Originally Posted by HDTVKSS
.... its the cage drivers you gotta look out for...
interesting that Peleton does a lot of Sunday rides through the galston gorge, theres a death wish if i ever saw one!
Rockmuncher, was it you that stated ages ago you used to have a blue Bennett? i recently liberated one in bad condition ( frame is OK) from outside my nighbours garbage pile and was wondering if it was worth tinkering with?
WTF is a cage driver? Car driver?
As for Galston Gorge, it's actually a pretty good ride but the young turks in the Peleton group go kamakaze due to high testosterone levels coupled with small brain size. Older, wiser folk meande down behind them at a safer pace (and distance!!)
The Bennett Mirage frame was pretty much a stock standard chrome-molly steelo, nothing exotic. It was a touring frame (see pannier lugs) that was light enuf to take club racing if you wanted to. Sold here as a poor mans racer with nice Suntour ARX components.
As for restoring one, it would make a nice fixxy or croozer if you had the patience. As with any rebuild make sure the frame is straight first.