MT and AT on SPTA

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StewartR
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MT and AT on SPTA

Post by StewartR » Sat May 14, 2022 3:29 pm

Just back from a lovely play on Salisbury Plain with Stu, (boyinabeerglass) on his new MT. Getting ludicrously close to mine being on the road and having ridden Stu's today I really can't wait!

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Re: MT and AT on SPTA

Post by lardmarc » Sat May 14, 2022 9:15 pm

Nice AT.
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Re: MT and AT on SPTA

Post by StewartR » Sun May 15, 2022 6:35 am

lardmarc wrote:
Sat May 14, 2022 9:15 pm
Nice AT.
Cheers mate. Not the prettiest up close and personal but all good where it matters and it rides great.
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Re: MT and AT on SPTA

Post by lardmarc » Sun May 15, 2022 7:53 am

StewartR wrote:
Sun May 15, 2022 6:35 am
It rides great.
Of course it does.
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Re: MT and AT on SPTA

Post by Kim Thomas » Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:08 pm

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, i was thinking of getting an AT, when a work colleague suggested an Armstrong MT 500. I said "what on earth are they?"

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Re: MT and AT on SPTA

Post by lardmarc » Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:12 pm

Kim Thomas wrote:
Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:08 pm
I was thinking of getting an AT, when a work colleague suggested an Armstrong MT 500.
I'll bet you're kicking yourself now.
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Re: MT and AT on SPTA

Post by StewartR » Sat Jun 18, 2022 6:49 am

Turns out ATs have their dark side too.
This was the first full day of our Pyrenean trip and took four days to sort, although that was mainly because the rear wheel bearings chose Friday afternoon to collapse.

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Re: MT and AT on SPTA

Post by lardmarc » Sat Jun 18, 2022 11:38 pm

StewartR wrote:
Sat Jun 18, 2022 6:49 am
Turns out ATs have their dark side too.
That's just bad luck, not much you can do about bearings collapsing.

No excuse with MT wheel bearings ruining a trip, they're packed with the things.
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