New acquisition against petrol price hike?

you could have purchased one with a derailleur gear system for an additional 1500rs, i still got one

Yeah, cant believe the price per liter's above 70/-.

If its a possible addon then will give it a try. I did'nt opt for gear cycles cause been hearing that they're not upto the mark, when it comes to reliability.

nice buy
keep it stock.. gear have advantage but its difficult to maintain..

what is the make of the dynamo ? since TI Miler have been closed few years back.. i am surprised to see the dynamo.. replica of TI miler????

Note: I am from ambattur. factory place of both TI cycles and TI miler.

Great buy I must say Ashwin. Apart from saving some money for the petrol, it would also help you keep healthy. It reminded me of my bycycle when I was 14. I rode my dad's Hercules, and then upgraded to Hercules Devil when I was in Class 12 and then to Hero Photn in graduation.

CONGRATS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yuop bro, will be keeping it stock, always. Else would miss the classy feel.

Yup, these kind of dynamo's are extremely hard to come by and are nowhere near the quality of the old TI Miler, I searched my whole town to get this particular one but it was pointless and most shops recomended the battery operated LED ones, which were a pure waste of money. The current one's have a small variation in design, when we pull op the small lever then it goes up and when we pull it down it comes down, so no need to touch the dynamo. The light output is also faintish and bluish in colour. The name of the company is'nt legibile... Its like 'Sankar' or something.

Anyways now looking for mod's to increase its brightness.


Thanks alot bro. And also congratulations on you'r new purchase.

About gear system reliablity.

Hi,congo for the ride pleased to see that people ride the village style bike till today and man these cycle are tough in nature my Grandfather still uses his.Now, About the gear system well i have BSA Mach cycle(stock one) onto which i installed the Starlit 5 speed gear system about 7 years back (i.e 2003 somewhere) and haven't got a problem still now apart from ur usual shift wire changes and regular oiling in monsoon has kept it goin such long,i'll suggest u too hav it installed as it reduces ur cycling efforts much and makes ur ride more pleasurable.....

THATS something new!!!

but will save ur pocket and possibly get one in shape

Hi,

Its wonderful that you are doing this. I remember one of my neighbours from Coimbatore had one of these which I use to borrow all the time. I almost feel bad why it did not occur to me to buy something like this when i was looking to buy a cycle. I have Schwinn which I am using right now. Please let me know ur experience on this. And if you are going to sell this at some point in the future

Also Using shifters will keep you healthier by reducing the chance for knee injuries

Nice ride there Ashwin. Sure these bikes are strong and built to last. If you haven't been cycling for a while then I would suggest you gradually start using it and the more you use it, the happier you will feel especially whenever you cross a petrol bunk and not to mention the health benefits

Coming to shifters, they sure are convenient and reliable and run without any problems. Only thing you need to take care of is, have a protector/crash guard for it. Once set properly they work without any problem for years. Just need timely lubrication and cleaning. Most mechanics would suggest you against it cause they wouldn't know how to adjust/set them up. Its just the cable and two little screws that need to be setup. Once set right, you can almost forget about it for years.

I do have a raliegh road race bike for like 15yrs now. It initially was single speed. I later on fitted a Spark 5-speed set and its been working fine for like 10yrs now. I must add that their first 5yrs were very very hectic and busy and they never complained.

My dad use'd to own one too, but had to give it away when he had to go abroad. Am usually a fan of mountain bike's but something about this beauty just made me go for her. And another think I noted was that it resembled my ZMA in many ways, especially the tall gearing.

Adding a tranny's been on my mind, but am abit skeptic about the cost involved and reliability, another thing to consider would be sourcing the parts. Cause to be frank, these things are real hard to come by here.

Another query's that, would I have to modd anything else, to make the tranny fit??? Like hub or anything???

Lol. Think different.

Wow, I've heard about Schwinn cycle's but havent had the opportunity to ever ride one, had my eye out for the mens vestige model too but only later came to know about their costs and difficulty sourcing one locally, maybe will get one after I get a job.

Selling the bike's never an option, I believe that certain things are to be kept with us forever since they cant be replicated.

Yup, the only issue with this bike's that it sure puts a lot of strain on our knees while going up slope.

Today went on a 100+Kms trip on my cycle along with a friend riding an off terrain bike(dont remember the name.) one thing to be noticed when the bike's were swapped was that the newer model bikes are really short geared, the peddal's just moved with the least effort possible, in short they kinda slipped.

Which got me more interested in gearing system's. Anyways will try to source one asap, but worried whether it'd be a direct fit, or if other mods are required etc.

Dint think you will sell it...but was worth a shot..keep it, enjoy it and treasure it. Good luck