:06 +0000 I were right about that saddle 228307@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>By an odd conjunction of various stars I once cycled from Crianlarich to Glasgow with <a href="http://www.digbylordjones.com/">Digby Jones</a>. He was riding one of these from John O'Groats to Land's End. Swanky and comfortable - I've hankered after a Pashley ever since. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228304 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:58:45 +0000 gembo 228304@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>SA 3 spd much more reliable but pash go for five a lot. If I had a Pashley I would love it too, despite weight and bad gears, mine would be the sovereign or if more money than sense the guv'nor think it might be 3 spd and lighter. The one in the picture not so heavy either. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228303 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:54:49 +0000 neddie 228303@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>SA 3-speed (with drum brake) has been incredibly reliable for me. 4 years commuting daily on the hub and never needed to touch it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228291 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:22:05 +0000 chdot 228291@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I used to like SA 5speeds, but really not reliable. </p> <p>This isn't exactly the answer to your problems, but how about putting a cog on the back with fewer teeth so that you should be able to go faster with the same leg spin?</p> <p>What actual model is it? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228287 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:00:41 +0000 wingpig 228287@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Irrespective of the saddle position I could never get the best out of my legs on my old sparebike when it had upright-pootling handlebars as I couldn't brace myself against the handlebars, so all pushing was leg-derived rather than assisted by higher-up bits of the body. Also the pedals seemed to be too far apart and the cranks were a bit pliant. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16778#post-228285 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:49:16 +0000 Baldcyclist 228285@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is my favourite bike...</p> <p><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhAjW4CIcAAnRUo.jpg:small"></p> <p>I absolutely love it, but the trouble is, it's rubbish.</p> <p>It can't really go any faster than 13mph, and even after a 1.5 mile cycle averaging 8mph your legs are absolutely burst. I've had it 3 years now so you'd have thought my legs would have adjusted to it by now. I just don't understand.</p> <p>It's got a Sturmey archer 5sp hub on it which has never really worked, and although the bikes probably only done a few hundred miles (certainly &lt;1000), used lots - twice a week between 3 and 6 miles - the 3rd gear is gone, it's now a 4 speed. Even if I take it to the shop and get them to do the gears (Cycle service did it a couple months ago), the gears still don't really work.</p> <p>As much as it's rubbish I'm conflicted. It's my favourite bike, I don't know if ever I'll be able to part with it.</p> <p>I have thought about putting a 7 speed derailleur on it, it has a gear hanger. But the thought of rebuilding the wheel, or expense of getting the shop to do it doesn't appeal. And as much as that might fix the rubbish shifting, it won't fix the riding position and leg pain casued by that.</p> <p>I'm probably going to retire the Kaff from commuting duty next year, and buy something a bit lighter. The thought had crossed my mind to put some flat bars on the Kaff, and use that for childcare / train days.</p> <p>But I still don't know if I could part with the Pashley, I'll probably end up keeping it and whinging about how rubbish it is every time I ride it.</p> <p>Does anyone else have a rubbish bike they love? </p>